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Sep 9
'12
Duchess Kate & Prince William are on vacation again, this time in France

There are few things that I love more than hearing that Prince William and Duchess Kate have gone on yet another vacation. I actually have to give them some credit – they haven’t really gone on a proper holiday in MONTHS. Considering they spent nine years of their (off-and-on) courtship vacationing an average of 10 times a year, and considering how much “down time” and “vacation time” they’ve had already in their first year and a half of marriage, it is notable when they do NOT go on vacation for a while. They had a really busy summer, what with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee activities and with all of the Olympic and Paralympic events (they were goodwill ambassadors for the Games). So it makes sense that they figured out a way to slip in a quick vacation before they’re set to leave for their epic Asian tour of Epicness (which lasts eight whole days).

This is the romantic French hideaway where William and Kate have been soaking up the sunshine ahead of their forthcoming tour of South East Asia.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge escaped to the idyllic Chateau d’Autet, a historic hunting lodge nestled in Provence’s picturesque Luberon region.

Owned by the Queen’s nephew, Viscount Linley, the 19th century hunting lodge is set in 640 acres of woodland and boasts unspoilt views of fields carpeted with lavender.

The royal couple enjoyed total privacy at Viscount Linley’s holiday home, close to the medieval village of Viens, which is equipped with a heated swimming pool and a tennis court, the Sunday Express reported.

Prince William and his wife are due to fly to Singapore on Tuesday, before travelling on to Malaysia – where Kate is expected to make a speech – the Solomon Islands, and the island of Tuvalu in the Pacific.

The secluded Chateau d’Autet was purchased by Lord Linley and his wife Serena in 1999, after the couple were introduced to the area by Peter Mayle, the author of the bestselling A Year in Provence.

The couple dedicated themselves to lovingly restoring the sprawling chateau, which comprises four properties and can accommodate up to 17 guests.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will no doubt have appreciated the chance to unwind at the French beauty spot, following a whirlwind few weeks in London amid the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

[From The Mail]

That actually sounds like my kind of vacation – just hanging out in the country, getting some sleep, eating and maybe going for the occasional swim. Sometimes their vacations sound like so much work, what with all of the sports and skiing and such. Sometimes it feels like they’ve really made a stronger commitment to having lots of vacations than doing lots work, but… I don’t know. Maybe that’s changing. They got a lot of criticism earlier this year when it seemed like they were on holiday for about a month, and since then, it really has seemed like they were actively trying to look like they were putting in more public work. Still, I think it’s interesting how much time William gets off from his military work – not only is getting time off for his royal duties, but he also gets an extensive vacation package. It would be fascinating to see how many days a year he’s actually on base in Wales.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Sep 7
'12
Is Duchess Kate getting fillers & Botox, or is her transformation all-natural?

I mentioned this story yesterday, but why not devote a post to it separately now that I’ve gotten a chance to read the whole little story in In Touch Weekly? ITW has some kind of Botox expert willing to go on the record saying that he thinks Duchess Kate is full of Botox and fillers. Now… I’m not trying to start a Kate Flame-War, honestly. But I think there’s a little something to this. I personally think that Kate had some subtle work done before she and William even got engaged – a little eye work, maybe something tucked around her jawline. Around late 2010, she definitely began to look more “chiseled” and cheekbone-y, and there was a noticeable difference around her eyes. It’s not the worst thing ever – mostly because I do think it was subtle and very well-done, and it genuinely improved her appearance. But that’s not what ITW is focusing on now – this guy claims Kate is chock full of fillers and that it’s happened recently:

Kate Middleton was ready for her close-ups at the Summer Olympics, where her radiant smile drew almost as much attention as the athletes she cheered on. Did she get some cosmetic reinforcement for the occasion?

“It appears she had fillers done,” New York-based Dr. Robert A. Guida tells In Touch. Guida, who hasn’t worked with the Duchess of Cambridge, 30, says he suspects Botox and laser resurfacing came into play. Regardless, he isn’t arguing with the results! Says the doc: “Her skin looks fuller and very fresh.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]

CB and I were debating the “Does Kate Botox?” issue a few months ago, I remember. There were some photos of Kate taken from a weird angle (like, half-profile), and she looked painfully ‘Toxed. But then a few weeks later, she didn’t look frozen at all, which might mean that IF Kate is getting something done, it’s something temporary like Botox or whatever.

