Topic: Western Europe

Prince William heading back to work after wedding

Prince William and his newlywed wife Catherine were expected to head back to their secluded island home on Monday following a secret weekend break in Britain.The new duke and duchess of Cambridge were expected to return to Anglesey, northwest Wales, where William ...

Press heaps praise on royal wedding

British commentators on Saturday heaped praise on the royal wedding, saying the fairytale occasion had provided a much-needed boost to the country in straitened times.Newspapers were delighted at the festive atmosphere among the hordes of well-wishers who had descended on London from ...

Kate's sister Pippa becomes surprise Internet hit

It may have been Kate Middleton's big day -- but her sister and maid of honour Pippa turned almost as many heads on Friday attracting a flood of praise on the Internet.As soon as she stepped out of a Rolls-Royce for the ...
With pies, sandwiches and pints of beer, British expats celebrated the royal wedding in the sunny southwest of France, where thousands have settled seeking a simpler, country life.So many live here that their favourite region is nicknamed "Dordogneshire", and as French champagne ...

Wellwishers mark marriage at Paris Diana shrine

As millions around the world watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in London on Friday, in Paris a small number of wellwishers remembered his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.Before the wedding began someone laid a single pink rose under the "Flame ...

Royal Wedding is a winner...at the racetrack

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal fans who like a wager on the horses had a double reason to celebrate on Friday after the aptly named Royal Wedding cantered to victory, hours after the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton.The horse triumphed in ...

Global newspapers fete 'fairytale' royal wedding

Calling the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton the ultimate Cinderella story, newspapers around the world also said it was proof of Britain's changed social landscape."Let's glory in the fact that Britain can still hold a pageant that will wow the ...

London police arrest 20 ahead of royal wedding

Twenty squatters were arrested in raids across London on Thursday ahead of the royal wedding, police said.Officers swooped on thee addresses as part of an intelligence-led operation, taking the suspects into custody at various London police stations.One lawmaker described the raids as ...

Sun and rain forecast for UK's royal wedding

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's Met Office has forecast a mix of sunshine and showers in London on Friday, when hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.Chief Forecaster ...

Royal snapshots: Bride Vroom and withdrawn invitation

(Reuters Life!) - Following is a selection of stories related to the April 29 royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.(Reuters does not vouch for the accuracy of ...