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(L-R) Lily Allen, Joss Stone
It’s come to this: one mid-level UK female pop star slagging a top-level UK pop star over a royal wedding invitation. Lily Allen is peeved that Joss Stone was invited and she was not. Background for the clueless: Lily Allen, 25, released two LP’s that sold well in Europe. Ms. Allen is so filled with talent that she is reportedly putting her music career “on hiatus” so she can act, open a fashion boutique, and do whatever else strikes her fancy.
Joss Stone, 24, has released four LP’s, selling more than 11 million albums worldwide. Both women performed at the tribute concert to the late Princess Diana in 2007. “Well, you can quote me as ‘outraged’, why does bloody Joss Stone get an invite and not moi? I sang at the Diana concert too!” Ms. Allen tweeted, according to monsters and critics.com. When one fan suggested Stone might hold her liquor better than Ms. Allen, she replied, “Yeah, but she’s a stoner… so she’ll probably pull a whitey [turn pale] after her second glass of champers [champagne] and vom everwhere [sic].”
In other royal wedding related news:
• When Kate and William are at the peak of their fame, the newlyweds will disappear. Immediately after their vows in Westminster Abbey, the couple will walk behind the altar and enter the tiny chapel of St. Edward the Confessor. Out of camera range, Kate and William, surrounded by a few friends and family acting as witnesses, will sign the Abbey’s wedding register, The Mirror reports. Edward was king of England from 1042 to 1066 and, ironically, is the patron saint of both the royal family and difficult marriages.
Other royals buried in the chapel include Henry III, Henry V and his queen, Catherine de Valois, Richard II and his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, and Edward III and his queen, Philippa of Hainault. The chapel also holds the bodies of Edward I, who ruled in the 13th century, and expelled all Jews from England, and his wife, Eleanor of Castile. They were known as a devoted couple who were rarely apart during their 36-year marriage.
• If your face were about to be beamed all over the globe, perhaps you’d think a little care is in order. Kate spent part of Monday (April 25) having a facial at The Retreat spa, according to The Mirror. Calling itself a “bespoke beauty salon,” The Retreat is about a 20-minute drive from the Middleton family home. “You will be treated and pampered and retreat from the stresses & strains of every day life,” The Retreat’s website promises. With younger sister Pippa in tow, Kate reportedly spent £82 ($135) on a one-hour treatment of “Crystal Clear Oxygen Therapy.” The treatment allegedly “re-builds” facial skin because the use of “pure oxygen” has an “energizing and healing effect” on cells.
• Someone who bets nearly $10,000 on which tiara Kate will wear either — pardon the pun — needs to have their head examined or has a remarkably reliable source. The Sun reports that a “well spoken, middle aged” woman has placed a £6,000 cash wager that Kate will wear the George III Tiara, which was worn by Queen Mary, the late Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her daughter, Princess Anne, at their weddings. Kate would be the first “commoner” to don the diamond-encrusted headpiece. Betting on just about anything is legal in the UK. At odds of 12:1, the woman could win $118,470. As a result of the wager, Ladbrokes is no longer accepting bets on Kate’s headgear. “If the punt [bet] comes home, we’ll lose a fortune,” said a Ladbrokes spokesman. “This woman either has more money than sense, or she is very well informed.”
• Many are called, but not all are chosen. The Daily Mail has a story on the horses of the Metropolitan (London) Police’s Grey Escort who will accompany Kate and William’s carriage from Westminster Abbey. Although eleven horses are under consideration, only nine are deployed. Two animals will spend the wedding day in their stalls. Not only are factors such as temperament considered, but so is how well a horse’s coat matches the others. “Particularly for something like the royal wedding, it’s going to be a real challenge for the horses and the officers on the route,” said Chief Inspector Bob Barker, head of the mounted branch. “The noise, the crowd, the flags — it’s all going to be a challenge.” The Mail includes a handy guide to the finalists. We’re routing for Anabel, age 21, on the theory that this may be her last major event. Whippersnapper Jackson, 9, can wait his turn.
• They’re a little late to the party, but considering who they hang out with, it’s amazing they noticed at all. In a move that is sure to quicken the pulse of eight-year-old boys everywhere, Topps is issuing a set of 50 royal commemorative cards.
The fun begins tomorrow (April 27) when Topps releases its 2011 “Gypsy Queen” baseball cards. Each pack is modeled after an 1880s baseball card set and, as a bonus, will include a card devoted to the royal wedding, ESPN.com reports. On Friday (April 29), Topps will release its 50-card royal wedding commemorative set, with pictures of the whole gang: Kate, William, Queen Elizabeth, and even Kate’s engagement ring. The cards will be sold on QVC starting at 1 p.m. ET. They can be pre-ordered for $24.19. At least these cards will finally settle the question of how many RBIs Kate had in 2010.
