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The Los Angeles born actress best known for her role in the television drama ‘Suits' already has round-the-clock protection. (Photo: DC File)

Meghan Markle given tough anti-kidnap Army training: Report

The royal wedding at St George's Chapel, in Windsor Castle on May 19 is set to be one of the most guarded events of the year.

11 Mar 2018 5:50 PM

Meghan agreed to do get baptised before her wedding to Harry out of respect for the Queen, who is the head of the Church of England. (Photo: DC File)

Meghan Markle baptised during secret ceremony at Chapel Royal

Meghan was not expected or required to be baptized into the Anglican Communion to marry into British monarchy.

08 Mar 2018 4:06 PM

Queen Elizabeth with husband Prince Philip. (Photo: AP)

New Zealand teen fired shot near Queen Elizabeth II in 1981

New Zealand's internal spy agency the Security Intelligence Service released the previously classified documents.

01 Mar 2018 4:45 PM

Do you know why the Queen Elizabeth carries the same handbag?

It is designed by British brand Launer.

25 Feb 2018 11:28 AM

The Queen is known to take a great interest in the Windsor swans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Queen Elizabeth upset over death of Windsor swans, bird flu suspected

Presently, scientists are doing tests on the dead birds, ten per cent of the flock’s total, amid fears the virus may spread.

05 Feb 2018 3:43 PM

Eighth in line to the throne Eugenie, 27, daughter of the Queen’s second son, Prince Andrew, will have to exchange her vows in October instead.

Princess Eugenie forced to delay wedding for royal protocol

Prince Andrew's younger daughter wanted to wed in September but it clashes with other engagements.

25 Jan 2018 12:53 PM

Her journey to the Abbey in a Gold Stage Coach was watched by millions but now she revealed that the journey was “horrible".

Queen Elizabeth reveals coronation secret she kept hidden for 65 years

The Queen was only 27 and a young mum when she was crowned on June 2, 1953.

09 Jan 2018 11:17 AM

One person who would have readily approved of their choice was the Queen, for whom Frogmore is a very special place. (Photo: AP)

Meghan and Harry denied choice of royal wedding reception

Royal aides opt for a more 'practical' option in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle.

08 Jan 2018 8:51 AM

Granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall. (Photo: AP)

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara expecting second baby

Zara, who is married to former England rugby union captain Mike Tindall, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Mia Grace in January 2014.

08 Jan 2018 8:22 AM

However, if Prince Harry was to move to America to live with Meghan, he wouldn’t be expected to file taxes in Britain. (Alexi Lubomirski/ AP)

Find out why Prince Harry is unlikely to share his fortune with Meghan Markle

American actress will still have to pay income tax to United States' Internal Revenue Service for three years while living in Britain.

05 Jan 2018 2:18 PM

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle’s are slated to get married in May.

These are the things Markle will be banned from doing after marrying Prince Harry

From clicking selfies, voting and going out alone, here are things that the actress will not be allowed to do anymore.

02 Jan 2018 5:02 PM

In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 1996 file photo, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives for dinner in Washington. (Photo: AP)

UK Princes William and Harry announce sculptor for new Diana statue

The brothers commissioned a statue in honour of their mother to be erected outside their official London home Kensington Palace.

10 Dec 2017 11:31 AM

While Queen Elizabeth becomes the oldest head of state, Beji Caid Essebi, the President of Tunisia, at 90 is the second-oldest head of state. (Photo: AP)

UK Queen world’s oldest head of state after Mugabe steps down

Queen Elizabeth, at 91, is already Britain’s longest reigning monarch, a record she took from her great-great-grandmum Queen Victoria.

22 Nov 2017 10:25 AM

While marrying within the family is rare nowadays, it was a requirement for most royal families for centuries. (Photo: AP)

Find out how Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are actually related

It turns out royal couple share the same bloodline and are both related to Queen Victoria.

21 Nov 2017 11:34 AM

Despite three of their four children having divorced, this royal union has endured through the decades without any public hint of marital strife. (Photo: AP)

Love at first sight, sacrifices, royal duties: 70 yrs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

Elizabeth and Philip will spend the day with other members of the royal family, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.

18 Nov 2017 4:45 PM

Elizabeth married dashing naval officer Lieutenant Philip at London’s Westminster Abbey in 1947, just 2 years after World War 2. (Photo: Pixabay)

Going strong after 70 years: UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate platinum anniversary

“He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years,” Elizabeth said.

15 Nov 2017 1:37 PM

Apple, Bono and Queen Elizabeth II are just a few of the big names and companies revealed in the Paradise Papers leak to have shifted money across the globe to cut tax. (Photo: File/Representational)

Politicians, celebrities, multinationals: Paradise Papers names them all

Paradise Papers also reveal that Russian companies with links to the Kremlin invested millions of dollars in Twitter and Facebook.

08 Nov 2017 2:46 PM

Violet Mosse Brown died aged 117. (Photo: AP)

Oldest person in the world dies at 117 in Jamaica

Violet Mosse Brown was the last person to have lived under the reign of Queen Victoria when Jamaica was part of the British West Indies.

17 Sep 2017 6:17 PM

Britain's Prince William accompanies Prince George as he is greeted by Helen Haslem - the head of the lower school as he arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, London, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Prince George starts first day of school

George is third in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II

07 Sep 2017 4:26 PM

In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 file photo Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge smile as they walk through the memorial garden in Kensington Palace, London

Prince William and Kate expecting third child: palace

Queen Elizabeth II is "delighted" about the news.

04 Sep 2017 3:22 PM

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