*Bette Midler will replace Celine Dion as the headliner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, officials announced Thursday, answering the lingering question of who would be chosen to step into some big shoes at the 4,100-seat Colosseum, which Dion virtually sold out for what will be a nearly five-year run.
*Queen Elizabeth II blends formality and bling in a new portrait by American celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz photographed the British monarch to commemorate her six-day U.S. visit. The queen’s May 3-8 trip will be her fourth state visit to the U.S., and comes 50 years after her first, when she was a guest of President Dwight Eisenhower.
*Lindsay Lohan said Wednesday that her 21st birthday has “been a long time coming” for her friends who own clubs in Los Angeles. Once she’s legal on July 2, “they don’t have to worry about getting into trouble,” for letting her in, she told Ellen DeGeneres on her show. She’ll celebrate by partying in Vegas, Lohan said, and also with a dinner in Malibu, Calif., with family and friends.
*Billy Crystal will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He’s the 10th recipient of the award, given annually by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It’ll be presented Oct. 11 at a tribute performance to be aired by PBS.
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The Personals page was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports.
