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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - One of England’s Moments Meghan Markel is following in the footsteps of her mother Princess Diana, trading royal stuffiness for mixing with the masses. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have opted to spend time in North America and in the Palace. They have a kindred in singer-songwriter Karen Sokolof Javitch, who has released a song in honor of Prince Harry and Meghan Markel, titled “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - One of England’s Moments.” Karen Javitch is also the co-creator of “Princess Diana The Musical” that honored the 'free spirit' Diana and has been performed since 2,000 around the United States. Said Javitch, “Princess Diana broke with tradition to become the first royal to hug an Aids patient, as well as supported so many other humanitarian causes. I admire Harry and Meghan for following a similar break-away path, rather than following the stereotyped role of traditional monarchy. Diana showed us all that being ...

President And CEO John Mahdessian Of Madame Paulette Luxury and couture connoisseur John Mahdessian is the president and CEO of renowned cleaning and restoration organization Madame Paulette. The flagship boutique located at 1255 Second Avenue on the Upper East Side is famous for maintaining the world’s most illustrious wardrobes and iconic pieces, including those belonging to Princess Diana, Sir Winston Churchill, Meryl Streep, Beyoncé and Anna Wintour. At the helm of the cleaning and restoration industry, Madame Paulette has held the position of being the finest custom couture cleaners in New York City since 1959. The third-generation family-owned company was founded by John Mahdessian’s great uncle to honor his wife, French Courtier Madame Paulette. To maintain her couture pieces, John’s great uncle would travel to Paris, France for exclusive cleaning and restoration services. Deciding the trek was no longer worth the trouble, he decided to build the luxury cleaning b...

The Real Princess Diaries E!’s coverage of the Royal wedding begins on Monday, May 7th at 9p ET/PT with “The Real Princess Diaries: From Diana to Meghan” wedding special, breaking down the future of the modern day Princess through the lives of three trailblazing women: Diana, Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and Meghan Markle. The special features a roster of royal, pop culture, and style experts including Karamo Brown (Queer Eye), Michelle Lee (Editor-In-Chief, Allure Magazine), Melanie Bromley, Zanna Roberts Rassi (Senior Fashion Editor, Marie Claire Magazine), Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (The Fug Girls, “gofugyourself”), and more.  The special will look at how these modern day royals are redefining what that means through their lifestyles, fashion, philanthropy, and socially. Viewers will also get a chance to look back at how Diana set the standard for future generations, how Kate has carried that torch, and how Meghan will f...

Meghan Markle E! NEWS -- Meghan Markle is creating a unique spot for herself within the royal family. With only two months remaining until Prince Harry marries the American actress, there's no doubt Meghan is in full-on prep mode as she prepares to bid civilian life farewell. Today marked her first official appearance alongside Queen Elizabeth II, a major step for someone that just two years ago had not officially met her future husband yet. Grant Harrold, "The Royal Butler" who is known as Britain's etiquette expert and former royal butler to Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as well as Prince William and Prince Harry, spoke to E! News exclusively about Meghan's "modern approach" to royalty, what she can still learn from etiquette protocol and the similarities he sees between her and the late Princess Diana. Harrold, who worked with the royal family for seven years up until 2011, says he was reminded of Princes...

Kate Middleton ABCnewsgo.com has a interesting story on how Kate Middleton Takes on Charity Work, Embracing Princess Diana’s Legacy. Kate Middleton was out and about over the weekend supporting various causes and charities around London — a royal role that is becoming part of her daily routine. The other day, the Duchess of Cambridge was supporting a children’s charity by participating in camping activities. On Friday night, she attended a charity theater night for 150 kids from one of her personal charities, The Art Room. There’s still the traditional pomp and circumstance of this Jubilee year to be dealt with, including events like Saturday’s Trooping the Colour, where Kate, her husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry were all on show. But it’s the charity work of the young royals that’s beginning to catch the eye. All three show an awareness of those less fortunate than themselves, which is relevant in these diffi...

The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Princess Diana has told a London court there is "no evidence" to suggest she was murdered.The British royal and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were killed in a Paris, France car crash in 1997.Fayed’s father, business mogul Mohamed Al Fayed, is convinced the couple was murdered, and, during his testimony at the High Court in February, maintained his belief that they were assassinated by British security services acting on the orders of Prince Philip, the husband of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.The inquest aims to establish whether Diana and Dodi were the victims of an accident, or if they were the targets of an assassination plot headed by the British royal family, as claimed by Al Fayed. However, summing up the inquest for the jury today, Lord Justice Scott Baker dismissed Al Fayed’s claims saying: "Various propositions… have been shown to be so demonstrably without foundation that they are no longer being pursued...

