GREEN & GLOVER: Rock royalty to visit

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By Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover

The lady spies have an exclusive scoop that Mr. Rocket Man, Sir Elton John, will be in town May 9 for the Land Rover America's Polo Cup, the world's premier polo match, featuring the United States vs. Australia.

The British pop legend is the guest of Daum, an international art and sculpture design firm.

Mr. John will not be performing but will be watching Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas get his jam on as well as Mya, who, we hear, will do a special performance of "Lady Marmalade," the sexy 1974 disco classic made famous by Labelle.

D.C.: You're hired!

G2 got out of our Beltway comfort zone and Thelma and Louised it out to Sterling, Va., for an encounter with not one, but two members of America's self-styled royal family — the Trumps.

Donald Trump and his twentysomething son Eric held a press conference to announce the acquisition of the Lowes Island Club, now known as Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC.

"I paid cash for it. It's easier that way," Mr. Trump quipped.

"The Congressional Club can't compete with us. Our property and proximity to the Potomac is spectacular," he boasted, referring to the club's 600 acres on the river.