Prince

After a decade spent wandering in a musical outback, rigorously sticking to the fringes, alienating all but the most hard-core fans with quadruple-discs of extreme material and smooth jazz instrumental albums, Prince is back in the game. "3121," in stores today, confirms that 2004's vibrant, accessible "Musicology" was no aberration, and that its creator, one of those rare musicians who can do whatever he wants whenever he chooses, has decided exactly where he wants to be: in the spotlight and on the charts.

Always listen to your grandmother. Prince William tore up the official guest list for his wedding after Queen Elizabeth II told him that it was his day, a new documentary revealed Tuesday. William described the subdued moment in which he was handed a list and that he didn't know a soul on it. "There was very much a subdued moment when I was handed a list with 777 names on — not one person I knew or Catherine knew. " he recalled in the ITV1 documentary. "I went to her and said, 'Listen, I've got this list, not one person I know — what do I do?

LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- People might call him the "Prince of Darkness," but Bob Lees is helping the school district save big bucks. Lees is the district's energy manager. Long after the students and teachers have left the buildings, he makes sure each window is shut and the lights and computers are turned off for the night. The effort appears to be paying off: Over the past five years, Lees has helped the district save $1 million in energy costs. The district contracted with an energy education company based in Dallas that works with public school systems to save money on energy...

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will participate in a commemoration of the War of 1812 when they visit Canada later this month as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Heritage James Moore said Friday that the royal couple will attend the event in Toronto during their May 20-23 visit. The pair are to arrive in Saint John, Newfoundland, and depart from Regina, Saskatchewan. Moore says the two will also present Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians and attend a citizenship ceremony for new citizens.

NEW YORK — Christmas came a week early and wrapped in a purple bow for Prince fans as the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer took to the stage at a sold-out Madison Square Garden Saturday night for a potent reminder of his royal badness. Picking a highlight from the fiercely funky hour-and-40-minute performance, the first of three at the Garden over the next month, is nearly impossible given the breathless pace with which Prince and his seven-piece backing band careered from song to song.

The PALS Children's Chorus will sing the American premiere of "The Journey of the Little Prince," based on the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, May 10, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m., Ellsworth Theater, Pine Manor College, 400 Heath St., Brookline. Composed by Gerald Wirth, the artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir, the opera will be sung by all the children of PALS, which is based in Brookline. For tickets and details, visit www.palschildrenschorus.org. Andreae Downs

TOKYO -- A senior member of the royal family has begun speaking publicly about his alcoholism, breaking a deep taboo about problem drinking, which many Japanese consider shameful . "I'm Prince Tomohito, the alcoholic," the 61-year-old cousin of Emperor Akihito said Saturday in a lecture at a nonprofit center for the disabled in the northern city of Sendai, according Hiroshi Shirai, a deputy director at the Arinomama-sha center. "I've been drinking heavily since I was a college student, and I don't want you to think I just developed the problem," Tomohito said.

Reprinted from late editions of yesterday's Globe. Millions of readers all over the world have taken "The Little Prince" to their hearts since the French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote it more than 60 years ago. The story has humor and emotion, and the lesson it has to teach is important: "Anything essential is invisible to the eyes; one sees clearly only with the heart. " Some of those readers may be attracted to the new operatic version by composer Rachel Portman and librettist Nicholas Wright.

There was something poetic, as well as tragic, about the death of French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Just like the hero of his most famous book, "Le petit prince," he disappeared without a trace, after taking off from Corsica on a World War II reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean. "Le petit prince" itself has never disappeared. It's been translated into more than 200 languages. It's been turned into a Lerner & Loewe film musical, a Japanese "anime" series, several theater pieces, and at least four operas.

When they lie down at night, most travelers off the beaten path hope for little more than a warm bed and a hot breakfast at a pleasant bend in the road. But a growing number of visitors to New England's quieter corners are also looking to learn about solar-powered living, and a growing number of inns are springing up to serve them. For example, when Vivian Berlin was headed to Western Massachusetts for a brief getaway last August, she sought space at Starlight Llama Bed and Breakfast in Florence, where innkeepers John Clapp and Dee Boyle-Clapp meet their energy needs by combining...

