Hand-craftsmanship has ceded place to something much less interesting and much less distinctive in all kinds of ways.

Emma Watson took to Twitter to deny she was dating Prince Harry, after an Australian magazine sent the rumour mill running.

Airbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.

The Duchess of Cambridge has delivered a rare video address to highlight the importance of children's problems to prevent them getting worse in later life.

The Duchess of Cornwall has given a rare New Zealand tea the thumbs up during an event to celebrate Waitangi Day.

The Duchess of Cambridge is boosting British fashion with her easy-to-emulate elegance, says Annabel Venning.

The Prince of Wales' preparations for an activist monarchy have prompted a backlash, as a new book revealed a dysfunctional and divided court around him.

Tony Abbott can now join the long list of politicians wondering how John Key gets away in political life with so much that causes strife for lesser mortals.

Tony Abbott has been criticised over his decision to make gaffe-prone Prince Philip a Knight of the Order of Australia.

The Duke of York personally denied having sex with an under-age sex slave yesterday -- in his first public statement since the Epstein scandal erupted two weeks ago.

The woman who says she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew while underage has outlined the accusations in her own words for the first time.

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she does not know the sex of her unborn child - but it's a good kicker.

Four years after he officially gave up his role as Britain's roving trade ambassador, the Duke of York is still racking up more air miles than any other member of the royal family.

The world's most famous royal family left NZ well clothed, well read and with a soft toy each to cuddle, records of the gift haul from their Kiwi tour reveal.

The UK terror threat is now classed as severe, so the Metropolitan Police appear to be taking no chances with the safety of the six-months pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

A federal judge is on the cusp of releasing documents which allegedly reveal Prince Andrew played a role in protecting billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein from receiving an extra 18 years' jail.

Camilla's younger brother died after a night of drinking champagne and whisky, an inquest has been told.

Prince Andrew is toast. I don't know the proper Latin phrase for the constitutional hole he's dug for himself but it's wide, deep and a stinker, writes Rodney Hide.

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have splashed out on a Swiss ski chalet thought to be worth up to 13 million ($25 million).

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hosted Professor Stephen Hawking on the private Caribbean island where Prince Andrew is alleged to have slept with an underage "sex slave".

The Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron, has refused publicly to support the Duke of York in the wake of allegations that he "sexually abused" a teenage girl.

US investigators say Prince Andrew's former friend Jeffrey Epstein paid workers not to answer questions about whether the Duke slept with underage girls.

It is the most extraordinary story of sex, power, influence and the abuse of young girls and it has already sent Jeffrey Epstein, one of the richest men in America, to jail.

A controversial new play about Princess Diana claims her former lover James Hewitt is Prince Harry's father.

Monaco's Royal Palace has released the first photos of the twins of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene.

The Queen's speech was met with positive reaction from people on Twitter, most notably for mentioning her visit to the Game of Thrones set in Belfast back in June.

As one of the most photographed men in the world, Prince Harry knows a thing or two about having a camera pointed at you.

We can't get enough of the adorable pictures of Prince George.Take a look and gush at the cutest pics of the Prince over 2014.