Royals slash their travel bill by £600,000 to £3.9 million as family members take fewer foreign visits at the request of the government The King and Queen’s Commonwealth visit to Rwanda cost taxpayers £186,500 By Rebecca English Royal Editor Published: 19:02 EDT, 28 June 2023 | Updated: 19:12 EDT, 28 …
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The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) held its latest Zoom meeting Sunday as balloting opened on the Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) pro-company deal with Royal Mail. Delivery, mail centre and Parcelforce workers attended from around the UK. Tony Robson, a writer for the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), gave the …
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The British pound has dropped below $1.14 for the first time since 1985 as a combination of dollar strength and recession warnings weighed on the U.K.’s currency. Sterling fell as low as $1.135 at 8:50 a.m. London before rising slightly to $1.1378, marking a fresh 37-year low. It followed the …
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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 …
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Press play to listen to this article LONDON — As Liz Truss gets down to work as Britain’s new prime minister, she faces an immediate problem. Half the British workforce appears to be going on strike. Across the country, rail workers, barristers, dockhands, bus drivers, garbage collectors, Amazon employees, and …
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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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Just like his mother! Prince William ‘deliberately’ broke royal protocol to hug Lionesses after their Euro win due to affectionate upbringing from Princess Diana, royal expert claims The Duke of Cambridge, 40, was pictured hugging England Women’s players William presented the Lionesses with medals after they beat Germany 2-1 Royal …
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The Queen led the Royal Family in sending her congratulations to the England Lionesses following their Euro 2022 victory. The Queen, 96, praised the team as an ‘inspiration for girls and women’ in a message shared within minutes of last night’s dramatic extra-time win against Germany. She added: ‘It is …
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Carl, Duke of Württemberg, has passed away at the age of 85 – four years after his son and heir died in a car crash in his vintage Porsche. The duke, who was distantly related to the British royal family through a fourth great-grandfather of the Queen, was the head of the …
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It was a bold assignment. On the morning of October 22, 1992, the Royal car pulled up outside the Kreuzkirche church in Dresden, to be greeted by an uncomfortable silence. Next came a few boos. Then came the first egg. It was in this same square that the bodies of …
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