• Prince Charles to marry Camilla on April 8
• Now, print your meal and eat it too
• Timberlake may play Elton John in his biopic
• Has Britney 's marriage gone bust?
• Kylie, Kidman and Crowe lend star power to Commonwealth Games
• 100,000 fans book Potter's book on the net
• McConaughey denies role in Cruz-Cruise split
• Baby girl for the Beckhams?
• Kylie's special Valentine's Day announcement
• 'Prince' voted the richest musician of 2004
• Brit kids think Churchill was a 'salesman'
• James Bond is licensed to smoke
  

Prince Charles to marry Camilla on April 8

     London: Prince Charles will marry his long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles on April 8, officials at Clarence House said on Thursday. According to The BBC, the ceremony will take place at Windsor Castle and Mrs Parker Bowles will take the title HRH the Duchess of Cornwall. However, when the Prince of Wales becomes King, Camilla will not be known as Queen Camilla, but as the Princess Consort, Clarence House added. The move will end years of speculation on a relationship which has spanned the decades since they first met in 1971. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have given the Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles their "warmest good wishes for their future together", Buckingham Palace said Charles was married to Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a car crash in 1997. The princess famously referred to Mrs Parker Bowles as one of the contributing factors in the breakdown of her marriage to Charles. The couple, who had two sons - princes William and Harry - had divorced in 1996, a year before Diana died in a Paris tunnel crash along with her beau. Conservative leader Michael Howard said he was "delighted" at the news, but Downing Street has refused to comment until a full statement is released by Clarence House. Parker Bowles' current position has meant that her status was dogged with problems, including her seating at social functions away from her partner. Last June, Mrs Parker Bowles was mentioned in the Prince's accounts, which marked a new realm of acceptance. The marriage is likely to be a sensitive issue because Mrs Parker Bowles is divorced and her former husband is still alive. If he became king, Charles would be the supreme governor of the Church of England and some Anglicans remain opposed to the remarriage of divorcees. The church is officially neutral on the issue, but the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, recently urged the couple to marry. The BBC said: "This is a step not without considerable risk by the Royal Family.

Now, print your meal and eat it too (Go To Top)

     London: Technology seems to have inspired a chef to design an amazing invention, edible ink made of liquidised food to print a picture snack on low-cal edible paper using a specially designed printer. According to The sun, chef Homaru Cantu's food paper can even be downloaded from the internet. He adapted an ink-jet printer with computer wizards from local firm Deep Labs. They first experimented with ink made of crushed carrots, tomatoes and purple potatoes. He has already started printing edible menus at his restaurant Moto in Chicago. Diners can rip up the menu and toss it in their soup or have the sheets baked or fried. "You can make an ink-jet printer do just about anything. Just imagine going through a magazine and looking at an ad for pizza. You wonder what it tastes like so you rip a page out and eat it," he added.

Timberlake may play Elton John in his biopic (Go To Top)

     London: Sir Elton John has inked a deal with Disney to make a movie on his life story and is now lining up Justin Timberlake to play his part in it. The 20-million-dollar biopic will depict Elton's dramatic rise as one the world's greatest stars. "We're making a film with Disney about my life. They'll need about three different people to play me at various stages. Hopefully Justin will be one of them, because he did so well in one of my videos," femalefirst quoted Sir Elton as saying. Timberlake has previously played Elton in the music video for his track 'This Train Don't Stop There Any More'. A host of Elton's celebrity friends are also expected to film cameos for the film, including Liz Hurley, Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas.

Has Britney 's marriage gone bust? (Go To Top)

     London: It seems that all is not well between pop princess Britney Spears and Kevin Federline although they have been married for only five months. According to In Touch Weekly, Federline is back to his bachelor ways and has been reportedly socialising on a regular basis without his wife. "Kevin has suddenly started partying like a single guy. In addition to going out on several occasions without his wedding band on, he's been hanging out with his old posse of pals and flying to Las Vegas for weekends of drinking, gambling and even lap dances in strip clubs," a source was quoted by the weekly, as saying. While another magazine Life and Style Weekly claims Federline's behaviour has prompted Britney to re-consider starting a family. "It has occurred to Britney that Kevin isn't a great help in cleaning up after the dogs . And he might not be too eager to be on midnight diaper patrol either," A source told Life And Style. However Federline is said to be annoyed by the attention Spears lavishes on her three pooches.

Kylie, Kidman and Crowe lend star power to Commonwealth Games (Go To Top)

     Melbourne: Australian stars Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Kylie Minogue are to help the Queen launch a year-long relay leading to Melbourne's Commonwealth Games. According to Herald Sun, the Queen's Baton Relay will begin at Buckingham Palace on March 14. The Queen will pass her baton to a big-name Australian in the palace grounds. Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Elle Macpherson, Greg Norman and Steve Irwin are in the fray for getting the baton. The baton will contain the monarch's message to be read at the Games opening ceremony at the MCG on March 15, 2006.

