The Thailand team for the 17th Asian Games includes a real-life princess with a down-to-earth approach to life and a heart set on winning gold.
As Britain's Prince Harry follows in his brother's footsteps and is all set to marry a commoner -- American actress Meghan Markle -- early next year, here's some of the well-known commoners who became royalty through marriage.
A Chinese lingerie company has depicted Princess of Wales, Diana in bra and knickers on her death anniversary.
On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.
Rediff.com brings you some of the most adorable childhood moments of children born in royal families across the globe.
Thai Crown Prince's wife has relinquished her royal position after several of her relatives were arrested in a corruption scandal, the palace has announced.
The first official photographs from the christening of Princess Charlotte were released on Thursday.
The ceremony, which officially begins at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle with a national minute's silence at 1500 local time on Saturday, will be a religious one though without any sermons, as planned by the Duke, who passed away aged 99 last week on Friday.
The wait for Prince William's second baby was finally over as his wife Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, on Saturday gave birth to a baby girl.
Princess Mako's love story will make you believe in the power of love.
In an unpublicised case, a young Saudi Arabian princess has been granted asylum by the British government after she pleaded that she would face the death penalty if she returned home with her illegitimate child.The young woman, married to an elderly member of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, won her claim for refugee status after telling a judge that her adulterous affair with her non- Muslim English boyfriend made her liable to death by stoning if she returned.
Deepika, Sonam, Aishwarya, Sridevi, Hema Malini...
Bollywood has a history of making heads turn -- theirs and everybody else's -- in shiny hair accessory.
The operation, which the sources said was coordinated by NSA Ajit Doval, led to the rendition of the 33-year-old princess, who has said she was seeking to escape torture inflicted by her father, UAE PM and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
While all eyes were on the intense battle between Alcaraz and Djokovic, the presence of celebrities added a touch of glamour to the occasion.
In her sit-down interview with Oprah, Meghan said the palace decreed that Archie would not have any title, a move she says was "different from the protocol."
Prior to the state funeral, the late British monarch will lie-in-state at Westminster Hall nearby for four days to allow the public to pay their respects.
King Charles III acceded to the throne immediately following the death of Elizabeth II on Thursday, and described losing his mother as "a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family".
England skipper Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower received OBEs at Windsor Castle for guiding the team to Ashes victory in Australia.
A collector has bought a 33-year-old slice of British history - paying $1,375 (Rs 83,250) for a piece of cake from the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
The police force on Tuesday reiterated the incident is "not currently being treated as terror-related and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it".
The BJP may be ready and waiting to pounce on another key state of the Hindi heartland, but it is the Congress's holy trinity that issued them an invitation to the beheading, notes Sunil Sethi.
We take a look at what other brides wore to their royal weddings.
Here's a list of the most famous royals families from around the world.
Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The model, who has the same features as the late princess is taking the modelling world by storm.
Three out of the four royal scions who are contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Rajasthan will face a tough challenge. P B Chandra profiles the regal candidates.
In a break from royal tradition, they have chosen not to disclose the names of Archie's godparents.
Britain's Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father King Charles III next month, but his wife Meghan will remain in the United States with the couple's children, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.
Britain's newborn princess has spent her first night at home in Kensington Palace - but the guessing game continues over what her name will be.
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried with her late husband Prince Philip at the conclusion of a solemn state funeral service made up of an hour-long ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
Britain's leading Asian businessman was appointed to the Board along with British rowing Olympians Steve Redgrave and Matt Pinsent.
Thousands of revellers streamed into the town of Windsor, trying to capture their own little piece of the extravaganza that is the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday. Well-wishers flew in from all over the world to get a glimpse of the bride and groom. Some enthusiasts even camped out for six days to get a prime spot to view the newlyweds.
A battle royale, fought over 15 long years, comes to an end as a prince and a princess -- grandchildren of the legendary Rajmata Gayatri Devi -- get back the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel from their step-uncles.
Did you know the estate that hosts the royal celebration is open to the public?
This year's Asia versus Europe Royal Trophy has been cancelled and will resume early next year, organisers said on Tuesday.
A private four-bed apartment at St James's Palace was redecorated for Princess Beatrice, 20, who started her history of art degree at Goldsmiths University, London, last September. The cost of the makeover was pound 250,000. The annual report into the royal finances revealed the money was spent on rewiring the rooms, plus installing a new kitchen, two new bathrooms and a wood floor in two reception rooms.
After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
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