Royal family

If the Queen, Camilla and Kate take tea together tomorrow, it’ll be a photo-op like no other

Kate’s recent seclusion has gossip mills churning. But it’s all part of the plan.

Book by Philip Eade

Precedence is a carefully observed royal rite

Charlene Wittstock, set to marry Prince Albert, is joining a clan with more scandals per kilometre than any other royal family

What you’re thinking

Amid the royal marriage mania, courses are popping up to teach young girls how to channel their inner highness

A fairy-tale romance, yes, but the union of Will and Kate is also an economic juggernaut, moving product and reviving industries

Princess Di chose the stone that her son’s new fiancée wears with pride

Over the last century, royal weddings have become grand public spectacles. Thousands gather to watch shows of uncommon refinement—and ordinary optimism.