Of course, there are non-invasive reasons that we could cite too – weight fluctuations, grooming, makeup, etc. For what it’s worth, I do think all of those things have contributed to Kate’s larger “makeover”. She’s taking better care of her skin, her eyebrows are hyper-groomed nowadays, and her face lost the “puppy fat” of her early and mid-20s. Still… I think there probably is some ‘Toxing and filler-ing going on.

PS… Can we talk about her old hair versus her new hair? She’s totally wearing weaves and extensions and hairpieces. For the love of God.

Kate in 2006:

In 2007:

In 2011:

In 2012:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Sep 6
'12
Star: Duchess Kate got pregnant after a ‘passionate night’ during the Olympics

“We need to talk, Harry. I’m late.”

I know, Duchess Kate’s-royal-eggo-is-preggo stories are so last year! But I seriously can’t resist them. Bump-Watching Duchess Kate is so much more fun than Bump Watching random celebrity women who have merely eaten a big lunch. You know why? Because obviously, Kate has to get pregnant at some point – it’s her first and most important “royal duty”. So one of these days, the tabloids will actually be right. I’ve come to the conclusion that Kate and Will aren’t going to try for a baby until after their mega-super-major TOUR OF ASIA… which is eight days long and will be over by September 20th. So… maybe a Christmas announcement? But I digress… I’m really just covering this story because it’s hilarious:

Could it finally be happening? A new report on Sept. 5 suggests that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, are expecting their first baby together!

“Friends say Kate is convinced it’s happened, and while she and William are keeping the news close to the vest, they’re delirious with joy,” an insider confirms to Star magazine. “A woman can always tell when the earliest signs appear, and it’s believe that a passionate night together at their rented country house on an estate in Wales, just after the end of the London Olympics, did the trick.”

We knew that William and Kate, both 30, were ecstatic at the Olympics, but who knew it would translate into conceiving a baby! Perhaps that reported second honeymoon did the trick?

“William sits in a very open position. Both she and her Prince have genuine smiles as they gaze at each other. Even after a year, it appears the honeymoon is still on,” body language expert Linda Talley tells HollywoodLife.com of their time at the Olympics. Unfortunately, an announcement could be held back for as long as two month, the report suggests.

“It would be formally through the palace press office, but only after the royal gynecologist is absolutely convinced that Kate is in peak condition,” the source adds. Kate is reportedly hoping for a daughter, one they would presumably name Diana, in honor of William’s late mother, but that “may shock the Queen” considering their difficult relationship toward the end.

[From Hollywood Life]

There are so many LOLs in there. First of all, do you think Kate was thinking of Ryan Lochte/Michael Phelps/Chad LeClos when she and William were hittin’ it? Because that’s what I think. Second LOL: “A woman can always tell when the earliest signs appear” – because we live in the gynecological dark ages and Kate can’t simply miss her period and take a pregnancy test. No, we have to look for “signs”. Mysterious “signs”. The crow flies counter-clockwise and WE JUST KNOW. But my favorite part is about “the royal gynecologist”. Can you even imagine? “Sure, I’m going to medical school, but I really want to focus ONLY on royal biscuits.” And Kate’s biscuits weren’t even BORN royal. Why isn’t she allowed to see a commoner-gynecologist?

Also – Star claims that the Queen wants Will and Kate to name a potential daughter Victoria, Margaret, Mary or Elizabeth. NO DIANA. If Kate and Will name their daughter “Diana,” there will be royal consequences. No more royal gynecologist for you, young lady.

Meanwhile, In Touch Weekly claims that Kate has been getting some “cosmetic reinforcement” and fillers. There are photos here and there over the past year where I’ve thought she’s looked kind of Botoxy, but I don’t know for sure.

I think this is the moment where Kate got pregnant. It was touching William’s knee. Obviously.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Kate Middleton, Pregnant

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Sep 4
'12
Was Duchess Kate “snubbed” by an Iranian Paralympian medal winner?

Here are some Paralympic Games photos of Duchess Kate and Prince William from… well, the date on WENN says last Thursday, although I don’t think that’s right. Could be. Eh? Anyway, this is maybe the first time I’ve looked through new Kate photos and my eye immediately went to her footwear. CB and I have debated on and on as to whether Kate is a “Shoe Person” – our thought is that even given Kate’s love of shopping (it’s her favorite thing to do), she really doesn’t show much enthusiasm for footwear. But these red Adidas Supernova trainers tell a different story. I’m in love/lust with these sneakers. I WANT. Other than that… skinny jeans (boring) and Team GB gear – which she wears well, to her credit.

