By Brigitt HauckWednesday 23 February 2011
A hunger strike, wedding cakes and puppies
With the big day nearing for Prince William and Kate Middleton, the internet is abuzz with royal wedding stories. As a confessed wedding obsessive, I'll be keeping up with what's being talked about. Today's round up includes a hunger strike, wedding cakes and puppies.
Don't forget to check the post this week. Invitations to the Royal Wedding have been signed, sealed and delivered.
Though, as expected, an envelope adorned with the Queen's official seal won't come through everyone's letter boxes.
No matter. Estibalis Chavez, a 19-year-old from Mexico, feels particularly snubbed and has staged a hunger strike outside the British embassy in Mexico City in a bid to gain an invitation, says MSNBC's Royal Wedding blog the Windsor Knot.
"The Mexican teen hasn't eaten for the past eight days - consuming only water - in hopes that her bizarre, pathetic stunt will force Will and Kate to invite her to their exclusive wedding celebration."
And Chavez, convinced her hunger pangs won't go unnoticed by the couple, asks:
"Are they going to let me die just because they wouldn't give me an invitation to the royal wedding?"
Sound logical? Don't rush to skip any meals. The stunt hasn't persuaded Palace officials, says the Daily Mail.
"In a statement, the British embassy confirmed staff were aware of her campaign, but said: 'Buckingham Palace regrets that there are no more spots available.'"
Meanwhile, the foodies of the world are cooking up a royal storm over wedding cakes.
Food firm Betty Crocker has designed four wedding cakes in honour of the upcoming nuptials, despite the company's reputation as an "icon of a certain kind of middle-class American domesticity", says AOL food blog Slashfood.
Vivienne Westwood fashion designer“I have to wait until she [Kate Middleton] kind of catches up a bit somewhere with style”
"The odds that Betty Crocker would be asked to bake the wedding cake for Prince William and his fiancée may seem
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