Asian Royalty

Citizens complained that a video on Lazada’s Facebook page of a woman in Thai costume in a wheelchair referenced a member of the royal family; Thailand has strict lese-majesty laws with jail terms of 15 years.

Blackpink’s Lisa and fellow Thai star Minnie have known each other since their trainee days and even wear matching necklaces – so what else do we know about the Tomboy singer?

With Lalique crystal chandeliers inside his private jet and one of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s seminal works on the wall of his world record-breaking palace, the sultan’s life is OTT in the extreme

We find out what the former princess Mako has been up to with her husband in New York, months after she left the Japanese royal family in October 2021

Princess Aiko, only child of Emperor Naruhito, said some palace rituals ‘seemed strange’; Japan’s royals became the focus of global attention last year when Aiko’s cousin Mako married a commoner.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s highly publicised exit is no secret, but which other royals have moved their lives to the US?

A shortage of male heirs has left the world’s longest-lived monarchy facing extinction.

In 2020, nearly 160 activists were hit with criminal charges for the protests under Thailand’s tough royal defamation laws, which carry a jail sentence of up to 15 years each.

The Mayurbhanj royal even ensured the survival of one of the family’s ‘dilapidated’ 200-year-old homes by turning it into a boutique hotel anyone can stay in

Cambodia’s nine-year-old princess has already won over the hearts of her people with her talent and cute looks – here’s everything you need to know about her

The Sultan of Brunei’s children enjoy the kind of wealth many can only dream of, with lavish weddings and access to some of the world’s biggest stars – but they’re also making their own way in the world

The Sultan of Brunei’s daughter donned head-turning bridal fashion – including Queen Saleha’s family treasure, a dazzling emerald tiara – in her wedding to Awang Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud Al-Hashimi

Princess Fadzilah’s opulent 10-day wedding has put the Brunei royal family back in the spotlight – so how do her siblings flaunt the family fortune?

Harry and Meghan lost their titles after quitting the royal family, and now Prince Andrew is having his title stripped too … but they aren’t the first, or only, royals to step out of the fold

Anak Agung Ngurah Manik Parasara, who died in late December at the age of 76, was known as a spiritual leader and an advocate of religious tolerance.

As the world eagerly awaits more news about Princess Fadzilah’s lavish 10-day wedding, we look back at the recent extravagant nuptials of other Brunei royals …

It might be every girl’s dream to grow up a princess – but everything is about to change for these five young female royals about to reach adulthood

The daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, the longest-reigning monarch after Queen Elizabeth and one of the wealthiest – is simply ‘Fad’ to her netball team and known by many for her ‘heart of gold’

Former princess Mako’s diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder is only the latest example of stress-induced mental health issues to befall the female members of Japan’s imperial family.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito looked back on the second year of the coronavirus pandemic in a New Year video address, calling for people to ‘share their pain and support each other’.

Sultana Begum, who lives in a slum on the outskirts of Kolkata, is the widow of man purported to be the great-grandson of India’s last Mughal ruler. The 68-year-old has spent the past decade petitioning authorities to recognise her royal status and compensate her accordingly.

From Devraj Singh and Lalitya Kumari, to Ambalika Devi and the Gaekwad family, India’s super-rich royals are constantly squabbling about who owns what as their inherited wealth balloons ever higher.

She’s the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, but as a woman, she will never ascend the Chrysanthemum throne – so what next for the young royal, who just turned 20?

Between Prince William and Kate Middleton, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Rania of Jordan, who could make the most from sponsored posts?

Japan’s Princess Aiko celebrated her 20th birthday with a bland statement that observers say was deliberately calculated to avoid media hype following the departure of her cousin Mako from the imperial family.

Following intense media focus on the former Japanese princess’s mental health, experts describe the causes, symptoms and treatment of PTSD, and how to help someone who might have it.

Yan Marchal, who has lived in Thailand for nearly 20 years, was handed a notice by immigration barring him entry citing behaviour that was a danger to society.