Further evidence has emerged that King Edward VIII was seeing a mystic during the abdication crisis, prompting the Archbishop of Canterbury to intervene.

Princess Diana claimed the Queen would abdicate in April 1996, her former lawyer tells her inquest.

Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala says it would be good if King Gyanendra were to abdicate.

King Wangchuk of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan abdicates earlier than planned to make way for his son.

The abdication of King Edward VIII 70 years ago brought shame on the Royal Family and sent violent shockwaves through the British establishment. But look again, and this is not a shameful episode - rather a touching one.

The Queen will never retire or abdicate, her cousin tells the BBC at the start of the 80th birthday celebrations.

Kuwait's new emir is poised to abdicate to solve a constitutional crisis in the ruling Sabah family, officials say.

Bhutan's King Wangchuk says he will step down when the tiny Himalayan state holds elections in 2008.

Rangers boss Alex McLeish says he will battle on despite another disappointing result.

Two-thirds of the public do not want the Queen to make way for Prince Charles in the next few years, a survey suggests.

Former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni is chosen to succeed his father as Cambodia's new king.

Cambodian lawmakers approve a new succession law, as King Sihanouk advocates his son to succeed him.

Cambodia's King Sihanouk ignores appeals for him not to abdicate, as attention focuses on the succession.

Cambodia approves a law to choose a new monarch, after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.

Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the succession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.

Cambodia's mercurial King Sihanouk has abdicated, his son tells the country's National Assembly.

A cardinal suggests the ailing Pope should abdicate but the Roman Catholic Church's top legal figure rejects the idea.

King Sihanouk issues a surprise offer to abdicate, amid rising political tensions ahead of July elections.

One of the most controversial aspects of the 1936 abdication was how the British media covered up the story.

King Edward VIII tried to make a direct broadcast to the nation in a last-minute attempt to avoid abdication, papers reveal.