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Prince Harry and Cressida at Cirque du Soleil


Britain's Prince Harry and girlfriend Cressida Bonas enjoyed a night at the London's Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday (12.02.14).
According to Royal Central, the 29-year-old prince and his on/off girlfriend of 20 months were in a private box watching a performance of Cirque du Soleil.
Witnesses reported the pair appeared in good spirits and looked "loved-up" as they left the prestigious venue.
Harry and Cressida have been together since May 2012 and have been on a number of romantic dates around the city.
They were last photographed grabbing a burger London restaurant Byron in Kensington High Street, close to Kensington Palace, in January, after spending time apart over New Year.
The pair spent more than an hour in the restaurant with two security men before getting into the prince's car outside.
The flame-haired royal is said to be "smitten" and friends say Cressida, 24, is very like his mother, the late Princess Diana.
A source previously said: "She's such an honest, sweet girl and in many ways is like Diana. Harry is just smitten."
The couple also enjoyed a romantic break at Cressida's family farm in Norfolk, East England, last month.
The estate - where the prince met his girlfriend's father for the first time last summer - is just a short drive away from the royal residence of Sandringham.

Prince William urges stop to illegal wildlife trafficking


Britain's Prince William has urged the world to come together and put a stop to illegal wildlife trafficking.
The 31-year-old royal arrived at London's Zoological Society this morning (12.02.14) and appealed from everyone to help save endangered species such as rhinos, tigers and elephants.
He said: "The forces destroying some of the world's endangered species are sophisticated and powerful.
"But this week we are seeing the creation of an equally powerful alliance coming together to help fight them.
"The commitments set out today will begin to address the challenges of protection, enforcement and demand reduction. We will use our combined resources to ensure they succeed.
"But ours is not an exclusive partnership. It is my hope that you will all become part of United for Wildlife and the global alliance to stop illegal wildlife trafficking."
The prince will also deliver a more in-depth speech tonight at the Natural History Museum in London to the heads of government, ministers and experts on the subject from around the world.
However, a few days before the start of the anti-poaching campaign, William and his brother Prince Harry reportedly went hunting for a wild boar in Spain.

Prince Charles hasn’t heard of Christina Aguilera


Britain's Prince Charles has 'no idea' who Christina Aguilera is.
The 65-year-old royal has never heard of the 'Candyman' hitmaker but insists he's a great fan of classical music and "gently persuaded" his daughter-in-law, Duchess Catherine, on her wedding songs when she married his son Prince William.
The prince spoke about his musical tastes during a tour of Global Radio in London yesterday (11.01.14), which owns stations such as Heart, Capital and Classic FM, with his wife, Duchess Camilla.
During a chat with Heart FM's Toby Anstis, he asked what music was playing to the listeners, to which he was told they had chosen a track by US superstar Christina, but he looked blank and appeared not to know who she was.
Although he proved he knew his pop history later in the day when he met with Heart presenter Emma Bunton and asked the former Spice Girl about the band - which also featured Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel B and Mel C.
Emma said: "He is always such a lovely man and it was so nice to see him again. He was asking me about when the Spice Girls were going to reunite.
"That puts a bit of pressure on you! He always asked after the rest of the girls and how they are doing."
Emma's colleague, Jamie Theakston, added: "I think they were both quite fascinated to see how it all worked behind the scenes. They are clearly great radio listeners."

Queen Elizabeth’s servants forced to evacuate


Britain's Queen Elizabeth's most trusted servants have been forced out of their homes.
Paul Whybrew, the Queen's footman and Sergeant-at-Arms, and her head housekeeper, Rachel Gordon, live in Windsor Home Park in Berkshire and have had to evacuate their homes due to rising flood waters from the River Thames.
The 87-year-old monarch returned home after an eight-week break in Sandringham in Norfolk yesterday (11.02.14) to find her estate workers putting down sandbags.
A royal insider told the Daily Express newspaper: "Paul has been with Her Majesty at Sandringham and came back to see this terrible situation. He is horrified but at least has somewhere to go. Rachel was advised to leave her home at the weekend."
The Queen regards Paul, 56, as her personal assistant and he also featured in her James Bond spoof video made for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, Rachel, 40, has served the Queen for a number of years and recently took over the job at Windsor Castle.
A spokesman for the Royal Household confirmed: "Areas in Home Park have flooded, including a number of homes.

