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Royal families live some of the most privileged lives on the planet. Keep up to date with the latest news from the Windsors in Britain to the Grimaldis of Monaco.
The coronation of King Charles III comes as the UK’s consul general in Hong Kong looks to an improvement in relations and the benefits that would bring.
Charles has hinted he will be nothing more than a ceremonial king, perhaps remembering the dodgy role he had played in the palace coup his late mother Queen Elizabeth had allegedly sanctioned in the dismissal of Australian Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam and the collapse of his government in 1975.
Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs from all over attended Elizabeth’s state funeral, a reminder of what a globalised world should be all about as opposed to confrontation.
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- One of Asia’s most eligible bachelors, Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen, will marry Anisha Rosnah, the granddaughter of his father’s special adviser, in January 2024
- The handsome, polo-playing helicopter pilot will tie the knot with his entrepreneur fiancée in a 10 day ceremony – and Britain’s Kate Middleton and Prince William might be there too
Ginger Spice gets candid about her life as a Spice Girl, the royal inspirations behind her new novel, and why girl power remains in full force today
A self-styled assassin who was encouraged by an AI chatbot to break into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill the late Queen Elizabeth has been locked up for nine years.
Tunku Ismail Idris, the crown prince of Malaysia’s Johor state, said he witnessed Tuesday’s deadly attack at the Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok from a nearby hotel lobby.
From a Garrard cross bought by Kim Kardashian for almost US$200,000 to a Warm & Wonderful jumper she wore to one of then-Prince Charles’ polo games – which Diana item fetched the most at auction?
Fashionable ‘It’ girl Poppy Delevingne and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark are the couple to watch this year – here’s why
Horse-riding Princess Siri is representing Thailand at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou – so what does King Vajiralongkorn think about it?
Arnon Nampa was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday under Thailand’s tough lèse-majesté law over a speech he made in Bangkok in 2020. He said he had no regrets.
Charles had hoped for a state visit to France to have been his first as king, but a March trip was postponed due to tense protests over Macron’s pension reforms.
‘Everyone should share opinions based on different experiences … listening is a good thing’, said Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, speaking after visiting a US exhibition highlighting the prosecuted.
Frenetic bidding brought the price of the garment – worn by Diana soon after her engagement to Prince Charles – to over 10 times the initial estimate.
The romance between the princess and Durek Verrett, has not gone down well in Norway, where his alternative medicine methods have seen him labelled a “quack”.
In a short statement, the 74-year-old British head of state recalled the ‘great affection’ for his mother, and thanked the public for their ‘love and support’.
Omar Fayed isn’t your typical billionaire child – he turned away from his dad’s luxury Harrods empire to pursue a career in sustainable living and space exploration, for one thing
Camilla Fayed lives a life of luxury, but has also established a name for herself away from her late father’s legacy as a fashionista and hip, celebrity-loved vegan restaurant founder
Corgi enthusiasts dressed their pets in crowns, tiaras and royal outfits and paraded them outside the palace in tribute to the late queen who was a well-known lover of the dog breed, owning about 30 throughout her life.
A permanent memorial will be set up in 2026, to coincide with what would have been the monarch’s 100th birthday, alongside a national legacy programme.
Mohamed Al-Fayed, was an Egyptian tycoon who owned British establishment symbols such as Harrods, Fulham FC and the Ritz hotel in Paris. His son Dodi was in a relationship with Princess Diana when they were killed in a car crash in Paris.
From London and New York to LA and Montana (!), we scoured the world to find the most exclusive private members’ clubs that are loved by celebs too
Sultan Ibrahim Ismail said Johor has had a long-standing good relationship with China since the time of his ancestors.
At 18, she travels the world, wears designer galore, and has even been dubbed the ‘Barbie’ princess – so what do we know about this royal who’s rumoured to be dating a fellow heir?
The six officers sent the ‘grossly offensive’ texts in a WhatsApp group between 2018 and 2022.
Any hope of the election-winning party forming a government was all but killed off by the Constitutional Court’s rejection on Wednesday of a request to review the blocking of its candidate Pita Limjaroenrat.
Harry and his long-time friend Nacho Figueras were spotted at several events across Asia lately – so what do we know about this established polo player and his royal connection?
Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse was estranged from his family after his mother, Sujarinee Vivacharawongse, divorced the then-crown prince in 1996.
Oh, to be both a royal and a multibillionaire – here’s how Dubai’s royal ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum makes and spends his fortune
Prince Albert of Monaco’s eldest daughter isn’t your typical royal – the Hollywood actress didn’t meet her dad until she was 11, and is currently on strike with the SAG-AFTRA
Kering splashed out US$1.8 billion to acquire 30 per cent of Valentino from Mayhoola, an investment company backed by the Qatari royals – and the partnership may be luxury’s biggest game-changer
‘My parents were planning to open up my brain, perform a surgery on my brain,’ Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil said in an interview. ‘They were planning to make me undergo electro shock therapy.’
Diana’s iconic garment, which she wore alongside King Charles in the 1980s, was just rediscovered in the manufacturers’ attic – and will feature in Sotheby’s online Fashion Icons sale in September
