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Royal secrets behind the State Opening of Parliament, from the late Queen’s trick for wearing the heavy crown jewels to the poignant moment Charles filled in for his mother

During her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II presided over every State Opening of Parliament, bar three. She faced the tricky task of flawlessly reading the Government’s legislative programme while wearing the Imperial State Crown, which weighs 2.3lb (1kg). The Mail’s Robert Hardman revealed in his book Charles III: New King. …

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Walter Oblin, CEO, Austrian Post

At the beginning of May, Austrian Post announced that its new corporate strategy is to become one of the leading logistics and service groups in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and beyond, with over 150 million satisfied customers and revenue of €4bn (US$4.5bn) by 2030 (see Business strategy at …

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‘Orwellian’ football club sacked steward for sending memes

Norwich City’s decision to sack the steward was ‘riddled with unfairness’, a tribunal found. A football steward has won an £8,000 payout after he was wrongly sacked for sending memes about politicians under his club’s “Orwellian” disciplinary policy. Gennaro Romano, 49, was sacked by Norwich City Football Club in October …

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