Weighing 150 tons, soaring 70ft into the air and featuring 9,997 pipes, the Royal Albert Hall's 19th-century pipe organ is far from contemporary music's cutting edge.

Redhead Harry, 26, known for his prankster antics, had guests in stitches during his speech at the royal wedding reception.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boarded a Royal Flight helicopter to return home - and in William's case, to work.

Bronagh Key may be wearing Trelise Cooper, but there is another NZ fashion designer stamping her mark on the royal wedding too.

Britain has revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters there.

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

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.

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....

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.

Former Kiwi shearer Gary Lewis will attend the royal wedding with his wife Lady Davina Lewis, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

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.

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

The Earl of Sandwich has opened a sandwich shop in London, 250 years after his ancestor is said to have invented the snack.

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.