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Snubbing Pesdient Obama was a very bad move. Street smart guys who have spent time in Chicago know when they’ve been dissed and they know how to get even.
I’ll inspect to see whether or not there are black and oriental faces in the invited elites. This way I’ll know if he was discriminated against based on his race or his class.
Wow Marcus, way to play the race card and write almost unintellible english? Perhaps you should look into going back to school, because you really just made a fool out of yourself and every other person that tries to pull the same shenanigans.
We’ll see if there’s just a sea of white faces with maybe a frew Arab Sultans thrown in or if there are a healthy mix from around the Commonwealth. Few know that the British brought their slaves to Jamestown just a couple of years after they landed there.
St. Edward is the saint for the royal family and difficult marriages? Interesting. Hopefully, William and Kate won’t need his guidance in the future.
The number of people buried at Westminster is incredible. I’m usually very wary of such things, but I suppose the historical nature of the Abbey makes me more interested than I normally would over things like burials.
Well, if that lady betting on the Fringe Tiara is in the know, we should remember that this week’s wedding isn’t the only royal wedding this year. Zara is getting married in the summer and since she is the daughter of Princess Anne who wore the Fringe at her first wedding, Zara might want to wear the same tiara at her own wedding to Mike Tindall.
I actually hope Kate wears another tiara. The Fringe is nice, but there are so many tiaras that haven’t seen the light of day in years, since the days of Queen Alexandra! So here’s hoping for a unknown!
Oh, poor Anabel.
I hope she’ll be okay when they retire her. Hopefully, the horse will able to make this one last run. 
i am sad that she didn’t got an invite. I mean, she got a real good voice.
I have read some interesting facts about Lily Allen here :
http://www.browsebiography.com/bio-lily_allen.html
Nikkibeth, I’ll know along with the rest of the world that the UK is starting to solve its race problem when I see a non whilte prime minister. I’ll know it’s really coming to an end when I see a non white royal family. Until then, the UK along with the rest of Europe will continue to lag far behind the US in resolving its problems with racial and ethnic minorities.
Oh yeah because Obama ended racism by being elected. of course.
Hdips, President Obama’s election is a definite sign that the curse of racism, the echoes down through the centuries of slavery that Europeans brought to America’s shores is fading quickly. We aren’t all the way there yet but there is undeniable excellent progress.
Meanwhile, much of the rest of the world, especially Europe refuses to even acknowledge that it has a race problem let alone deal with it. Then when it blows up they act so surprised.
So why do you think President Obama was snubbed, because he is African American or because he is not of royal blood? Which is it, racism, classism, or both?
Maybe William and Kate heard our President say that the Obama family would not go to the wedding if invited when he was on THE VIEW way back when. This is not a political wedding as William is not heir to the throne. His father is. This wedding is small considering it is a royal wedding. I think it got as large is it did due only to the fact that this is Diana’s child. The people want it. I would bet that those invites cost about $15.00 to $20.00 a piece.
You might want to read the whole article. It was the Jews that were kicked out of England. So I wonder how many Jews will be at the wedding if we are looking for this couple to be PC. At Princess Diana’s wedding they had to have a chair made bigger for a man of very dark skin to sit in, because his country thinks that the bigger the chair the more respect. In front of that couple were the King and Queen of oriental origins.
The royal family makes sure that each country is given their respect in the manner that each country demands. This cost money!!!! You might not ever see a non-white royal family in England. But there are many non-white royal families all over the world. You might want to check the history of the many royal families that are not white. It is not the time or the place to make a PC statement. It is two people getting married that happen to be England’s number one trade/commodity. The weather does not make for great holiday unless you are interested in Englands history.
So read about the many royals all over the world that are of different colors and see how many royals from Englad were invited to the wedding, but received a gift anyway. We already have some pop-nymph crying about why she can’t come.
So what grandmother or friend should the couple not invite to make the wedding the way that you want it. Let us rejoice and break bread instead of complaining who got the bigger piece.
I met Joss Stone in NYC in Oct of 2003 at a benefit. I thought she told me that she was 14 and it was her first time out of the country by herself- that should make her 22 not 24… maybe I’m not recalling correctly b/c wiki says she was born in 87 (not 89). Anyway, she is a sweet, sweet girl! I can’t believe I’ve met someone who is invited to the royal wedding. Wow.