Well… actually it was not the real Will and Kate, but their cardboard cutouts that got kidnapped. Also, it was not Windsor Castle where the dastardly deed happened, but in the 5-star Hotel Windsor in Melbourne.

Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, Australia

The 128-year old historic Windsor hotel is offering a royal wedding package to celebrate the April 29  wedding of Britain’s Prince William to fiancée Kate Middleton in London.

As part of the whole royal shindig, they had this cardboard cutout of the royal couple placed in the hotel’s lobby.

The cutout was apparently something of a hit, and not just guests but even the locals would come in to have a look and have their pictures taken with it.

But then it went missing in the middle of the night and the hotel says it has pleaded with guests and staff, but the cutout is still missing.  So now they’re waiting for a replacement cutout to arrive all the way from Britain.

It could be that the unsolved mystery of the royal cutout kidnapping actually involves some low-life scum who now has Will and Kate in his attic. But sometimes, these things are a publicity stunt.

A similar case in question was Milton, the Boca Raton Hotel’s 350 pound clay turtle who went missing from outside the hotel’s lobby.

Anyway, the whole point is that this incident has given a fair amount of publicity to the Hotel Windsor and its Royal Wedding package.

The package includes a stay in one of the hotel’s seven luxurious Victorian suites, with sparkling Rosé on arrival, a full room-service breakfast and a $2,000 voucher for Hardy Brothers Jewelers.

The 180-room Hotel Windsor was built in 1883 and began its life as the Grand Hotel. In 1920, they hosted a luncheon attended by the Prince of Wales. The hotel didn’t take long in latching on to the British royalty and renamed itself as the Windsor.

Photo – Hotel Windsor

More info: 111 Spring Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia; website

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On Friday, April 29, 2011, HRH Price William gets married to Miss Catherine (Kate) Middleton in what promises to be the Royal Wedding of the century. Of course, not everyone can manage to be at Westminster Abbey for said Royal Wedding, or in London or the U.K., for that matter.

For those who want to be present at the wedding without having to go all the way to London, there are luxury hotels in New York, Washington D.C. and Victoria, BC that are offering everything from a Royal Breakfast to a complete Royal Wedding experience and even expensive jewelry and an entire Royal Month.

The Palace Hotel, New York: Say ‘I Do’ to the Royal Wedding Sunrise Breakfast in the Drawing Room at The New York Palace on April 29, 2011.

The Palace Hotel, New York

Guests will view the ceremony on flatscreen TVs while enjoying a traditional English breakfast of scones with marmalade, scrambled eggs with Devonshire cream, and breakfast bangers. For more information, call (212) 303-7785.

Trump New York: The ‘Trump Royal Wedding Experience’ includes an overnight stay the night of April 28. On the morning of April 29, guests will view the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on oversized monitors and attend an exclusive breakfast at Three Michelin Star restaurant Jean Georges.

Enjoy delicacies like scrambled eggs and caviar and toast to the royal couple with sparkling mimosa. As a memento of the occasion, each guest will receive a piece of official Royal Wedding china commissioned by The Royal Collection. For more information, call (212) 299-1000.

The Chatwal New York

The Chatwal New York: The “Ultimate Royal Wedding In Asprey Jewels” package offers a white glove champagne breakfast alongside a private viewing of the wedding ceremony from the comfort of a suite.

One guest per booking will receive an Asprey 18ct white gold feather shaped necklace with pavé diamonds valued at… $125,000. Cost of the package? $150,000 for four guests. So jewelry aside, the package will cost $25,000 for four.

Includes a three-night stay in a penthouse-level suite, chauffeured luxury car from the airport and use of the Chatwal town car for a private shopping experience, among other things.

For those who want to do this at a not-so-royal level, a similar package is available at more earthly prices, but with no jewelry and a stay in a junior suite for two. For more information, call (212) 764-6200.

Waldorf=Astoria, New York: Two packages are available in April in the hotel’s Royal Suite, former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. One of the packages, priced at $20,000, includes a custom British menu and a cocktail party for up to 40 guests. For more information, call (212) 355-3000.

The Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC, Canada: April 2011 has been declared Royal Month at The Fairmont Empress. They have a Royal Pastry Apprentice on April 10, followed by all kinds of royal brunches and teas all the way upto and after the wedding.

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