Saturday, February 22, 2014
NEWSMAKERS
Swedish princess gives birth to daughter in New York
STOCKHOLM
A 21-gun salute resounded Friday over Stockholm, marking that Swedish Princess Madeleine, the youngest daughter of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, has given birth to a baby girl in New York.
The baby girl was born late Thursday. The mother and newborn were both well, said the marshal of the realm earlier.
The king and queen expressed their joy and best wishes as did Madeleine’s siblings, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip, and many others on the royal palace’s Facebook page as well as other social media and online newspapers.
The king and queen flew to New York on Friday to visit the new member of the royal family, and her parents — Madeleine and her husband Christopher O’Neill, a New York banker who has dual American-British citizenship.
The couple married in June in Stockholm.
Hot hat: Pharrell auctioning Grammys cap to raise funds
NEW YORK
Pharrell’s days as a mad hatter may be coming to an end.
The famous and buzzed about Vivienne Westwood hat that the producer, rapper and singer wore at the Grammy Awards is being auctioned on eBay to support his charity.
Bids had reached more than $10,000 by Friday afternoon for the brown fedora, which became a trending topic on Twitter after Pharrell wore it.
Proceeds will support Pharrell’s From One Hand to Another charity. It provides arts and educational resources for children.
He will perform his hit “Happy” at the Academy Awards. It’s nominated for best original song and is No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
He’ll release the album “G I R L” on March 3.
Vindicator wire services