A secret royal marriage deal was the real reason behind Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton's split, it has been reported. The couple allegedly reassessed their relationship when they discovered their future was being decided for them, with their engagement talked about as a "done deal."

According to reports, Queen Elizabeth was eager for the pair to wed, as it would help improve the public face of the royal family.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth can expect a very special high tea when she attends the Kentucky Derby next month. The queen will watch the famous Louisville horserace on May 5 and caterers are flying in Earl Grey teas from around the world after Buckingham Palace hinted it is her favorite afternoon drink.

Gil Logan, chef at Levy Restaurants at the Churchill Downs racecourse, has enlisted the help of Mark Nethery, master roaster at john conti Coffee Co., in his search for the best cup.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is putting one of his private collections of paintings on display for the first time in 50 years. The prince - the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth - will put his collection of Antarctica paintings by Edward Seago on show to raise money for charity.

Proceeds will go to the Scott Polar Research Institute - the oldest organization of its kind in the world.

Britain's Prince Philip was once set to meet the world's most famous alien abductee, a new book has revealed.

Details of the planned meeting between the prince and George Adamski - a Polish-American who claimed he had been taken on a tour of the solar system with aliens from Venus - are documented in "Flying Saucerers: A Social History Of UFOlogy."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth donned her Easter bonnet for the royal family's traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle.

The queen, wearing a long pink coat and maroon hat adorned with silk roses, waved to well-wishers as she arrived at the Saint George's Chapel in the castle's grounds. She was accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, her daughter Princess Anne and her son Prince Edward.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, came face to face with a gorilla on Thursday as he attended the opening of a new enclosure at London Zoo.

Philip - the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth - was given a tour of the $7 million 6,000-square-metre Gorilla Kingdom, which has been carefully created to mimic the creatures' natural habitat.