Elton John arrives at service Dapper Prince Harry Britain's Prince Harry told how his and his brother William's lives had been torn in two by their mother Princess Diana's death. Speaking at the memorial service held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of her passing, the congregation, including the British Royal Family, Earl Spencer and Sir Elton John, were all visibly moved by the young prince's heartfelt speech today. Harry, 22, remembered his mother as his "guardian, friend, protector and the best mother in the world."He said his and William's lives were divided into two parts, a time when they took their loving mother for granted, and the ten years since she died. Movingly, he said he and his older sibling missed her everyday. Harry purposefully mentioned his "loving father" Prince Charles in his speech. He also offered his thoughts to "anyone else who lost someone that day" - a gesture to the Al Fayed family. Diana was tragical...

DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES’ former lover JAMES HEWITT has directed a film about his affair with the tragic royal, which will be screened on the eve of the 10th anniversary of her death.The former British Army officer, 49, has directed a docu-drama called My Way to be aired on British TV network Channel 4 in an attempt to convince viewers that he is not the cad he has been branded.The program will see Hewitt starring as himself in the final scene and claims that the couple reconciled seven months before her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. A friend of Hewitt says, "James has always said he and Diana did actually speak again after many months of silence."James talks about this in the film and says that Diana called him, and went to see him."There’s one clip in which James reveals that in their final conversations Diana told him she was going to shock the world and ‘marry a big fat black man’. It’s pretty gripping stuff and it makes great television."

Prince William and Harry on stage today British royal PRINCE HARRY remembered his embattled pals fighting in Iraq as the London concert dedicated to the memory of his mother got underway on a sombre note today. Harry joined brother Prince William onstage at Wembley Stadium in front of an estimated crowd of 70,000 after Elton John kicked off the Concert For Diana with a stirring rendition of Your Song.The two princes nervously read from handheld cue cards as they thanked the masses for helping them celebrate what would have been their later mother Princess Diana’s 46th birthday. Harry, a then made a point of saluting friends serving in the Middle East. He said, "I would also like to take this opportunity to say hi to all the guys in A Squadron of the Household Cavalry, who are serving out in Iraq at the moment."I wish I was there with you. I’m sorry I can’t be. But, to all of those on operations at the moment, we’d both like to say `Stay safe.’" Security issues forced Ha...

John Travolta dances with Princess Diana John Travolta claims his famous dance with the late Princess Diana saved his career.The 'Saturday Night Fever' star admits his roles were few and far between until images of him and the princess swirling around a ballroom in 1985 were shown around the world. John is quoted by Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "That was an amazing moment because I was having a dip in my career and no-one was interested in me."Suddenly I was the only thing that mattered in America to Princess Diana and I was reborn. I was like, 'Wow! I matter to someone again.' I was on the cover of every newspaper and magazine in the world and someone as significant as Princess Diana reminded everyone of me. It was a wonderfully special moment of her fulfilling a dream and giving me a new value."The dance took place at the White House after First Lady Nancy Reagan - the wife of then US President Ronald Reagan - took John aside and tol...

A new book about the late DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES claims she married PRINCE CHARLES for his title and lied about throwing herself down the stairs when she was pregnant.The book, which coincides with the tenth anniversary of the princess’ death in a Paris, France car crash in August 1997, has been written by her friend, the New Yorker editor Tina Brown. Among other claims, Brown alleges Diana and Charles had sex on the royal train before they married - and that Charles only cheated on the princess after her eating disorders and hysteria became too much to endure. Other friends of the Princess have denied the claims in the book, which will be released on June 12th in the US and UK.

Lindsay Lohan wants to play Princess Diana in a movie about the late royal's life.The 'Mean Girls' star - whose mother Dina recently compared her to the late princess because she is so harassed by the paparazzi - is a big fan of Diana and would love to portray her in a movie. Lindsay told In Touch Weekly magazine: "It would be fantastic to play her. She gave back a lot and was such an amazing woman."The 20-year-old actress - who left rehab last month after being treated for alcoholism - is also planning to follow in the princess' footsteps by doing some charity work. She said: "I'm going to Japan soon with my friend Charlotte Ronson, who's a designer, and I'm researching some charity work that I can do and visit some orphanages."

Elton John Adored Princess Diana Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Kanye West and James Blunt will perform at Princess Diana's tribute concert.The late Diana's sons Princes William and Harry have invited a host of musical stars to appear at this summer's Concert For Diana, including Meatloaf, Bryan Adams, Pharrell Williams, Orson, Joss Stone, Take That and Keane.Elton, who sang at Diana's 1997 funeral, said he was "thrilled" to be taking part. Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon is set to perform a duet with Justin Timberlake. Newly reformed Take That revealed they idolised Diana, who was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997. Mark Owen said: "Princess Diana was such an amazing woman. I think it's lovely the princes want to do something to remember her."Organisers are trying to convince Dire Straits - one of Diana's favourite bands - to appear and the Spice Girls are also rumored to be reuniting for a special performance. The concert will take place a...