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.

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.

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.

Young royals, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are doing their best to become more social media savvy.

Since the announcement of the impending arrive of Prince George, the future King has received almost 1300 presents.

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

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).

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.

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.

Her lustrous locks are the envy of women the world over. But the Duchess of Cambridge's hair is a "nightmare" to style because it is so "long and thick", according to her husband.

A British bookmaker says it has stopped taking bets on the Queen announcing her abdication in her Christmas Day message after receiving "a rush of bets".

No one visiting the 9/11 Memorial in New York expects to be anything but moved, but the Duchess of Cambridge admitted she was unprepared for just how affecting it would be.

Basketball ace LeBron James breached royal protocol when he embraced the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in New York.

New York City paid the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge the ultimate compliment to welcome them to the Big Apple - by lighting the Empire State Building red, white and blue.

Lee Suckling charts the ten best royal moments of 2014.

The mother of the unarmed black man who died after a white policeman restrained him in a chokehold has paid tribute to protesters across the US.

Prince Harry has shared a personal secret as part of a campaign to mark World AIDS Day.

Pic of Kate and William posing with Prince George taken for thank you cards for people involved in their tour of New Zealand.

A bereaved mother says the Duchess of Cambridge wrote personally to console her following the death of her baby daughter.

As William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, prepare to visit America in a fortnight, controversy is swirling around how reporters covering the couple's visit should dress.