100,000 fans book Potter's book on the net (Go To Top)

     London: Harry Potter fans it seems want to make sure that they get their copy of the sixth book in the series on time. According to The Sun, 100,000 internet orders have already been placed for the book titled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that would be released in July. It has been Online shop Amazon's No1 children's bestseller for more than a month. They are offering a 7 pound discount on the book if readers pay for it now. "Our customers are incredibly excited about the sixth Harry Potter book. We are thrilled so many have placed orders," Amazon boss Robin Terrell was quoted as saying.

McConaughey denies role in Cruz-Cruise split (Go To Top)

     London: Matthew McConaughey has said that he should not be held responsible for split between his new girlfriend Penelope Cruz and actor Tom Cruise. The star said that he loves Cruz but that doesn't mean 'he will mess around with another guy's girlfriend.' "I wish men would pay attention to this: We're a fraternity. You don't mess around with another guy's girlfriend," Elle magazine quoted McConaughey, who is starring opposite Cruz in the upcoming movie 'Sahara', as saying. Asked about his romance with Cruz he said, "Everyone has his or her own little Webster's Dictionary, you know? The way they see life and the world. I really love her Webster's. I do."

Baby girl for the Beckhams? (Go To Top)

     London: Real Madrid star David Beckham and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham may realize their dream of having a much-longed-for baby girl later this month and name her Luna, which is Spanish for Moon, reports Spanish newspaper La Razon. Posh had recently talked about the joy of having another child and vowed that the new baby will be born in Madrid. "It will be very nice that the child is born here in Spain. He will have dual nationality - which means he will be available for the England and Spanish soccer teams," said Victoria, who already has two sons -Brooklyn and Romeo.

Kylie's special Valentine's Day announcement (Go To Top)

     London: Is pop princess Kylie Minogue getting married. Rumour mills are agog with news that she may just make Valentine's Day 2005 the most memorable by announcing plans to marry long-term boyfriend and French actor Olivia Martinez. "We are going somewhere in France where we can be alone - trust me, it will be lovely. I love Valentine's Day so you can bet that I wouldn't miss being with Olivier for the world," the Closer magazine quoted Kylie as saying.

'Prince' voted the richest musician of 2004 (Go To Top)

     London: Pop icon Prince has been voted the richest musician of the year, leaving behind fellow stars like Madonna, Elton John. The singer has earned 30.4 million pounds from live shows, albums and publishing sales with his Musicology tour and album since making his comeback last year after a decade-long hiatus. According to the survey taken up by Rolling Stone, an US publication, Madonna was placed second as she banked 29.5 million pounds followed by Metallica, the heavy metal band with their 'Madly in Anger' were able to boost up their earnings to 23.1 million pounds. Sir Elton John was ranked fourth in the series with 23 millions pound from performances including a debut on the Las Vegas Strip.

     The top 20 music earners of 2004 are: 1. Prince 2. Madonna 3. Metallica 4. Elton John 5. Jimmy Buffett 6. Rod Stewart 7. Shania Twain 8. Phil Collins 9. Linkin Park 10. Simon and Garfunkel 11. Van Halen 12. Toby Keith 13. Kenny Chesney 14. The Eagles 15. Sting 16. Usher 17. David Bowie 18. Eric Clapton 19. 50 Cent 20. Jay-Z

Brit kids think Churchill was a 'salesman' (Go To Top)

     London: Winston Churchill might take offence at this, but school kids poor at history have branded him an insurance salesman, if a new poll is to be believed. According to The Sun, one in six secondary school kids confuses the wartime leader with the bulldog in the insurance firm's TV ads. Churchill's grandson, ex-Tory MP Winston Churchill, branded history teaching "abysmal". "It makes one want to despair. How many of the younger generations know Britain was responsible for freedom in Europe today? ," he was quoted as saying. "How many know it was not Germany that declared war on Britain, and that it was Britain that declared war on the Nazis? Teaching of our national history is something that cannot be over- emphasised," he added.

James Bond is licensed to smoke (Go To Top)

     London: Thanks to The British Board of Film Classification James Bond can carry on smoking. According to The Telegraph, the board rejected calls from health groups to cut film scenes showing actors smoking saying that such drastic action smacked of "the nanny state" and there was little public demand for the change. The board added that it felt no qualms about adult films containing smoking scenes as long as they were not glamorised and not part of a deal between a film and tobacco company. "It becomes ridiculous if you can't put smoking in a film in context. If you were making a film set in the trenches in the First World War, it would look very odd not to have smoking. Likewise period films in the 1940s and 1950s, when a lot more people smoke, " a board spokesman was quoted as saying. "If you were remaking Casablanca, Rick's Bar wouldn't be Rick's Bar if it wasn't incredibly smoky and I think we feel that it is absolutely fine for James Bond to smoke. However, I don't know what we would do if Harry Potter took up smoking in his next film," he added.