Prince William and Kate Middleton are settling nicely into married life, and what better way to get domestic than to add a loyal canine friend to your life?   The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have adopted a cocker spaniel puppy.

A source at Buckingham Palace told Us Magazine how Wills and Kate decided to become puppy parents.

“He belongs to a litter of cocker spaniels from one of [Kate's mom] Carole Middleton’s friends near home.  At first, they had just taken it  home for a short period of time to see how they adapt.

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 Melanie Brown has revealed that she and her Spice Girls sisters are planning to reunite in honor of Queen Elizabeth‘s Diamond Jubilee.

Brown spilled the news during a TV appearance in Australia.  When asked to confirm rumors that the girls are performing at the 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies in London, she said:

“I think the Queen’s Jubilee concert is the event I’d be looking at more closely for that to happen. I’m always down for a Spice Girls reunion.  I love the Scary hair and platforms. Any time of day or night I’ll be there.”

Backstage, she reportedly told the TV crew that she had revealed too much.

“I am going to be in such strife for saying that. It’s all so totally bloody top-secret still.”

Whoops.  Well, you can’t unring a bell, so all we can do at this point is look forward to the show.

The year-long celebration marks the monarch’s 60 years on the throne of England. Although there are events scheduled throughout 2012, most of the festivities will center around the first weekend in June; Elizabeth was crowned Queen on June 2, 1953.

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Actress Jessica Chastain has landed a role that could bring her world-wide recognition or scorn.

The Help actress has been cast as Princess Diana in the film Caught In Flight, about the late Diana’s romance with Dr. Hasnat Khan, the man she called Mr. Wonderful.

The story will cover Diana meeting Dr. Khan in 1995 at Royal Brompton Hospital when a friend was recovering from heart surgery and show the couple’s quiet affair to her death from the paparazzi car chase in a Parisian tunnel.

The film may not show Diana in a completely positive light, according to IndieWire where they report people who’ve read the script say “she is shown as a damaged person who stalks the doctor after he ends the affair.”

Filming may begin as early as March 2012 and will include locations in Pakistan, Angola, the South of France and Paris.

The California-born Chastain will be directed by Oliver Herschbiegel (Downfall, The Invasion) and the screenplay is from writer Steven Jeffreys (The Libertine.)

Jessica was most recently in two very high profile movies: The Help with Emma Stone and Viola Davis and she was Brad Pitt‘s wife in Terence Malick‘s Tree of Life. She also played a younger Helen Mirren in The Debt.

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Peter and Autumn Phillips are expecting their second child.

The son and daughter-in-law of Princess Anne have one child Savannah, born on December 29th, 2010, who is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh‘s first great-grandchild.

Autumn, who was born in Canada, is due in March of 2012.

“‘The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, as well as Autumn’s family, have been informed and are delighted with the news,” a statement from Buckingham Palace said.

The Phillips were criticized when the couple sold photos from their 2008 marriage to the British publication Hello! and the Royal Family were featured in the photo spread.

It included images of Prince William and Kate Middleton and Prince Harry and his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.

Peter and Autumn currently live in London and he is 11th in line to the throne.

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Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in the United States on Friday for military training that will prepare him to return to combat in the Middle East.  He and 19 other men from the British Army Air Corps will spend  two months learning to pilot Apache helicopters in desert conditions that are similar to those in Afghanistan.

Harry and his squadron will split their time between the El Centro Naval Air Facility and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Air Field in Arizona.  They will learn to handle the large aircraft in mountainous desert conditions, deploy its weapons systems, and “crew judgment” – the ability to distinguish civilians from the enemy on the ground, and act accordingly.

The younger brother of Prince William should not expect to receive any special treatment due to his royal status, says British Army Lt. Col. Peter Bullen.

“He is treated exactly the same as any other student on the course, and he wouldn’t want to be treated any differently.”

Following the U.S. training course, Capt. Harry Wales – as he is known in the military – will return to England to complete his Apache training.  He has said that he intends to return to  serve in Afghanistan, where he was on the front line until news of his deployment was leaked in February 2008.

Harry’s stint at El Centro Naval Air Facility lends a bit more celebrity panache to a locale that had already had its own brush with fame:  much of the iconic 1986 movie Top Gun was filmed there.

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Princess Beatrice got a lot of criticism for her overall appearance – but especially her unfortunate choice of hat – at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.   I won’t lie:  I, myself, dished some of that criticism.  It was awful.  On the other hand, it raised a ton of money for charity and that might not have happened with a less notorious accessory.

So.  If you thought that Beatrice might turn out for the wedding of her cousin Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in something equally outrageous, you must have been sadly disappointed.  She looked completely amazing!  Her electric blue suit by Angela Kelly was fun, youthful, and totally appropriate for a summer afternoon wedding.   I love the embellished skirt.  I am particularly happy (relieved, too) to say that her hat was awfully cute too.   She’s also lost the raccoon eyeliner, thankfully.

Really, she looks completely transformed.  Just lovely, the way a young princess should look.   Brava, Beatrice – well done!

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The mother and grandmother of the bride both wore pink at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall this past Saturday.

Zara’s mother, Princess Anne, chose a two-piece ensemble with a pleated skirt and a floral jacket with three-quarter sleeves.  She accessorized with a tasteful floral fascinator, very proper white gloves, and what seem to be the new official shoes of the Royal Family – nude pumps.

Queen Elizabeth, Zara’s grandmother, wore a tailored coat dress by her favorite designer, Stewart Parvin – who also designed Zara’s wedding dress.

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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, attended the wedding of their niece, Zara Phillips, to England’s rugby captain, Mike Tindall on Saturday.

Charles opted for a gray morning suit, while Camilla wore an eggshell dress with a pleated skirt and a fun, feathery hat.  She wore nude pumps for the occasion, as did nearly all the women in the royal family.  She looked truly happy for Zara and Mike, and I’m not the only one who thought so.  The Daily Mail reports:

Camilla was the surprise of the day, winding down her window the better to acknowledge the crowds, her broad and genuine smile as permanent a fixture as her trademark extravagant hat.

Charles and Camilla looked relaxed and seemed to be truly enjoying themselves on this happy occasion.

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William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall on Saturday.

Kate wore a cream-colored coat dress with a matching hat. Her favorite stand-by nude pumps and a small clutch completed her ensemble.   William wore a black morning coat and gray striped trousers.  He added a spot of color with a bright purple tie.   They both looked fabulous, of course.

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It was a royal affair on Saturday in Edinburgh when Zara Phillips, eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, married rugby player Mike Tindall.

The wedding was held at Canongate Kirk, a small church that was founded in 1688.  Zara wore an ivory silk dress by Stewart Parvin and shoes by Jimmy Choo.

A reception for 300 took place at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s residence in Edinburgh.

Zara is the daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband, Mark Phillips.  William, Duke of Cambridge, is her cousin.   Tindall is the captain of England’s rugby team.  The couple were first introduced to each other in 2003 by Zara’s cousin Prince Harry.

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