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Q: Why isn’t Eng-

land’s Prince Philip called King Philip? —Liz Sawyer, Marysville, Calif.

A: As the husband of the

monarch, Prince Philip, 89, is Queen Elizabeth’s consort, not the king. He holds the title Duke of Edinburgh and was made a prince of the United Kingdom by his wife in 1957. The spouse of a male British monarch, however, can take on the title of queen.

Middleton’s love of Helayel’s Issa dresses has turned the brand into a global closet must-have.

Walker created many of Diana’s most iconic looks, including her “Elvis dress.”

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HOBBIES Though her height ended a childhood dream of being a ballerina, she took classes into adulthood.

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Kate is an accomplished sailor and an avid swimmer and played on her prep school’s fieldhockey team.

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Q: If something hap-

pened to Princes William and Harry, who would take the throne after their father, Prince Charles? —Caro-

—T. King, Charlotte, N.C.

A: It means they’ll have

a 24-hour security detail and staff for ofﬁcial engagements—but they’re happy to do their own chores. The couple will not employ the usual royal domestic staff, like private chefs and butlers, at their primary home, a rented cottage near William’s air force base.

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Q: What influence

did his parents’ troubled relationship have on Prince William? —Margaret Matten, Temple, Tex.

A: It made him cautious.

“He’s determined that his marriage won’t end in divorce. He wanted to be sure Kate was the right

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woman,” says Katie Nicholl, author of The Making of a Royal Romance, pointing to the couple’s nineyear courtship. “He would only give his mother’s ring to someone he’d spend the rest of his life with.”

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Andrew, 51. He’s followed by his daughters, Beatrice, 22, and Eugenie, 21, and his brother Prince Edward, 47.

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How many dogs has Queen Elizabeth owned? Since getting her ﬁrst corgi as an 18th-birthday present, the Queen has owned more than 30 others. She currently has four. She also has three dorgis (the breed she introduced when one of her dogs mated with Princess Margaret’s dachshund).

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THE PARTIES Some 600 of the 1,900 guests will attend a reception following the Westminster Abbey ceremony. Half of those will also go on to a dinner at Buckingham Palace.

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Kate Middleton don’t plan to have servants. What does that mean?

The brunette beauty prefers to perfect her golden glow on this private West Indies island.

THE CAKE There are two: The main dessert is a multitiered “ﬂoral theme” fruitcake. A chocolate cookie cake requested by the groom is also on the reception’s refreshment menu.

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Q: Prince William and

Royal Wedding Guide THE GUESTS The list mixes big names (Elton John, Prince Albert of Monaco, David Beckham) with unknowns like Chan Shingadia, the Middletons’ grocer.

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Guinness World Records, it’s the Istana Nural Iman in Brunei, which boasts 2,152,780 square feet of ﬂoor space. It’s home to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

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Working at a yogurt shop. I felt like that Judge Reinhold character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, when he wore that pirate costume and was just totally humiliated. I remember saying to myself, “I really, really need to sit down and think about my future. This is not going well.” How did you meet your wife? We were doing theater in Washington, D.C., and were understudies for the lovers in Twelfth Night. I had been courting her for a couple of months, though she didn’t know it because my ﬂirting is so dull. But on opening night we were dancing, and there was chemistry we couldn’t ignore.

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PARADE: What do you like about Phil Dunphy? I think that Phil really believes in his family, even when they might not be living up to his expectations. He’s not a guy who’s easily disappointed. And I love that he may be screwing up, but he’s really trying. That’s something I aim to do myself. You spent some of your our early years in Applegate, ate, Oregon. What was that at like? Incredibly idyllic. My brother rother and sister and cousinss and I would go out every day ay to crawl around the mountains ntains and build forts. Sometimes times we took our inner tubes es and ﬂoated down the river until we got to the country store our family owned. We would disappear in the morning and come back at dinner, which seems so quaint nowadays. My brother and I spent hours improvising and trying to crack each other up. Is there something you consider classically Oregonian about you? I ride my bike in the rain. 6 • April 24, 2011

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I have a deep and abiding love for all the Oregon teams [that’s the Ducks’ mascot, left]. Also, I generally dress like I’m a logger, even though I wouldn’t last a long morning logging. When did you realize you wanted to be an actor? I had dropped out of college for a couple of years and was sort of coasting. Soon after my dad passed away, I decided to see what I might actually be interested in, and I went back to the University of Oregon. I got into a grad-level acting class, and

the first day we had to come up with a Shakespeareantype character and improvise for three minutes. I pulled out a wooden box and stood on it to play a guy who thought he was really great, who was full of bravado but was a total idiot—which is a bit Phil-esque. I got a laugh, and it felt like I was in a love bath. I ran off and changed my major. You had many jobs before you were able to make a living as an actor—forest firefighter, busboy, bartender, tour guide, telemarketer.… What was the weirdest?

