All things Prince William and Kate Middleton are newsworthy.  But nothing is more so than Kate’s wedding gown.  The entire planet wants to know who gets the honors for designing her most important attire ever.

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Well according to the Daily Telegraph, her gown will be designed by Sarah Burton from the house of Alexander McQueen.  And if that’s the case, she’s going to be dressed like the royalty she is soon to be on April 29th.

“The design of the dress [will] be a combination of Miss Middleton’s own ideas and Mrs Burton’s quirky interpretation of high fashion,” according to the Daily Telegraph.

Talk about pressure on a designer!  But also what an honor.  If it’s a hit, she’s going to be forever known for designing a royal gown.  If it fails… well, she’s screwed.

I can’t wait to see this dress!

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Moss, Stella McCartney and Naomi Campbell attended a memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England for fashion designer (Lee) Alexander McQueen.

Anna Wintour spoke at the private service A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of  Alexander McQueen where she said:

"There was no containing his contradictions,"  [he was a]"complex and gifted young man, born not far from here, who as a child used to sit on the roof of his tower block and watch the birds circling overhead."

The London Community Gospel Choir led the congregation in Amazing Grace during which a collection was taken up in aid of the Terrence Higgins Trust, the Blue Cross and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.  Bjork sang a haunting version of Gloomy Sunday (the Billie Holiday song about contemplating suicide).

Friends told stories of the iconic fashion desire and sang hymns.  The hour-long service ended with:

Milliner Philip Treacy, McQueen's nephew, and McQueen's CEO, Jonathan Akeroyd, led final prayers of intercession in which they also remembered the designer's mother Joyce, who died a week before her son, and his late friend Isabella Blow. As they did so, the sun sliced through the windows of the great dome above, throwing shafts of sunlight on to the speakers below. It was just the kind of wordless symbolism in which McQueen used to specialise.

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I know you’ve probably already heard of this today.  I stepped out only to come back and hear that Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, 40, was found dead in his London flat in the exclusive Green Park area.  A source:

“An ambulance was called at 10am today. Alexander was found hanging inside.”

It is said he was depressed over the death of his mother a week ago, and the day after her death wrote on Twitter:

“i’m letting my followers know the my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mumx”

A minute later he added: “but life must go on!”

On Sunday he wrote:

“sunday evening been a f****** awful week but my friends have been great but now i have to some how pull myself together …”

Model Kate Moss was a bridesmaid at his marriage to documentary maker George Forsyth in 2000 (they split a few years later).  A spokeswoman for Kate said she is:

“shocked and devastated at the tragic loss of her dear friend Lee McQueen”

His website has the following message:

On behalf of Lee McQueen’s family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand has been found dead at his home. At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee’s family.

Lee’s family has asked for privacy in order to come to terms with this terrible news and we hope the media will respect this.

That main picture was from February 2 of this year.  Our sincere condolences to family and friends at this very sad time.

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