Kate Middleton Raises a Glass "So Much for Bumpwatch" With Princes William and Harry in Honor of Queen Elizabeth

Kate Middleton Raises a Glass "So Much for Bumpwatch" With Princes William and Harry in Honor of Queen Elizabeth

To be young, beautiful and royal is a feat worth celebrating, and that's just what Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Harry, along with the sovereigns of 26 countries, did today.

Correction: that's just what the happy trio, with glasses full of celebratory booze, did today. Guess this puts an end to the constant pregnancy talk surrounding the Duchess of Cambridge.

The in-laws were among the noble and otherwise titled masses that convened at Windsor Palace at the behest of Queen Elizabeth, who hosted a luncheon in honor of the milestone that just keeps giving "awesome photo ops", her Diamond Jubilee.

So, which other royals turned up to take part in the festivities.
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In addition to the young royal trio, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were also present for the festivities, as were royals from a bit farther afield: Prince Albert and his new wife, Princess Charlene of Monaco; the Queen of Denmark; the Emperor of Japan; Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania; the Grand Duke (is there any other kind?) of Luxembourg; the Crown Prince of Thailand; and the Kings of Norway and



Swaziland, among other notable monarchs.

So, what was on the menu for this discerning group? Quintessentially British fare: The VIPs dined on English asparagus tartlets, braised potatoes and vegetables, tomato-and-basil salad, and Windsor lamb, finishing off the meal with strawberries and vanilla charlotte

Are We Over Baby Photos Or Just Over Jessica Simpson: Pop Blend

It’s not surprising Jessica Simpson would decide to sell baby pictures of her newborn Maxwell. An overwhelming majority of celebrities famous enough to get tabloid offers wind up taking them, but what is surprising is how little money the combination actress and singer wound up getting.

According to WWD, the starlet will take home eight hundred thousand dollars for the first snapshots of her daughter from People Magazine. That might sound like a ton of money to the rest of us who willingly show off our children for free, but as big money offers go, this one is rather measly. Brad & Angie reportedly raked in more than ten million dollars for their baby shots, and a few years ago, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony nabbed six million. Even Matthew McConaughey was able to line his pockets with three million dollars; so, when compared against her competition, her 800K is kind of pitiful.

Now, there are really only two possibilities in play here. The first is that the powers that be have decided we’re collectively just not as interested in baby photos as we once were. The second is that, much as she’d like to claim otherwise, the reality star just isn’t nearly as popular as any of those other celebs who nabbed seven or eight figure payouts.

I’m surprised she couldn’t wrestle up more money for Maxwell’s pictures, but I’m convinced the reason has to be one of the two mentioned above. What do you think? Is Jessica Simpson just not that popular, or are we all just pretty indifferent about celebrity babies now? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below...........

Enjoy Celebrity Photo Album 2012

Ginnifer Goodwin arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville,

Ginnifer Goodwin

 



























Kellan Lutz and Sharni Vinson arrive for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville..
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Mary J. Blige arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville,

Debra Messing arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville..

Lindsay Vonn arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville

Hillary for all-party participation orconnectivity steps election in BD

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Bangladesh's efforts towards augmenting regional connectivity with neighbouring countries.

 

PM HASINA And Hillary Clinton

After an hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Clinton lauded Bangladesh's efforts for greater communication with its neighbouring countries, prime minister's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said.

The secretary of state landed in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon on a 24-hour trip to Bangladesh and went straight to the Prime Minister's Office. There she first met Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and addressed a joint press conference after signing a declaration on Bangladesh-US Partnership Cooperation.

"Bangladesh will benefit from the regional connectivity because of its geographical position," the press secretary said quoting Clinton.

She said the regional connectivity would also give a boost to ties with Myanmar, a close neighbour of Bangladesh.

Azad said the prime minister greeted Clinton on her first visit as the secretary of state and said her visit would further strengthen the already good relations between the two countries.

Hailing the US as a tested friend of Bangladesh for the socio-economic development and women's empowerment, the prime minister said she was also working for people's welfare and prosperity, the press secretary said.
Referring to the loss of her 18 family members in Aug 1975, and 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people, the prime minister also reiterated her government's zero-tolerance stance against terrorism.

He further said apart from various bilateral discussions, the prime minister also requested Clinton to extradite her father's killer A M Rashed Chowdhury, a death sentence-carrying convict now living in the US.

Foreign Affairs Advisor to the prime minister Gowher Rizvi, Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin, her chief secretary Sheikh Wahid-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh Ambassador to US Akramul Qader, US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Robert O Blake were also present during the meeting.

Begum Khaleda Zia and Hillary Clinton

Pregnant Tori Spelling Unveil Bikini Body

Tori Spelling is going to be a mother for the fourth time this fall, when she and husband Dean McDermott welcome another baby. And the actress and reality star, 38, kicked off summer 2012 a bit early in Malibu on Wednesday to show off her impressive pregnant bikini bod. Relaxing by the pool with daughter Stella, 3, Spelling showed off her bump in a sexy orange bikini. PHOTOS: Meet her third child, baby Hattie:
The Oxygen star stayed hydrated with a cold drink and also kicked back with a nice read -- which just happened to be fellow mom Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs, all about the first year of motherhood.
PHOTOS: Pregnant bikini bodies:
Baby number four joins Stella, older brother Liam, 5, and sister Hattie, who was born last October.
"All my friends keep asking me [if it was planned] and I'm like, 'Seriously? Hattie was one month old. Do you think it was planned'" Spelling said at her CelabraTori book launch in NYC in April. "I was up all night with feedings."
PHOTOS: Tori's family album from her pre-90210 days to now
She joked that little Hattie "had a lot to say" about getting a younger sibling. "She was up in arms. She tossed that paci right out the door. Furious."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Pregnant Tori Spelling Unveils Bikini Body

Good News For The Best Singer Of Joshua Ledet

Joshua Ledet The Best 'American Idol' Singer Of All Time   Really good and probably the best singer of the last three or four seasons. American Idol News: Congrasulate Joshua Ledet The Best Singer of the last three or four seasons. Is Joshua Ledet The Best 'American Idol' Singer Of All Time. 'He's really good and probably the best singer of the last three or four seasons,' one 'Idol' expert tells MTV News. Just about every season of "American Idol" seems to have at least one: a singer whose talent is so impressive and complete that their weekly performances come off as effortless. Whether it's winners like Ruben Studdard, Fantasia or Carrie Underwood, or runners-up like Adam Lambert, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson or Chris Daughtry, these finalists make it seem easy. If you believe Randy, Jennifer and Steven, we are seeing one of those rare moments right now in the form of Joshua Ledet. The old-soul singer has been crushing it without fail just about every week on the show, with just a few missteps along the way.