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Royal families live some of the most privileged lives on the planet. Keep up to date with the latest news from the Windsors in Britain to the Grimaldis of Monaco.
World’s longest-reigning living monarch, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, returns a salute during his 80th birthday celebrations at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei July 15. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

How Southeast Asia’s monarchies stay relevant in a volatile region

The kings in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Brunei have to be attuned to societal or economic changes to survive, analysts say.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s royals rise to the fore in a changing nation

Japan

Video | Japan revises law to expand imperial family

Fame and celebrity

Meet Eleanor Ekserdjian, who just got engaged to Samuel Chatto

Of British-Armenian descent, Ekserdjian met Chatto at the University of Edinburgh – the pair are fellow artists and have been together for 5 years.

Samuel Chatto and Eleanor Ekserdjian announced their engagement on July13. Photo: Getty Images
Japan

Japan changes rules to save shrinking monarchy, but bars female emperors

A revised imperial law keeps the long-standing male-only succession system, defying public support for female emperors.

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King Charles III

Royal rift: King Charles hosts Prince Harry and family for first time in years

The reunion had seemed in doubt after Harry’s family was denied security protection and Buckingham Palace withdrew an offer for him to stay.

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Britain

Prince Harry loses privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

Harry called the result, which scuttles suits filed by others including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, ‘⁠a complete and obvious whitewash’.

Prince Harry arrives for the Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice, at Chatham House in the UK on Tuesday. Harry has said his litigation was a primary source of his falling out with his father and brother, Prince William. Photo: dpa
Britain

Prince Harry arrives in UK with Buckingham Palace stay in disarray

Duke of Sussex’s spokesman hits out at ‘last-moment’ withdrawal of palace accommodation after missing response deadline.

Thailand

Thailand says photo of France’s Macron kneeling before king is AI-generated

The king and Queen Suthida visited France this week to mark the 170th anniversary of formal diplomatic ties between the two nations.

Kate Middleton

Princess Kate climbs UK’s highest peaks for cancer charity

Marking a milestone after her own cancer battle, the British royal completes a 24-hour trek challenge.

⁠Kate Middleton at the summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland. Photo: @KensingtonRoyal via X
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Umno pulled into royal row ahead of Johor vote

Supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has quit Umno, saying that the party ‘is controlled by the palace in making decisions’.

Mohd Puad Zarkashi gives a speech on June 19. Photo: Facebook/DrPuad Zarkashi
King Charles III

UK’s King Charles breaks tradition to reveal US$17 million tax bill

Tax details disclosed as it is announced the British monarch will not live at Buckingham Palace after costly refurbishment.

Luxury Hotels

Ran Baas, The Palace combines Indian hospitality with royal grandeur

The luxury hotel in India was restored from an 18th century royal guest house in the Qila Mubarak complex, and now offers a thoughtful hospitality experience.

Malaysia

Royal succession crisis strains Malaysia’s governing alliance ahead of polls

Analysts say the dispute has become harder to contain, with Umno and Pakatan Harapan taking different stances amid other political grievances.

Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir during Negeri Sembilan’s state assembly in Seremban, Malaysia. Photo: YouTube
Malaysia

Malaysian MP takes swipe at ‘most Hollywood’ populist label

Tunku Ismail Ibrahim did not mention Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman when he referred to a Muar politician as among the ‘Hollywood’ types.

Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman during an interview with Reuters in Petaling Jaya in 2020. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

6 famous Eton College alums, from Prince Harry to Tom Hiddleston

Besides Princess Diana’s sons William and Harry, actors Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston, and authors George Orwell and Ian Fleming, were all educated at the famous boarding school.

Norway

Norway’s crown princess has ‘successful’ lung transplant

Palace confirms the 52-year-old royal is recovering in an Oslo hospital, weeks after doctors said she joined the waiting list for a new lung.

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Crime

Norwegian crown princess’ son to be jailed 4 years for rape, domestic violence

One alleged rape took place in ‌the basement ‌of the crown prince’s family home, the court heard.

Marius Borg Hoiby looks at his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, at a dinner in Oslo on June 16, 2022. Photo: AP
Spain

Pope Leo’s plane grounded, so Spain’s king gives him a ride

The pontiff flew back to Rome on the monarch’s private jet after the papal aircraft’s engine failed to start.

Thailand

Thailand observes 15 days of mourning for ‘Princess Bha’, who died aged 47

The eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn had been in a coma since 2022, after she collapsed from a heart condition.

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Kate Middleton

Who is Kate Middleton’s university boyfriend, Rupert Finch?

Both were spotted this past weekend at the wedding of Prince William’s cousin Peter Phillips – the pair dated in university and remain on good terms.

Kate Middleton and Rupert Finch dated in university, and their romance was portrayed in Netflix’s The Crown. Photo: Getty Images , AFP
Norway

Days before rape verdict, court grants release of Norway crown princess’ son

Facing 40 charges including rape, Marius Borg Hoiby wins a release order after pleading to see his ailing mother, but prosecutors appeal.

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, in Oslo in 2022. Photo: AFP
Nordic nations

Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant

There had been a ‘dramatic deterioration’ in her health in recent months, giving her only around a year left to ⁠live without a transplant.

Malaysia

How a pig farm dispute exposed fault lines in Malaysia’s multiracial politics

A pig farm ban in Selangor has turned the issue into a flashpoint involving royal influence, minority livelihoods and cultural sensitivity.

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei picks polo-loving pilot prince as foreign minister

The cabinet reshuffle is seen as a move to prepare for the next generation of leaders in the kingdom amid the sultan’s health concerns.

Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen. Photo: Instagram/tmski
Jeffrey Epstein

Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’

National Audit Office offers the most ⁠detailed review ever of royal property arrangements in a new report.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor riding a horse in Windsor Great Park near Royal Lodge, an estate highlighted in a newly published property audit. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon after release on parole

The former leader served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption before he was released on parole last month due to his age.

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Britain

Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Emails released earlier this year suggest ‌that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving ‌as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

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