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As the maid of honour for her sister Kate she will be taking her place in history in the biggest wedding this country has seen in decades.

But just a week away from the big day and Pippa Middleton took a night off from her sisterly duties - although marriage wasn’t far from her mind as she attended the engagement party of Holly Branson last night.

The 27-year-old arrived at the Kensington Roof Gardens to celebrate the engagement of Sir Richard Branson’s daughter to her shipbroker beau Fred Andrews.

Pippa looked elegant in a tiered peach dress with a smart black jacket and had an impressive tan as she showed off her slim and toned legs.

And in keeping with her role as the sister of the Royal bride-to-be she left the bash looking extremely composed and fresh-faced.

If she is feeling the pressure for the big day next week she didn’t let it show appearing happy and relaxed.

While Pippa is busying herself with her sister’s wedding and celebrating her friend’s planned nuptials, she is rarely seen with her boyfriend Alex Loudon.

The couple were said to have started dating just before Christmas and former England cricketer Alex is said to be an old friend of William's.

The pair were at Eton together and Alex, like William, was in Pop, the school prefects' society.

Pippa, who used to date Hong Kong banking heir J. J. Jardine Patterson, was once voted the sexiest singleton in London by Tatler magazine.

There has been speculation that her budding romance with the cricketer, who played for Kent and Warwickshire, will mean he'll be a guest at the wedding next week.

A friend said: ‘He’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and Pippa is very smitten. He stopped playing county cricket in 2007 to go into the City, but he’s still a great athlete and a really good chap.’

Bride-to-be Holly looked stunning in a shimmering floor-length gown which she accessorised with a simple matching clutch.

And onlookers were treated to a glimpse of her huge pink sapphire and diamond engagement ring which appeared to have been the influence for her outfit as she posed for pictures with her fiancé.

Proud father Sir Richard was seen smiling broadly while Holly’s brother Sam looked dapper in a suit with a red shirt and black tie.

Among the engagement party guests were Kate’s first crush Willem Marx from her Marlborough College days, and William’s rumoured old flame Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, who has just revived her relationship with Miss Branson’s brother Sam.

Princess Beatrice and nightclub owner Guy Pelly were also in attendance at the engagement bash and the whole group will be meeting up next week at the Royal Wedding.

Twitter is a busy world, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day.

With Indian team winning the World Cup after 28 years the wishes and joyous messages started to flood on twitter.

Bipasha Basu tweeted: 'Mahi n our entire team made us so proud!what a historical moment!The excitement was unimaginable!'

Shilpa Shetty couldn't control her tears. 'N History is Made!A timeless moment which will b etched n r minds forevr.Wel dne Team India,tk a bow.U made us cry n made r dream com true:)' she wrote.

Madhuri Dixit also praised the team. 'Strong work Dhoni, Tendulkar and company!! What anawesome match. Both sides played well,' she updated.

Meanwhile, Dia Mirza praised Gary Kirsten. She wrote: 'Gary Kirsten ZINDABAD! Thank you thank you thank you! DHONI!!!! YUVI!!! GAMBHIR!!! OMG! Yes yes yes it's ours! NO.1 ODI TEAM! NO.1 TEST TEAM.'

Sonakshi Sinha too tweeted her excitement: 'We WONNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! :D woooooooo hoooooooo!!!!!'
Preity Zinta wasn't left far behind. 'What a game! All the Boyz in Blue created history by winning the world cup 4 India & bringing tears 2 over a billion eyes! Team India Rocks!' she tweeted.

Whereas Sushmita Sen wrote on twitter after a long gap to express her joy. 'Yipppeeeeee!!!! We are world champions again after 28 yrs:) I can't stop crying..M S DHONI n our men in blue..take a bow!!! I love u guys!!' she wrote.

Even a non-crciket fan like Shruti Hassan was glued to her television. She updated: 'Hell yeahhhh!! That was awesome!!:) even a non cricket fan like me was sucked in!!! Good on india!!!!!!!!!!!!woooohoo!'

Arbaaz Khan, wished well too. 'Congrats India !!! Awesome win :) We are the CHAMPIONS. jai ho !!!' he tweeted.

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Liz Hurley has been approached by the producers of Australia’s version of Strictly Come Dancing – meaning her on-off relationship with former cricketer Shane Warne could be hotting up again.

The swimwear designer, who visited Shane, 41, in Melbourne in February following
a well-publicised flirtation on Twitter, is considering the offer.

Reunion: The Aussies are fascinated with the couple's relationship

‘The Aussies are fascinated with her and her relationship with Shane, and Channel 7, which airs the show – Dancing With The Stars – is desperate to sign her up,’ an insider said.

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Liz, 45, filed for divorce from her estranged husband Arun Nayar on Friday, citing the textile heir’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’.

The couple were first spotted together at the Glorious Goodwood Festival, Chichester last year. Months later it was revealed they had spent a night together at a hotel