​The British monarchy has finally changed an antiquated set of rules that everyone had forgotten about. Up until now, the rules for British royal succession were that sons trumped daughters no matter what, even if the daughters were older. There also was, until today, a rule barring would-be monarchs from marrying Roman Catholics. Now the entire Commonwealth of 16 nations who still, in 2011, consider Queen Elizabeth their sovereign, have agreed to changing the rules at Prime Minister David Cameron's behest.

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​We here at Runnin' Scared have fastidiously documented our obsession with the royal family/wedding. So when we read that the Daily Mail had run an exclusive interview with Wills (an excerpt from an upcoming book on the queen), we just had to weigh in. In the Daily Mail piece -- which is accompanied by a series of photos that would make a great set of memes -- we hear more about the prince's daily life and his relationship with his grandma. See what we learned after the jump.

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​Big news: Prince Harry is getting his own comic book and graphic novel come August. Both are called "The Royals: Prince Harry" and both feature creepy cover art. In one version Harry has brown hair and kind of looks like George W. Bush (anyone else see it?) while a framed picture of Diana in profile looms in the background. In the other an oddly shiny Harry wearing polo gear sits atop a white horse. Whatever! We're excited! And we don't even care that Harry ditched us this year, we just want to see how weird they can make his pretty ginger face look.

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​• A national poll has shown that 60 percent of Americans are in favor of Rep. Anthony Weiner resigning from Congress following his sext scandal. A full 70 percent have an unfavorable view of him. People are taking pictures of the plaque bearing his name out in front of his office at the Capitol and laughing, apparently. Ouch. [NYP]

• Anthony Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, has returned from a trip to Africa with Hillary Clinton. Weiner had reportedly been awaiting her return to decide whether or not to resign. [NBC NY]

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• ​Crazy person and Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has come up with a totally inventive term for our current health care laws: "Obamneycare." Get it? Like Obama + Romney. It's supposed to recall how Mitt Romney shamefully tried to help uninsured people with health problems as the governor of Massachusetts. Pawlenty also said some other stuff that is neither grammatically correct nor coherent. [CNN]
• Junrey Balawing, the 18-year-old son of a blacksmith in the southern Philippines, has been crowned the world's shortest man in the Guinness Book of World Records. Balawing stands 23.5 inches tall. He mysteriously stopped growing at two months old. If you want to see something super-cute, click through and look at his face as he reacts to the news of his title. [NYDN]

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​• According to an NY1-Marist poll, the majority of voters in Rep. Anthony Weiner's district (parts of Brooklyn and Queens) don't want him to resign, even if they don't necessarily want to re-elect him. One-third of them do want him to step down. Meanwhile, of course, he's still facing a House ethics investigation. [NBC NY]

• Huma Abedin, Weiner's wife, has been spotted looking cheerful and wearing her wedding ring. [NYDN]

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​Polo is once again coming to Governors Island this weekend for the fourth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, but this year it is without what has become its main attraction: Prince Harry. The city tittered with excitement last year when Harry landed on our shores for a summer jaunt. Back then, he did things like visit the Harlem Children's Zone, fall off his horse, and be on-again-off again with Chelsy Davy. But this year, despite our Royal Wedding frenzy, we will be Harry-less.

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Double the Bo.

​Despite the media focusing on any number of alleged "gaffes" on the part of President Obama (awkward toast, a car getting stuck, etc.), the Obamas have been quite etiquette-appropriate in terms of giving presents to their hosts. The following items have been given, according to the White House:

To David Cameron:
- A custom-made pair of White House Magnolia wood and sterling-silver cufflinks engraved on the reverse with the President's signature
- A first edition of President John F. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage

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​• President Obama and Michelle have arrived at Buckingham Palace, where they got a 41-gun salute, were serenaded with the Star-Spangled Banner, and met with the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Camilla, and, privately, with Prince William and Kate Middleton. [NYP]

• The death toll from the weekend's tornado in Joplin, Missouri, has risen to 116, making it the deadliest single tornado in nearly 60 years. Search and rescue teams continue to work to find survivors. [Seattle PI/AP]

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​The Royal Wedding happened way back in a world in which Osama Bin Laden was still alive. Remember, Prince William married commoner Kate Middleton, which made them the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge? The wedding was attended by crying children, both Beckhams, and even silly hats (more on that in a minute). We liveblogged it all for your reading pleasure at five in the morning. Now that the Rapture is coming (maybe), it's important to hold these loving memories close to our hearts. If we're going down, we want to go down holding stuff that reminds us of the greatest wedding in the history of mankind. Let's see what priceless Royal Wedding memorabilia is still lurking about the Web!

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