Prince Harry emailed the Queen and Prince Charles to say he and Meghan Markle were quitting the Royal Family, it has been revealed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will officially step down as royals next Tuesday, March 31, for a new, financially independent life in the US. It emerged …
Read More »Coronavirus updates as UK death toll passes 1,000
The number of people in the UK who have died after testing positive for COVID-19 coronavirus has risen by 260, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 1,019. It’s the biggest daily rise so far in the UK. Yesterday there were 181 new deaths. The latest UK figures were …
Read More »Royal Mint to make up to 4,000 visors a day for hospital staff
The Royal Mint is to manufacture up to 4,000 medical visors per day to help protect NHS staff from coronavirus. Engineers developed a successful prototype in 48 hours and the first visors are already in use at a hospital in Wales. Since news of the visor production emerged, the Royal …
Read More »Royal footman in regular contact with the Queen ‘tests positive for coronavirus’
A Royal footman who worked closely with the Queen has ‘tested positive for the killer coronavirus’. The man, who has not been named, is self-isolating at home but it has raised questions over whether he came into contact with Her Majesty while infected. Buckingham Palace aides have confirmed the Queen, 93, …
Read More »First royal death from coronavirus as 86-year-old Princess Maria Teresa of Spain dies
Princess Maria Teresa of Spain has died aged 86 after testing positive for coronavirus. The princess, of the Bourbon-Parma Royal Family in Spain, passed away yesterday her younger brother, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, announced. She was born in Paris, France on July 28, 1933 to parents, Prince Xavier and Madeleine …
Read More »Latest Government updates on coronavirus pandemic
Changes to insolvency rules to allow firms greater flexibility Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharms announced changes to insolvency rules to allow firms “greater flexibility as they face the current crisis”. “It is crucial when the crisis passes, as it will, we are ready to …
Read More »Police dump black dye in a blue lagoon to discourage Instagram selfies
Police have dumped black dye into a picturesque blue lagoon in the Peak District to stop Instagrammers posing for snaps during the coronavirus lockdown. Derbyshire Police, who last week tracked dog walkers and ramblers through the hillsides with drones, had been informed that people were continuing to congregate beside the …
Read More »New ‘antibody’ test to identify if people have had coronavirus to be rolled out in Wales
New coronavirus antibody tests are set to be rolled out in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said today. The handheld tests which require only a drop of blood can give results in 10 minutes, they are set to be tested in the UK from next week. The tests are able …
Read More »Letters: In these testing times, the kindness of strangers has come to the fore
SIR – We have been overwhelmed by the kindness of complete strangers during this crisis. On Thursday my wife and I visited our local supermarket for provisions. There was a queue outside, and when we walked round the corner we saw that it stretched a long way back. There was …
Read More »Meghan and Harry broke up with the Queen over email: report
A shocking new report claims that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle broke up with the Queen — over email. The millennials also ran roughshod over palace staff while they strove for a showbiz-based lifestyle and old fashioned notions like “family first” flew out the window as Archie has only met …
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