We don’t have access to the official photos from Kate’s appearance at the Paralympic Games on Sunday, but we do have this nice behind-the-scenes photo from Gold Medalist Aled Davies’ Twitter:

OMG BUTTONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Duchess loves her buttons. She loves them BIG and SHINY!! The blazer is Pucci, according to What Kate Wore, although you could have told me that Kate was wearing her mom’s old stewardess outfit and I would believe you. Right? Kate totally looks like a stewardess (flight attendant!).

Meanwhile, something kind of strange happened when Kate was presenting the medals to the medal winners for discus.

Kate Middleton proudly hung the gold medal around 21-year-old British discus thrower Aled Davies’ neck at the Paralympic Games in London September 2, but sadly, the moment was nearly overshadowed when Iran’s Mehrdad Karam Zadeh declined to shake her hand.
Both Davies and bronze medalist Lezheng Wang were receptive to Middleton’s gesture, but silver medalist Zadeh avoided coming in contact with the 30-year-old royal. According to Middleton’s spokesman, she was briefed beforehand that this might happen.

“Many male athletes from Islamic countries do not shake hands in public with women they are not related to for cultural and religious reasons,” Middleton’s rep tells Us Weekly in a statement. “The Duchess was informed in advance and was happy to accept his wishes. She considered it an honor to present the medals.”

Middleton and her husband, Prince William, 30, will soon tour the South Pacific as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, celebrating her 60 years on the throne. Their travels kick off September 11 in Singapore.

[From Us Weekly]

I was curious to see the actual video on this, to see if the Iranian athlete had gone out of his way to “snub” Kate or if it could have been something misconstrued. Here’s a video where it seems like everything is going in slow motion – from my analysis, Kate makes a move to shake his hand at the same time he clasps his hands together and bows to her. Unless it had been pointed out to me, I’m not sure I would have even noticed it. It seems like he was trying to show her some respect and deference while still avoiding physical contact. Which is fine. I’m glad that Kate was briefed about it beforehand and hopefully it won’t become an international incident or anything.

Also – look at the weird way she’s clapping! She has to show off the ring, y’all.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Aled Davies’ Twitter.

Posted in Fashion, Kate Middleton

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Sep 4
'12
Katie Couric on ‘dream guest’ Duchess Kate: “I think she’s getting too thin”

Duchess Kate’s weight has seemingly been in the news for years now. I can remember when Prince William dumped her in 2007, and Kate reemerged in the London nightlife scene suddenly looking dramatically slimmer – and the UK press praised her for it. Then as soon as Kate and William got engaged in 2010, it seemed like Kate’s weight loss became even more dramatic. Thankfully, after more than a year of marriage, her weight did seem to stabilize a bit – although she occasionally wears outfits that seem to accentuate her super-skinniness, so it’s still being discussed widely in the public sphere. But noticeably absent from the discussion is someone big, someone major coming out and saying, “Damn, Kate looks really, really skinny. Almost too skinny.” Katie Couric has filled that void.

Katie Couric has launched an extraordinary attack on Kate Middleton and claimed that she is ‘getting too thin’. The TV show host said that the Duchess of Cambridge needed to put on some weight – or she might not have her as a guest on her new programme. Couric also renewed her attack on her former employers at CBS and said she should have been ‘more circumspect’ about working with the company.

Her comments about the Duchess are likely to cause outrage at Buckingham Palace which granted her extensive access to the Royal family during a recent special for ABC News, where is a special correspondent. She made them during the filming of the first episode of her new chat show Katie in response to audience questions about who her dream guest would be.

Couric said that Kate would be her choice but there was one issue: ‘I think she’s getting too thin.’

Kate reportedly lost 10lbs and went from a size eight to a size six in the weeks before her marriage to Prince William in order to fit into her wedding dress. She was reportedly on the Dukan Diet which limits those on it to just protein like fish during the first, most brutal stage.

