Eleanor Herman is the author of Sex with Kings, Sex with the Queen, and Off With Her Head: 3,000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. On June 1, 1533, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s former mistress and second wife, was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. On May 6, 2023, …
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Hugh Grant arrives at High Court ahead of Prince Harry’s privacy trial against NGN Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter The full list of …
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Royal blues! Camilla looks regal alongside Charles in new images released by Buckingham Palace ahead of the Coronation By Gina Kalsi For Mailonline Published: 17:00 EDT, 28 April 2023 | Updated: 17:49 EDT, 28 April 2023 Three new photographs of the King and Queen Consort at Buckingham Palace have been …
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Royal Mail is introducing a new system to deliver parcels designed to save people time. The changes come into effect next week on Tuesday (May 2). The system is for when you are not home at the time a parcel is being delivered. Currently, if you miss the postie then …
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Burnley Council has been made aware of issues around the delivery of postal vote packs in parts of the borough. Residents who applied for a postal vote before the 18th April deadline should have received their packs, which were dispatched by the council on 19th and 24th April. Mr Mick …
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE has announced that senior clergy will have ceremonial functions in the Coronation. The Palace released further details on Thursday evening of ceremonial roles to be performed at the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. It confirmed that the Archbishop of Canterbury will crown the King with the St Edward’s Crown …
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After five days of non-stop promotion of their sell-out deal with Royal Mail, CWU General Secretary Dave Ward and his deputy Andy Furey announced on Wednesday a postal ballot of members commencing May 17 and closing June 7. Ward, Furey and the CWU’s Postal Executive are fully aware that such …
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The moment that the King will be crowned has been depicted on new commemorative coronation stamps released by Royal Mail. The set, comprised of four stamps, is based on newly-commissioned wood engravings by artist Andrew Davidson. One of the engravings imagines St Edward’s Crown being lowered onto Charles’s head by …
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May is going to be a big month for bank holidays, with an extra day off to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. This may affect some services, like shop opening times or deliveries. When is the next bank holiday? The next bank holiday falls on Monday 1 May, …
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No compulsory redundancies Results of vote to be announced in June Posties have been encouraged to accept a deal that will see Royal Mail increase their pay by 10 per cent over three years and share any operating profits until 2025. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said members need to “back …
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