With the apparent consent of King Charles III, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have settled one issue in their ongoing feud with the British royal family by announcing that they christened their daughter “Princess Lilibet Diana” in a small, intimate ceremony held at their Montecito mansion last Friday. For the …
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Harry and Meghan attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City on Dec. 6, 2022.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced Wednesday that their daughter had been christened in a private ceremony in California, publicly calling her a princess …
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Over two tonnes of packages have arrived on the Rock, with more arriving every day, following severe interruptions to the Royal Mail’s international operations. Postal strikes last year and a cyber-attack in January mean that up to three months worth of mail is only now landing in Gibraltar. The director …
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The seven-month struggle of 115,000 postal workers against restructuring by Royal Mail is being sabotaged by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). After 18 days of strike action since last August against an imposed sub-inflation pay award of 2 percent, demands for the tearing up terms and conditions and plans for …
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UK communications regulator Ofcom has been asked to intervene in the dispute between Royal Mail and logistics company Whistl over access rights to Royal Mail’s letter delivery network. Ofcom’s access regime requires Royal Mail to offer access, on reasonable request, to its postal network for bulk mail “fair and reasonable …
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British commercial vehicle start-up Tevva’s new 7.5-tonne battery electric truck, which recently went into production, will be eligible for a government grant of up to £16,000. The machine was revealed last year and went on sale in January after the firm secured European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA). for …
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West Ham co-owner Daniel Kretinsky is set to spend big on two French deals according to new reports this week. One week after landing a £1bn 15-year mega deal to provide back-up energy supply to the National Grid in the UK, West Ham’s Czech billionaire co-owner Kretinsky is said to …
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Sarah Ainslie in the dark room in her studio. Pic: Sonal Nain Women in Bethnal Green welcomed photographer Sarah Ainslie into their working lives for her latest exhibition of portraits. Sonal Nain reports I’m inside the studio of an award-winning photographer, having my picture taken against the backdrop of her …
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Harry and Meghan’s decision to use Prince and Princess titles for Archie and Lilibet is a ‘predictable’ move which ‘proves Harry is still a monarchist’, royal expert claims Tessa Dunlop claimed it proved couple’s connection to the royals is ‘priceless’ Statement from the Sussexes confirmed they had christened ‘Princess Lilibet’ …
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