This is not the first time Kate’s weight has come us as other commentators have raised concerns she may be getting too thin, especially if she wants to have a baby. The Royal Household has also been sensitive to weight issues since 1995 when Princess Diana publicly admitted that she suffered from bulimia and made herself vomit after eating. When interviewer Martin Bashir asked her what the Royal Family thought of her problems, Diana replied: ‘They thought it was a waste of food’.

[From The Mail]

I’m not sure if the Princess Diana mention or comparison is apt. For one, Diana was so much younger, and she struggled with bulimia in the early years of her marriage, even throughout her first pregnancy. For Kate… it feels like it’s just about control for her. Like, she so controlled and so tightly wound that she’s incredibly conscious about her food intake. I don’t think she’s bulimic, but if you told me she had some general food issues, I would believe you. Plus, the UK press keeps praising her, and you know all of the people around Kate are probably praising her slim figure too. It’s not like she’s surrounded herself with people who will be like, “Hey, a baked potato isn’t the enemy, your royal highness.”

As for Katie Couric and whether she should or shouldn’t have said anything about Kate’s figure. Ugh, I don’t know. I’m somewhat relieved to hear a public figure say something negative about Kate because I just get tired of everyone falling all over themselves to praise Kate for her hair or whatever.

Some photos of Kate at the Paralympics. UGH THOSE WEDGES.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Kate Middleton, Katie Couric, Weight Loss

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Aug 30
'12
Duchess Kate repeats a beige coatdress for Paralympics: pretty or boring?

Here are some new photos of Prince William and Duchess Kate at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics last night. Lots of royals were in attendance at the event – The Queen came down from Scotland, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, and Edward’s wife Sophie. Also seen in these photos, Will and Kate were seen seated close Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

As for what Kate was wearing… it’s a frock made by a Danish label called “DAY Birger et Mikkelsen”. It’s basically a brocade, single-breasted coat dress that is years and years old. It’s a significant repeat – Kate wore it publicly for the first time in 2006, to a wedding, and then she wore it again last year at Zara Phillips wedding too. Kate accessorized with her favorite nude LK Bennett heels and a Wilbur & Gussie clutch. You can read more about Kate’s look here, at What Kate Wore. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of this coatdress, especially when you consider that it’s been sitting in her closet for six years, and she’s already worn it to two weddings. I know Kate is “thrifty” now (cough, cough), but this is kind of a budget look to repeat.

In other royal news, this week’s tabloids are still trying to make this royal baby thing happen already:

It’s baby making time! With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee out of the way, William and Kate have a plan. Read on! Kate Middleton has finally settled into her role as a princess and she’s ready to produce an heir for her loving and understanding husband, Prince William. Will she and William finally have the time to make a baby?

“William and Kate are putting all their effort into having a baby,” a member of the royal couple’s social circle told Life & Style magazine. “They would love to be expecting by the end of the year.” Royal duties delayed the couple’s efforts to start a family sooner. The royal family didn’t want anything to overshadow the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee or the London Olympic games.”

Now that their obligations to wave and smile are over, for the time being, the couple have hunkered down in their Wales beach cottage — alone and out of the public eye.

“She just wants to hide away in Wales — out of the glare and the spotlight — and get on with producing the future king or queen of England,” the insider said. Here’s hoping we hear little feet pattering across the palace floors soon

[From Hollywood Life]

Well, babymaking is just going to have to wait, because Kate has pretty much let it be known that she will not gestate and make public appearances at the same time. Kate and William are headed for a week-long tour of Asia starting on September 11th, and then after that, I’m sure they’ll settle in for a nice long vacation, then maybe some baby-making, and then don’t expect to see a lot of Kate.

Will and Kate are also attending some events today at the Paralympics – you can see some nice photos of them at The Mail. Kate and Will take turns looking bored, but at one point, Kate laughs at something Will said. She’s also sitting beside Lady Louisa Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Aug 24
'12
Duchess Kate “brings a sense of ordinariness” that William has always craved

For whatever reason (Royal Jewel-gate), I kind of missed the fact that Duchess Kate and Prince William got the cover of People Magazine this week. It’s basically a rehash of two royal stories we’ve already covered: one, that Will and Kate were affectionate and cute together during the Olympics, and two, that Kate and Will are completely normal and low-key as they putter around Wales, making their own jams and sausages. For their cover story this week, People interviewed Katie Nicholl of The Daily Mail, who is pretty much Kate’s official spokesperson at this point. Nicholl gets ALL of the pro-Middleton dirt, just as long as she promises to only publish the pro-Middleton stories. So, what is life like for Will and Kate?

