A royal necropolis—from the Greek words for "city of the dead"—was established near Abydos in about 1839 B.C. with the burial there of the powerful 12th dynasty pharaoh Senusret III.

From Versailles to Venice, these palatial properties let you live like a king or queen—even if just for a night.

As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Potala Palace in the heart of Lhasa, capital of the Xizang autonomous region, is one of ...

Ancient ‘Royal Water Palace’ Hidden Beneath Layers of Soil Emerged When a 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Split the Ground On March ...

In a message to reporters on Thursday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said: “Nothing to worry about.. We just had a meeting this morning.. I don’t see anything wrong with his health.” ...

A new exhibition opens at Buckingham Palace tomorrow focussing on the opulence ... and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King ...

Princess Ariane turned 18 on 10 April, and the palace has shared four new portraits of the royal to commemorate the occasion. Taken by the same photographer who captured Ariane's older sisters ...

According to insiders, William's decision is viewed within Buckingham Palace as the latest example of his intent to forge his own path as a modern royal. Prince William and Kate Middleton met ...

A gala dinner was held at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to mark the state visit of Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir and her husband Björn Skúlason. The King and Queen hosted the ...

Built at an estimated cost of $1.4 billion, the palace was completed in 1984, just before Brunei gained independence from British rule. While this royal residence is not usually open to the public ...

He said that the king had moved his cattle from Emashobeni Royal Palace to graze inside the Imbube Lodge and this had created animosity and accusations that he was trying to take over the lodge.