The Royal Mint has revealed some of the rarest coins to enter circulation during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Rare coins to look out for in your change include a coveted Kew Gardens 50p and a selection of special alphabet 10p coins. Some highly prized coins may be traded …
Read More »Inside ‘boisterous bruiser’ Prince Andrew’s childhood and the telling remark he made about ‘common people’, according to royal author
He was widely thought to be the late Queen’s favourite son, which gave the young boy a licence to get away with behaviour his siblings could not. Prince Andrew, 65, grew up ‘boisterous, self-willed, extroverted, confident and active – everything Charles was not,’ according to a royal author. His outgoing …
Read More »PETER HITCHENS: If Charles was truly green, he wouldn’t scrap the royal train – he would have two
Why has the royal train, green and majestic, been scrapped? It makes no sense. Its annual cost is £1million. Compare and contrast this with the fact that far more than £1million was spent last year on 170 totally ungreen helicopter journeys for the Royal Family – costing nearly £17,000 each. …
Read More »MPs Mike Martin, Laura Trott and Tom Tugendhat raise concerns about Royal Mail pilot scheme
MPs have called for a new Royal Mail scheme to be scrapped after customers experiencing the worst rate of on-time deliveries ever saw no sign of things improving. People living in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells have reported waiting up to two weeks to receive mail following the trial launch. …
Read More »Cassin takes Royal Lakeside win; Ford dominates Greenwood in Mabprachan golf week
Neale Savery, Paul Davies, and Allan Cassin—key players from the Royal Lakeside round on July 1. PATTAYA, Thailand – The Mabprachan Golf Society made its first visit of the year to the beautifully kept Royal Lakeside course on Tuesday, July 1, and it proved well worth the journey. Overcast skies …
Read More »eBay Ads Partners With Airtable For AI-Powered Customer Insights & Feedback
eBay’s Head of Product Operations Angela Yanes recently stopped by Airtable LA to discuss how Airtable’s AI-powered customer insights platform has transformed how eBay collects and processes user feedback with a pilot program centered around eBay’s Promoted Listings advertising products. The ~16 minute presentation was obviously designed for industry professionals, …
Read More »Mercari Japan Launches Full Compensation Buyer & Seller Protection Program
Mercari is launching new initiatives aimed at making their marketplace in Japan a more safe and secure trading environment with enhanced user vetting procedures and a Full Compensation Support Program for both buyers and sellers. The company’s Safety and Security Portal Site builds on recent efforts to improve security for …
Read More »Darts champion Deta Hedman lands OBE honour | News
LONDON: A female darts player from Jamaica has become the first person in the sport to be awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), in the United Kingdom. Deta Hedman, 65, who was born in St Thomas and migrated to the United Kingdom at the age of 14, received …
Read More »Disappointment as hot air balloons cancelled on first day of festival
Strong winds have caused disappointment on the first day of the highly anticipated Swindon Balloon Festival. The town’s first balloon festival for many years started on Friday afternoon at Lydiard Park and will last until Saturday night. Visitors had been expecting hot air balloon ascents on both evenings, with a …
Read More »Meghan Markle Labeled ‘Nothing But Trouble’ by Queen Elizabeth’s Cousin: ‘She Engineered it All…’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding ruffled a lot of feathers behind the scenes, fracturing relationships that led to the Sussexes stepping down in 2020. A confidant of the late Queen Elizabeth, detailing some of the incidents ahead of the wedding, labeled the Duchess ‘nothing but trouble’. She also …
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