What do you like to do on Sundays? We put Frances in the stroller and take a half-hour walk to a kitchen store called Surfas. We get lunch, and my wife, who’s a pastry chef, looks at the stuff—they have every pastry tool in the world there. I walk around the preparedfoods section, and then we meet up at the register. It’s that Sunday thing where you’re just kind of luxuriating, and the most you’re thinking about is lunch and what you’ll create for dinner. Do you have a favorite TV dad? I’m a big Bill Cosby fan. He could dispense all of this wisdom without getting tre r treacly. I loved how sm smart that show was, th that it was so so sophisticated and di didn’t pander. You and your brother recently opened a bar in Salt Lake City. If you were going to name a cocktail for Phil, what would you call it? I would call it the Surface of the Moon, because I think that’s about how much noise is happening in Phil’s brain.

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A: First, let me ask: Has your husband always been reluctant, or did he once enjoy going out with you? If he did, what changed? Many of us, for example, have minor hearing loss as we get older and ﬁnd it hard to follow conversations at loud parties. Have an honest talk with your husband without accusing him of purposely hurting you. Chances are, this is about him, not you, and there may be a simple compromise: Maybe he wants the party to come to him occasionally— like having a few friends over for drinks and snacks—and other times, he’s happy for you to be on your own. And really, what’s wrong with that? Consider this: You might have a better time when you’re not worried about Sir Grumpalot. —Judith Newman Send your questions to Parade.com/mannerup April 24, 2011 • 7

A PERFECT MATCH

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When Michelle Obama and Jill Biden met, they felt “an instant connection,” Biden says. Adds Obama, “My husband’s decision to select Joe as his vice president was one of the best decisions he’s made. And it gave me Jill, which was completely fortuitous.”

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AMERICA’S FIRST MOMS

For Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, family comes first. That’s why this month they’re uniting to launch a campaign to provide support on the home front for the spouses and kids of U.S. troops fighting overseas. BY LYNN SHERR AND MAGGIE MURPHY COVER AND OPENING PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIGITTE LACOMBE

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each other’s sentences. And they laugh—a lot. The first thing you notice when you sit down with First Lady Michelle Obama and vice presidential spouse Jill Biden is how warm and relaxed their relationship is. They have a “great partnership,” Obama says. “We complement one another,” Biden adds. Out of this First Friendship comes the pair’s first-ever common initiative, Joining Forces. Its aim: to raise awareness about the challenges faced by military families and to encourage all Americans to help the spouses and children of our service members. The women bring different backgrounds and experiences to their shared mission. A lawyer by training, then an executive by choice, Obama, 47, is the mother of Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9. Her closest family member to serve in the military was her father, who was in the Army before she was born. Biden, 59, the mother of three grown children and the grandmother of five, still works as a community-college professor while fulfilling her official duties as Visit us at PARADE.COM

the vice president’s wife. Her oldest son, Beau, now attorney general of Delaware, served in Iraq with the Delaware Army National Guard from October 2008 to September 2009. On a brisk spring morning, the women met with PARADE in the East Wing’s Map Room to discuss the importance of America’s military families—and how their own families help keep them grounded.

PARADE: Why

this initiative? When I started campaigning for my husband, I wanted to meet with groups of women to make sure their stories were a part of the conversation in his campaign and potentially in his administration. Everywhere I went there were military spouses, and their stories took my breath away—the pain of multiple deployments, trying to keep the family aﬂoat. I remember sitting and crying with a group of them. MO:

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in January from their holiday in Hawaii; below, Jill Biden and her son Beau at his 2009 welcome-home ceremony from Iraq.

