The Duchess of Sussex has favoured a series of daring styles while travelling in scorching temperatures during her whistle-stop tour of Nigeria alongside Prince Harry. Unlike the Princess of Wales, who typically opts for more conservative looks while travelling abroad, Meghan Markle chose a very different wardrobe for the hot …
Read More »Beverley Sunderland and her husband were key volunteers at the Vaccination Centre at Newbury Racecourse. They managed and co-ordinated a 400-strong volunteer force which successfully delivered over 66,500 vaccinations during the centre’s operation from January to June 2021. They were in high-profile company at the gathering, joining King Charles, Queen …
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Queen Elizabeth’s favourite village butcher last night spoke of his disappointment after King Charles removed one of his royal warrants. John Sinclair, co-owner of HM Sheridan, a butcher’s shop near Balmoral Castle that has supplied the Royal Family for almost 40 years, said he feared he may have lost one …
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A taxi driver and former postman whose son was a promising Everton Academy footballer was secretly part of a major heroin and cocaine ring. Kevin Rimmer acted as a courier for the conspiracy led by Vincent and Francis Coggins, which involved the trafficking of hundreds of kilograms of class A …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Lagos today as part of their ‘quasi-royal’ tour. The Sussexes touched down in the Nigerian city this morning after spending two days in Abuja where the couple were mobbed at a sitting volleyball match. Meghan appeared to be wearing an outfit made of aso …
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By Natasha Livingstone Published: 19:01 EDT, 11 May 2024 | Updated: 19:14 EDT, 11 May 2024 Queen Camilla has granted prestigious royal warrants for the first time, it can be revealed today. The luxury department store Fortnum & Mason is one of seven brands to be given Camilla’s seal of …
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Cavendish House is no more. Not so much a shop, more a Cheltenham institution, it provided for the needs and wants of local people from cradle to grave for two centuries. As much an essential of the spa town as its ornamental ironwork, regiments of scarlet geraniums in the Long …
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By Yadarisa Shabong and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Strikes by British postal workers in the run up to Christmas look set to go ahead after Royal Mail’s largest labour union rejected the latest pay offer from the company on Wednesday. The post and parcel company said it would increase wages by …
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The quaint village of Saltford, nestled between the bustling cities of Bristol and Bath, is more than just a passing point along the A4 Bath Road. Despite its location on a key route, it boasts a tight-knit community where “everyone knows each other and feels like they belong”. Once perceived …
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A Nottinghamshire village’s postie who once helped to foil a burglary is preparing to hang up her keys after nearly 40 years of service. Mary Dainton, 67, says “the job has changed” since she first started doing rounds in the Newark village of East Markham 37 years ago. Born in …
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