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A Duchess Catherine lookalike is on the hunt for her own Prince William so she can go professional.
Christina Spencer is keen to ditch her job as a solicitor in order to start a new career as a Duchess of Cambridge doppelganger but she is struggling to find someone who resembles Catherine's husband.
She said: "I'm looking for a William lookalike but they're really hard to find."
But that is not the 26-year-old beauty's only concern as she admits having a slight speech impediment which the duchess does not have.
She added: "Unfortunately I've got a lisp, which she doesn't have.
"I might have to work on that, but it could be funny to have a lisping Kate."
Should Christina find her William and go professional then they won't be the only people pretending to be the royal couple.
Simon Watkinson, who claims to be the world's best Prince William impersonator, recently befriended Matt Hicks, a Prince Harry impersonator who duped 12 US females into thinking he was the flame-haired royal for new dating reality show 'I Wanna Marry Harry'.
In a conversation with Matt on Twitter ahead of the launch of the flame-haired star's show, Simon wrote: "Good luck mate!"
Prince Harry's doppelganger responded: "Thaaaaaanks. Think I need it! (sic)"
Duchess Catherine lookalike looking for her William
A Duchess Catherine lookalike is on the hunt for her own Prince William so she can go professional.
Christina Spencer is keen to ditch her job as a solicitor in order to start a new career as a Duchess of Cambridge doppelganger but she is struggling to find someone who resembles Catherine's husband.
She said: "I'm looking for a William lookalike but they're really hard to find."
But that is not the 26-year-old beauty's only concern as she admits having a slight speech impediment which the duchess does not have.
She added: "Unfortunately I've got a lisp, which she doesn't have.
"I might have to work on that, but it could be funny to have a lisping Kate."
Should Christina find her William and go professional then they won't be the only people pretending to be the royal couple.
Simon Watkinson, who claims to be the world's best Prince William impersonator, recently befriended Matt Hicks, a Prince Harry impersonator who duped 12 US females into thinking he was the flame-haired royal for new dating reality show 'I Wanna Marry Harry'.
In a conversation with Matt on Twitter ahead of the launch of the flame-haired star's show, Simon wrote: "Good luck mate!"
Prince Harry's doppelganger responded: "Thaaaaaanks. Think I need it! (sic)"
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Britain's Prince Charles is "delighted" to hear a farm shop he once opened has won an award.
The Prince of Wales heaped praise on Bodnant Welsh Food, an artisan farm shop based at Furnace Farm in Conwy Valley, Wales, via the Clarence House Twitter account, for scooping the BBC Good Food prize for Best Farm Shop in Britain.
A tweet on the official Clarence House Twitter account read: "The Prince is delighted to hear that @FoodCymru, opened by HRH in 2012, has won the @BBCGoodFood award for best farm shop in Britain. (sic)"
As well as an English congratulatory message, the prince's Twitter account also wrote the message in Welsh: "Y mae'r Tywysog yn falch o glywed bod @FoodCymru, a agorwyd ganddo yn 2012, wedi ennill gwobr @BBCGoodFood fel siop fferm orau Prydain."
Charles is known to enjoy a spot of farming himself as he sells his own organic eggs in farm shops but earlier this year there were concerns for the business after 24 of his chickens were killed by a fox.
The 65-year-old royal was forced to temporarily close his Close Farm organic egg business in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, south west England, after the animal attacked his chicken coop, killing 24 of his prize birds.
Prince Charles in farm shop ‘delight’
Britain's Prince Charles is "delighted" to hear a farm shop he once opened has won an award.
The Prince of Wales heaped praise on Bodnant Welsh Food, an artisan farm shop based at Furnace Farm in Conwy Valley, Wales, via the Clarence House Twitter account, for scooping the BBC Good Food prize for Best Farm Shop in Britain.
A tweet on the official Clarence House Twitter account read: "The Prince is delighted to hear that @FoodCymru, opened by HRH in 2012, has won the @BBCGoodFood award for best farm shop in Britain. (sic)"
As well as an English congratulatory message, the prince's Twitter account also wrote the message in Welsh: "Y mae'r Tywysog yn falch o glywed bod @FoodCymru, a agorwyd ganddo yn 2012, wedi ennill gwobr @BBCGoodFood fel siop fferm orau Prydain."
