Prince William has ‘big plans’ for ‘charming and unpretentious’ Duchess of Edinburgh – who has ‘worked below the radar’ for years, royal expert claims

It’s no surprise that The Duchess of Edinburgh has worked her way up in the Firm, becoming one of family’s trusted senior royals and often referred to as a ‘secret weapon’. Sophie, 60, has become a household name over the years, evolving from a behind-the-scenes royal to appearances front and centre stage, …

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Bumper Christmas for Warrington’s Royal Mail superhub

Based close to the M62 at Omega, Royal Mail opened the Warrington site – which is the size four and a half football pitches – in June 2022, creating hundreds of jobs. And along with its sister hub in Daventry, Northamptonshire, the state-of-the-art hubs processed more than 75 million parcels …

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Landscape architect wins £60,000 race discrimination payout after being put on Royal Borough of Greenwich council panel to show off how diverse it was

A landscape architect has won more than £60,000 after her boss said she was ‘silly’ for complaining about being discriminated against. Council project manager Mary Karooma-Brooker was found to have been the victim of ‘tokenistic treatment’ when her employees asked her to be on an interview panel. She had been …

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Princess Anne kicks off her solo trip to South Africa: Royal arrives at Cape Town riding school on first day of state visit – as husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence stays in the UK after injury

Princess Anne made a visit to a riding school for the disabled on the first day of her state visit to South Africa. Despite the long flight, the royal, 74, looked fresh in casual attire – a floral blue shirt and white chinos – on Tuesday as she arrived at the equestrian centre …

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