By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:12 EDT, 18 May 2024 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 18 May 2024 A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died after crashing into a traffic barrier. Emergency services were called to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive in the Royal National Park, about 30km south of Sydney’s …
Read More »Lady Gabriella Windsor’s heartbreak: How the royal is marking wedding anniversary without her beloved husband Thomas Kingston – five years after they dazzled in glorious Windsor nuptials, writes CLAUDIA JOSEPH
The daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent today faces her fifth wedding anniversary without her beloved husband by her side. Instead of waking up with her late husband Thomas Kingston at their flat in Notting Hill, west London, Lady Gabriella Windsor has moved back in with her parents …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret glow as new mothers in previously unseen photos of the royal family – which also include an ethereal portrait of Kate Middleton
Remarkable unseen photos of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as young mothers are being unveiled to the public for the very first time. The Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography exhibition, which opens today at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace, showcases images including the late monarch, her sister, Princess …
Read More »‘Czech sphinx’ billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is warned he MUST pass national security tests and meet trade union demands for his £3.5billion Royal Mail takeover to go ahead
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Published: 18:00 EDT, 17 May 2024 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 17 May 2024 The Czech billionaire bidding for Royal Mail was today warned he must pass national security tests and meet trade union demands to avoid his £3.5 billion takeover plans being scuppered. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt …
Read More »Kemi Badenoch warns Royal Mail bosses she won’t allow £3.5billion sale to ‘Czech Sphinx’ without guarantees on postal services
Kemi Badenoch last night warned the Royal Mail she will not allow it to be sold to a foreign buyer unless there are guarantees over the protection of vital services. Amid mounting fears over what the proposed £3.5 billion takeover by a Czech billionaire will mean, the Business Secretary held …
Read More »The ‘Czech sphinx’ with $7bn fortune eyeing up Royal Mail takeover: Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, 48, who dating a 27-year-old showjumper, is part-owner of West Ham, has shares in Sainsbury’s and owns Bishop’s Avenue mansion once home to Justin Bieber
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is poised to become the next owner of Royal Mail after he today unveiled a sweetened £3.5billion offer from his company. Known as the ‘Czech Sphinx’ for his inscrutable manner, the 48-year-old already has substantial investments in the UK, including a 27 per cent stake in West …
Read More »How Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were strong feminists: Royal couple supported female artists including military painter Elizabeth Butler and their daughter’s tutor Susan Durant – as their work goes on display
They were well known for their philanthropy, a fascination with science, architecture and modern technology and patronage of the arts. In the early years of their marriage, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were also keen artists, etching their children, pets and literary scenes, at Windsor Castle and Claremont, where they …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hint there are more quasi-royal African tours in the pipeline as they thank Nigeria for ‘the first of many memorable trips’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have hinted they are planning more quasi-royal African tours in future after thanking Nigeria for the ‘first of many memorable trips’. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been flying back to California after leaving Abuja yesterday following a three-day visit to the country at …
Read More »‘The most progressive royal portrait in a very long time:’ Art dealer hails Jonathan Yeo’s red, fiery painting of King Charles as ‘extraordinary’
An art dealer has hailed King Charles’ new fiery red painting as ‘extraordinary’, describing it as the ‘most progressive royal portrait in a very long time’. The King today unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the Coronation at Buckingham Palace. The painting, by the renowned artist Jonathan …
Read More »The quirkiest royal warrant holders past and present: From broomsticks and hats to guns and Christmas crackers… as King Charles renews honour for Parker despite leaky pen outburst
When King Charles got visibly upset over a leaking fountain pen just days after his mother’s death, bosses at Parker may well have thought they would have to say goodbye to their royal warrant. But it emerged this month that the monarch has renewed it, allowing the world-famous British pen manufacturer …
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