“Zara Phillips: Another royal wedding due as Zara Phillips, Mike Tindall get engaged - Los Angeles Times” plus 1 more |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:09 PM PST
Phillips, 29, is the daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband, Mark Phillips. Though she carries no title, she's 12th in line to the throne. The two were engaged Monday at their home in western England. Tindall, 32, met Phillips in a Sydney bar during rugby's 2003 World Cup, when he played on the winning team. She is an Olympics-caliber equestrian, though she pulled out of the 2008 Beijing Games because of an injury to her horse. In a statement, Phillips said she was "really shocked when Mike proposed but I am very happy." Tindall said: "I am delighted that Zara has agreed to marry me. We are both very excited about the next stage of our lives together."
In other royal wedding news, the official china of the April 29 ceremony for Prince William and his Kate has gone on sale, the BBC reports. Designed and approved by the happy couple, the bone china features "the couple's entwined initials in gold and silver surmounted by Prince William's coronet and the wedding date," said Nuala McGourty, the Royal Collection's director of retail. "Doves, white ribbons and hearts in silver, gold and gray, set against a pale-gray striped background, decorate the whole range," she said. RELATED: Prince William and Kate cuddle in royal engagement photos [poll] Prince William and Kate set a wedding date at Westminster Abbey Nice engagement ring, Kate and Wills -- just don't stand too close to Hilary Duff — Christie D'Zurilla The Associated Press contributed to this report. Photos: Rugby player Mike Tindall and equestrian Zara Phillips, newly engaged to be married, outside their home in Gloucestershire, England, on Tuesday. At right, Phillips' engagement ring. The queen's eldest granddaughter is 12th in line to the throne. Credits: Tim Ireland / Reuters.
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| Bling watch: Christmas snow means jewelry refunds - WRAL Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:45 PM PST ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Alan Perry has $250,000 on the line if at least 3 inches of snow fall in Asheville on Christmas Day, but to hear him talk, a blizzard would suit him just fine. "Let it snow, baby! Let it snow!" Perry, a Wilmington jeweler, said Wednesday as his latest promotion brought him grins and shoppers buzzing with anticipation. Perry's Emporium has an insurance policy that will refund the cost of all jewelry purchased in the Wilmington store between Nov. 26 and Dec. 11 if at least 3 inches of snow fall at Asheville Regional Airport on Christmas Day. The deal was first reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times. National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Outlaw says prospects are good that Perry's promotion might pay off. "He might actually have to. It's going to be quite an event," Outlaw said. Outlaw says the current forecast calls for as much as 5 inches of snow for Asheville, with up to 4 inches possible from the middle of Christmas Day through the afternoon. The combination of cold air pumped in by high pressure from the north and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico by low pressure makes snow almost a certainty, according to Outlaw. "This is looking like a perfect situation for snow," he said. Promoting his store is nothing new to Perry. He's also sponsored a deal in which buyers get their engagement rings free if it rained on their wedding day. The latest idea was spawned as Perry returned from a meeting in the Midwest with other jewelers, among them the operator of a Chicago store that offered free "bling" if 6 inches of snow fell on the city during a similar time frame. "I was flying home and I was praying and meditating," he said, noting that he was also bemoaning the fact that people are likely sitting or walking on Wilmington-area beaches on Christmas Day. "The plane was flying over Asheville and the pilot came on and said we were flying over Asheville on our final approach to Charlotte and I said, 'That's it' and that's where my great idea came from." Perry found an insurance company that specializes in promotions like his, and he was on his way. "It has paid off like crazy," he said. Now, Perry says, people all over Wilmington are asking him if it's going to snow. He said people have walked up to him well after the deadline asking if they can get in on the deal. That has increased business at his store, but it hasn't bolstered the number of potential recipients, which he estimates to be around 300. "I'm tickled," he said. "I mean, I'm praying for it to snow." Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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