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Younger people send more Christmas cards than ever

It may be 180 years since the first Christmas card was sent but the festive tradition seems to be in no danger of dying out, at least among younger people. While rising postal costs have seen a consistent decline in posted letters over the past decade, over half of Gen …

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Inside the biggest royal rows at Christmas: From banned board games to dog fights as 45 family members descend on Sandringham this year for the biggest-ever annual festivities

Most of us know that when a family comes together for Christmas, there are bound to be arguments, and the Royal Family is no different.  Despite the Windsors dressing in expensive gowns and dinner jackets when they sit down to be served dinner by a small army of servants, they have …

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‘I thought it was a wind-up!’

A couple has stopped receiving their Christmas post from Royal Mail after a postman claimed their cat bit them. Alastair and Lucy Humphreys, from Great Cornard, Suffolk, received a letter stating that in order to “safeguard the health and safety of staff”, no post would be delivered to their home. …

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