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April Fools' jokes poke fun at royal wedding
(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-04-02 09:15
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The big royal occasion later this month was the top target for traditional April 1 pranks in the press on Friday, including bride-to-be Kate Middleton shopping for baby clothes and the left-leaning Guardian joining the pro-monarchy bandwagon.
Beyond the royal nuptials, British tycoon Richard Branson has snapped up Pluto in a bid to reinstate it as a planet while his Virgin Atlantic airline will encourage first class travellers to grow their own vegetables on long-haul flights.
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In terms of journalistic resources, few put in as much effort as the Guardian, traditionally a bastion of royal-bashing republicanism.
"In something of an about turn, the Guardian today pledges its 'full throated support' for the monarchy," it said in its online edition, which features a comprehensive live blog poking fun at rival newspapers and broadcasters.
It includes a photograph of Prince William's best man and brother Prince Harry holding "what appears to be a draft of his best man's speech" which refers to an incident involving a goat and royal pal Guy Pelly at the exclusive Bouji's nightclub.
A Breaking News headline at 10:11 am declared the royal wedding was off, but four minutes later a "Correction" informed readers that it was on.
Most readers were in on the joke, but those in two minds might refer to the blog heading in Latin: "Sis tranquillus est iocum". Fret not, it's a joke.
The Daily Mail has a Middleton look-a-like studying infants' clothes a month before she gets married. The photographer was "Will Sandkate".
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