2011 will go down in history books as a very special year in celebrity weddings.
This year, not only did we wake up at dawn one April morning to watch the televised wedding of the future King and Queen of England, but we also watched our own American reality TV queen walk down the aisle in a lavish ceremony. Add to that a surprise elopement between two A-list stars, an almost-runaway princess bride, and a Las Vegas wedding between two wannabe reality stars with a major age difference.
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Plastic surgeons say Pippa's butt has the perfect proportions. Would you ever get a butt lift?
Forget Kim Kardashian's butt: This year, it's all about Pippa Middleton's rear. "The latest craze here in the U.S. and all over the world is to get the Pippa Butt Lift," a Miami plastic surgeon tells the U.K.'s Telegraph, declaring Pippa the "new queen of booty."
Despite being a commoner, Zara still got to wear a tiara and have her wedding reception at a palace.
Is it still a technically a royal wedding if the bride isn't a princess? Prince William's cousin, Zara Phillips, may not officially be an HRH, but as the Queen's eldest granddaughter, she still received a lot of royal perks at her wedding this past weekend to rugby player Mike Tindall.
For instance, while many brides opt for a tiara, 30-year-old Zara wore one from her mother Princess Anne's personal collection, and she had her wedding reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, one of the Queen's official residences.
In case you were wondering, Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton are not dating... according to Harry.
We're all pushing for Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton to get together—however unlikely that might seem. When you think about it, it is pretty far-fetched. What are the odds that two royal brothers would hit it off with two sisters? Unlikely, but come on! Harry and Pippa just had so much chemistry at the royal wedding... shouldn't they at least give it a chance?? Um, no, according to the wild-child prince. He thinks the idea is sorta laughable, telling the Daily Mail that he and Pippa were definitely not an item. Definitely. Not.
Kate's little sis was seen out with an ex just after reports she'd broken up with beau Alex Loudon.
While Duchess Kate was looking every bit the settled-and-in-love lady this past week, smiling with hubby Prince William at the Return for Kids Gala Dinner, her little sis, Pippa Middleton, was experiencing the opposite. Pippa was seen stepping out with an ex, basically confirming rumors the she and her financier boyfriend, Alex Loudon, were dunzo.
The Duchess of York talked about how hard it was not being invited to Kate and William's big day.
It's not like Sarah Ferguson was expecting an invite to the royal wedding, considering she tried to sell out her ex-husband's family to the press last year. But the Duchess of York insisted to Oprah that missing the big day was a big deal to her.
William and Kate have a lot of factors in their favor.
In the run up to the big day, bookies have been minting fortunes. Odds were offered on the music, the honeymoon venue, the color of the Queen's hat. Even the length of the sermon. Will the bride's wedding car break down before her prince whisks her off in a ceremonial coach? What shade of white will the dress be? Will Prince Harry remain sober for his best man speech? Will his trousers split?
The gloomiest bets by far have been on how long the marriage will last. Some say a day. Some, a lifetime. One to 10 years seems to be the favorite.
The big wedding has passed, but we're dreaming about all the hookups that could have taken place.
The royal wedding is over: the vows have been taken, the cake has been cut, and the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are off to begin their married lives together. But that didn't stop us from wondering about the inevitable wedding hookups that may have happened at the royal reception. Here are some of our fantasy royal wedding hookups that we would have liked to see.
William and Kate enter marriage without the protection of this legal document.
Some are calling it foolish, while other say it's a romantic gesture that Prince William refused to sign a prenuptial agreement with his new wife Kate Middleton. While these kinds of legal documents are all the rage with celebrity couples in Hollywood, they're not as common in British law. And besides, the new royal couple hardly seems like the type to need one.
Pippa Middleton is nearly engaged to her boyfriend, but could Prince Harry ruin it all?
Pippa Middleton, Kate Middleton's younger sister, stole hearts around the world and sent social media users into a flurry last weekend at the Royal Wedding with her curve-hugging dress and mega-watt smile. Bachelors everywhere were probably plotting a way to make the Maid of Honor theirs, but Middleton has been keeping a little secret: she's practically engaged to her broker boyfriend, Alex Loudon.
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