Charles is known to enjoy a spot of farming himself as he sells his own organic eggs in farm shops but earlier this year there were concerns for the business after 24 of his chickens were killed by a fox.
The 65-year-old royal was forced to temporarily close his Close Farm organic egg business in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, south west England, after the animal attacked his chicken coop, killing 24 of his prize birds.
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Hip hop dancer Crazy Legs admits he was more interested in Queen Elizabeth's crown jewels than what she had to say to him when they met.
The 48-year-old star - whose real name is Richard Colon - was invited to Buckingham Palace to dance for the monarch along with the rest of the US b-boying group Rock Steady Crew in 1983 when he was just 17 years old, and he recalls being particularly mesmerised by her expensive jewellery.
He said: "We were more interested in what we saw in each other, because we weren't sure if the crowd knew what the hell we were doing or not. I think it was more we didn't care.
"Meeting the queen, I mean I was still basically wilding out, we were performing, but coming back to the Bronx we were still wilding out. I can't front, when I met her I was looking at her jewels like 'Hmmmm. What can I do with THAT?' "
But Crazy, who is now president of the Rocky Steady Crew, admits his life with the hip hop group wasn't always about meeting royals as he claims when he was first allowed into the group people used to try to get him to steal.
The dancer - who was brought up in the Bronx, New York - added to AllHipHop.com: "When I first met people from Rock Steady, they bought me to rob a purse, Unsuccessful, but that was what it was. It was, we were poor and being hungry was always an issue and sometimes getting that money meant getting that pizza too."
Crazy Legs obsessed with Queen’s crown jewels
Hip hop dancer Crazy Legs admits he was more interested in Queen Elizabeth's crown jewels than what she had to say to him when they met.
The 48-year-old star - whose real name is Richard Colon - was invited to Buckingham Palace to dance for the monarch along with the rest of the US b-boying group Rock Steady Crew in 1983 when he was just 17 years old, and he recalls being particularly mesmerised by her expensive jewellery.
He said: "We were more interested in what we saw in each other, because we weren't sure if the crowd knew what the hell we were doing or not. I think it was more we didn't care.
"Meeting the queen, I mean I was still basically wilding out, we were performing, but coming back to the Bronx we were still wilding out. I can't front, when I met her I was looking at her jewels like 'Hmmmm. What can I do with THAT?' "
But Crazy, who is now president of the Rocky Steady Crew, admits his life with the hip hop group wasn't always about meeting royals as he claims when he was first allowed into the group people used to try to get him to steal.
The dancer - who was brought up in the Bronx, New York - added to AllHipHop.com: "When I first met people from Rock Steady, they bought me to rob a purse, Unsuccessful, but that was what it was. It was, we were poor and being hungry was always an issue and sometimes getting that money meant getting that pizza too."
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Duchess Camilla's nephew is set to become a father for the second time.
Ben Elliot - who is the son of the Duchess of Cornwall's sister Annabel - has revealed his wife Mary-Clare is pregnant with the couple's second child, who is due in January.
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, he said: "We are very happy. The baby is due in January."
Ben and Mary-Clare welcomed their first child into the world, son Arthur, in 2012.
The happy news comes shortly after Ben had to identify the body of his uncle Mark Shand, who died in New York in April aged 62 after hitting his head on a pavement.
The sad passing of conservationist Mark hit Camilla's family hard and she was said to have broken down in tears at her brother's funeral in May.
Camilla was joined by husband Prince Charles and her daughter Laura Lopes at Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine, Dorset, South West England, as her sibling was laid to rest.
Mark was known for his dedication to protecting the Asian elephant, and since his passing, conservation charity Elephant Family - which has received many offers of support since Mark's death - have launched the Mark Shand Memorial Fund, which will raise money for the cause.
Duchess Camilla baby joy
Duchess Camilla's nephew is set to become a father for the second time.
Ben Elliot - who is the son of the Duchess of Cornwall's sister Annabel - has revealed his wife Mary-Clare is pregnant with the couple's second child, who is due in January.