How’s this for the royal treatment? No housekeeper. No chef. No stylist.

More than one year after their epic wedding, Prince William and wife Kate are reinventing royal marriage for the modern age.

At their cozy farmhouse in Anglesey, Wales, where William is stationed as a search-and-rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force, Kate enjoys fulfilling her role as an officer’s wife – which means handling her own cooking and cleaning.

The domestic duchess – who also styles her own hair, makeup and clothes – whips up “recipes learned from her mother,” royals author Katie Nicholl tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “She brings a sense of ordinariness that William has always craved.”

And unlike royal couples in years past, William and Kate, both 30, are not afraid to publicly express their marital bliss, from date nights to see The Avengers to their recent PDA at the Olympic Games in London.

“They are [touchy] like that in private – completely,” says a friend of the couple’s. “There is nothing contrived about it.”

[From People]

Apparently, Nicholl also tells People that Will enjoys going down to the local pub for a pint, and when Kate joins him, she sips white wine. But is it just me or is this a really back-handed assessment of their marriage? “She brings a sense of ordinariness that William has always craved.” As in, she’s the embodiment of ordinary and average. And that’s why William loves her. Fascinating.

Meanwhile, In Touch Weekly has another nice little propaganda piece all about how brave and heroic William is and how Kate is just sick from worry. William is heroic – but this still reads as propaganda.

The rescue helicopter captained by Flight Lietenant Wales, aka Prince William, had only just returned to the RAF base in North Wales on the afternoon of Aug. 16 when another distress call sent the chopped and crew racing over waters off the coast. William, 30, made it just in time to save a 16-year-old girl – who’d been swept out to sea – from drowning.

It’s just this kind of situation that distresses Will’s wife, Kate Middleton, to the point that even the stoic royal admits, “I always worry when he goes off on a mission.”

Confirms a source, “Kate doesn’t hide the fact that she’s concerned about William when he’s on search and rescue missions. It’s a dangerous job.”

Her worried are well-founded, according to William’s crew member Harry Harrison, who said, “We never know what we’ll face when we’re called out.”

But courageous Kate keeps a stiff upper lip. A source tells In Touch, “She knows it’s his passion, and she’d never ask him to give it up.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]

Oddly enough, I keep hearing stuff about Will’s superiors being kind of pissed off about how much time he’s taken off this year for his royal duties AND for his vacations. William still has to decide by the end of the year whether or not he’s going to continue his military career or begin to be a full-time royal, which is pretty much what I predicted would happen when William announced that he would be training for this helicopter position – the military would spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on his training and he would only be doing the job for a couple of years.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Aug 13
'12
The Olympics Closing Ceremony: so much better than the Opening Ceremony?

These are some selected photos from last night’s Olympics Closing Ceremony. I have to admit… I found it so much more enjoyable than the Opening Ceremony. Was there still some bizarre and “eccentric” stuff? Of course. Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill and the tribute to London traffic? SURE. Why not? But considering the lack of A) giant creepy babies, B) an army of Mary Poppins, C) Pop-up villains that terrified adults, and D) Kenneth Branagh looking embarrassed, I’d say that the closing ceremony was WAY better. I loved all of the music stuff, I got wistful with John Lennon’s “Imagine”, I adored Russell Brand’s cover of “I Am The Walrus” and it was really cool to see George Michael. As for Jessie J – ordinarily, I like her a lot. I think she has a killer voice and I like her general vibe. But I’m not sure if she was the best choice for the Queen tribute, nor do I think her butt cheeks should have made an appearance. Oh, and The Spice Girls! They were kind of meh, right? I was also afraid that we were going to lose a Spice because of how fast those cars were going.

Oh, and you already know my favorite part. DAVID GANDY!! At first, “the tribute to British fashion” felt out of place, but then those screens came down and there was Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Stella Tennant, David Gandy, Lily Cole, Lily Donaldson, Karen Elson, and Georgia May Jagger walking the Union Jack catwalk, and it was really cool and unexpected. Gandy was the only male model up there too! And he looked FINE. GAH. I love him so much.

