Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry in Westminster Abbey on Friday April 29 next year – and millions of workers and schoolchildren will get the day off to celebrate.

WESTMINSTER Abbey emerged yesterday as the firm favourite to be the venue of Prince William’s wedding after being visited by his bride-to-be, Kate Middleton.

Mohamed al Fayed arrived at the High Court today and announced: “This is my moment for me to say exactly what how I feel.”

MOHAMED al Fayed’s controversial theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, came under fire yesterday.

THE death of Diana, Princess of Wales, might have been prevented had Mohamed al-Fayed heeded pleas for more security, a key inquest witness suggested yesterday.

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, might have been prevented had Mohamed al Fayed heeded pleas for more security, a key inquest witness suggested today.

A bodyguard who protected Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed in the days before their fatal car crash was left frustrated after his calls for extra security help were turned down, an inquest heard.

A sister of Diana, Princess of Wales is expected to give evidence today at the inquest into her death.

The sole survivor of the crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales, will give evidence at her inquest today.

Diana, Princess of Wales, was planning to marry her Muslim lover, Hasnat Khan, her inquest was told today.

PHOTOGRAPHER Romuald Rat yesterday refused to appear before the inquest of Diana, Princess of Wales, branding claims made against him there “a lie”.

Two witnesses who saw a white Fiat Uno emerging from the Paris tunnel where Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed today picked out the same possible driver from a line-up of pictures.

Two brothers rushed to help Diana, Princess of Wales immediately after the crash which took her life, the inquest into her death heard today.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are the victims of a “witch-hunt” and there is no evidence to suggest they murdered their daughter, Britain’s former top police officer said today.

A JURY yesterday began the long-awaited task of deciding whether Diana, Princess of Wales, was murdered in an establishment conspiracy.

Lawyers for Mohamed al Fayed today launched a bid to involve the Queen in the Diana, Princess of Wales inquest.

SPECULATION is continuing to mount about Prince William’s split with his long-term girlfriend, Kate Middleton, a relationship that many believed would lead to marriage.

WATERFORD’S Pallas House, trailing a long equestrian history, has been sold at auction for €2.9 million.

Helen Mirren was tonight named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in The Queen.

British film The Queen is among the favourites to win the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival tonight.

HOLLYWOOD legend Audrey Hepburn has topped a list of the 100 most beautiful women of all time.

NEXT Generation Clubs, a chain of fitness centres backed by JP McManus, John Magnier and Denis Brosnan, saw profits grow by almost £1.8 million (€2.62m) in 2004.

ROYAL bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles last night said she was “just coming down to earth” after the Prince of Wales went down on one knee to propose.

Family, friends, and public figures joined together today to congratulate Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on their impending marriage.

British acting legend Helen Mirren will play Queen Elizabeth II in a new movie about the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Frances Shand Kydd, the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales, died today.

James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, has won the Back To Reality television show.

Diana, Princess of Wales was not pregnant at the time of her death, the former Royal Coroner said today.

Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed will tomorrow take his case for a public inquiry into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi before a Scottish court.

Former royal butler Paul Burrell remained defiant today, despite a scathing attack by Princes William and Harry for the “cold and overt betrayal” of their late mother.

The announcement of an inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales’s lover Dodi Fayed is the latest development in a six-year saga which has followed the fatal Paris road crash.

FORMER royal butler Paul Burrell has spoken out from his secret hideaway to say that he had not revealed the details of his conversation with Queen Elizabeth because he had “never realised” what he told her could clear his name.

A lawsuit against Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed over the cost of hiring an investigator to look into the death of his son has been settled.