Spain has lodged a complaint to Britain over the visit next month by Prince Edward to the disputed British colony of Gibraltar. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo says Thursday the government has asked the British ambassador to Madrid for an explanation two days ago and did not receive one. The ministry then issued a statement expressing its annoyance over the visit by the British royal. Gibraltar is located on Spain's southern tip and has a population of 30,000 people.

STOCKHOLM - Count Carl Johan Bernadotte, who lost his Swedish royal title and succession rights when he married a commoner, has died. He was 95. Count Bernadotte died Saturday at a hospital in Angelholm, in southern Sweden, Royal Court spokesman Bertil Ternert said Sunday. The court did not disclose the cause of death. Count Bernadotte was the youngest of King Gustaf VI Adolf's five children and an uncle of the current Swedish monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. He was also a great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria.

The PALS Children's Chorus will sing the American premiere of "The Journey of the Little Prince," based on the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, May 10, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m., Ellsworth Theater, Pine Manor College, 400 Heath St., Brookline. Composed by Gerald Wirth, the artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir, the opera will be sung by all the children of PALS, which is based in Brookline. For tickets and details, visit www.palschildrenschorus.org. Andreae Downs

Puerto Rican native Don Omar and the Bronx's Prince Royce have taken top honors at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Each received eight awards. They are among a growing group of Latin artists who mix English and Spanish into their songs. Mexico's Mana took home five awards, while Colombian pop star Shakira earned four. La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas group won best new artist. Thursday's live show was hosted was presented by State Farm. Telemundo broadcast the production from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.

American Hollywood royalty teamed up with British royalty as Robert Redford appeared in London to promote a documentary on Prince Charles' latest environmental projects. Redford praised the heir to the British throne, speaking Thursday at the launch of the first-ever Sundance film and music festival. He says Charles "has been committed for a long time, which I greatly admire, to sustainability and environmental conservation" and said working together "seemed like a natural fit. " Sundance London will host the royal premiere on...

Prince William insists he and his wife Catherine aren't preparing for life as parents just yet, after she was caught doting on a newborn boy at a charity event. The Duchess of Cambridge, previously known as Kate Middleton, met three-week-old Hugo Eric Scott Vicary on Thursday at an event to mark the achievement of a group of polar trekkers. Vic Vicary, the boy's father and one of the trekkers, said Kate had "said the baby was very cute, and had doting eyes on him. " Though William later cradled the infant, he dismissed jokes from onlookers that he and his wife were in...

STOCKHOLM - Count Carl Johan Bernadotte, who lost his Swedish royal title and succession rights when he married a commoner, has died. He was 95. Count Bernadotte died Saturday at a hospital in Angelholm, in southern Sweden, Royal Court spokesman Bertil Ternert said Sunday. The court did not disclose the cause of death. Count Bernadotte was the youngest of King Gustaf VI Adolf's five children and an uncle of the current Swedish monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. He was also a great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria.

Prince Harry has been awarded the the Atlantic Council Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership for his charitable works on behalf of wounded servicemen, officials said Monday. St. James's Palace said Harry will receive the award in Washington next month. The palace said Harry will also receive the award on behalf of his brother, Prince William, in recognition of their charitable foundation. "Prince Harry will use the award to pay tribute to British and American veterans' charities for their achievements in helping to rehabilitate wounded servicemen and women and to...

Alex Katz is walking through the Ann and Graham Gund Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts. He has spent the morning helping hang "Alex Katz Prints," a large retrospective (some 125 pieces), which originated at Vienna's Albertina Museum. The show opens Saturday. In addition to prints proper, the show includes the MFA debut of "Rush," three dozen painted silhouette portraits on aluminum that Katz donated to the museum last year. The artist surveys the gallery and nods approvingly.