NEWSMAKERS | Royal couple begins honeymoon

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Royal couple begins honeymoon

LONDON

So the wait for a royal honeymoon wasn’t so long after all. Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, have left for a honeymoon at an undisclosed location, palace officials said Tuesday, declining to elaborate on the key details of where or for how long. They also requested the young couple’s privacy be respected during that time.

British media widely reported they had jetted off to the Seychelles, an island chain in the Indian Ocean.

Dugard memoir to be published July 12

SAN FRANCISCO

A California woman who was kidnapped as a girl and held captive for 18 years is planning to have her memoirs finished and published by summer. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that Jaycee Dugard’s account of her ordeal will go on sale July 12. The book, titled “A Stolen Life,” will cover Dugard’s abduction and life with Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the couple who have confessed her abduction and rape.

Lady Gaga to debut songs on FarmVille

LOS ANGELES

Lady Gaga is turning to an unusual method to expand her fan base: The pop icon is releasing songs from her new album on a section of online game FarmVille before they can be heard anywhere else.

The singer, known for her outrageous styles and hits such as “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance,” will allow singles from “Born This Way” to be heard within a neighboring farm called “GagaVille.”

Players have to complete tasks to hear one new track per day from Tuesday to May 19. The album is due to be released May 23.

Wedding snub was difficult, says Fergie

CHICAGO

Sarah Ferguson tells Oprah Winfrey it was “difficult” not to be invited to last month’s royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Duchess of York says in an interview to air today on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that she instead went to Thailand. Ferguson says she wanted to be with her daughters, who attended the wedding with their father, Ferguson’s former husband, Prince Andrew. Ferguson also said she believes Prince William’s mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, “would be so proud of her son.”

Vindicator wire reports