There was no Queen Elizabeth at the Closing Ceremony – Liz is already in Scotland, on holiday. Prince Harry and Duchess Kate were sent as the Queen’s royal replacements. Well, more Harry than Kate. But Kate was there too, and the cameras cut to her several times as she whispered sweet nothings into Harry’s ear. The camera also caught Harry singing along to “Always Look On the Bright Side of Life” which was super-cute. Kate wore a repeat – the Whistles “Bella Body Conscious Dress”. Don’t ask me why she’s doing an “I’m preggo” pose with her hand on her belly. I’m just assuming she and Harry went off after the Closing Ceremony and they went for a ginger heir, whom they will name Olympia Diana. Yeah, I said it.

PS… this is just a weird question, but why didn’t anyone pay tribute to Elton John or Eric Clapton? Right? Elton and Eric are both English singers, arguably two of the most talented and successful people in the music industry… and both now spend most of their time in America. Is that it?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Aug 10
'12
Duchess Kate pals around with Prince Albert at the Olympics: creepy or cute?

Honestly, I had my heart set on doing a Twihard Meltdown post, but there’s not much new information floating around about those people. So you get a Duchess Kate post, because why not? We have new photos of her, and everyone likes to talk about her. These are photos of Kate at the aquatic center in London yesterday, where she was watching the synchronized swimming with Team GB ambassador, Robin Cousins and Olympic official Jenny Gray. Note Prince Albert of Monaco behind her, leering like your creepy, perverted neighborhood Peeping Tom. Gross. According to Yahoo, Kate actually greeted Albert with a kiss, and she and Albert and the other people were all joking around. Kate was actually cracking jokes, y’all.

As for Kate’s outfit – she was wearing the same old skinny jeans that she’s worn throughout the past two weeks. I bet they smell funky by now. She was allegedly carrying the same navy Smythe blazer that she’s been wearing a lot lately too (Smythe has actually renamed the blazer “The Duchess”). And of course, her beloved Stuart Weitzman Corkswoon wedges and a Team GB polo.

Do you think Albert and Kate get along? I would imagine Kate tries to “get along” with everyone… everyone royal, that is. Even the little Monaco royals deserve Kate’s largesse. And the way Albert is looking at her… ew. Where is his wife? Why does he look at Kate like he wants to devour her? Even the man beside him is like, “Dude, keep it together.” Albert should try Pippa. Pippa would be up for it. As it is, Kate has her hands full with her husband and his ginger brother (yeah, I said it). Sigh… poor Charlene.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Aug 7
'12
Olympics Open Post: Duchess Kate goes sailing & swimmers party in London

Is anyone else kind of Olympic’d out? I am. I’m still watching, of course, but it’s not like I’m going to stay up until midnight to watch some gymnasts bust their butts. So, like we did yesterday, these are some assorted photos from the Olympics and various Olympic-related events. It actually might turn into something of a “Hot Guy Olympics” because we have a bunch of new photos of some of the hot American swimmers. These first photos are of Duchess Kate on a sailboat, where she met Ben Ainslie and some of the other British team. She watched the sailing race, and she wore her hair in a great ponytail. Sigh… I wish she would do ponytails more often. She looks awesome with a ponytail.

As I said in yesterday’s Open Post, track & field events aren’t my favorites, so if you’re coming here for an update on who won what, you’re in the wrong place. Plus, I’m trying not to do spoilers. I will say that I’m proud of Team USA’s women’s soccer team. I will also say that I didn’t cover the completely amazing Gabby Douglas simply because we didn’t have photos, and because I think other sites were covering her historic win a lot better. I’m also not going to cover that stupid controversy over Gabby’s hair. Because it’s a really dumb and nasty controversy, and I don’t even want to get into it. So… let’s get to the photos we do have.

Here’s UK gymnast Louis Smith showing off his medals.

Usain Bolt competing in the 200 meter semi-finals today. My opinion of Bolt completely changed after I saw NBC’s interview with him. He seems like a sweetheart. A cocky sweetheart, but a sweetheart nonetheless.

Chris Hemsworth celebrated Jamaica Independence day in London. I have no idea if this was some kind of Olympics thing, but the pics are cute.

The American swimmers are done at the Olympics, but almost all of them are staying in London to party. Many were at a Speedo event last night – here’s Ryan Lochte, who I can no longer get hot for.

Natalie Coughlin – NBC cutaway to her several times during the competitions.

Nathan Adrian is HOT.

Michael Phelps with his girlfriend. We already discussed that situation.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet and PCN.

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