Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, have launched an updated website amid its succession crisis.

Collapsing diamond prices are doing more than frustrate plans to sell industry leader De Beers, they are becoming the latest ...

The capital city of Austria is steeped in history, culture and exquisite flavours — a must-visit for every traveller ...

On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...

British Royal Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and her husband ... Charles and sister Anne, then just one year old, were actually present at Sandringham House, staying with their ...

The House of Hohenzollern sat on the German Imperial throne of the Second Reich for all 47 years of that Reich’s existence, from 1871 to 1918, when it fell after Germany’s defeat in the Great War. It ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

The House of Hohenzollern sat on the German Imperial ... crown prince, writing grovelling letters to Hitler and his henchmen that at least helped the family get the odd castle back – the state ...

The Princess of Wales will join her husband Prince William at Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations in London today, Kensington Palace has confirmed.

Among the items you'll see is the Imperial State Crown – which is still worn by ... Inside, you'll find the 350-year-old exhibition, "Line of Kings," which includes suits of armor worn by ...

Together with Alaska (which we bought from Imperial Russia in 1867), Greenland and Canada comprise North America’s “crown jewels” when it comes to an Arctic revealed by climate change.