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, he said: "We are very happy. The baby is due in January."
Ben and Mary-Clare welcomed their first child into the world, son Arthur, in 2012.
The happy news comes shortly after Ben had to identify the body of his uncle Mark Shand, who died in New York in April aged 62 after hitting his head on a pavement.
The sad passing of conservationist Mark hit Camilla's family hard and she was said to have broken down in tears at her brother's funeral in May.
Camilla was joined by husband Prince Charles and her daughter Laura Lopes at Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine, Dorset, South West England, as her sibling was laid to rest.
Mark was known for his dedication to protecting the Asian elephant, and since his passing, conservation charity Elephant Family - which has received many offers of support since Mark's death - have launched the Mark Shand Memorial Fund, which will raise money for the cause.
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Duchess Catherine isn't concerned with fashion.
According to stylist and associate editor at Harper's Bazaar magazine, Sara Parker Bowles - who is married to the Duchess of Cornwall's son, Tom - the 32-year-old royal has more important things to think about than what she is wearing, despite often being photographed sporting luxury labels.
Sara told The Telegraph newspaper: "We've talked about designers we admire in the past and she's always very complimentary about what I wear but, clearly, she feels she's got more important things to think about - and that's what makes her so endearing."
Sara - who married Tom in Oxfordshire in 2006 wearing a Sarah Burton-designed gown - enjoyed the attention that the wedding garnered but struggled to handle the criticism her look received on her big day.
She explained: "It's lovely to have all of that attention, but having everybody dissecting what you look like, what you're wearing - it's quite a strange thing."
The pretty blonde made a name for herself in the fashion industry by starting out as UK Vogue editor, Alexandra Schulman's PA, but claims she was "the worst in the world".
However, her career was saved by the fashion bible's then deputy editor who offered her a job in the features section of the magazine.
She explained: "Justine Picardie, who was deputy editor of Vogue at the time, totally saved me and took me into the features fold."
Duchess Catherine isn’t concerned with fashion
Duchess Catherine isn't concerned with fashion.
According to stylist and associate editor at Harper's Bazaar magazine, Sara Parker Bowles - who is married to the Duchess of Cornwall's son, Tom - the 32-year-old royal has more important things to think about than what she is wearing, despite often being photographed sporting luxury labels.
Sara told The Telegraph newspaper: "We've talked about designers we admire in the past and she's always very complimentary about what I wear but, clearly, she feels she's got more important things to think about - and that's what makes her so endearing."
Sara - who married Tom in Oxfordshire in 2006 wearing a Sarah Burton-designed gown - enjoyed the attention that the wedding garnered but struggled to handle the criticism her look received on her big day.
She explained: "It's lovely to have all of that attention, but having everybody dissecting what you look like, what you're wearing - it's quite a strange thing."
The pretty blonde made a name for herself in the fashion industry by starting out as UK Vogue editor, Alexandra Schulman's PA, but claims she was "the worst in the world".
However, her career was saved by the fashion bible's then deputy editor who offered her a job in the features section of the magazine.
She explained: "Justine Picardie, who was deputy editor of Vogue at the time, totally saved me and took me into the features fold."
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Britain's Zara Phillips will take on her father in the World Equestrian Games later this month.
The 33-year-old royal - who has eight-month-old daughter Mia with rugby player husband Mike Tindall - is part of the British team which will take on a Belgian side trained by her dad Captain Mark Phillips at the sporting event.
Zara - whose mother is Princess Anne - will go up against the Belgians at the two-week event, which runs from August 23 to September 7 in Normandy, France.
The blonde royal has been training hard for the competition after taking a break from her schedule to have daughter Mia.
Zara was named as part of the Great Britain squad in July and is expected to ride her horse High Kingdom at the upcoming event.
She recently said: "High Kingdom has improved each year and every time I've taken him to a big competition he's got better and better.
"He's felt good this year and hopefully will peak at the right time."
Zara won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games as part of the five-strong British eventing team which rode to runners-up spot in the competition, and she has now set her sights on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Zara Phillips to take on dad at Equestrian Games
Britain's Zara Phillips will take on her father in the World Equestrian Games later this month.
