Naomi Grimley has been to meet the Speaker for a tour of his official rooms inside the Palace of Westminster.

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In an era of prosperity that has made the Washington area the nation’s most affluent region , the home going up in an exclusive Great Falls neighborhood could be its most potent and polarizing symbol yet: a 25,424-square-foot mansion modeled on the Palace of Versailles. Read full article > >

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Planned palace upsets some neighbors in tony D.C. suburb

A Swazi royal official denies reports that King Mswati III’s 12th wife, Nothando Dube, accused of having an affair last year, has been evicted from the palace.

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Swazi queen’s ‘eviction’ denied

Two’s company, three’s a crowd: St. James Palace confirmed that Will and Kate are leaving their roommate Harry behind at Clarence House and moving into a “starter home” at Kensington Palace, where the boys lived with Princess Diana after their parents…

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The newly-married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to move into a home at Kensington Palace, St James’s Palace has confirmed.

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CAIRO — Fighting between opposition tribesmen and security forces in Yemen’s capital escalated dramatically Friday, as the presidential palace was shelled, prompting reports that President Ali Abdullah Saleh had been wounded. Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency reported that Saleh was in “good health” after the attack and would soon make a televised speech. The rocket strike on the palace came after government forces reportedly attacked the homes of tribal leaders led by the powerful Ahmar family and military commanders who have joined the opposition, according to local news media. Read full article > >

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The honeymoon is over: Newlyweds Prince William and the former Kate Middleton have returned from their post-wedding retreat in the Seychelles. St. James Palace reported that the couple is “grateful to the Seychelles government for their assistance in…

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Will and Kate Return From Honeymoon

Police in China arrest a man they say broke into Beijing’s famed Forbidden City, and stole seven pieces of art from the Palace Museum.

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Arrest after Forbidden City theft

Seven pieces of art are stolen from the Palace Museum inside Beijing’s former imperial palace, the Forbidden City – in the first theft for 20 years.

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Rare theft from Forbidden City

The Palace of Westminster could host wedding receptions under plans to cut Parliament’s subsidised catering bill.

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The Palace of Westminster could host wedding receptions under plans to cut Parliament’s subsidised catering bill.

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Parliament could become wedding venue, MPs say

As Washington buzzes about yet another restart for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, I have been reading a book that summarizes the past 44 years of botched peacemaking, blown opportunities and, sometimes, sheer folly. The book is a posthumous memoir by Jack O’Connell, a former CIA operative who was for many years King Hussein’s “case officer” in Jordan. Yes, you read that right: When O’Connell was station chief in Amman from 1963 to 1971, he dropped off monthly envelopes of cash at the palace as part of a long-running CIA covert action code-named “NOBEEF.” Read full article > >

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Find out some of the big numbers that made the royal wedding day, from audience viewing figures to the number of canapes at the palace reception.

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Big numbers that made the big day

Buckingham Palace says concerns over security forced the Duke of York to postpone a planned trade visit to Saudi Arabia.

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Prince Andrew cancels Saudi trip

Prince William will visit New Zealand and Australia next week to tour areas devastated by recent natural disasters, St James’s Palace says.

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