Prince Charles, Sir Paul, Oscar-winner Glen Hansard tap power of flowers

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Prince Charles, Sir Paul, Oscar-winner Glen Hansard tap power of flowers

by Jacqueline

February 27, 2008

Maybe it’s because flowers are bursting out of spring fashion. Maybe it’s because there were 80,000 flowers at the Oscars, not even counting the parties. Maybe it’s because spring is just around the corner, but flowers keep making headlines among the rich and famous.

• England’s Prince Charles reportedly told singer Lily Allen last week that she should get a Japanese peace flower to cheer her up when she’s feeling down. Prince Charles has long been an advocate of banter with blooms. Maybe she told him: "Everything's Just Wonderful." (Love that song!) The pair met at the London premiere of “The Other Boleyn Girl,” starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

• Sir Paul McCartney sent a bouquet of flowers, lilies to be exact, to Heather Mills just before they were due to appear in divorce court, mirror.co.uk. The flowers were accompanied by a kind note and a reminder that no matter what the outcome, their daughter should come first. Sir Paul also sent Mills flowers prior to her appearance on “Dancing with the Stars” to wish her good luck.

• Irish musician Glen Hansard used a flower analogy to express his amazement at the success of his song “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once.” (Hansard and his girlfriend Marketa Irglova won the Oscar for their work.) “I feel a bit like a plumber at a flower show,” he told RTE Radio, after the big event in Los Angeles.

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