End of a Royal Marriage
Sultan of Brunei divorces third wife (Sorry, this link has expired)
Tragedy in Kuwait
Kuwaiti prince 'shot dead by uncle'
She "Probably" Won't Appear Nude
Princess Clotilde of Savoy to perform at the Crazy Horse
When the Pharaohs Reigned
Scientists use plants to date Egypt's pharaohs
And, No, I Haven't Forgotten...
Sweden's royal match
The Swedish royal wedding (between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling) is TODAY! Keep an eye on the Royalty.nu Royal News page for news, photos, and video as the day unfolds!
Theodora: the empress from the brothel by Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy’s novel Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore is available from Alibris.
The new trailer for “Tangled,” Disney’s animated movie based on the Rapunzel story, doesn’t seem to be impressing many people:
Disney releases TANGLED trailer, depressing us all
Tangled will not be the savior of animation
Teaser trailer for Tangled lets its hair down
Are you looking forward to this movie? My view: I don’t enjoy CGI animation (all the movies look the same to me), and I’m really tired of smart-alecky humor in children’s movies. I don’t think it’s good for kids to never see a straight version of anything. AND I think Disney desperately needs to get away from its cliched formulas (the princess has a lizard friend? Oh, very original).
All that said, I have to admit it: This trailer made me smile. Maybe the movie won’t be so bad.
Joanna Lumley (who co-starred in the TV show “Absolutely Fabulous,”) has supposedly been deployed by department store Harrods “to win over the Duke of Edinburgh.”
UPDATE: Joanna Lumley provokes questions by checking out at Harrods
Contrary to what’s said in this report, it’s not necessarily true that the real Cleopatra was a great beauty. Here’s a picture of her.
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Image source: Wikimedia Commons
More depictions and descriptions of Cleopatra can be found here.
The Most Powerful Monarch in Europe
Dutch queen oversees coalition building
The Royal Wedding Is a Week Away
How country boy Daniel Westling was transformed into Prince Daniel
The End of Independence?
Lesotho’s people plead with South Africa to annex their troubled country
Shocking Allegation of the Week
Japanese royal family dismisses report Crown Prince asked for pupils to be drugged
Best Story of the Week
Queen gives MBE to milkman dressed as a cow
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