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**** ROYAL WATCH **** Kate Middleton And Prince William With Baby E! NEWS --- Prince William and Kate Middleton want to be just like you and me. Sure it's fun having more money in their bank account than an NFL quarterback, but the truth is, all they really want is to be is Mr. and Mrs. Normal. They are going to extraordinary lengths to try and give Prince George and Princess Charlotte some semblance of an ordinary life. Because at the tender age of 21 months, George is blissfully unaware of his fate: that he will one day be king, his face featured on every coin, stamp and passport in the nation. So, William and Kate have purposely decided to pretend that George and his sister Charlotte are just ordinary children for as long as they can, delaying the inevitable pressure both will finally have to face. They will be famous forever, with their own chapters in history books. Here are some of the extraordinary ways William and Kate are ensuri...

Prince William And Kate Middleton As the world awaits the birth of William and Kate's second baby, E! is bringing royal watchers around the globe all the latest inside scoop and information, complete with live coverage from London. Check out E! News every weeknight at 7p and 11p and E! Online all week for around the clock coverage as the world counts down to the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child. E! News' Chief News Correspondent Melanie Bromley is on the ground in London with the latest and most extensive reporting on the royal bundle. Coverage includes what life will be like in and out of the spotlight for Prince George’s new sibling, and how Prince George’s life might change. Plus, E! News will reveal the surprising changes William and Kate are making to prep for their growing family – from diaper duty to Godparents and a ninja nanny – E! News will take you inside the life of the soon-to-be heir. E! Online’s Royals hub will b...

Us Weekly The new August 12th issue of Us Weekly on stands now has Kate Middleton and Prince William gracing the cover and recaps the couple’s first week as parents to future king George. Kate, Will and baby are currently spending their time in Kensington entertaining family members including Queen Elizabeth II. The new parents plan to give Prince George as ordinary an upbringing as possible and have become hands-on caretakers with a blissful routine: Wake up, tend to George, eat, repeat. “Will and Kate are so desperate to live normal lives,” a family friend tells Us. “William wants to raise George out of the spotlight as much as possible and give him somewhat of a normal childhood.” Special sidebars connected to the cover story recap new Uncle Harry and details from Kensington’s former chef about what the baby’s first post-milk menus will be. Also in this week’s issue are details about Teresa and Joe Giudice being indicted on fraud and tax charges, sexy summer sl...

**** INSIDE US WEEKLY **** The US Weekly Cover The cover story of the new issue of Us Weekly (on national stands Friday) is all about how the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will raise a royal baby. The story features lessons from Diana, hiring a “bump” guard, how to teach a tot diplomacy, family reactions, the peculiar situation of who will be heir if it’s twins, and much more! What can Kate Middleton learn from the late princess, Diana? Diana kept her boys grounded. She made sure that William and Harry knew how privileged they were by visiting homeless individuals. Diana was a hands-on mom. She took the boys to school herself and scheduled her day so she was there when they got home. She showed them the royal ropes. To prepare William for the throne, Diana gave him a full briefing every day. As far as royal customs go, Kate and William do not plan to follow every standard rule. Most royal parents hire full-time teams to care for a newborn, but W...

**** INSIDE US WEEKLY **** The Prince William And Kate Cover Story The cover story from the new issue of Us Weekly has all of the details on Prince William and Duchess Kate’s royal baby news! Royal-watchers all around the globe had been on tenterhooks for months, but the grandparents-to-be got the news first. Kate and husband of nearly two years Prince William were visiting Carole and Michael Middleton at their Georgian manor in Bucklebury, England, the weekend of December 1 when the royals shared their hidden joy: At long last, they are expecting a little prince or princess! The celebratory mood was soon overshadowed, however, when Kate awakened December 3 feeling lightheaded and nauseous. When her condition didn’t improve by 2 p.m., a tense William whisked his wife (with security in tow) to London’s King Edward VII’s Hospital an hour away. He didn’t leave till 8:22 that night, a witness says, and “he looked pensive and kept his eyes down.” The ...

