If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ever thought they could re-enter royal life or straddle the awkward line between using their titles to shill products while being “private” citizens – they got another thing coming! A new report this week claims the Queen herself nixed Harry’s request to have a …
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OUR recent forgotten pubs features continue to resonate with readers. Although many of these watering holes are long gone, you may remember the days when they provided a welcome pit-stop for the thirsty folk of Colchester. After our last spread, we received this lovely letter from reader Tony Ashby. He …
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Home Ian Hislop, editor of satirical magazine Private Eye and team captain on political panel show Have I Got News For You, has every reason to be thoroughly pessimistic. Sunday, 3rd January 2021, 6:00 am Ian Hislop in the Private Eye office. (PA). He’s stood by print as the Eye’s …
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There are big Brexit related changes after December 31st for UK and EU citizens. New policies are in place regarding travel insurance, consumer rights, banking, and more, which apply to UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK. The new year will be the year of transition for …
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Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed …
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Date Name of EngagementAttended 11/01/2020 Trip to Oman In Person 15/01/2020 Reception for Mountain Rescue teams In Person 16/01/2020 Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Michael Marshall In Person 19/01/2020 Recital and Dinner for Opera Australia In …
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How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia Major administration was concerned at public anger over cost of a new vessel Debate began after marriages of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew fell apart In March 1996, Sir John’s private secretary, Alex Allan, described rationale PM did …
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Prince Harry’s mental health documentary series with Oprah Winfrey has ‘stalled’, after facing several delays, according to insiders. The Duke of Sussex, 36, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California, announced he had been working on the Apple TV documentary series for ‘several months’ with the …
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A government vaccine adviser has defended plans to delay the second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from three weeks to 12 weeks after the first jab, as the United States’ top doctor said he disagreed with the approach. Dr Anthony Fauci, the American infectious disease expert, said the “optimal …
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The first batches of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at UK hospitals ahead of the jab’s rollout. Some 530,000 doses of the jab will be available from Monday – with vulnerable people taking priority – as Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the inoculation …
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