The Princess of Wales made a deeply emotional visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London this morning, where it can now be revealed she has been undergoing her own cancer treatment. On her first major solo engagement in more than a year, Catherine, 43, met with patients to show …
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A family of North American black bears have enjoyed playing on ice as they embrace the cold weather (Woburn Safari Park/PA) – (Woburn Safari Park) A family of North American black bears at a Bedfordshire safari park have been spotted playing on an icy lake as they embraced the cold …
Read More »Second-class service! Royal Mail to scrap some Saturday deliveries across major towns and cities in biggest shake-up to services in generations
By JESSICA CLARK Published: 17:45 EST, 11 January 2025 | Updated: 17:48 EST, 11 January 2025 Royal Mail is to slash postal services across major UK towns and cities next month in the biggest shake up to services in generations, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. Second-class deliveries on Saturdays …
Read More »Royal Shakespeare Company slaps trigger warning on children’s classic play over ‘scary music, flashing lights and derogatory language’
It’s a classic children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen – but also a dark fairytale covering themes of pride and vanity. So, when the Royal Shakespeare Company decided to stage The Red Shoes, a ‘trigger warning’ was perhaps inevitable, given the supposed sensitivities of modern audiences. ‘Scary magic’ is listed …
Read More »Kate Middleton to grant royal warrants for the first time in historic move as she makes gradual return to public duties
The Princess of Wales will grant royal warrants for the first time ever as she embarks on her gradual return from illness. Kate, who turned 43 on Thursday, can now bestow the honour on any favoured company whose goods are sold to the royal household. The news comes as the …
Read More »Royal Mail to issue stamps celebrating comedy show The…
An unsuspecting Geraldine jumping into a very deep puddle features on the first class stamp (Royal Mail/PA) – (PA Media) A set of 12 special stamps is being issued by Royal Mail to celebrate much-loved BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. Eight stamps depict memorable scenes from the hit …
Read More »Let-ters pray! Royal Mail celebrates first-class comedy Vicar of Dibley with special stamp collection
By FRANCINE WOLFISZ Published: 20:26 EST, 8 January 2025 | Updated: 20:33 EST, 8 January 2025 Beloved comedy series The Vicar of Dibley will be celebrated on a special set of 12 Royal Mail stamps. Eight depict memorable scenes from the hit BBC sitcom starring Dawn French, including the guest …
Read More »King Charles’ former aide Michael Fawcett exposed royal charity to ‘substantial risk’, inquiry finds
The King’s former closest aide, Michael Fawcett, exposed Charles’ scandal-linked charitable foundation to ‘substantial risk’, a regulator found yesterday. A report by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) found Charles’ former valet was appointed to run the then-Prince’s Foundation with no job description or formal responsibilities. The watchdog …
Read More »Royal Society of Literature in chaos as chairman and director resign amid accusations it lowered standards to have a ‘more diverse’ membership and failed to support Salman Rushdie after near-fatal stabbing
The Royal Society of Literature has been flung into chaos after two of its chiefs resigned after a string of scandals. Chairman Daljit Nagra and director Molly Rosenberg stepped down from the 205-year-old charity after rows over freedom of speech and accusations it lowered its standards to have a ‘more diverse’ …
Read More »Boss of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is forced to issue a grovelling apology – after accidentally following Tommy Robinson on X
The boss of a speech and language therapy group has been forced to issue a grovelling apology following a five-month investigation – because he followed Tommy Robinson on X. Steve Jamieson did not ‘like’ or repost any views of the far-right agitator but still faced calls to resign from the …
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