Kate Middleton will ride to the royal wedding in the same Rolls-Royce that Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were using in December 2010 when student protesters angered by tuition hikes pelted the vehicle with paintballs, bottles and sticks.Bride-to-be Kate Middleton will abandon tradition by hopping in the British royal family's refurbished 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI to take her to her upcoming Westminster Abbey wedding rather than the typical horse-drawn carriage used by other royal brides.
It's the same Rolls-Royce that Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were using in December 2010 when student protesters angered by tuition hikes pelted the vehicle with paintballs, bottles and sticks, cracking the window.
After the ceremony, the royal couple will take a carriage back to Buckingham Palace, leading a parade of four other carriages filled with royal family members. It's the same carriage used by Prince William's parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
LONDON — To get to the church on time for her April 29 royal wedding to Prince William, Kate Middleton will buck tradition. She'll hop in the British royal family's refurbished claret and black 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI to take her to Westminster Abbey, rather than the typical horse-drawn carriage used by other royal brides, CNN reports.
It's the same Rolls-Royce that Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were using in December 2010 when student protesters angered by tuition hikes pelted the vehicle with paintballs, bottles and sticks, as chronicled in Inside Line here.
The vehicle, which was given to Queen Elizabeth II as a gift on her Silver Jubilee in 1977, was damaged during the protests. The car, including a cracked window, is being repaired and repainted in time for the wedding. It will have a glass roof to maximize visibility, royal family Transport Manager Alexander Garty told CNN.
When the hour-long ceremony ends, the happy couple will ride back to Buckingham Palace in a black open-topped 1902 State Landau horse-drawn carriage. The carriage, adorned with gold leaf and upholstered in crimson satin, was commissioned for the coronation of King Edward VII. It's the same carriage used by William's parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, after their 1981 wedding.
If it rains on the royals' parade, however, they'll hop into the Glass Coach, a dark maroon carriage with crimson and gold detail and a permanent roof. It was built in 1881 and was purchased for use at King George V's Coronation in 1911.
It's the same carriage that most royal brides choose to get to the ceremony. The who's who list of royals-to-be includes Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, Princess Anne in 1973, Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 and Sarah Ferguson in 1986.
Following them to Buckingham Palace are two Ascot Landau carriages. They will carry the best man, maid of honor and bridesmaids. Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Kate Middleton, will be a maid of honor, while Prince Harry will be the best man.
The fourth carriage will be a Semi-State Landau carrying Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The fifth carriage will be a Semi-State Landau carrying Prince Charles, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla and the bride's parents.
I think research indicates male pattern baldness is primarily X-chromosome-linked, and thus is passed to sons from the mother's family, not the father's.
You think I'm kidding? Every female editor at IL will be up at 3 AM California time watching TV and crying her eyes out when Kate walks down the aisle to marry baldy boy.
This is the royal equivalent of a shot gun marriage not because she's knocked up like most normal brides but because they wanted to marry off Prince what's his name before he went full comb-over.
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