COVER
The Royal We (The Wedding)
It wasn't just a wedding. It was the House of Windsor preparing for its next act
TO OUR READERS
A TIME Gala and A Royal Wedding (Editor's Desk)
ESSAY
A New Middle East (Worldview)
The U.S. is going to have to change the way it builds ties in the region. That won't be easy
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Party Piece (Art)
China's revamped National Museum is a temple to one-party rule
GLOBAL ADVISER
Next Time You're in Rome
A combatant's view of the Colosseum
Revisit L'Amant in Vietnam (Diversions)
The scene of Marguerite Duras' novella open for tourists in Sa Dec
The Spirit of the Orient Express (TIME Traveler)
Luxury train travel comes to South Africa and Spain
A Bath Pub Gets a Hip Makeover (Amuse-Bouche)
The newly opened Hall & Woodhouse that's already an institution in southwest England