Wellwishers were today turned away from Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile after huge crowds and thousands of mourners descended upon the Scottish capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Large queues of people were pictured lining up with flags bearing the Union Jack and colourful homemade signs outside St …
Read More »Queen chose Princess Anne to accompany funeral cortege on first leg of journey back to London
Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter, was chosen by her mother to accompany the funeral cortege on the six-hour journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh. The Princess Royal, 72, had a forlorn expression but remained composed as she was driven behind the hearse in a royal Bentley alongside her husband of …
Read More »Prince William and King Charles’ olive branch to Harry and Meghan Markle led to 45-min negotiation
The historic joint walkabout between William and Kate and Meghan and Harry only took place after an extended negotiation which delayed the Sussexes arrival by at least 45 minutes, a source suggested today. Royal sources say Prince William attempted to bury the hatchet by extending an ’11th-hour olive branch’ to …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may fly Archie and Lilibet to the UK for Queen’s funeral
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may fly Archie and Lilibet to the UK for the Queen’s funeral, it has been suggested. The US-based Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly confirmed they will be staying in Britain until the end of the royal mourning period, which finishes seven days after …
Read More »King Charles III reign: New national anthem, new money, new stamps and new postboxes
Britain will see a wealth of changes to everyday items as the Queen’s image and insignia on banknotes, letterboxes and stamps are replaced with that of the new King, Charles III. British currency won’t be replaced overnight and the change will take years as new coins and notes are created …
Read More »Royal Mail strikers ‘in it for the long haul’ union boss says
The postal union boss has today vowed striking Royal Mail workers are in it for ‘the long haul’ after further action was announced for the end of the month. Communication Workers Union picket lines sprang up this morning outside postal centres across the UK in West Yorkshire, Swansea, Wrexham, and Camden …
Read More »Royal Mail workers will stage ANOTHER strike later this month
Postal services are set to be massively disrupted even more this month after Royal Mail workers voted to stage a further 48-hour strike later this month. Around 115,000 Royal Mail staff will go on strike on September 30 in a dispute over pay and conditions, the Communication Workers Union announced. Postal workers …
Read More »Royal fans in Germany say Harry and Meghan have become a ‘soap opera’
Hundreds of royal fans stood for over two hours in the stifling heat hoping to see ‘soap opera’ Harry and Meghan at Düsseldorf town hall. Among them was former serviceman Bob Clark and his wife Lily who were decked out in royal regalia. Clark wore an ermine robe, crown and …
Read More »Royal expert claims Meghan Markle’s One Young World speech was ‘very self-centred’
Meghan Markle’s keynote speech at the One Young World summit ‘felt a bit flat because it was very, very self-centred’, a royal expert claimed today. The Duchess of Sussex last night delivered her first in-person address in Britain since quitting as a working royal amid the Megxit crisis more than …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s royal-not-royal tour: Sussexes deliver speeches and sign official book
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s latest round of public engagements have been compared to a royal tour, with red carpets and photo walkabouts as the couple attend events that are close to their heart this week. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have both delivered speeches during the last two …
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