When British TV presenter Caroline Flack's Facebook status noted that she "loves jam," the lady wasn't referring to the sweet stuff you put on bread. Rather, it seems that clever Caroline has given her strawberry-hued sweetheart Prince Harry a code name, calling him "jam" in conversations with friends in order to preserve (sorry, had to) the couple's privacy.
Speaking of red-top gossip, London tabloids ignited today when they gleefully found reason to use the words "Prince William," "Kate Middleton," and "marriage" in the same sentence. Don't get too excited: William and Kate simply attended the wedding of William's 28-year-old cousin, Laura Fellows.Harry and William's uncle Prince Andrew, who has notoriously expensive flying tastes, has cultivated a nickname of his own: "Air Miles Andy." Take, for example, his jaunt to Azerbaijan on Monday. He flew to the ex-Soviet republic in a private jet that cost an estimated $97,000 to charter. (A contrast from Spain's budget-conscious Queen Sofia.) For his three-day trip, the Prince hired a French-built Dassault Falcon 9000—which brags room for 15 passengers, deep leather seats, thick carpets, computers, and conference tables—and it was at taxpayers' expense, palace officials have confirmed. In his capacity as roving ambassador for British business, Andrew has formed good relationships with the oil-rich Caspian state; however, concerns have been raised that the Prince is more interested in cultivating his personal business interests.
Prince Andrew's brother Prince Edward took part in less controversial endeavors this week, presenting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a 16-month-old yellow Labrador retriever on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth. The Lab, known as Suzanna, is a symbol of Canada's relationship with the royal family. She will be trained as a bomb-sniffing dog.
