Originally posted on the news website OnlineJournal.com.
A Canadian couple has purchased Kate Middleton's name as a URL for just under $2,500.
Last week Greg Kureluk, 33, his wife Carole Lemire, 31, and a group of local business partners purchased the rights to the domain name, www.katemiddleton.com. They're turning the URL into a website for Kate Middleton fans, featuring wedding news and gossip, fashion tips, photos and videos, and of course all of the latest Middleton merchandise.
Greg Kureluk tells The Province that he just happened to spot the domain name up for sale on the site sedo.com and he couldn't resist the opportunity to grab it. But Kureluk insists this site isn't set up to exploit Middleton's name for financial gain.
"Some guys like to go out and play pool," he says, "and some guys like to play on the Internet. We don't need the money. We're just doing it for a lark. The intent is not to exploit. At the end of the day, it's going to be done in a very tasteful way, in a very respectful manner."
Kureluck says that he was never a particular fan of England's monarchy before, but recently got hooked when he went to London with his wife on their honeymoon.
"I'm not obsessed," Kureluk says. "But I think Kate will revitalize the monarchy, by bringing it back to reality. Not only is she beautiful; that goes without saying. But Kate and William just have this air about them. They are royal, but people feel they can relate to them."
Lemire, a salon owner who already runs her own style blog, will be covering hair and fashion for katemiddleton.com. Like her husband, she says that she's not obsessed with Middleton
"It's not like I live and breathe this girl," she says. "But I love anything British. And I am excited to see what she can do for fashion. Right now, she dresses very conservatively. It's going to be very, very neat to see what she does with her clothes and her hair."
