Image source: Getty Images The Royal Mail share price is not having a good year. I could go as far as to say it’s having its own “annus horribilis” in 2022 (just as the Queen famously described 1992), and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Down over 40% this year at …
Read More »Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda performs King George III song in front of royals
Lin-Manuel Miranda gave a nod to the Queen’s ancestor King George III during his performance at the Platinum Party at the Palace. The composer and playwright joined Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber for his section of his performance, which was an homage to British musicals worked on by Lord Lloyd Webber …
Read More »Recreate the Royal jewels worn by Kate Middleton, Princess Diana and Meghan Markle
With Platinum Jubilee preparations in full swing, it’s time we dress to impress and here’s how you can recreate the most iconic Royal jewels from the occasion. As part of the celebrations, Pandora has taken inspiration from the jewellery collections of our favourite royals, putting together an edit of regal equivalents …
Read More »Royal Mail’s boss: We MUST adapt to survive
POSTBOXES up and down the country are sporting crocheted ‘toppers’ of Queens, crowns and corgis to celebrate the Jubilee. But Royal Mail, now a stock market company with thousands of small investors, traces its history back to a much earlier Monarch, Henry VIII, who Sir Brian Tuke as the first …
Read More »KLM says it won’t bring more passengers to Amsterdam Saturday
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, said it would not bring any further passengers on Saturday from European destinations to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, its main hub. The airline, which had already cancelled dozens of flights to ease traffic pressure at the airport, said weather conditions and …
Read More »Tom Devine: The history of the Union of the Crowns that made Queen’s jubilee possible
THE Union of the Crowns between Scotland and England in 1603 might have helped historically to make possible the current Platinum Jubilee celebrations but in its first half century at least it brought neither peace nor prosperity to the Scottish people, according to Scotland’s most eminent historian. Speaking to the …
Read More »Animal activists taken away by police after running on track at Epsom Derby
Animal activists have been taken away by police after running on to the track at Epsom Derby Day as the Princess Royal and her family watched on. Pro-vegan climate group Animal Rebellion claimed six women entered the area wearing sashes reading “Animal Justice” just before the Cazoo Derby at 4.30pm. …
Read More »Royal revellers hope to see Queen on final day of Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw to a close with a colourful street pageant which royal revellers hope will be capped by a Buckingham Palace appearance by the Queen. The monarch received affectionate tributes from the Prince of Wales and national figures during Saturday night’s Platinum Party at the Palace that …
Read More »Platinum Party at the Palace: Prince William and Kate lead royal arrivals
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte led the royal arrivals at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee party at Buckingham Palace this evening. Prince William, 39, and Kate Middleton, 40, brought along their two eldest children as the Royal Family turned out in force …
Read More »Mercedes to recall about 1 million older models worldwide
BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday. Models of the ML, GL (BR 164) and R-Class (BR 251) series produced between 2004 and 2015 are affected, it said. Some 70,000 …
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