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Disgraced duke's figure moved in Madrid wax museum

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's royal family has lost one of its members, at least in Madrid's Wax Museum.The museum has moved the figure of the Duke of Palma, who is married to King Juan Carlos's younger daughter and whose non-profit organization is ...

Spain royals to reveal budget after corruption case

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish royal family will disclose details of its annual spending budget for the first time, a spokesman said Monday, following a corruption probe linked to the king's son-in-law.Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia's ...

Victoria's secret: Late queen's bloomers bust record

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Victoria's underwear sold for record prices, but a four-poster bed in which actress Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her eighth honeymoon failed to set bidders at an Edinburgh auction on fire.One of the world's biggest private collections of 19th century ...

Swedish heir to throne expecting first child

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Crown Princess Victoria, the heir to the Swedish throne, is expecting her first child, the royal court said on Wednesday."The birth is expected to take place in March 2012," the Swedish court said in a press release.The court gave ...

Prince Harry set to become comic book hero

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry can add comic book character to his list of accolades as a new comic based on his life is set to be released in August, publisher Bluewater Productions said on Thursday."The Royals: Prince Harry" is ...

UK police arrest man in phone hacking probe

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested another suspect as part of their investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World newspaper, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.The 60-year-old man was held at an address in ...

Investigators turn to final vault at treasure temple

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under a centuries-old Indian Hindu temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of treasure has been discovered.Over the last week a ...

Investigators turn to final vault at Indian treasure temple

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under a centuries-old Indian Hindu temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of treasure has been discovered.Over the last week a ...

Even Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements.The Conservative-led government, which is imposing cost cuts and tax rises on more ...

Even the Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements.The Conservative-led government, which is imposing cost cuts and tax rises on more ...
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