An important update to the iconic British stamp has been announced by Royal Mail as it launches a new design. The new stamps come into use next year and will render the current first and second class stamps invalid. Royal Mail are now adding a barcode to all regular stamps, …
Read More »Health chiefs tell patients: It’s OK to ask
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage patients to ask the right questions about their healthcare. Through the ‘It’s OK to Ask’ initiative, people are being urged to quiz their healthcare providers about the type of treatment being offered and be more involved in decisions around their care. The campaign …
Read More »King Charles replaces Prince Harry as Captain General of the Royal Marines
The King today announced he will be the next Captain General of the Royal Marines – an honorary military role that had been stripped from the Duke of Sussex following Megxit. Harry was said to be saddened when his prestigious title was removed by the Queen in 2020 after he …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s handwritten note to grandson Prince William goes viral; here are details
Queen Elizabeth II, from left, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William. (File image) Photo : AP London: Queen Elizabeth II’s handwritten note to her grandson Prince William, the Prince of Wales, is going viral on social media. It is no secret that the …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s note to Prince William: What did she write to her grandson?
Following Queen Elizabeth ‘s death, a touching note to her grandson Prince William has gone viral. The message was reportedly written in the early 1990s to accompany a calendar that she gifted William. After being shared on Twitter by the Royal Household Mail account, the post has racked up thousands …
Read More »Royal Mint begins production on first coins featuring King Charles
The Royal Mint has today shared that production has officially begun on the first coins of King Charles for circulation. The coins mark the beginning of the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The historic change also represents the biggest change to UK coinage …
Read More »Harry’s ‘raw, unflinching’ memoir to be released in January
The Duke of Sussex’s highly anticipated memoir, billed as a book of “raw, unflinching honesty”, will be published in the new year, it has been announced. Harry’s book is called Spare, a reference to the phrase the “the heir and the spare” and will be released globally on January 10. …
Read More »Who is on The Graham Norton Show tonight?
With a star-studded couch, the show is loved and praised for Norton’s unique way to make guests comfortable and his quick wit. Last week saw Norton joined by Hollywood star Geena Davis who discussed her new memoir Dying of Politeness. Also on the couch was actor Stephen Graham, who discusses his role in the powerful …
Read More »Abergavenny Post Office’s planned transfer
There will however, be a number of changes. As part of the Ryman store, the current post office would increase its trading hours by five a week; operating with two main counters and a combined till. Saturday closing time will also be extended to 17:30, with an extra five hours …
Read More »First Royal Mint coins featuring King Charles III’s head now in production
Production of the first coins of the King for circulation has started at the Royal Mint, beginning the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The move represents the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation, with a memorial 50 pence in honour of …
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