**** LINDSAY LOHAN PLANS FOR BABY AND OSCAR **** Prince William In US Weekly The new issue of Us Weekly has all of the details on Prince William and Duchess Kate’s plans to start a family. “They’re excited at the prospect of becoming parents,” says a confidant of the couple, both 30. Now, “they are working on it. In a dream situation, they’d love to be a step closer at Christmas.” Adds a source close to Kate, “They have been on such a high since getting married. It’s time for the next step — Kate is hoping she and William can become parents in 2013.” Though the breathless bump watch started immediately after their April 2011 wedding, the couple had a top-secret plan all along. Their first two years of marriage would be devoted to work, and Operation Heir would begin only after their grueling royal tour of Southeast Asia finished up in September. “Once their malaria medication had run its course,” says an insider, “then it was safe to start. So it’s only been a mat...

**** The new issue of Us Weekly , which offers a look inside the Royal couple’s private life and their hopes for a New Year’s pregnancy announcement. ****  The US Weekly Cover The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are as eager as the rest of the world to have a little prince or princess on board -- but producing a royal heir requires careful orchestration! "There's a window in place," a royal insider confirms to Us. Another source explains that Kate Middleton, 30, and Prince William, 29, hope to conceive their first child anytime between the last leg of their royal tour in September 2012 and summer 2013. (This summer, the couple will be the de-facto emcees for the Summer Olympics held in London, and will be taking a royal Asia-Pacific tour in September.) Their ideal? A New Year's announcement! Once Middleton hits the three-month mark in her pregnancy, "the pregnancy will be announced," says the insider. "It won't be hidden." Al...

Prince William The future King Of England Prince Willian will undertake a journalism internship at a national newspaper in a bid to understand the workings of the country’s media, according to published reports. Senior officials at the royal residence, Clarence House, have apparently organized a series of civilian "work experience" placements for the 26-year-old, to prepare him for the throne. A source tells British newspaper the Guardian, "I think it would be a good idea for him to find out how the media works. It’s something I would like to see him do. "He’s learned about the armed forces, now he has to learn about the state." The 25-year-old has served in the British Army and is currently being taught to pilot planes by the Royal Air Force. Later this year he will undergo training with the Royal Navy. Editors Note: Perhaps he should try his hand at being a paparazzi. That way he could stalk himself !

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...

British royal PRINCE WILLIAM has broken the silence about his split with ex-girlfriend KATE MIDDLETON, insisting the media isn’t to blame for the high profile couple’s break-up.The Prince, who revealed his feelings to American journalist Matt Lauer in a tell-all interview leading up to the Princess Diana Memorial Concert, admits he is saddened, but "ok".The pair ended their relationship after four years in April. Lauer says, "I asked William about Kate. He said he was sad but he was okay."William said the split wasn’t because of the media but was just between themselves"

Prince Harry and Prince William British royals PRINCE WILLIAM and HARRY have opened their hearts in a revealing TV interview.The pair have recorded an interview with American morning show NBC's Today, and it promises to be explosive viewing when it is aired later this month (May 07). Interviewer Matt Lauer says, "They were quite open and they talked a lot about their mom and about the pressures they face… the exposure and the over exposure and their quest for normalcy."They treat it like the Holy Grail. They don’t think they will ever be able to attain it. A source on the show tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "The young men speak frankly about absolutely everything - their mother’s untimely death, Harry going to war in Iraq and how they feel about the paparazzi." The interview will air days before the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial concert on July 1st, which the princes have organized to commemorate what would have been their late mother’s 46th bir...

Prince William and Kate Middleton PRINCE WILLIAM’s ex-girlfriend KATE MIDDLETON has blamed the young Royal’s father PRINCE CHARLES for the couple’s break-up.The normally tight-lipped brunette, who works at UK fashion chain Jigsaw, blurted the reason for the split to worried work colleagues, saying, "It’s because of his daddy." It is thought Charles advised his son to ditch his girlfriend unless he planned to marry her, to avoid the mistakes he made with Diana. Jigsaw co-worker Philip Higgs tells British newspaper Daily Mirror, "Normally, Kate doesn’t talk about anything. She’s very quiet. But it was as if she’d reached boiling point from one sympathetic question too many."