The 33-year-old royal - who has eight-month-old daughter Mia with rugby player husband Mike Tindall - is part of the British team which will take on a Belgian side trained by her dad Captain Mark Phillips at the sporting event.
Zara - whose mother is Princess Anne - will go up against the Belgians at the two-week event, which runs from August 23 to September 7 in Normandy, France.
The blonde royal has been training hard for the competition after taking a break from her schedule to have daughter Mia.
Zara was named as part of the Great Britain squad in July and is expected to ride her horse High Kingdom at the upcoming event.
She recently said: "High Kingdom has improved each year and every time I've taken him to a big competition he's got better and better.
"He's felt good this year and hopefully will peak at the right time."
Zara won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games as part of the five-strong British eventing team which rode to runners-up spot in the competition, and she has now set her sights on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Britain's Duchess Catherine has "more important things to think about" than what Tom Parker-Bowles' wife is wearing.
Sara Parker-Bowles admits she has spoken to the Duchess of Cambridge - who has 12-month-old son Prince George with husband Prince William - on occasions about fashion, but worrying about the fashion editor's style isn't at the top of the "endearing" brunette's to do list.
She said: "We've talked about designers we admire in the past and she's always very complimentary about what I wear but, clearly, she feels she's got more important things to think about - and that's what makes her so endearing."
Sara tied the knot with Tom in September 2005 and she insists her mother-in-law, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is very down to earth and everyone inside Clarence House is "very welcoming".
She said: "Recently, Tom's mother took me and my sister-in-law, Laura, and the kids to see The Lion King, and then we just went back to have tea at Clarence House. They're completely relaxed, the whole network of people who work in the household team are very welcoming.
"Tom's mother is just not a very formal person."
Sara and Tom tied the knot after five years of dating but she admits she had "quite a few panic attacks" prior to her big day because as well as being the bride, there was added press attention.
She added to the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I definitely had quite a few panic attacks before the day. It's lovely to have all of that attention, but having everybody dissecting what you look like, what you're wearing - it's quite a strange thing."
But the fashion editor insists the paparazzi are no longer interested in the couple and their children, Lola, six, and four-year-old Freddy, because they are a "boring" family.
She said: "I think we're just too boring for them now! Once you settle down and have kids, the focus switches."
Duchess Catherine too busy for Sarah Parker-Bowles style chat
Britain's Duchess Catherine has "more important things to think about" than what Tom Parker-Bowles' wife is wearing.
Sara Parker-Bowles admits she has spoken to the Duchess of Cambridge - who has 12-month-old son Prince George with husband Prince William - on occasions about fashion, but worrying about the fashion editor's style isn't at the top of the "endearing" brunette's to do list.
She said: "We've talked about designers we admire in the past and she's always very complimentary about what I wear but, clearly, she feels she's got more important things to think about - and that's what makes her so endearing."
Sara tied the knot with Tom in September 2005 and she insists her mother-in-law, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is very down to earth and everyone inside Clarence House is "very welcoming".
She said: "Recently, Tom's mother took me and my sister-in-law, Laura, and the kids to see The Lion King, and then we just went back to have tea at Clarence House. They're completely relaxed, the whole network of people who work in the household team are very welcoming.
"Tom's mother is just not a very formal person."
Sara and Tom tied the knot after five years of dating but she admits she had "quite a few panic attacks" prior to her big day because as well as being the bride, there was added press attention.
She added to the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I definitely had quite a few panic attacks before the day. It's lovely to have all of that attention, but having everybody dissecting what you look like, what you're wearing - it's quite a strange thing."
But the fashion editor insists the paparazzi are no longer interested in the couple and their children, Lola, six, and four-year-old Freddy, because they are a "boring" family.
She said: "I think we're just too boring for them now! Once you settle down and have kids, the focus switches."
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Princess Diana's former chef has slammed her brother Earl Spencer, claiming the late royal's resting place has been "neglected".
