For forty years King Charles has invited a ‘tour artist’ to accompany him, drawing or painting ‘whatever inspires them’ as a unique record of his global travels. But rather than look to Italian greats such as Leonardo da Vinci or Titian for inspiration this week, the monarch decided to commission …
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The royal bodyguard who was with William and Harry on the day Princess Diana died would have been ‘horrified’ at their estrangement, a former colleague told MailOnline today. Graham Craker embraced the role of ‘protector and pseudo-parent’ to the brothers when they were children, especially when they were sent to …
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Fowlmere is one of five places to be selected to trial a new post-box that accepts small parcels. The solar-powered post box will enable users to send some parcels in the post, without requiring a trip to the post-office. Four boxes have been placed in the Hertfordshire towns of Letchworth …
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LABOUR has been urged to catch up with public support for nationalising services “just as strategically important” as British Steel. Campaigners and unions have continued to call for the full nationalisation of the company after the government passed an emergency law on Saturday to seize control of its Scunthorpe plant. The legislation was passed in …
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A mail enthusiast has spent more than 30 years amassing the largest private collection of post boxes in mainland UK. Steve Knight, 63, began his collection 35 years ago after noticing how the iconic red pillar boxes stood out on the UK’s streets. The Colne Valley Postal History Museum, in …
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From the moment Meghan Markle made her debut at Trooping the Colour in 2018, it was clear she was not going to be a royal who quietly blended into the background. Fresh from her wedding to Prince Harry just weeks before, the Duchess of Sussex arrived in an off-the-shoulder Carolina …
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Whether you planned to be at home and forgot or were out in the garden and didn’t hear the doorbell, missing a parcel can be inconvenient and frustrating. To help you out, we’ve rounded up Royal Mail’s advice on redelivery. There’s still time to grab our Myths and Legends Stamps …
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Debbie Ann Powell/Shutterstock SS, USS, RMS, JS, TSS, GTS, NS, and of course, HMS. We’ve all seen or heard such letters in front of ship names, if only in fiction (“Star Trek’s” USS Enterprise), historical accounts (the RMS Titanic), and scattered news stories. Sometimes, a ship prefix indicates what type of …
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Steve Knight, 63, began his collection 35 years ago after noticing how the iconic red pillar boxes stood out on the UK’s streets. The Colne Valley Postal History Museum, in Halstead, is home to 166 post-boxes, 25 stamp vending machines and thousands of pieces of ephemera. Steve opened the 536 …
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