Chelsea Clinton set to marry

Anticipated as the United States" version of a royal wedding, Chelsea Clinton is set to marry her childhood friend, banker Marc Mezvinsky, in a scenic town north of New York City.

The wedding of the only child of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to take place at the 50-acre Astor Courts estate, but - to the uninvited - the event remains shrouded in secrecy.

Area florists, cakemakers and hotel workers have been asked to sign confidentiality agreements, and even Chelsea"s mother has been told to stay mum.