The Royal Roundup: July 8-9, 2008

We’re going to be playing around with some new organizational ideas for The Royal Roundup this week — don’t mind us. All of your news and gossip will still be here!

Queen Elizabeth

• hosts guests from Abu Dhabi and 8,000 others at a palace garden party (The National, The Associated Press, Straits Times, The Press Association)
• gets some tips on how she should shake up her garden parties (HeraldNet)
• signs on with Prince Charles to help the government build eco-towns (Telegraph, Guardian)

Prince Charles

• bestows awards (Coventry Telegraph, OneIndia)
• gets an ITV birthday celebration (Digital Spy, Metro, Monsters and Critics)
• is praised by environmentalists and foodies (PerthNow, Guardian)
• will visit Cornwall (Cornwall24)

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

• was caught with a golliwog toy in her car (Daily Mail, Times Online, Monsters and Critics, Guardian)
• visits the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show with Prince and Princess Michael of Kent (Hello!, Telegraph, The Press Association, The Press Association)

Prince William

• helps with hurricane exercises in Montserrat (Telegraph)
• gets US medal for help in drug bust (Fashion.ie)

Prince Harry

• builds schools in Lesotho for Sentebale (The Associated Press, Monsters and Critics, ITV.com, TeleText, The Mirror, Daily Mail, Independent Online, The Sun, Scotsman)

Chelsy Davy

• may be thinking about dumping Prince Harry (Gay Socialites, Fashion.ie, Showbiz Spy)
• overindulges at a party in South Africa (Monsters and Critics, Infos Jeunes France, Bild.de)

Prince Andrew

• speaks at a UK trade event (Design Week)

Princess Beatrice

• flies EasyJet (Telegraph)

Princess Anne

• visits the Isle of Man (Manx Radio, Manx Radio, Isle of Man Today, Isle of Man Today)

Zara Phillips

• has a new horse to ride (Hello!, Daily Mail)

Mike Tindall

• pleads guilty to driving drunk (The Mirror, Monsters and Critics, Reading Evening Post, Times Online, Radio New Zealand, Telegraph)