When it comes to high-profile royal events, the officials at Buckingham Palace are famous for meticulous planning. It is their job to ensure the millions watching ceremonial spectacles see them go off without a hitch, which means thinking through every eventuality. And perhaps at no time was their role more important than …
Read More »Royal Marine Veteran and Polar Explorer Takes Up Tower Duty
Barry Gray in his Beefeater uniform at the Tower of London. Picture: Historic Royal Palaces Barry Gray, a former Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Marines who is one of a very small number of people to have skied Solo and Unsupported across the Antarctic continent, has joined the ranks …
Read More »Deadline to plug National Insurance contribution gap ends today
Today (5 April) is the last chance to top up any gaps in your National Insurance (NI) records before the HMRC deadline closes. It is the final day to make a NI contribution for the period back to April 2006 to boost your state pension. This is key to ensure …
Read More »Greeting Card Association awaits government response as its Royal Mail petition surpasses 10,000 signatures – The NEN – North Edinburgh News
The Greeting Card Association-backed petition calling for MPs to scrutinise changes to the postal service has reached 10,000 signatures – crossing the threshold which mandates a response from government. Milestone reached as Ofcom consultation deadline on reforms looms and Royal Mail raises stamp prices again on Monday 7 April The …
Read More »Royal Mail unveils eight folklore-inspired stamps
If you see a sinister creature with long limbs, straggly hair and sharp teeth that looks like it wants to grab you, don’t go into the river. The grindylow of Lancashire and Yorkshire folklore is among eight British mythical beings to be depicted in a new set of stamps by …
Read More »Lip reader reveals stinging comment Prince Harry made at King Charles’s Coronation – and the surprising person he turned to for comfort
King Charles was crowned on May 6, 2023 – 1,214 days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals and moved their family to the US. Putting their differences aside, the Duke of Sussex, now 40, flew back across the pond to take his seat at Westminster Abbey …
Read More »Watch: Hawk captured after terrorizing English village for weeks
Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter April 4 (UPI) — A Harris’ hawk’s reign of terror was brought to an end after being captured by a resident of the English village where it was blamed for an estimated 50 dive-bombing attacks on locals. The non-native bird of prey has been blamed …
Read More »Prince William Reportedly Makes Surprising Break From the Royal Family
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways In a move that’s clearly a break from tradition, Prince William, 42, has reportedly decided to hire his own …
Read More »We reveal the 'Secret Tube' in London | The West Australian
Shut for over a decade, the railway was tweaked and relaunched as part of the Postal Museum, which is across the street, next to an enduring Royal … Source link
Read More »What the Royal Family REALLY thought after hearing Prince Harry’s memoir was called ‘Spare’: Royal expert reveals what was going on inside the court of King Charles on the day the title was revealed – just 49 days after the Queen’s death…
The Royal Family was still reeling from the death of the Queen in September 2022 when they received another dose of incredibly bad news. Prince Harry’s apprehensively awaited memoir would be titled ‘Spare’. His publisher Penguin Random House made the announcement on October 27, just 49 days after the Queen’s death …
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