Topic: United Kingdom

As the famed Changing of the Guards ceremony takes place behind them at Buckingham Palace, two American girls debate what Kate Middleton will look like at her wedding in five days' time."I am excited about the dress. She will have something big", ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in London for the royal wedding

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore the British capital where a prince's love will transform an ordinary girl into a princess on April 29th? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore royal London amid the hoopla of Prince ...

Britain gears up for global royal wedding

Britain is making final preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next week as the biggest royal occasion in 30 years brings closure to the tragic legacy of Princess Diana.A worldwide television audience of two billion people is set ...

Royal for a day: London's luxury hotels cash in

In a bid to stand out among the host of deals marking the royal wedding, London's luxury hotels are offering guests the chance to live like a royal for a night -- for a princely sum, of course.A red carpet and champagne ...

The security headaches for Britain's royal wedding

LONDON (Reuters) - From Islamist and Irish republican militants to anarchists and crazed stalkers, British police appear to be facing a huge array of possible threats when Prince William marries Kate Middleton next week.Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to throng ...

Over half of Britons will watch royal wedding: poll

LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of all Britons will watch Prince William marry long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton on April 29th, a poll conducted for Reuters showed.The royal wedding is expected to be one of the year's most watched events globally, with ...

Royal Wedding souvenir program to go on sale

LONDON (Reuters) - An official souvenir program to mark the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton is to be sold as a memento of the big day.The program will include the full order of service that will be used by guests ...

UK considers reform of biased royal succession law

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain said on Saturday it is looking into reforming ancient rules on royal succession to give any daughters born to Prince William and Kate Middleton the same right to the throne as their sons.Under the 300-year-old law now ...

Cartoonists draw inspiration from royal wedding

Britain's satirical cartoonists are sharpening their pencils for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, but are likely to keep their cruellest portrayals in check.Partly reflecting the British obsession with class and status, the butt of most cartoonists' ...

Royal wedding fever grips TV trade show

British broadcasters are offering their international counterparts an array of royal-related products at the MIPTV trade show this week ahead of the much-anticipated royal wedding.Up for sale at the world's premier market for buying and selling programming are documentaries about Prince William ...