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* Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher open a new infirmary at the Royal Hospital Chelsea (via POW website)
* The Duchess of York is not ruling*  out getting back together with Prince Andrew. (via Hello!)
* Photos of Kate Middleton at the Geneva airport after a skiing holiday (at PopSugar)
* Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has acute bronchitis and canceled engagements for March 26-27, 2009. (via POW website)
* Princess Anne is new Royal Patron of Edinburgh Zoo. (via Edinburgh News)
* Zara Phillips and her horse Toytown on the comeback trail to Badminton horse trials (via Telegraph)

* Prince Harry’s shocking pink nails
* Queen Elizabeth disapproves of inaccuracies in ‘The Young Victoria’ movie
* Princess Eugenie’s gap year plans scrapped by Prince Andrew 
* Prince William and Kate Middleton to go on £40k skiing holiday

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* Questions for ‘workshy’ Prince William after he attends just 14 official engagements in a year – Prince William is criticized for the number of official engagements he fulfilled.  (Daily Mail)
* Prince William to move in with Kate? – The prince and Kate Middleton are said to be planning to move into a remodeled house near the Shropshire RAF base. (M&C)
* Prince Harry’s Imbruglia texts – Prince Harry sends text messages to singer Natalie Imbruglia. (M&C)
* Prince William criticised for "doing almost nothing" – A royal watcher alleges in a documentary that the prince does “almost nothing". (AFP)
* Princes …read more

Happy happy birthday to the following royals, nobles and friends of royals!
February
23 – Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (196)
24 – Prince Carlo, Duke of Calabria (1963)
24 – Arietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)
26 – Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954)
28 – Lalla Khadija of Morocco (2007)
March
1 -  Lady Rose Windsor (1980)
1 – Timothy Laurence
source: The Royal Forums

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* Prince Charles reading Robert Burns poetry becomes online download hit – “The Prince of Wales recorded two of his favourite Robert Burns poems for the BBC Scotland audio project . He recited My Luve is Like a A Red Red Rose and My Heart’s In The Highlands.” (Telegraph)
* Princess Anne gets warm welcome at jail – “THE Princess Royal was given a warm welcome by staff and prisoners yesterday during her first visit to Castle Huntly Prison in 10 years.” (The Press and Journal)
* Prince Harry’s charity crisis – “Britain’s Prince Harry’s charity has been accused of failing …read more

Happy happy birthday to the following royals, nobles and friends of royals!
16 – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (1991)
17 – Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
17 – Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei (1974)
18 – Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947)
19 – Prince Andrew (1960)
21 – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk of Bhutan (1980)
21 – Prince Amedeo of Belgium (1986)
21 – King Harald of Norway (1937)
21 – Count Carl Theodor of Ortenburg (1992)
22 – Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (1933)
source: The Royal Forums

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* Prince Philip tries to quash health fears with first public outing in two weeks – “The Duke of Edinburgh made his first public appearance for two weeks today in a bid to quash growing speculation about his health.” (Daily Mail)
* Princess Beatrice Gives Up Drinking Alcohol – “The royal – who recently had her $22,300 BMW stolen because she left her keys in the ignition – has quit alcohol in an attempt to "get healthy."” (AHN)
* Prince Harry tells Paris Hilton: Our midnight date is off – “the Prince, who recently split from his girlfriend of five years, …read more

Happy happy birthday to the following royals, nobles and friends of royals!
9 – Princess Raiyah of Jordan (1986)
11 – Prince Katsura of Japan (1946)
11 – Princess Ayah of Jordan (1990)
12 – Prince Hussein Mirza of Jordan (1981)
13 – Princess Alia of Jordan (1956)
14 – Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein (1945)
source: The Royal Forums

* Queen and Duke cancel state visit – “The Queen has cancelled a state visit because of “other commitments”, not her age or the Duke of Edinburgh’s health, Buckingham Palace has said.” (BBC)
* Madoff Marketer Met With U.K.’s Prince Charles, Markopolos Says – “Bernard Madoff used high-profile recruiters to target royalty and wealthy Europeans including Britain’s Prince Charles, whistleblower Harry Markopolos said.” (Bloomberg)
* Crown prince hopes to enhance Japan’s ties with Vietnam – “Crown Prince Naruhito expressed hope Thursday that he will be able to contribute to enhancing Japan’s relationship with Vietnam on his first trip to the Southeast Asian …read more

There are quite a few books about royalty, both past and present, that are due to come out in the coming months. You might want to keep these in mind to add to your reading list. Release dates are in parentheses.

The Life of Mary, Queen of Sots: An Accidental Tragedy (Hardcover) by Roderick Graham; 542 pages; Publisher: Pegasus (July 27, 2009)
Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filming the Lives of Queens (Hardcover) by Elizabeth A. Ford and Deborah C. Mitchell; List Price $40.00 (April 15, 2009)
Mary Queen of Scots (Scotties) (Paperback) by Elizabeth Douglas; 48 pages, published by NMSE – Publishing …read more