Christine and Eddie Williams attended one of the first garden parties hosted by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla which was attended by several other senior Royals including the Duke of Kent, just days before the coronation, on May 4. This was following their long-term support for Oxfordshire’s award-winning charity …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO to depart after delivery failures: report
Royal Mail is obliged to deliver letters six days a week across Britain in a one-price-goes-anywhere postal service AFP News The boss of Royal Mail is set to leave his post after lawmakers criticised the former state-monopoly’s performance, which has been hit by mass strikes, Sky News reported Tuesday. Chief …
Read More »What’s in a name? National Express to become Mobico
For almost 50 years, the National Express brand has been practically synonymous with coach travel in the UK. Yet now the company behind the service has revealed that it is ditching the name for “Mobico Group”, in a corporate rebrand that it says reflects its “multimodal operations, global reach and …
Read More »Royal Mail doubts, John Lewis’ chair survives; FTSE 100 down; Vodafone Three merger; Cellular soars
1. Royal Mail dividend in doubt Great uncertainty enshrouds Royal Mail owner IDS, according to analysts at UBS. Read more 2. John Lewis employees keep faith in Sharon White Employees, also known as partners, held two non-binding votes on White’s decisions over the past year, and the confidence of her …
Read More »The Royal Windsor Horse Show starts – but without Queen Elizabeth for the first time ever
The Royal Windsor Horse Show, which opens today, has been one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the royal calendar, not just because of the quality of the entertainment but because of its close connection with the late Queen. It was 1943 when a 23-year-old Princess Elizabeth attended the …
Read More »Ruhaan Alva grabs his first podium in GB4 Championship in UK
The GB4 Championship is an entry-level, one-make single seater championship aimed at giving young racers their first taste of slicks-and-wings machinery Published Date – 09:54 PM, Wed – 10 May 23 Hyderabad: JK Tyre racing prodigy Ruhaan Alva grabbed his maiden podium in the GB4 single-seater championship last weekend with …
Read More »Royal Mail owner IDS results come with considerable uncertainty, but rebound expected ahead
Results for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services PLC (LSE:IDS) on Thursday 18 May come with “considerable uncertainty”, says UBS, though the past year is predicted to be the low point for earnings. As well as the potential distraction from the rumoured departure of chief executive Simon Thompson, analysts at the Swiss bank …
Read More »Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden stuns in jewel tones
Royal blue! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden stuns in jewel tones as she attends a concert by the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Published: 15:07 EDT, 9 May 2023 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 9 May 2023 Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden donned royal blue …
Read More »SARAH VINE: Is there a Plan B for Prince Harry?
One can’t help feeling that Prince Harry’s ghostwriter, J.R. Moehringer, was speaking for all of us when this week he revealed his exasperation at having to deal with Prince Harry’s edits to his memoir, Spare. ‘My head was pounding, my jaw was clenched and I was starting to raise my …
Read More »‘Coronation’ postbox has been repainted back to its original colour
Before and after – the ‘coronation’ post box has been reverted to original colour (Credit: PA / @RhysCaerdydd) A controversial postbox to mark the coronation of King Charles has been repainted back to its original colour. The postbox, one of four coronation postboxes unveiled across the UK, was subjected to …
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