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This week: Good news, bad news

Barack Obama and Stephen Harper agree to discuss border security, while Silvio Berlusconi’s political career hangs by a thread
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Who wants to be a princess?

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

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

It’s not just Kate Middleton’s big day. It’s her biggest fashion test.
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The ring’s cycle

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

Prince William isn’t unusual in wedding a commoner—royals just don’t marry royals anymore
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PHOTOS: The pageantry of the past

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