Postboxes up and down the country are sporting crocheted ‘toppers’ of Queens, crowns and corgis to celebrate the Jubilee. But Royal Mail, now a stock market company with thousands of small investors, traces its history back to a much earlier Monarch, Henry VIII, who appointed Sir Brian Tuke as the first …

More than 30 members of the royal family are set to gather at the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace – but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing. Among the royal attendees at Saturday’s star-studded live Jubilee concert, staged in front of Buckingham Palace, will be the …

SINGING, dancing and a shed load of bubbly. That’s how residents and staff at Shinfield View care home have been celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Celebrations at the home on School Green, Shinfield began on Thursday, June 2, with a garden party and BBQ laid on for residents, complete with …

With Platinum Jubilee preparations in full swing, it’s time we dress to impress and here’s how you can recreate the most iconic Royal jewels from the occasion. As part of the celebrations, Pandora has taken inspiration from the jewellery collections of our favourite royals, putting together an edit of regal equivalents …

Royal fans have been going wild over the moment Princess Charlotte was snapped sneaking a peek into the Duchess of Cornwall’s handbag during Trooping the Colour this week. The seven-year-old daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton joined her brothers Prince George, eight,  and Prince Louis, four, as well as the …

Two future kings are set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth at the jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Saturday. Queen Elizabeth II, her son, Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and great-grandson Prince George pose for the Royal Mail at Buckingham Palace (AFP photo) Two future monarchs are …

Millions across the country are set to take to the streets for parties and Big Jubilee Lunches this weekend in honour of the nation’s longest-reigning monarch. Patriotic tributes to the Queen around the UK include a life-size woollen knitted monarch plus corgi made by Holmes Chapel Community Yarn Bombers in …

THOSE who like their model locomotives on a larger scale are in for a treat at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s next specialist Collectors’ Sale. The varied lots on offer at the sale on Friday, June 10, include a 3½ inch gauge live steam tank engine. This impressive, well-engineered piece measures a …

This is the bodybuilder turned doorman who has admitted a £52,000 extortion plot against people he threatened to kill. areth McGlinchey’s admission came during a Rooney hearing, where a judge gives an indication of the likely sentence a defendant will get if they confess their guilt. It was then the …

Dog oweners who regulalry allow their pets to share their bed are being urged to stop amid the spread of an “untreatable superbug”. The mcr-1 gene, which is believed to be transmitted from animals to humans, has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs. It was first identified in China …