Darren McGrady took to Twitter to post several pictures of the small island at Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire, on which there is a memorial to Diana - who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 - and called for the vegetation surrounding the land mass to be cleared up.
In a series of posts, which showed the lake surrounding her grave covered in algae, Darren - who also cooked for Queen Elizabeth - wrote: "If I cared for Princess Diana in life as you are doing in death I would have been fired.
"Please tidy up the vegetation on the island.
"Made me so sad to see how Althorp Estate has neglected Princess Diana's resting place."
But Althorp bosses insist Earl takes his responsibility of looking after the gravesite "extremely seriously" and blamed the recent hot temperatures for the algae growing particularly quickly.
A spokesman from the Althorp Estate told MailOnline: "Algae is an unsightly problem for many lakes in the summer months.
"Althorp employs contractors to deal with what is a highly invasive and fast-growing weed on a regular basis, and the Althorp gardeners also tackle it as part of their summer programme - the exceptional temperatures of this summer have made the task of keeping it entirely under control extremely difficult."
Princess Diana’s former chef slams grave ‘neglect’
Princess Diana's former chef has slammed her brother Earl Spencer, claiming the late royal's resting place has been "neglected".
Darren McGrady took to Twitter to post several pictures of the small island at Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire, on which there is a memorial to Diana - who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 - and called for the vegetation surrounding the land mass to be cleared up.
In a series of posts, which showed the lake surrounding her grave covered in algae, Darren - who also cooked for Queen Elizabeth - wrote: "If I cared for Princess Diana in life as you are doing in death I would have been fired.
"Please tidy up the vegetation on the island.
"Made me so sad to see how Althorp Estate has neglected Princess Diana's resting place."
But Althorp bosses insist Earl takes his responsibility of looking after the gravesite "extremely seriously" and blamed the recent hot temperatures for the algae growing particularly quickly.
A spokesman from the Althorp Estate told MailOnline: "Algae is an unsightly problem for many lakes in the summer months.
"Althorp employs contractors to deal with what is a highly invasive and fast-growing weed on a regular basis, and the Althorp gardeners also tackle it as part of their summer programme - the exceptional temperatures of this summer have made the task of keeping it entirely under control extremely difficult."
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The childhood home of Britain's Duchess of Cornwall is up for sale for £3.25 million.
Actor James Wilby - who starred in 'Gosford Park' - has lived in the seven-bedroom house in east Sussex for 18 years but has put the impressive abode on the market in order to downsize.
The 56-year-old star and his wife Shana, 55, purchased the property from Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand, who lived there for 45 years.
The plush pad is spread over three floors and features three bathrooms and a shower room as well as a separate three/four bedroom cottage.
James and Shana admitted they fell in love with the house when they first viewed it and he grew to love the wide lawns and secret garden.
He is quoted by MailOnline as saying: "We went from a flat in Notting Hill to this. We didn't know much about gardening when we arrived.
"As an actor you get time between jobs so I've been able to do quite a lot in the garden."
The abode also boasts large Georgian windows and high ceilings and features a farmhouse-style kitchen and a play room.
Camilla - who married Prince Charles in 2005 - once described her childhood home as "perfect in every way".
Duchess of Cornwall’s childhood home on market for £3.25m
The childhood home of Britain's Duchess of Cornwall is up for sale for £3.25 million.
Actor James Wilby - who starred in 'Gosford Park' - has lived in the seven-bedroom house in east Sussex for 18 years but has put the impressive abode on the market in order to downsize.
The 56-year-old star and his wife Shana, 55, purchased the property from Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand, who lived there for 45 years.
The plush pad is spread over three floors and features three bathrooms and a shower room as well as a separate three/four bedroom cottage.
James and Shana admitted they fell in love with the house when they first viewed it and he grew to love the wide lawns and secret garden.
He is quoted by MailOnline as saying: "We went from a flat in Notting Hill to this. We didn't know much about gardening when we arrived.
"As an actor you get time between jobs so I've been able to do quite a lot in the garden."
The abode also boasts large Georgian windows and high ceilings and features a farmhouse-style kitchen and a play room.
Camilla - who married Prince Charles in 2005 - once described her childhood home as "perfect in every way".
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