LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Stylish 1960s advertising drama “Mad Men” and mockumentary comedy “Modern Family” will vie again for the top prizes at the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards in a field packed with newcomers and veteran actors in new roles.

“Mad Men,” the three-time Emmy winner for best dramatic show, scored 19 nominations on Thursday for TV’s highest honors, including best drama series and acting nods for its stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss.

LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) – Stylish 1960s drama “Mad
Men” and comedy “Modern Family” were among the regular series
leading nominations on Thursday for the 2011 Primetime Emmy
Awards, the highest honors in the television industry.

“Mad Men”, the three-time Emmy winner for best dramatic
show, scored 19 nominations, including best drama series and
acting nods for its stars John Hamm and Elisabeth Moss.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and wife Kate ended their southern California stay on Sunday, bearing witness to both the poverty of Skid Row and the power of Hollywood.

In their first trip to the United States since marrying in April, the royal couple chose to favor charity and business over celebrity in their three-day visit.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British Prince William and his wife Kate went to the gritty heart of one of the world’s most affluent cities on Sunday with a tour of Skid Row, terminus for thousands of homeless in downtown Los Angeles.

On the final day of their three-day visit to southern California, the royal couple was given a private tour of Skid Row where, they were told, the economic recession has pushed up the number of single mothers.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Quoting from “The King’s Speech,” the Oscar-winning movie about his great-grandfather, Prince William projected his royal voice on Saturday to woo the Hollywood power crowd in a bid with wife Kate to promote young British talent.

He in black tie, she in a pleated lavender Alexander McQueen gown, the young newlyweds set a tone of classic elegance for the most high-profile event in their three-day visit to the United States.

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – Britain’s royal newlyweds Prince William and Kate kicked off their maiden U.S. visit on Friday in a truly California way — by networking with the technology and entertainment industries.

Arriving on a typically sunny Southern California day, the young royal couple went straight to Beverly Hills to promote technology and new media investment back home to a room of British and American entrepreneurs.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prince William and his new wife, Kate, make their debut on the world’s largest celebrity stage on Friday with a brief California visit that combines the glitz of Hollywood with the grit of Skid Row in Los Angeles.

In a town stuffed with A-list stars, William and Kate already shine the brightest and their three-day trip to Los Angeles has sent celebrity media into a frenzy.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Princess Diana has returned from the grave on the front cover of Newsweek in a picture that imagines her, and her life, as it might have been had she lived to mark her 50th birthday on Friday.

But the picture and story — which speculates that Diana would have twice remarried, used Botox, and been slightly jealous of new daughter-in-law Kate Middleton — provoked mostly howls of disgust as they arrived on U.S. newsstands the same week that Prince William and his new bride begin an official visit to North America.

LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Reuters) – Princess Diana has
returned from the grave on the front cover of Newsweek in a
picture that imagines her, and her life, as it might have been
had she lived to mark her 50th birthday on Friday.

But the picture and story — which speculates that Diana
would have twice remarried, used Botox, and been slightly
jealous of new daughter-in-law Kate Middleton — provoked
mostly howls of disgust as they arrived on U.S. newsstands the
same week that Prince William and his new bride begin an
official visit to North America.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A year after hitting rock bottom in a royal favors scandal, the disgraced former daughter-in-law of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth says she is now debt-free and positive about the future.

But it was a grueling struggle back to emotional and financial health for Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, judging by a candid six-part documentary making its debut on U.S. television on Sunday.