Click through our interactive graphic to find out more about Prince William's journey from childhood to the altar.

Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.

The modern games could owe a debt to a rural tradition, writes David Leggat.

It's estimated some two billion people from all over the world will watch at Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have created "a church within a church" at Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.

Security experts say an IRA terrorist attack somewhere in Britain on the day of the royal wedding is 'highly likely'.

Britain two shots at reclaiming golf's world No 1 crown these next four days.

A hush descends over the table. A small group of wine enthusiasts watch with due reverence as the cork is gently pulled from the 1968 bottle of French first growth Chateau Haut Brion.

Its intricacy, expense and craftsmanship once made it a must-have for England’s elite. Denise L’Estrange-Corbet traces the history of Honiton lace, a famous feature of royal births and weddings.

Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.

Susan Boyle has been immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds.

Lily Allen will throw a lavish bash at The Ritz hotel in London for her hen party.

A German-Jewish man's lost hoard of gold, which lay buried in a London garden for 70 years, has been returned to his family.

What if your daughter squanders her considerable intelligence on meaningless jobs and other fripperies, waiting for her prince to come?