Insiders ?

US Networks have to take a broad view when looking for "experts" on British royalty to help them with coverage of the wedding.

NBC look, at the least, opportunistic, in hiring Ben Fogle as a "special correspondent"; he apparently will rush out of the Abbey to give his insight after the ceremony (which will have already been seen by "billions" worldwide). Apparently NBC and Ben are still discussing what sort of other contributions he might offer after the wedding and before the 2012 Olympics.

ABC and CNN are "sharing" the services of Mail on Sunday diarist Katie Nicholl, author of "William and Harry".  ABC also have Tina Brown, India Hicks, Goldie Hawn (?) and Colleen Harris, who worked in comms at Prince Charles' office.

CNN, self-effacingly, say Piers Morgan is their real "expert": he tells the New York Times the same thing, promising to disclose details of a private lunch with Princess Diana and William, when William was 13.  (CBC spolier here) Piers's missus, Celia Walden, is also now an expert - hired by NBC and ITN.

CBS have lighted upon the services of Victoria Arbiter, daughter of Dickie, who used to be the Queen's press spokesman.  She's based in the States, but claims to have been go-karting with Princess Diana.

TLC have hired Ireland's Amanda Byram, famous in this country for hosting the Argentine end of Total Wipeout.

Access Hollywood, hosting by George Bush's nephew, Billy, has hired Neil Sean - described as "a  Royal wizard" - who offers syndicated showbiz "news" to all and sundry.  Neil seems to have been edged out of the limelight as Royal Correspondent at Fox News, where one Joan Lunden (an American) is Special Correspondent for the event.