Media Criticism Kate and William: The Royal Wedding
Why can't the media let the royal wedding go? Long after Twitter and Facebook fans have quieted their yammering about Prince William and Kate Middleton, the news cycle is still trying to get its money's worth. Unfortunately, Kate and William will be kind of hard to get ahold of since the ceremony, since they're planning to be holed up in a$4k-a-night villa . (And if you're wondering if I'm ashamed to know the exact amount of their honeymoonsuite, the answer is yes.)
Undeterred, the British media has moved on to the rest of the Middleton family, tracking down Michael , Carole, James, and especially Pippa Middleton to find out what their lives have been like for the past three days. (Mostly it's involved avoiding press people, who keep shoving microphones and cameras into their faces to ask what their lives have beenlike for the past three days.) The maid of honor has it especially rough after being declared the new hottest commodity in London , despite the fact that she has a long-term boyfriend/possible fiance . So what's with the new Pippa obsession ?
Maybe it's because Americans were generally unaware of Pippa -- or the rest of the Middleton family -- before being introduced to her early Friday morning. Or perhaps it's because of allthe Twitter speculation that she would hook up with Prince Harry and make the new royals a family of Middletons. But most likely it's because Pippa, unlike her sister Kate, hasn't spent half a lifetime in the public eye, and therefore has some embarrassing Facebook photos we can dig up. One of today's hottest stories features photos of the 27-year-old wearing a dress made out of toilet paper and climbing on top of a human pyramid of cute boys .
And, like anything celebrity-related, the media is blaming all the attention on Pippa herself, specifically for wearing such an incredible dress at her sister's wedding. According to one of today's Daily Mail articles aboutPippa (yes, there is more than one article, just from this morning):
Kate’s glorious bridal gown rightly grabbed all the headlines. But smoking hot on her heels was lil’ sis, poured into a column of buttermilk satin, in a button-backed dress that was tighter than a coat of paint.
True, its unforgiving structure meant Pippa had to mince up and down the Abbey aisle like a geisha with corns, but it was worth it.
After all, her role as maid of honour was a secondary one. Hold the bouquet, keep smiling, don’t let the bride get spinach on her teeth.
Most importantly, she had to attend toa majestic bridal train that was almostnine feet long. A duty that required a lot of bending over.
So if you have to do this in front of a global audience of billions, you mightas well bunny dip in an unforgettable frock that is going to maximise your best asset.
See, if only Pippa hadn't been dressed so salaciously, we'd be able to leave her alone! It's her fault that she looked so beautiful in her dress that the paparazzi will now be following her around relentlessly. Well, the dress, and the fact that we need to continue this British royal coverage somehow … think about all the moneywe just sank into it !
Deconstructing the media's obsession with Pippa Middleton
Media Criticism Kate and William: The Royal Wedding
Why can't the media let the royal wedding go? Long after Twitter and Facebook fans have quieted their yammering about Prince William and Kate Middleton, the news cycle is still trying to get its money's worth. Unfortunately, Kate and William will be kind of hard to get ahold of since the ceremony, since they're planning to be holed up in a$4k-a-night villa . (And if you're wondering if I'm ashamed to know the exact amount of their honeymoonsuite, the answer is yes.)
Undeterred, the British media has moved on to the rest of the Middleton family, tracking down Michael , Carole, James, and especially Pippa Middleton to find out what their lives have been like for the past three days. (Mostly it's involved avoiding press people, who keep shoving microphones and cameras into their faces to ask what their lives have beenlike for the past three days.) The maid of honor has it especially rough after being declared the new hottest commodity in London , despite the fact that she has a long-term boyfriend/possible fiance . So what's with the new Pippa obsession ?
Maybe it's because Americans were generally unaware of Pippa -- or the rest of the Middleton family -- before being introduced to her early Friday morning. Or perhaps it's because of allthe Twitter speculation that she would hook up with Prince Harry and make the new royals a family of Middletons. But most likely it's because Pippa, unlike her sister Kate, hasn't spent half a lifetime in the public eye, and therefore has some embarrassing Facebook photos we can dig up. One of today's hottest stories features photos of the 27-year-old wearing a dress made out of toilet paper and climbing on top of a human pyramid of cute boys .
And, like anything celebrity-related, the media is blaming all the attention on Pippa herself, specifically for wearing such an incredible dress at her sister's wedding. According to one of today's Daily Mail articles aboutPippa (yes, there is more than one article, just from this morning):
Kate’s glorious bridal gown rightly grabbed all the headlines. But smoking hot on her heels was lil’ sis, poured into a column of buttermilk satin, in a button-backed dress that was tighter than a coat of paint.
True, its unforgiving structure meant Pippa had to mince up and down the Abbey aisle like a geisha with corns, but it was worth it.
After all, her role as maid of honour was a secondary one. Hold the bouquet, keep smiling, don’t let the bride get spinach on her teeth.
Most importantly, she had to attend toa majestic bridal train that was almostnine feet long. A duty that required a lot of bending over.
So if you have to do this in front of a global audience of billions, you mightas well bunny dip in an unforgettable frock that is going to maximise your best asset.
See, if only Pippa hadn't been dressed so salaciously, we'd be able to leave her alone! It's her fault that she looked so beautiful in her dress that the paparazzi will now be following her around relentlessly. Well, the dress, and the fact that we need to continue this British royal coverage somehow … think about all the moneywe just sank into it !
Pippa Middleton's leaked photo scandal - 'Her Royal Hotness' in bra
Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton, Kate Middleton's (now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) younger sister made headlines this week for a leaked photo of her in a purple bra and skirt dancing with a man wearing only boxers.
After the Royal Wedding, Pippa earned her own title on the internet as 'Her Royal Hotness,' a moniker which has likely become increasingly popular since her racy photos appeared, on Us Weekly's website .
Pippa has yet to respond to the photo scandal, but the 27-year-old event organizer isn't the only Middleton family member who had a photo scandal this week, nude photos of their 23-year-old brother James Middleton also emerged online.
The series of (NSFW) photos show James posing shirtless with his hand in his boxers, mooning the camera, and sitting fully nude in a leather chair with his legs crossed.
A friend Catherine's "wild child" brother told Us Weekly that James has grown up since the photos were taken.
"James is just a typical lad who likes to mess around with his friends and do silly things for laughs," the friend told Us Weekly . "Most of the photos were from his first year at university. Just a teenager. You know how it gets, a lot of silly parties and a lot of alcohol. He's grown up a lot since then and would never behave like this now. He's a good guy. Party days are well behind him."
In 2008, James also made headlines when photos were leaked of him wearing a French maid outfit and one of Kate's dresses, but the get-ups were reportedly for a costume party.
Pippa works part-time at the party planning company Table Talk and also writes an online magazine for their parents' online party supply website, Party Pieces. James also has partying in his genes, he got a bank loan and started Cake Kit Company, a cake-baking company that runs alongside his parents' business.
Pippa Middleton served as the maid of honor at her sister's wedding and was responsible for planning the post-wedding party , which reportedly made palace officials "shudder."
Pippa is rumored to be starting her own party-planning business later this year that will branch off from her parent's company. According to Us Weekly , Pippa Middleton is currently dating former England cricketer Alex Loudon.
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