It could be paranoia, but there's suspicious lack of non-Royal Wedding related news. Anyone would think the Royal Household had ordered a super-injunction on anything unBritish...

Following suit, the yanks are celebrating something called BritWeek. There was a VIP launch reception held at the British Consulate in Los Angeles and everything. It was attended by non-Brits (half the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond - or, if you'd prefer, yer wan from Remington Steele and the ma from The Middle) and Brits alike. It was a schmorgesboard of talent with Eric Idle and Julia Ormond at one end of the spectrum, and the Bedingfield brother and someone in a bowler hat who looks a bit like Richard Ayoade hanging on the other end.

Organisers even managed to bag themselves Sir Ben Kingsley and - of course - Lady Victoria Hervey (at the other end). But, in even more impressive guestage, they landed a Windsor. Lord Freddy Windsor, *Googles* "the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent"... looks like he could do with several year's kip. Let's have a closer look. ARGH! OK, maybe he'll have less of the "undeads" about him when the face is pulled into a smile. Nope, scary. OK.

Also, the delectable Julian Sands was there. Where is he now... eeeeeep, there must be a better one. Ah better. Hums of a cut price Don Johnson in an ill-fitting suit, but we'll always have the lake scene in A Room With a View, Mr. Emerson, we'll always have A Room With a View... shame The Reverend Beebe's todger got involved but sure nothing's perfect.