Trashy Celebs

I hope Kate Middleton isn’t reading this, or her Christmas surprise will be ruined. The Sun apparently has an inside track on what Prince William purchased for his girlfriend for Christmas, and, of course, has decided that it is inadequate.

CHEEKY Prince William has bought girlfriend Kate Middleton a pair of FAKE diamond earrings for Christmas.

Mega-rich Wills picked up the bling during a last-minute shopping trip.

The future king — helped by a female friend, a personal shopper and his protection officers — spent more than an hour at Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street.

Wills, 25, snubbed posher jewellery and opted for the white gold earrings with cubic zirconia stones by British designer Dinny Hall.

If they had been set with real diamonds the earrings would have cost more than £10,000. But Wills’s gift set him back just £410.

A Selfridges source said: “William walked round with a female friend and looked at lots of earrings for Kate.

“But whenever he picked out something, his friend would say, ‘No, William - I don’t think so’.

“Like any other bloke, he didn’t seem to know what he wanted and spent time at lots of different counters.”

Less than an hour earlier Wills had said goodbye to Kate, 25, as she flew with her family to Barbados for Christmas.

But she is due home on Thursday and is expected to spend New Year with Wills.

I’m not sure what about this purchase makes Prince William ALLCAPSCHEEKY but then again, I am not British. And you just know that if the Prince had dropped a cool $10K on a gift for his girl, then The Sun would have been all up in his grill about how he throws his money around frivolously. The boy can’t win.

Or maybe I just don’t understand because I’m not a girl who likes fancy jewelry. I’ve been wearing the same silver hoop earrings for over five years. Give me books or electronics or a Home Depot gift card and I’m happy. (See previous entry re: buying a house.) And according to the article, Prince William spent over an hour picking the gift and had a friend along to make sure he got it right …. and I’m sure that Kate will appreciate that more than anything.

Or just maybe, along with those earrings, he’s going to give her a Wii, an iPod, a Macbook Pro, and a private island. Those earrings may just be a stocking stuffer, you know?

Prince William, Kate Middleton