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Robert De Niro gets an eyeful of Monica Bellucci in a low cut black dress | Mail Online
Robert De Niro gets an eyeful of Monica Bellucci in her low cut black dress
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:17 AM on 19th February 2011Wearing a revealing black dress, she was simply greeting fellow actor and co-star Robert De Niro.
But Monica Bellucci gave the 68-year-old actor more than he bargained for when she leaned forward, giving him a close-up glimpse of her curvy figure.
The 46-year-old Italian actress was on stage with De Niro at the 61st Italian Music Festival in Sanremo earlier this evening.
Revealing: Monica Bellucci gives Robert De Niro an eyeful of her assets at the 61st Italian Music Festival earlier tonight
The stars were promoting their forthcoming movie Manuale d'amore 3 (Ages of Love).
According to Variety, the film sees De Niro play Adrian, a divorced American art history professor with a heart transplant, who is living in semi-seclusion in Rome when his passion is rekindled by a lady, named Viola (Bellucci).
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Sarah Ferguson 'not invited to Royal wedding' and WON'T be going | Mail Online
Here's someone who WON'T be going to the Royal wedding: Sarah Ferguson fails to make the cut
By Fay Schlesinger
Last updated at 5:44 PM on 19th February 2011Sarah Ferguson has not been invited to the Royal wedding.
About 1,900 invitations have been sent to family, dignitaries, charity workers and friends of Prince William and Kate Middleton but the Duchess of York was snubbed, royal aides confirmed yesterday.
Friends of 51-year-old Fergie claimed she ‘never expected’ to be asked and would have missed the ceremony anyway owing to ‘private plans overseas’.
Snubbed: Sarah Ferguson dropped off her daughters for a night out with other Royals on Thursday, but is not among the 1,900 guests invited to the Royal Wedding in April
She is also understood to have been reluctant to go to the ceremony ‘alone’. As cousins of William, her daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are expected to sit at the front of Westminster Abbey while their mother, who divorced Andrew 15 years ago, would have been much further back.
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The snub comes after a disastrous 12 months in which the duchess faced £5million debts and tried to sell access to her ex-husband for £27,000 during a newspaper sting, horrifying the Queen.
She spent Christmas Day alone at Andrew’s Windsor home – where she still lives – after holiday plans fell through. She is never invited to join the Queen at Sandringham.
Reluctant: Fergie was understood to not want to attend the ceremony 'alone' and 'never expected' to be invited
Despite declaring last year that she was ‘doing everything she can’ to stave off bankruptcy, her foreign jaunts have run into double figures.
Last month she was pictured fanning a wad of cash while on a shopping trip on the Caribbean island of St Barts with Robbie Williams’s wife Ayda Field.
And two days later she jetted to the exclusive ski resort of Verbier in Switzerland for a family holiday.
At that stage, Sarah was in the dark as to whether she would be invited to the wedding on April 29, friends said.
She might have hoped that pictures of her surrounded by members of the Royal Family would reinforce her status and help her cause.
But courtiers last night confirmed she has been left off the guest list.
The formal invitations were sent out this week via Royal Mail, St James’s Palace confirmed. Six workers from the Lord Chamberlain’s Office addressed and filled the envelopes.
Among the guests will be a host of ordinary citizens who have worked closely with William’s charities, including teenagers, former drug and alcohol addicts and wounded servicemen for the country’s first ‘people’s wedding’.
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'The snub comes after a disastrous 12 months in which the duchess faced £5million debts...' Again? I was under the impression she had paid off all her previous debts. Seems she lives a champagne lifestyle on a baked bean income.
- Ashleigh, Kent, 19/2/2011 09:24
nothing like a wedding to dig up family likes & dislikes. im sure most married couples had same problems. i know i did!
- the lady..., who loves GREAT britain, 19/2/2011 09:22
Diplomacy isn't William's strong suit is it? You wouldn't imagine a future king to be so petty. Hopefully he'll never be king and the monarchy will be confined to history by the time William is due to inherit the throne.
- Max Davies, Aberdeen, 19/2/2011 09:10
I hope for Kate's sake that her marriage to William works out. She only has to look at Fergie to see what life would be like should her marriage fail. One you're out of that family you stay out.
- JLD, Oxford, 19/2/2011 09:08
Sure she could go if she wanted - one's got a stash of brown envelopes you know.....narf, narf
- carefreeeeeeee, France, 19/2/2011 09:05
Why all the fuss????? I believe its up to the couple to invite who they like to their wedding...maybe William just doesn't like her...shock horror !!!!
- wendywoo, aldershot, 19/2/2011 09:04
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- Fergie the ex royal of course, not the football manager. And on the subject of "challenging" relatives, will Kate's uncle be there?
