Joanna Lumley recalls royal blunder with Princess Anne

Joanna Lumley has recalled how Princess Anne ‘gave her a look’, after she took a chocolate biscuit before the royal on a charity visit.  The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, who’s been close to Prince Charles for years as an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and attended his 2005 wedding to …

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MARKET REPORT: KKR’s £9bn Italy bid lifts telecom shares

Telecom companies were boosted yesterday after private equity giant KKR swooped on Telecom Italia with a £9billion offer. The deal, if approved by the firm’s board and the Italian government, would be one of the biggest European private equity buyouts in history. It would total £28billion, including Telecom Italia’s £19billion …

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Royal Mail “sorry” for delivery problems in Nantwich area

Royal Mail bosses have blamed staff sickness and “resourcing issues” for delivery problems affecting Nantwich. Many residents have complained about not receiving important mail. Some on social media say they have had no post for nearly a week, and were being fobbed off when making complaints. One reader said: “We …

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Classic science fiction on new British issue

Stamp Market Tips by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller Royal Mail, the postal service of Great Britain, issued a set of six Classic Science Fiction stamps, on April 15 of this year. The set consists of three se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs. The pair of nondenominated first-class stamps (85 pence) commemorates Frankenstein …

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