Had you ever thought of this before? MO: This was not a part of my conversation, and it wasn’t a part of the broader conversation in this country. PARADE: For people who are reading this today, what do you suggest they do? Put down the magazine and…? MO: They can go to www.joining forces.gov and find out the options that are available. But one of the things we’re also asking people to do is to start in their universe. If you’re a parent, what can you do to find out how many, if any, military children are in your schools? In your churches, synagogues, congregations? Are there National Guard or Reserve personnel? PARADE: And then what? MO: And then do what you do best. If you’re an accountant, think about offering pro bono services. If you’re a teacher, maybe offer tutoring to military kids. We want to encourage people to be creative and not feel they have to develop a whole other expertise. JB: After I got off the 2008 presidential campaign, where I’d also met so many military families, I called the National Guard and said, “Where can I go? What can I do?” They referred me to Delaware Boots on the Ground [a nonprofit aiding local military families]. We bonded instantly, and we started a fund-raising campaign. PARADE: So Joining Forces is about Americans doing what they’d do to help any family… JB: Any family in need. But it’s not like they’re saying, “Oh, I need this, I need that.” We just want to support them because of all that they have given. MO: To make them feel connected. JB: And valued. PARADE:

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To make them feel visible. Studies show that many military families feel like the country doesn’t recognize or appreciate [them]. And it breaks my heart, because they’re serving as passionately and deeply and proudly as the men and women in uniform. We always acknowledge service members because they’re in uniform and we can see them. But if you’re… JB: …National Guard… MO: …or if you’re a kid… PARADE: …or a spouse… MO: …no one knows you’re out there. No one knows your struggles. PARADE: In a recent poll, Democrats and Republicans said they favor bringing the troops home. And some say that it’s the best thing we could do for them and their loved ones. JB: You don’t have to support the war to support the troops and their families. MO:

SERVING OUR SOLDIERS Here are three of Mrs. Obama’s and Dr. Biden’s favorite groups that are helping America’s military families.

OPERATION SHOWER operationshower.org Expecting a child can be incredibly lonely for women whose spouses are serving overseas. This organization throws baby showers for military moms-to-be. In its fouryear existence, the group has hosted events for more than 400 women.

when the troops do come home— because that is everyone’s intent, to bring them home at some point—the effort still has to exist. Because the challenges for many of these families begin when [the service members] come back. PARADE: Does this campaign have an end? MO: Our hope is that this becomes part of the fabric of our country forever. JB: A way of life, really. MO: We will always have a strong military, and as long as we do, we will always have military families who need our support. We’re trying to set this up so it lasts beyond Jill and me when we leave here, whatever time frame that may be. PARADE: Mrs. Obama, considering your work on Joining Forces, can we reassure our magazine’s readers that you’re going to continue your “Let’s Move” initiative? MO: I have been multitasking my entire life. Malia and Sasha will eat, and Bo will get walked… [laughs] There are a number of issues that Jill and I care deeply about. Jill is also focused on education and support for community colleges— PARADE: You’re still teaching, Dr. Biden, correct? JB: I am. Full time. PARADE: Do your students seem to know about your other job? JB: Most of them. I can’t say all of them are aware, which is exactly how I like it. [laughs] PARADE: As you know, this interview will appear in PARADE on Easter Sunday. Has there been a time recently when you called on your faith to get you through something? MO: That’s a daily proposition. Because this is a complicated job and it shows you all the highs and lows of life and issues in our country and the world, and so much of it is things you can’t explain. A tsunami, an earthquake, what happened in Tucson—one day you’re living OUR MILITARY KIDS ourmilitarykids.org To ease the burden for military familes who often can’t afford extras, this group raises money to provide grants for sports, arts, and tutoring programs for the kids of National Guard and Reserve members, as well as wounded soldiers.

SNOWBALL EXPRESS snowballexpress.org Founded in 2006, this organization coordinates an annual holiday celebration for the children of troops who’ve died while serving our country. Last December, 1,400 kids and the surviving spouses attended Snowball Express V in Dallas.

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your life, and the next, everything is changed. And sometimes you get to the point where you say, “There are so many things in life that men and women cannot control, and that’s part of living.” PARADE: How do you deal with it? Pray? Ask questions? MO: It’s a little bit of everything. But it’s still a personal thing. It’s one of those things you’re asked about and you always want to give enough of yourself, but you want to leave something that is really just yours. My practice of my faith—it ’s a very personal thing to me. JB: One of the most difficult times we had as a family was when Beau was deployed to Iraq. At his deployment ceremony, the general’s wife handed me a prayer on a card, and I said it every day. I’d be in the classroom writing on the board, and the thought would go through my mind: “I hope he’s safe. I hope he’s safe.” And I would just say a prayer. Prayer played a large part in my life—it still does—until he got home and I felt like… [exhales] MO: …you could breathe. JB: Yes, I felt like I could breathe again. When I go to deployment ceremonies, I look out [at] the families and see what I felt when my son was deployed. I know they’re so proud, but they’re so scared, too. PARADE: Many Americans are excited about the president’s announcement that he’s running for reelection. So, we’re wondering: What is the girls’ bargaining chip this time? MO: They’ve got the dog— they’re ﬁne. continued on page 13 April 24, 2011 • 11

Serving Up Memories Best-selling author Jodi Picoult treats her family to a special soup

P “Got an immersion blender? Skip the food-processing step and purée the broccoli right in the pot so you don’t have to clean yet another appliance or bowl.”

