Orlando Bloom looked to the music scene in his native Britain for inspiration as he portrayed a cocky rocker in new movie Sympathy For Delicious.

A Takapuna-born nurse, 30, will attend Friday's ceremony with her husband, a flight lieutenant in Prince William's squadron.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have created "a church within a church" at Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.

New Zealand equestrian great Mark Todd has issued a blunt warning to his competitors ahead of next year's London Olympics.

Security experts say an IRA terrorist attack somewhere in Britain on the day of the royal wedding is 'highly likely'.

As people relaxed at Easter weekend, Michael Sheen endured incarceration in a police cell, slept rough up a mountain and was crucified, then resurrected in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....

A hush descends over the table. A small group of wine enthusiasts watch with due reverence as the cork is gently pulled from the 1968 bottle of French first growth Chateau Haut Brion.

Its intricacy, expense and craftsmanship once made it a must-have for England’s elite. Denise L’Estrange-Corbet traces the history of Honiton lace, a famous feature of royal births and weddings.

Susan Boyle has been immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds.

Lily Allen will throw a lavish bash at The Ritz hotel in London for her hen party.

The Earl of Sandwich has opened a sandwich shop in London, 250 years after his ancestor is said to have invented the snack.

A German-Jewish man's lost hoard of gold, which lay buried in a London garden for 70 years, has been returned to his family.

What if your daughter squanders her considerable intelligence on meaningless jobs and other fripperies, waiting for her prince to come?

Rugby legend Zinzan Brooke will be helping to make the big day run smoothly for a couple who share their wedding day with William and Kate.

Paul Henry hasn't got time to think of the royal wedding. He's heading back to America on the day of the nuptials and until then he's flat tack getting his memoirs to the publisher.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has ridiculed the royal family and its traditions on British television, insisting Prince William and Kate Middleton "aren't special people".

Kiwi Trooper Blair Newton will escort Prince William and Kate Middleton back to Buckingham Palace after their wedding.