Coronation day is almost here and many are wondering if there will be post. Read on to find out if Royal Mail are delivering on Saturday, May 6. Eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, Charles III is finally being crowned as King in London this weekend. …
Read More »Hartlepool veteran given special edition coronation bike by the Royal British Legion to help with spinal recovery
Lee Bullivant, who is a Royal Yorkshire Regiment veteran, had to learn how to walk again after he was hospitalised for three months with a fractured spine and knee injury in 2016. Lee, 40, who underwent rehabilitation at the Royal British Legion Battle Back Centre, in Newport, said after Wednesday’s …
Read More »King urges train passengers to ‘mind the gap’ in coronation message
Train passengers on platforms across the UK are being reminded to “mind the gap” by the King. Charles and the Queen Consort have recorded an announcement which is being played between Friday and Monday at every railway station across the UK and all London Underground stations, industry body the Rail …
Read More »Meghan Markle news: Royal Family ‘underestimating strength of feeling’ about Duchess
A royal commentator has claimed King Charles III has a “massive’ job on his hands to bring young people and other nations from the Commonwealth “back into the fold” after the fallout with Harry and Meghan. Journalist and broadcaster Afua Hagan joined Omid Scobie on the ‘Future of the Monarchy’ …
Read More »Battle royal to lift growth, says ALEX BRUMMER
Battle royal to lift growth, says ALEX BRUMMER: In spite of the resilience of services sector, there is industrial and economic disruption everywhere you look Growth is proving heavy lifting against a background of double-digit inflation Using tax cuts as a quick fix to encourage expansion is not enough What …
Read More »Air delivery: super semen delivered by plane to beat bank holiday traffic
When it’s a bank holiday and your mare needs inseminating that day and the semen is hours away, what do you do? Deliver it by air, of course. The Bullimores wanted to breed a full sibling to their seven-year-old out of Sarah’s five-star mare Lilly Corinne and by Amiro Z, …
Read More »Diversity takes centre-stage at King Charles III’s Coronation
DEFENCE FORCE personnel and police officers from British overseas territories in the Caribbean will be taking part in the King’s Coronation ceremony tomorrow (May 6) which has been described as the most diverse royal coronation in British history. They will join nearly 4,000 military marching troops taking part in the …
Read More »Royal Mail workers speak out against union-company agreement in run-up to ballot: “Most of us feel the CWU proposed deal is a sellout”
Postal workers are continuing to write to the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) voicing opposition to the sell-out deal between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail (RM). CWU headquarters are stepping up their marketing exercise to promote the agreement, but their claims to have pushed the company back …
Read More »Coronation weather: Showers could cancel royal flypast
A flypast to mark King Charles’s Coronation could be cancelled due to a high chance of showers, according to the RAF. Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston said there was a ’50/50′ chance of the flyover going ahead over The Mall and Buckingham Palace tomorrow due to a 70 per …
Read More »RTL Today – A new Britain?: King Charles’s reign rings in the changes
From the national anthem to coins, stamps, prisons and warships, many everyday aspects of life in Britain have changed between the accession of King Charles III and his coronation on Saturday. The change in monarch triggered a wave of changes throughout Britain and the other Commonwealth realms where he is …
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