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Duchess Catherine attends charity gala


Britain's Duchess Catherine attended the Portrait Gala 2014 held at the London's National Portrait Gallery last night (11.02.14).
The 31-year-old royal looked stunning in a full length dark blue Jenny Packham gown with a dazzling silver Nizam of Hyderabad necklace, which was on loan from Queen Elizabeth, as she stepped out of a black car to greet fans.
The dress code for charity fundraiser was "black tie with a hint of sparkle" and Catherine didn't disappoint on her first official royal engagement of 2014.
The pretty brunette, who is married to Prince William, met a number of big names at the event, including celebrated photographer David Bailey, artists Jonathan Yeo, actor Alan Rickman and Olympic Gold medallist Katherine Grainger.
She told guests: "The Gallery's achievements are exceptional. They hold the most extensive collection of portraits in the world, and their unique and brilliant exhibitions never fail to inspire us all."
Catherine also chatted to transvestite potter Grayson Perry, who recently picked up his CBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, becoming the first man dressed as a woman to do so.
The pair shared a joke after Grayson told the Duchess of Cambridge he was "channelling his inner peeress."
Actress Elizabeth Hurley also attended the event and wore a beautiful gold evening gown.
Catherine, who has recently been busy caring for her seven-month-old son Prince George, was later escorted by Sandy Nairne, the director of the gallery, to view a display of 200 postcards created anonymously for the fundraiser by a selection of famous artists.

Prince Charles meets Tom Odel


Britain's Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla met Fearne Cotton and Tom Odell today (11.02.14).
The royal couple - who married in 2005 - paid a visit to BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra this morning, where they were given a tour of the studio and introduced to the blonde DJ and the British singer-songwriter.
The pair stopped by Radio 1's Live Lounge and watched Tom - who has been nominated for a BRIT award this year - rehearsing for his performance, which took place earlier today on the show.
Tom said: "It was a really bizarre morning. He [Prince Charles] was really nice and interested in what we were doing. I performed a bit of 'Another Love' for him and he said, 'Give it some welly!'.
"He was really cool. It was nerve-wracking enough to come and do the famous Radio 1 Live Lounge and then meeting royalty. Amazing!"
The Prince and the Duchess also got to have a go at filming Tom on a PSR4 standard definition camera during his performance, and the footage is set to feature on the BBC website.
Fearne said: "An amazing morning! Something that doesn't happen every day and Camilla was great on the camera in the Live Lounge!"

Prince William branded a thickwit by Morrissey


Britain's Prince William has been branded a "thickwit" by singer Morrissey for going on a hunting trip.
The 31-year-old royal and his younger brother Harry, 29, went shooting in Spain this month before William and their father, Prince Charles, launched a campaign to end the illegal hunting of animals such as tigers, rhinos and elephants.
In an open letter to the Royal Family on Morrissey's fansite True To You, the star attacks William and Harry for going on the trip and accuses them of hypocrisy.
He writes: "One day prior to giving a public plea on behalf of animal welfare (!), Prince William is to be found in Spain (with Prince Harry) shooting and killing as many deer and boar as they possibly can! (sic)
"Although William's speech (no doubt written by his publicity aides at Clarence House) will concentrate on endangered species, William is too thickwit to realize that animals such as tigers and rhino are only driven to near extinction because people who are precisely like himself and his brother have shot them off the map - all in the name of sport and slaughter. Whenever you shoot an animal in the head the outcome is usually the same: death. (sic"
The 54-year-old singer is a committed vegetarian and has campaigned for animal rights for many years. He previously mocked the Royal Family in a song called 'The Queen Is Dead'.
He added: "The rationalists amongst us, who are never allowed to speak, are intelligent enough to realize that endangered species are dying out only because of people like William and Harry, and, for this we can only pray to God that their hunting guns backfire in their faces."

Man jailed for plotting to kill Prince Harry


A man who admitted plotting to kill Britain's Prince Harry has been jailed for three years.
Convicted criminal Ashraf Islam, 31, disagreed with the work of the Armed Forces and planned to kill Prince Harry, who served 77 days on the front line in the Afghanistan war.
According to BBC News, Judge Richard McGregor-Johnson called the plot "vague and unlikely to succeed" at London's Isleworth Crown Court but said Islam presented a risk to the public.
The criminal, who had been living in west London but had no permanent address, was arrested on May 23 last year when he handed himself into police, just 24 hours after soldier Lee Rigby was murdered in Woolwich.
Islam, a convert to Islam formerly known as Mark David Townley, has previous convictions for dishonesty and for involvement in an attempted robbery.
He said he had the "moral right to judge" and planned to kill the 29-year-old royal because he served in the military and hand "blood on his hands".
Judge McGregor-Johnson said in court: "This was not a threat made in isolation.
"The examination of your computer revealed you conducted research on his (Prince Harry's) whereabouts and intentions. You had given the matter considerable thought."
Prince Harry also trained to be a Apache Helicopter with the Army Air Corps but is now taking up an army office job and will become a Staff Officer at HQ London District, which organises ceremonial events such as the Trooping of the Colour and state visits.

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