With tourists flocking to Vienna for Christmas, the carefully restored carriage can be seen at the Imperial Carriage Museum, ...

This is the sixth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time in worlds beyond the ...

1818 – “Silent Night” was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria. 1868 – U.S.

Italians voted in a referendum to choose the future institutional form of the state. Around 54 percent decided to replace the ...

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec.

From the exotic to the everyday, the royals Christmas menus through the years might pose some surprises: with moulds of ...

Built in 1876, the neo-baroque hearse was used for five funerals, including Empress Elisabeth, Emperor Franz Joseph and Austria's last empress Zita. "It was controversial to use this museum piece ...

Anna Pasternak reports on the tensions, traditions and fallouts that will shape the royal festivities King Charles is pushing the boat out for Christmas this year, inviting a whopping forty five ...

Charles, 76, will also reflect on a difficult year for his family following two shock cancer diagnoses, as well as others who have suffered in the UK and abroad, particularly the Middle East.

Instead, Charles has chosen Fitzrovia Chapel – a former hospital chapel – to film his speech, which is expected to focus on the efforts of healthcare workers. It has been a particularly ...