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Royal Fairy Tales in the Digital Age

The “Fairy Tale” Royal engagement, announced yesterday, prompted an outpouring of joy in this morning’s papers. The red tops in particular are euphoric, filled to the brim with jubilant headlines and rapturous copy. I suspect the coverage arouses hope that the event will provide succour to their declining readership and influence. Past trends suggest papers…

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Royal wedding? Screw the recession, there's dosh to be made…

And so the day has come! Prince William is to marry Kate Middleton. Be of good cheer, Britain, there’s new blood being drafted into the old firm! It really is fabulous news, in such tough economic times, that the cuts will not affect everything. In 2011 there will be something for the whole nation to…

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A Modern Love Story: When Amy wed Blake

Fairy-tale romances used to involve blushing brides and charming princes. Today’s ideal is messier but, as Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have shown, still potent The Independent. 02 June 2007 Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes it most certainly is not. When the singer Amy Winehouse, 23, and the “music video assistant” Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, exchanged…

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Dream marriage?

Preston and Chantelle: Dream marriage or.. Mirror.co.uk – UK … that contestants who get together post-reality shows make a lot of money – Jordan and Peter Andre being the prime example,” says celebrity PR Mark Borkowski. … http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16949549&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=just-a-kiss-and–telle–name_page.html