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Condoms to sickbags: The romance of British royal wedding souvenirs
Canny purveyors of tat cash in on the big day…
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Our collection of the day’s news, developments and random tidbits.
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The actress and the bishop (well, cardinal): the Irish at the royal wedding
Only a handful of familiar Irish faces make the cut for the British royal guestlist – but a few more with Irish links have been working ‘backstage’.
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Middletons accused of cashing in on daughter's wedding
Kate’s parents are accused of trying to cash in on their daughter’s wedding as their website flogs a special Street Party kit. But what do you think?
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Two royal weddings, 30 years apart...But how much will have changed?
All eyes will be primed on Friday for echoes of that other royal wedding. We’ve already spotted some similarities….and quite a few differences.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Man arrested in Cork on connection with house fire; Tipp man survives horrific stabbing; happy birthday Enda and Eamon; Charlie Bird under fire; the new iPhone; and skills that pay the bills. It’s your Daily Fix…
# Turned down
Crown Prince of Bahrain declines royal wedding invite
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa had been invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton amid concerns about the treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain recently.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
More deaths in Syria; a man appears in court in Ronan Kerr murder probe; an NFL star is stabbed; possible trouble ahead in Iran; and what do David Beckham and the Crown Prince of Bahrain have in common? The Daily Fix reveals all…
# Where am I sitting?
Guest list confirmed and seating plan for royal wedding revealed
Guests include the crown prince of Bahrain, Mr Bean, the Beckhams and Elton John but not Nicolas Sarkozy nor Barack Obama.
# Meet the Middletons
Meet the Middletons.....Kate's parents finally sit down with the Queen
Liz and Philip invite Michael and Carole over to Windsor Castle for a spot of lunch, watched over by just a few courtiers and royal secretaries.
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Cardinal Sean Brady invited to wedding of William and Kate
The Catholic primate has received an “unprecedented” invitation to attend the British royal wedding this April.
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Revealed (yet again): Kate Middleton's wedding dress designer
And guess what? It’s not Bruce Oldfield, Alice Temperley, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, Jasper Conran or Victoria Beckham…
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A peek inside the €1,158 hotel where Kate Middleton will spend her last single night
Why would you need to marry a royal when you can afford last-minute luxury in a private London five-star hotel?
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Dublin hotel invites punters to toast royal wedding
Fitzwilliam Hotel says the ‘Wed’-Inn event is not really about the British royals – it’s about glamour and a girls’ day out.
# Gaffe
Royal family apologises over Harney wedding gaffe
Clarence House apologises “unreservedly” after a case of mistaken identity in which the former Health Minister was sent an invitation in the place of President.
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Prince Harry: I won't upset the Queen with my Best Man speech
The sometimes hell-raising younger brother of soon-to-wed Prince William says he will choose his words carefully.
# Wedding Bells
Tindall chooses rugby over royal honeymoon
The England centre has declared himself available for a World Cup warm-up match just days after his wedding.
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Offenders to scrub London tunnels before royal wedding
Convicted criminals in Britain are being sent to scrub London’s tube stations in advance of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
In today’s Fix: The pictures that paint a thousand words in the Japanese disaster; Gaddafi stays classy; the HSE draws complaints on itself; the bell tolls for… er… tolls; and the mischevious wit of (Not) Cardinal Brady.
# Kate Middleton
A Queen in the making? New childhood photos of Kate Middleton
The internet-savvy palace releases a handful of childhood photos of Kate Middleton. Now what on earth could they be trying to detract attention from?
# Wedding Dress
Wedding dress report sees the new Queen in McQueen
Late designer’s fashion house tipped to be working on dress design with Kate Middleton – even as it issues denial.
# Hats Off
Irish designer Philip Treacy to create headgear for royal wedding
Philip Treacy has been appointed as the wedding party’s headgear designer.
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British royal wedding details announced
Clarence House releases new details for the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in late-April, saying Prince Charles will host a party for the couple.
# Minted Royals
Is this really the face of a future Queen?
The Royal Mint unveils a commemorative coin for William and Kate’s wedding – but is that REALLY mean to be her face?
# Fit for a Prince
William and Kate will shun palace for cottage living
Don’t expect to be able to RSVP, though: it’s 16 miles from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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Kate and William wedding 'to rival that of Charles and Di'
We give ‘Waity Katy’ a few ideas for the big day as Prince William pops question after 8 years.