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.

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

New Zealand's wedding gift to Prince William and Catherine Middleton will be a $10,000 donation to the Christchurch Earthquake appeal.

New Zealand would support moves to change the royal line of succession rules and allow a first-born daughter to become Queen.

Middleton is leading the competition in a global online search for the best-looking British royal.

The European mainland's royalty are soon to descend on London for the party of the year. But who are they?

Two Kiwis are among a small group of musicians who will play their trumpets as Prince William and Kate...

Prince William could leapfrog his father to the throne, suggests TV3 anchor Hilary Barry.

Networks are finalising plans for their coverage of the television event of the year, The Royal Wedding.

Kate Middleton is believed to have celebrated her hen's night while Prince William was visiting New Zealand and Australia.

Details of the reception for next month's royal wedding have been revealed by staff at Buckingham Palace as the finishing touches on plans are put in place.

The media attention surrounding Prince William's trip to Christchurch and Greymouth was almost as big as the circus over pint-sized pop star Justin Bieber's New Zealand tour.

Don't give the queen a friendly hug and don't tweet from the church.

Prince Charles offered architectural advice to Christchurch but didn't visit, whereas Prince William shelved ongoing wedding plans last week to support our quake victims. So, who should be New Zealand's next King?

I found it so tacky that some English kid was now the centre of attention of the Christchurch earthquake, rather than the dead.

At times, Prince William's visit felt more like an appearance by a celebrity than a future head of state.

Prince William has thanked civil defence workers for the "wonderful" job they are doing in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

Prince William is in Christchurch this afternoon ahead of tomorrow's earthquake memorial service.