- The Lord Chamberlain has done his job. The wedding invites have been sent out. Who will be there? Fergie? Beckham? And how many politicians?
- The month before #Obama visit, #royal Queen's daughter Princess Anne will be opening an abbatoir in Skegness. A varied royal diet.
- Rather like British PMs, #royal Queen has seen American Presidents come and go. Eisenhower 1st in 1959, #Obama the 9th to stay with Q
- Queen and First Lady got on well two years ago. Put arms round each other and Q said"Now we've met, will you please keep in touch"
- #royal When the Queen first met #Obama two years ago , the American head of state gave her an ipod. He got pix of Q and her husband
- Canada Day, July 1st, when #Prince William will be in Ottawa, is a significant anniversary -- his mother Princess Diana would have been 50
- Canada, post #royalwedding will be a significant moment for Kate. "Wills" mania, occurred when the prince was there in 1998
- Taking in travel, it'll be 8 days on Canadian soil! Day One the couple will celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa.
- Their 9 day trip will include the French speaking province of Quebec. When William's father was there 2 years ago there were protests
- At last, it's official. Post #royalwedding Prince william and Kate Middleton's first overseas tour will be to Canada
- Why the paths of Victoria Beckham and Alexander Karadjardjevic may cross: #royalwedding http://bit.ly/i0KBeK
- "all the children's parents have informed us they do not wish to talk to the media". Those close to #Prince William share his wariness.
- No great surprise that Prince Harry will be #Prince William's best man. They are close and unlike other royal siblings actually get on.
- The day before St Andrews, on the 24th Feb, #Kate Middleton with #Prince Wiliam will attend a lifeboat naming ceremony on Anglesey.
- More "learning the royal ropes" for #Kate middleton. She'll be with #Prince William for 600th Ann of old uni, St Andrews where they met.
- Who once discussed how best to flick peas with the late Queen Mother? My latest #royalwedding article is at http://bbc.in/g4fdl6
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BBC News - Royal wedding: Couple invite 1,900 guests
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Some 1,900 guests will be at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, St James's Palace has said.
No names have offically been released as invitations begin arriving but more than half are family and friends.
UK and foreign dignitaries, senior politicians, charity workers and celebrities like the Beckhams are said to be among the Westminster Abbey congregation on 29 April.
Not all the guests at the service will go on to a Buckingham Palace reception.
The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt says individuals who have come into contact with Prince William will also be present, including people who have been homeless and soldiers injured in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Some famous names on the guest list, such as David and Victoria Beckham, have already trickled out, our correspondent added.
The service will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, with the Archbishop of Canterbury marrying the prince and his bride.
Seated in the front pews will be the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and best man, Prince Harry.
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Saturday, 19 February 2011
New Jersey Senate votes to oppose toll increases
By Keith Goble, Land Line state legislative editor
The New Jersey Senate voted Thursday, Feb. 17, to approve a bill to roll back future toll increases. Tolls were intended to be a revenue source for a now-defunct tunnel plan.
On a 27-9 vote, the rollback now moves to the Assembly for further consideration.
The bill would cancel toll hikes on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway slated for next year. Senate Democrats are pushing the initiative in response to Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to put a stop to plans for the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project.
Specifically, S2636 would direct the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to adopt a resolution to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of the tunnel project to link New York and New Jersey.
“When it comes to the canceled ARC project, there’s just one simple, overarching principle: ‘No tunnel, no toll hike,’” Sen. Nicholas Sacco, D-Hudson, said in a statement.
Christie cited cost overruns for his decision. Instead, the Republican governor wants to use the money from increased tolls to pay for part of his $8 billion, five-year transportation spending plan.
Truckers and other drivers have been paying more since 2008 to access the roadways. Tolls for heavy commercial vehicles to travel the full length of the turnpike were increased from $26.55 to $37.15 to help pay for a commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
A nearly identical increase is expected in 2012.
“If we dedicate funds for a specific project, we should either follow through, or return those funds through decreased tolls,” said Sacco, one of the bill’s sponsors.
The governor’s office has said that partisan politics are at play. The result could affect the Turnpike Authority’s borrowing ability.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney said there is really only one thing to be done.
“If Gov. Christie wants to use a toll hike to pay for his transportation infrastructure plan, he needs to take his case directly to the public, and give them a chance to voice their concerns,” Sweeney, D-Gloucester, said in a statement.
To view other legislative activities of interest for New Jersey, click here.
Editor’s Note: Please share your thoughts with us about the legislation included in this story. Comments may be sent to statelegislativedesk@ooida.com.
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