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The engagement ring given to Kate Middleton by her fiancé, Prince William, belonged to his mother, Princess Diana. The ring is the stunning 18 carat blue sapphire and diamond ring his father, the Prince of Wales , gave his mother in February of 1981. In an interview with Fox News, Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell said the ring will be introduced to a new generation through Kate Middleton. "This was my way of making sure that my mother didn't miss out on today," William said as the couple posed for photographers inside St. James's Palace. The wedding is set to...

After The Village plummeted in its second week at the box office, Disney's summer hopes now rest on the shoulders of Anne Hathaway's performance in Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, a film with a slender plot and little character development but with solid performances from Hathaway as Princess Mia, Julie Andrews as the queen of Genovia, and a host of minor characters — human and feline — who keep the zany action moving and the laughs coming. Although it is not for every taste, this G-rated film will no doubt delight its target audience of preteen girls and prove palatable...