Franstine Jones, 60, from Ipswich, is among the over 450 British Empire Medal (BEM) recipients who will be at Westminster Abbey on May 6. Ms Jones, who has been asked to wear her medal to the service, said the recognition allows her to fulfil her “purpose” of trying to tackle …
Read More »Former black police group head says coronation invite ‘biggest recognition’
Franstine Jones, 60, from Ipswich, is among the over 450 British Empire Medal (BEM) recipients who will be at Westminster Abbey on May 6. Ms Jones, who has been asked to wear her medal to the service, said the recognition allows her to fulfil her “purpose” of trying to tackle …
Read More »Important royal court of the princes of Gwynedd acquired by Cadw
Llys Rhosyr, situated near Newborough, Anglesey, is the only court of the Welsh Princes in Wales with visible remains that can be visited by the public. It is also the only undefended Court, or Llys, of the Welsh princes that has been confirmed through archaeological excavation. The site, which was …
Read More »British Man Takes a Step Back in Time When a 100-Year-Old Mystery Letter is Delivered to His Doorstep
When Finlay Glen opened his mailbox that morning, he probably wasn’t all that shocked to find a letter addressed to someone else. These things happen. Upon closer inspection, though the name was wrong, the address was correct. The mystery letter had rightfully made it to his apartment on Hamlet Road, …
Read More »Harry ‘infuriated’ by ‘bombshell’ from King Charles who said he could not afford to pay for Meghan
Prince Harry was ‘infuriated’ when King Charles told him he could not keep paying for Meghan Markle, a bombshell new book serialised in the Daily Mail reveals. Harry was hurt when he told his father he was planning to marry the actress and did not receive the response he may …
Read More »Queen thought Harry ‘so consumed’ by love for Meghan it clouded his judgment
Queen Elizabeth II also had the Sandringham library swept for bugs in 2020 ahead of the Megxit crisis summit, such was her concern over the privacy of the crucial meeting with Harry, author Robert Jobson said. The journalist, in his book Our King serialised in the Daily Mail on Saturday, …
Read More »Kate found greeting mourning crowds at Windsor Castle with Harry and Meghan ‘almost unbearable’
Throughout the days immediately after the Queen’s death, amid all the grief and nostalgia, there was one spectacle that warmed the hearts of many. Could it be true? Had Harry and William finally reconciled? Rushing to our television sets, we watched as the two princes and their wives emerged from …
Read More »MISS MONEYSAVER: 10 budget boosting tips you (probably) haven’t thought of yet
Oh joy of joys, a host of bills are going up this month. Council tax is rising by between 3 and 5 per cent, depending where you live; water bills are being hiked by 7.5 per cent on average; broadband and mobile bills are soaring by over 17 per cent …
Read More »Management changes and backlog cleared at Thatcham Sorting Office, says Royal Mail
Royal Mail has said the backlog at Thatcham Sorting Office has been cleared. Earlier this year a Thatcham councillor said the least Royal Mail should do is apologise after the town became what he called a ‘letter free zone’. Missed hospital appointments and late wedding invitations were the consequences of …
Read More »Is there post today? How Royal Mail deliveries work around the UK on Good Friday and if Post Offices are open
Easter is eagerly awaited by Christians and non-Christians alike in the UK, with many people in the getting a long weekend with two national holidays. The first of these falls on Good Friday on 7 April, which commemorates the biblical story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary, and the second …
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