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Marie Antoinette's Home to Become Luxury Hotel

Apr 8, 2016 | Contributor: Nicolle Monico

Marie Antoinette is the poster child for lavish living, and come 2018, you’ll have the opportunity to indulge in extravagances just as she would. Antoinette’s former home and the site of Kim and Kanye’s wedding rehearsal dinner, will soon become a luxury hotel. The Lov Hotel Collection will transform three buildings within the Palace of Versailles: the Grand Contrôle, the Petit Contrôle and the Pavillon.

5 of Ireland's Best Castles-Turned-Hotels

Mar 17, 2016 | Contributor: Nicolle Monico

It’s pretty safe to assume that as a child you had dreams of one day living in and owning your own castle (thanks, Disney). Although we may have grown out of our illusions of being royalty ourselves, there’s still a level of intrigue that comes with sleeping inside a place with so much history.

Spain's Princess Cristina Faces Up to 8 Years in Prison

Feb 9, 2016 | Contributor: Nicolle Monico

It’s a pretty bad time to be Spanish royalty. Spain's Princess Cristina is on trial for tax fraud, along with 16 other people, in relation to her husband’s business affairs. She is the first Spanish royal to sit in the defendant's dock, a damaging blow to the royal family’s image.

Highlights of the Royals | Kate and Wills Through the Years

Dec 12, 2012 | Contributor: Nicolle Keogh

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been at the forefront of celebrity news since their engagement two years ago. Since then, we, along with the rest of the world, have been following the couple closely. Following the exciting news that they announced last week, we felt compelled to present highlights of the couple's history together.... Read More

Inside England's Greatest Country Estates

Nov 3, 2011 | Contributor: Jared Paul Stern | 1 Comment

You can get a privileged look behind the impressive portals of England’s great country estates in all their resplendent finery thanks to a lavish new book by renowned British architectural historian Jeremy Musson from Rizzoli.

10 Most Extraordinary Parties in History

Oct 26, 2011 | Contributor: The Daily Meal

Tales of a bygone era are often rich with costumed balls, masquerades, and black-tie galas. Romanticized nostalgia abounds in books and on film (fiction and non-fiction), chronicling these endless nights of unbridled debauchery and cool scenes filled to the brim with a city’s most fashionable set.... Read More