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From chasing dogs around the garden to whizzing down a waterslide, poignant home movies capture the Duke of Edinburgh at his mischievous best.  The clips, many of which have never been seen before, were shown as part of a BBC documentary marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  They show jovial Prince …

Deborah James has been flooded with “miracle” letters arriving from well wishers and has said they’re ‘making us laugh’ as they’re still managing to arrive despite having no actual address on the front. Dame Deborah, also known as Bowel Babe, has been battling stage four bowel cancer after being diagnosed …

People who use cash to make transactions in shops have been warned that they have just a few months before a major change takes effect. Shoppers using old £20 and £50 notes will soon have the transaction rejected. The Bank of England has confirmed the September deadline for using old …

Prince Charles’s biographer Jonathan Dimbleby brands Prince Harry ‘not the brightest’ and claims Meghan has ‘led him by the nose’ as he slams THAT ‘ghastly’ Oprah interview He said interview with Oprah Winfrey was ‘the most ghastly error of judgment’ Mr Dimbleby also added Harry is being ‘led by the …

The Queen ‘did not ban the 1969 royal family documentary’ from being re-aired on TV and instead considered it a triumph, a royal biographer has claimed. The Royal Family took part in the film, which was a combined effort between the BBC and ITV, in a bid to show they …

William and Kate’s tour of the Caribbean yesterday faced criticism from royal observers over claims of a series of ‘tone deaf’ PR moments that smacked of ‘colonialism’. Led by the BBC’s royal correspondent Jonny Dymond, the row was jumped upon by Harry and Meghan’s cheerleader-in-chief Omid Scobie to rabble-rouse on social …

Since nuclear weapons were invented 77 years ago, many people have lived in fear of what would happen should one be detonated. The Ministry of Defence has clearly had similar thoughts after they built an underground city to be used in the event of a nuclear war. The site, formerly …

It was World Radio Day on Sunday. Not that there was much fanfare. A fleeting mention on Broadcasting House and a documentary, about tiny community radio stations in far flung places, on the World Service. That was about it. This year’s theme was “Radio and Trust”, in recognition of a …

Virginia Roberts will only accept a settlement from Prince Andrew if it ‘holds him to account’, according to her lawyer, as he described the Duke of York’s denial of ever meeting Ms Roberts as ‘incomprehensible’. David Boies, Ms Roberts’ New York attorney, said Ms Roberts does not want a settlement …

Frustrated Londoners are asking politicians to “fix the broken postal service” as it was found that a third of all UK postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays last Thursday were in London. Royal mail’s website reveals that London has been hit uniquely hard by “Covid-related” closures to post offices and …