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Who can forget the meal you cooked for your first anniversary? (Cornish game hens, on the one and only occasion I’ve used my wedding china.) Or the food that your picky toddler would always eat, no matter what? (Salad. Go figure.) I know that when my children grow up, certain dishes are going to take them right back to our dinner table. Our weekends are hectic. There’s the play rehearsal, the skating lesson, my son’s a cappella group. We all look forward to a good soup on Sunday night. It’s a time to sit down and relax (and figure out who still has homework to do). We dip bread in our soup and talk about what we’ve done over the past few days and what we’ll be doing the following week. I hope my kids will think of these Sundays someday when they see broccoli-cheddar soup on a menu.

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up again nicely for a next-day meal. Just add a little chicken broth to reach the desired consistency.”

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lighter version of this recipe, use other vegetables— and leave out the cheese.”

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Broccoli-Cheddar Soup 3 cups chicken broth 1 onion, chopped 4 cups broccoli, chopped Dash of garlic powder 1 tsp thyme 2 bay leaves 4 Tbsp butter 4 Tbsp ﬂour ½ tsp salt 2 cups milk 2 cups shredded cheddar Slices of crusty bread

1. In a large saucepan, mix chicken broth, onion, broccoli, garlic powder, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes, or until vegetables are soft. 2. Remove bay leaves and pour mixture into a food processor. Pulse until smooth, approximately 1 minute. Reserve in a bowl. 3. In the original saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in ﬂour, salt, and a little pepper until a thick paste forms. Add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Add cheddar; stir until it dissolves. 4. Pour in broccoli mixture and cook until blended. If necessary, add more chicken broth to thin. Season with additional salt and pepper. Serve with bread for dipping.

SERVES: 6 PER SERVING: 300 calories, 16g carbs, 14g protein, 20g fat, 60mg cholesterol, 1,000mg sodium, 2g ﬁber

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America’s First Moms | continued from page 11 PARADE: You both have successful marriages. The royal wedding in England is coming up. What’s your advice for the couple on living a public life? MO: I’ve said this before: You’ve got to keep laughing. You can’t take it so seriously all the time. JB: And make time for one another. This life is crazy as far as time. You really do have to make an effort to stay connected. PARADE: Any plans for another date night soon? MO: Sometimes we don’t even want a date! [laughs] JB: You just want to put on your robe and sit in front of the ﬁre.

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Then you add young kids to the equation. How do you make time for them? MO: You just do. And that’s also the beauty of young children— they demand it. When Barack walks in the door, the girls are, “Hi, Daddy! Guess what I did?” It’s immediately about them. And that is a relief. They don’t want to know what he did; they don’t want him to talk. They want to be the center of attention. And when you’ve had a day when everyone is looking at you for the answer, it’s such a relief to turn off and to focus on the report card and the April sing-along thing. [laughs] JB: It doesn’t stop with little kids. I mean, mine are older… PARADE:

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Your granddaughter and my daughter are the same age [at the same school]. Sometimes at basketball games we have to tell Joe and Barack to stop screaming. It’s like, “You’re the president and the vice president, and there are little kids on the other team. You can’t go, ‘Yeah!’” [laughs] PARADE: Does spending time with your kids and turning off the ofﬁcial side help put things into perspective for you? MO: Well, when it’s time for the parent-teacher conference, that’s booked on the [presidential] schedule. We’re going to it, because that’s part of life, you know? And that’s good. Those are the kinds of things that keep you sane. In so many ways, children, grandchildren, and family keep you grounded. PARADE: Which brings us back to families and Joining Forces. How will you be able to tell that this effort has succeeded? MO: When it’s part of the national conversation. If we’re at that point in a year, I would be very pleased. Ultimately, we want the families to feel it, but one measure is: Have we changed the dialogue in any way? JB: Or if more people come to us, as they do now, and ask, “What can I do to help?” MO:

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