Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been praised by fans for posting a ‘kind’ video message they received from a Nepali organisation they chose to support as a part of their Forces For Change month. In a caption posted on the Royal Sussex Instagram account, the Duke, 34, and Duchess, …
Read More »Kate and William catch budget flight back from Scottish holiday with their children
Prince William and Kate Middleton have taken a second short haul flight on a budget airline in a week. The royal couple and their children flew from Aberdeen to Norwich at 2.40pm yesterday as they returned from visiting the Queen at Balmoral, they touched down in Norfolk just 50 minutes later, …
Read More »SARAH VINE: Blyton’s coin critics have lost the plot
My mother didn’t much like me reading Enid Blyton when I was a child. I suspect it was for the same sort of reason she wouldn’t let me have a Barbie doll: aspects of it made her uncomfortable. I had no such qualms. The Famous Five were too jolly hockey …
Read More »Twitter users slam ‘snowflakes’ after Enid Blyton is blocked from receiving a commemorative coin
GMB viewers slam ‘snowflakes’ who want to block Enid Blyton commemorative coin over claims she was ‘racist, sexist and a homophobe’ – saying they’re ‘rewriting history’ Enid Blyton was denied a coin and was called ‘racist homophobe’ by Royal Mint GMB viewers have slammed ‘snowflakes’ who feel the author has …
Read More »Prince George will ‘show Princess Charlotte the ropes’ when she joins him at St Thomas’s Battersea
Prince George will help his younger sister Princess Charlotte settle into life at his prestigious £18,000-a-year school when she joins him next month, a royal expert has claimed. Royal biographer Penny Junor, who has written an array of biographies on the family, has described George, 5, as a ‘protective older …
Read More »Images of unaired Monty Python sketches revealed
And now for something completely different: Images of unaired Monty Python sketches revealed to mark comedy show’s 50th anniversary Unseen Monty Python material is revealed in anniversary Radio Times guide It includes pictures and scripts from sketches that never made it to air Radio Times is marking 50 years since …
Read More »Somerset metal-detecting couple find one of Britain’s biggest ever treasure hoards
A metal-detecting couple have found one of the biggest treasure hoards in British history which is believed to be worth around £5million. Adam Staples and partner Lisa Grace unearthed the ‘once in a lifetime’ find of almost 2,600 ancient coins that date back 1,000 years. Although the find is smaller …
Read More »Daily Mail’s Treasure Hunt prize-winner tells of her joy at getting a £10,000 wake-up call
Daily Mail’s Treasure Hunt prize-winner tells of her joy at getting a £10,000 wake-up call Linda Underwood from Leicestershire is the winner of the second £10,000 prize in the Daily Mail’s £50,000 Royal Treasure Hunt The 57-year-old says she’s been solving puzzles in the paper for years and she’s delighted …
Read More »Royal Navy engineers’ futuristic tech visions include invisible body suits
Futuristic plans for the Royal Marines which would see commandos being carried into battle on silent ‘flying wings’ while wearing ‘invisible’ suits have been unveiled by the Royal Navy. Young engineers from the UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology Forum were asked to create ideas to kit out a mid-21st …
Read More »Duchess of York’s murderer aide Jane Andrews enjoys her freedom
Back home and out in the sunshine, this is convicted killer Jane Andrews enjoying her freedom. The former aide to the Duchess of York was jailed for life for murdering her millionaire boyfriend 19 years ago. Tom Cressman was stabbed in the chest as he slept in his flat in …
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