Australians hooked to Thorpe attending Will-Kat royal wedding
April 26th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 26 (ANI): The focus of entire world will be on Kate Middleton when she arrives for her wedding to Prince William on Friday, but Australians will be hooked on to champion swimmer Ian Thorpe, who will be attending the royal wedding.
Thorpe is said to be “extremely humbled and overwhelmed” at receiving an invitation from the future King of England, who he has met him only once at a Kirribilli House reception in 2009 when the Prince expressed an interest in Thorpe’s Fountain of Youth charity.
The casualness of their association aside, the swimming champion is now relishing the opportunity of doing something he adores - dressing up for a glamorous occasion, news.com.au reports.
The royal wedding invitation states that the wedding dress code has to be “Uniform, Morning Coat or Lounge Suit” and Thorpe’s will once again seek the counsel of his friend and international designer Giorgio Armani.
A longtime fan of high art and drama in clothing design, pundits predict the swimmer, who will fly in from his training base in Switzerland and spend only two nights in London, will opt for a subtle suit for the wedding rather than the rockstar clobber he has been drawn to in the past.
Thorpe is expected to party with David Beckham at the ball. (ANI)
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