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Elton John To Perform At Prince Williams Wedding…If He Has His Way

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Elton John

Elton John spoke with BBC Radio this week and told them that he will be performing at Prince Williams’ Wedding in some type of capacity. He told the station that he will “probably” perform, but then quickly joked “I’ll probably be outside busking.”

Okay so his response to BBC Radio wasn’t a resounding yes, but given that he performed at Princess Diana’s funeral and that he’s a long time friend of the crown, there’s a good chance he’ll sing something at the ceremony.

In the meantime Kate and William are busy planning their wedding, with official invitations for the April 29 ceremony expected to go out soon.

So will Sir Elton John perform. A spokeswoman tells PEOPLE:

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Kate Middleton’s Engagement Ring is “Must Have” Knock Off of the Year

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Kate Middleton Engagement Ring Photo

Kate Middleton is currently in possession of a sapphire engagement ring, given to her by boyfriend of 9-years Prince William, now knock-offs of that ring have become the must have accessory of the holiday season.

While the $100,000 ring is out of the reach of most buyers, the $1,000 replica according to New York jewelers is flying off the shelf.

According to ring maker The Natural Sapphire Co. orders have been coming in so fast since the wedding announcement that they can’t make duplicates quickly enough.

While $100,00 for a ring is quite expensive, heck $1,000 for a replica isn’t that cheap either, the estimated $40 million cost for the royal wedding is by far more expensive.

Fun fact: The ring Middleton is wearing is the same one that Prince Charles gave to Princess Diana when they first became engaged in 1981.

Prince William, Kate Middleton Set A Date For Wedding

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Kate Middleton and Prince William

It’s official, Prince William and Kate Middleton will officially wed on April 29 2011 at Westminster Abbey.

The royal family made the announcement on Tuesday morning after a bit of drama and a lot of speculation.

West Minster Abbey is the wedding place of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Ann and Prince Andrew. The Abbey is also the spot of Princess Diana’s funeral.

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Princess Diana’s Son Spending $40M on Wedding

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Prince William, oldest son of Prince Charles and the deceased Princess Diana, and his fiancee Kate Middleton are finally going to marry, and not surprisingly, it’ll be a wedding fit for a, uh, Prince. (Though he’s second in line to one day become King of England.) But they’re going to spend $40M on their public wedding. No word on whether this will be paid by taxpayers, or from the budget of Buckingham Palace, or from the pocket of Queen Elizabeth II, William’s grandmum. Queen Betty is independently one of the wealthiest women in the world, if not the wealthiest. Last I heard, maybe 10 years ago, she was worth close to a billion in assets including family jewels (in the literal sense).

Even if taxpayers aren’t footing the bill, does anyone else think this expenditure is sickening, given the state of the world today? Why don’t they just go to Vegas and have an Elvis impersonator marry them — or the British equivalent — and donate the money to charity? Regardless, no matter how much they spend, they just can’t outdo the fairytale wedding of his mother, Princess Diana, who was in love with Prince Charles from the get-go. Diana also did a great deal of charity work. If she were a live today, I wonder what she’d think of this expense, whether or not she had any say in what happened?

In other Royal news, Prince Andrew forgave ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, for trying to negotiate 500,000 British Pounds for access to him.

Will He Or Won’t He?

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The royal palace has yet to confirm rumors that Prince William is ready to pop the question to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, but websites and publications all over the globe have already gone bonkers running headlines about the couple.

People magazine was quick to pick up the story. Their latest cover reads: “The Next Princess: Why They’re Ready to Wed.” It even gives a blow-by-blow account on their love story and speculations on how the prince will propose.

According to CBC News, the rumor started when blogger Tina Brown wrote on The Daily Beast on Monday that “a highly placed source in royal circles said that two days in June have been mysteriously blocked out on the palace diaries—June 3 and 4.” She then speculated that those are likely dates for “an engagement announcement.”

“We don’t comment on speculation,” a Clarence House spokesman told CNN after the rumor exploded.

Still, people are excitedly waiting for the palace’s final and formal announcement on the matter. They two have been dating on and off for the past seven years, so we are all hoping for the best.

Do you think Prince William will propose to Kate soon?