Royalty
The Cigar-Loving Cuban-American Who Charmed Her Way Into the Aristocracy
Consuelo Yznaga injected money and glamor into the fading British upper classes—and even acted as matchmaker for other socialites and impoverished toffs.
A Royally Queer Party Celebrated Some Rando Straights Getting Married
LGBTQ activists and well-wishers marked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's marriage with an anti-heteronormative gathering at the city's most famous cruising grounds.
Discussing the Royal Wedding with the Only Queens That Matter (Drag Queens)
"The Queen literally owns one-third of the world. Drag kings and queens? We’re just here owning our gender."
These Exiled Princesses Led an Armed Rebellion From Their Convent
In sixth-century France, Merovingian royals Basina and Clotilda were forced into a nunnery. They decided to lead their sisters in an uprising against their abbess instead.
Meat, Mead, and Matriarchy: Crowning Medieval Times' First Queen
After 34 years of patriarchy, the beloved jousting tournament-slash-dining experience has installed a female regent. As someone who has spent several drunken birthdays at the Medieval Times in New Jersey, I knew I had to behold this historic event myself.
Inside the Home of the World's Most Obsessive Princess Diana Memorabilia Collector
After her husband died, Jo Dobson has made it her life's work to showcase the couple's immense Princess Diana collection. We visited her house to find out what drives her enduring love for the People's Princess.
'A One-Woman Crusade for Independence': My Memories of Princess Diana
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Lady Diana's tragic death, her personal secretary recounts her triumphant Paris tour of 1992.
Fake News Was Weirdly Fun This Week
Prince Philip is alive, and a lot of other online hoaxes were actually amusing.
Prince William's Terrible Dad Dancing is a Painful Reminder of Our Own Mortality
There is nothing in this world but a series of dead or dying dancing dads. That is all there is, and all there ever will be.
Ban Trump for British Muslims and Minorities, Not for the Queen
The petition to stop Trump coming to the UK gets the victim completely wrong.
An Exiled Italian Prince Has Started Selling Pasta From a Food Truck
Will Smith may be the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but California has a new prince in town, and he’s selling pasta out of a food truck.
The Epic Saga of Royals in Exile That Shaped Indian Identity
The epic story of a prince and princess in exile unfolds in this ethereal series by photographer Vasantha Yogananthan.