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Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

Hidden deep on the Balmoral Estate, the summer residence of the Royal Family, the bewildering Balmoral cairns are slowly ...

The widowed monarch and mother of nine is to get a new reputation as a woman who made the most of her 'passionate mid-life' ...

Signaling the end of an era for the British monarchy, King Charles is planning to end a tradition that's been around since ...

Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...

Queen Victoria wasn't the only royal to make train plumbing history. Under the reign of George V, the Royal Train was outfitted with what appears to be the first bathtub ever placed on a train. It's a ...

Queen Letizia paired a strapless black Sybilla dress with a striking 2.2-pound pearl necklace from the royal collection, a ...

When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her diary as “delightful and so quick.” By 1869, she was e ...