Browsing All posts tagged under »Britain«

Prince Harry Courts Controversy With Wave of Royal Scepter

August 29, 2012

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Perhaps you’ve already heard the news about Britain’s Prince Harry who was photographed nude during a Las Vegas party while playing a round of strip billiards. The only reason I know about the story is because I’ve set my Google News to send me alerts whenever a story contains the keywords: ‘nude, photograph, Queen’, but […]

The Prime Minister’s Literal Pub Crawl

June 20, 2012

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The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, was recently embarrassed upon the revelation he had left his 8-year-old daughter behind after the family visited a pub. Apparently two of his children rode in one car with Cameron’s wife and his wife assumed the 8-year-old was riding in a second car with the Prime Minister. You may […]

Scenes from the Special Relationship

May 25, 2011

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US President Barack Obama is visiting the United Kingdom as part of an official state visit.  Past leaders of both countries have been fond of using the term “special relationship” to describe the US-UK bond.  I’ve never been sure how to interpret “special relationship”.  It’s the kind of vague label that a high school guy […]

Princess Beatrice’s Fascinator

May 4, 2011

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For those of you who said you had zero interest in the Royal Wedding, this is what you missed: Those who missed the wedding coverage in favor of your local bar’s giant hat drinking game will be sorely disappointed by the irony. Millions spent on the wedding of the decade, the whole world watching, and […]

How to Make Rich Celebrity Friends at William and Kate’s Wedding

April 29, 2011

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Somehow you’ve snagged an invite to rub shoulders with the rich and the famous at the wedding of the decade.  Your friends are impressed, but you don’t care because those were your old, poor, not-David-Beckham friends, because the royal wedding invite is the beginning of your ascension into the upper crust of people who are […]

Your William and Kate Royal Wedding Etiquette Guide

April 28, 2011

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I checked my mailbox every day, but the invitation to William and Kate’s wedding never arrived.  I assume my name was on the bubble, but when Elton John heard about my ability to turn every wedding reception into Paul’s personal karaoke party he was afraid I’d steal some of his thunder.  Still, I’m excited for […]