The late Queen Elizabeth II was fiercely anti-smoking – and she had good reason to be. Smoking played a large part in the death of her beloved father King George VI who died of lung cancer on February 6, 1952 after 16 years on the throne. Before him, three other monarchs …

Royal Mail’s £3.6bn sale to the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is being held up by a political crisis in Romania caused by claims of Russian meddling. More than two months after the takeover was waved through by the British Government, Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group is still waiting for approval from …

It is listed on eBay for more than 6,000 its face value. The item is a Brexit European Union Withdrawal Peace, Prosperity and Friendship fifty pence coin. It was circulated in 2020 and as well as featuring an inscription on the reverse which reads ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all …

lululemon opens largest flagship store in EMEA to date as Regent Street, London location sees double Performance apparel, footwear, and accessories brand, lululemon, is relocating its London Regent Street flagship store to a bigger space, making it the company’s largest store in EMEA. The new location is double the size …

Although Meghan Markle’s stint as a working member of the Royal Family was short-lived, it was eventful. She only had a handful of engagements before her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018, with the couple working together as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for less than two years before …

A choir made up of 39 victims of the Post Office scandal performed on the show, with Simon Cowell labelling them the winners The Hear Our Voice choir performing on Britain’s Got Talent(Image: ITV) Fans of Britain’s Got Talent were left reaching for the tissues as 39 victims of the …

Last week, Prince William’s closest aide Jason Knauf appeared in his first TV interview with 60 Minutes Australia. Mr Knauf, a New Zealander who worked as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s press secretary, stood by his complaint about the alleged ‘totally unacceptable’ behaviour of the Duchess of Sussex. ‘The Duchess seems …

The Prince of Wales today delivered a St David’s Day message entirely in Welsh, as he paid tribute to the ‘incredible’ people who live there. Prince William, who is spending the weekend in Pontypridd, South Wales, shared his well-wishes in a short clip on social media on Saturday morning. When translated …

Perhaps due to her upbringing just around the corner from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Meghan Markle always felt she was destined for a life of wealth and fame. ‘She wants to be the star of the stage and the star in life’, her father Thomas Markle revealed to an author in …

A married Newcastle dad is facing jail for stalking his mistress for the second time. John Hall had been going between his wife and lover since 2021 until the latter ended their relationship in January 2024. A court heard that the 50-year-old handled the break-up badly and was convicted of …