Gwyneth Paltrow, otherwise known as Mrs. Elton and Queen of the Humble-brag, has now performed for royalty. Meaning that she sang for Prince Phillip, the Queen’s husband. Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is 90 years old, and he reportedly has a long-time soft-spot for leggy blondes. So I wonder what his reaction to Gwyneth’s “performance” was? Well, he spoke to her after she performed, so I guess he liked it – you can see photos of that here. But you know what this means, right? Future Goop newsletters in which Gwyneth refers to her “dear special friend, His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip Mountbatten” (because Goop is obsessed with using everyone’s formal names). Goop will be so smug after this. Here’s more from The Mail:

When Cee Lo Green released his single F*** You, he knew he would have to come up with a clean version for the radio edit of the track. And so, when it came to Gwyneth Paltrow performing the song on hit US TV show Glee, she belted out the child-friendly version Forget You. But there was no such censorship on Wednesday night, when the actress opted to perform the foul-mouthed version of the song at a party in Mayfair in front of royal guests which included Prince Philip.

Before performing the song, Gwyneth, 39, turned to the Duke of Edinburgh and joked: ‘I hope you don’t mind the lyrics – don’t tell the Queen!’

Apparently Prince Philip, 90, was so enamoured with Hollywood actress Gwyneth that he changed his plans to stay later than he had originally intended to so he could hear her perform.

A source told the Daily Telegraph: ‘The Duke had been due to leave at around 10pm but he was enjoying himself so much that he stayed for an extra half hour to listen to all of Gwyneth’s songs.’

And it seems the feeling was mutual, as Gwyneth also appeared to be very fond of the Duke.

The source added: ‘Gwyneth clearly enjoyed his company and was chatting away to him as if he was an old uncle. The Duke had a real twinkle in his eye and was having such a good time that after he made his speech he stayed on for a concert downstairs for an hour or so.’

Gwyneth and the Queen’s husband are both members and patrons of the swanky members-only establishment on London’s Dover Street.

[From The Mail]

Ugh, she’s going to be so much more insufferable after this. Why is it that all of these important people (Phillip, Mark Ronson) think Gwyneth’s voice is so great? It’s not. I mean, she can carry a tune, but her voice is basically just a good karaoke voice, not “performing for the Duke” good.

Can’t you just hear it now? “My dear friend Phillip Mountbatten asked me to just call him Dukesy, but I can’t! Anyway, Phillip told me that I needed to perform for him more often, I apparently make him feel like a young man. And I asked, ‘Oh, you poor dear, you’re so terribly old! I shall cook for you!’ And he agreed. So now I’m organizing a little dinner party for he and Elizabeth Windsor-Mountbatten. I shall use my outdoor pizza grill and it shall be so unbelievable quaint. I’ll invite the Dalai Lama and Naomi Campbell to round out the dinner party. I’ll sing after dinner!”

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