The King of Tonga is selling his Epsom mansion - but rubber-neckers are not welcome.

There are reports India's president will declare the Commonwealth Games open, denying the British royal family the traditional honour.

The Queen was knocked back for a poverty handout to help heat her palaces by the British Government.

Cabinet ministers know they have to work miracles in the limited window they have before those affected by the quake tire of their plight and the Government becomes the target of blame for things not being fixed

Former Deputy PM Michael Cullen has outlined a proposal which would see Parliament elect the Head of State, telling a conference there was "inevitability" about NZ becoming a republic.

The continuing financial chaos of Prince Andrew's former wife has, it is said, persuaded him to take charge of her financial affairs.

Crown Princess Mary is pregnant with twins and is expected to give birth to them in January.

The Queen has asked that NZ Prime Ministers, Governors General, Speakers of the House and Chief Justices be referred to as "Right Honourable" for the rest of their lives.

The Queen is down to her last £1m and will go into the red in the year of her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, new figures reveal.

The Prince of Wales' private income had risen to record levels.

The wedding of Crown Princess Victoria has become a focus for growing antipathy towards the monarchy in a country that emphasises equality.

Britain's Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has told Oprah Winfrey she was drinking and "in the gutter" during a videotaped sting.

It may be Queen's Birthday Weekend, but for a group of card sharps assembling in Auckland this week, the only royalty they'll be thinking of is a royal flush.

Despite claiming she was cut off by the royals after divorce from Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson received a hefty divorce settlement.

It's been a rough week for two grand institutions, writes Paul Thomas.

Prince Andrew has forgiven his ex-wife for trying to charge a bogus businessman £500,000 to meet him.

Prince Andrew has flown home from his duties as British trade envoy in the wake of the scandal enveloping his ex-wife.