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Five key questions: How the London police plan to protect the royal wedding

More than 1 million people are expected to crowd London's streets Friday for the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. While royal fans speculate about the wedding dress, British police are fretting over security. Check out five questions (and answers) about the plan for keeping the royal family safe.
In Pictures: Prince William through the years

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Top Picks: Tea with Jane Austen, Soviet students, Lord of the Rings hi-def, and more

The importance of tea in Jane Austen's England, the final generation of students under the Soviet system, Lord of the Rings out on Blu-ray, and more recommendations
In Pictures: Fathers around the world
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/13
As William and Kate await honeymoon, Britain's monarchy enjoys its own

The newly anointed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have yet to leave on their official honeymoon – leading to much speculation about its destination – but the royal family is having their own moment in the sun.
In Pictures: Royal wedding history
Royal wedding: The snobbery of Will'n'Kate-haters

Not everyone loves Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Will’n’Kate-haters view the British public as a moronic mass brainwashed into bowing to a constitutional monarchy. But these snobs miss the mark: Real republicanism trusts, not disdains, the will of the people.
Five key questions: How the London police plan to protect the royal wedding

More than 1 million people are expected to crowd London's streets Friday for the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. While royal fans speculate about the wedding dress, British police are fretting over security. Check out five questions (and answers) about the plan for keeping the royal family safe.
In Pictures: Prince William through the years
Prince William and Kate Middleton are 'last chance' for royals to keep Britain's affection

Many British are tired of the pomp, circumstance, and scandal of Britain's royal family, but Prince William and Kate Middleton's understated courtship could restore the royal family's image.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/21
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Prince William and Kate Middleton and the future of the royal brand

Royalty used to have final say in matters of life and death. These days -- at least in most of the world -- they are more like celebrity spokesmen for their country.
Prince William and Kate Middleton royal wedding: Do monarchies still matter?

Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding may have tinges of the turreted-castle fairy tale. But from romantic to ruthless, more than 40 modern monarchies, including Prince William's family, still influence global realities for better or worse.
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Kate Middleton 'will be burdened' by comparisons to Diana, say royal watchers

Kate Middleton will be jousting with the memory of one of the best-known women of the 20th Century.
Royal wedding: Five traditions of royal nuptials

After years of speculation about when they would wed, Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement on Tuesday. The announcement seems to have thrilled Britons, both the public and the press. The wedding and the buzz leading up to it are likely to provide a bit of cheer for a nation – though some people are sure to grouse about the cost of what is sure to be a lavish affair at a time of sobering austerity cuts. Below are some of the royal wedding and marriage traditions that we will surely hear more about in coming months.
Chapter & Verse
"William and Harry": What are the young royals really like?

Royal watcher Katie Nicholl finds Princes William and Harry rather charming.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/19
Erin Andrews sues hotel chains and Chicago man for secret tapings

Erin Andrews, the ESPN reporter who was secretly videotaped, filed a lawsuit Thursday. Erin Andrews filed the suit against the hotels for negligence and invasion of privacy.
Russian rocket set to launch Tuesday with new crew

A Russian rocket is set to launch toward the International Space Station Tuesday carrying two American astronauts and one veteran Russian cosmonaut.
In Pictures: Britain's royal family
Chapter & Verse
Is a killer whale a moral being?

Philip Hoare, author of "The Whale," has spent years studying these mysterious creatures and what surprises him most is how little we actually know.
Right click to harvest your crops in FarmVille

On Facebook, the online farming game FarmVille has millions planting, rotating crops, and raising livestock without the cleanup or the smell.
New York’s other skyline – old-style water towers

Squint a little and the sleek modern cityscape reveals old-fashioned water towers in use on most buildings over six stories.
Canadians pull together under a blanket of snow

Rare coast-to-coast white Christmas refreshes sense of unity.
Close encounter of the royal kind

Prince Charles was about to visit the local art museum, and I had inadvertently stumbled into the big event.