A British historian has uncovered the full story of how a Nazi spy unwittingly helped Britain win the Second World War. The story is historically important because the secret information which British intelligence acquired, by intercepting the German secret agent’s correspondence, led to a major spy scandal in America which …
Read More »An Post and Royal Mail team up to honour Charlton
The life of soccer player and manager Jack Charlton will be commemorated by a postmark applied to mail sent in Ireland and Britain. The former Leeds United defender, who won a World Cup medal with England in 1966, died on July 10, aged 85. After a lengthy career in England, …
Read More »Princess Beatrice follows Royal Myrtle tradition for her stunning bridal bouquet
Princess Beatrice upheld royal tradition as sprigs of myrtle were included in her breathtaking bridal bouquet. The princess, who is ninth-in-line for the throne, married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, yesterday at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, in the grounds of Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. Both the Queen and Prince …
Read More »I must go down to the sea in books, Part II
A Night to Remember is an account of the sinking of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic. Walter Lord's account, even though first published 65 years ago, … Source link
Read More »Man is arrested after staff member was stabbed inside Royal Sussex hospital
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an NHS worker was stabbed inside a hospital. The attacker, 30, reportedly knifed a male cleaner, 56, on the 11th floor gynaecology ward of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton at around 8.40am. Witnesses said up to 30 …
Read More »Beatrice poses with new husband Edoardo and her grandparents after socially distanced wedding
Smiling with pride, the Queen and Prince Philip may have been required to keep their distance from newlyweds Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi – but a Royal relationship has rarely been closer. Beatrice married on Friday wearing both a tiara and vintage dress generously lent to her by her …
Read More »Sheepish father of the bride Prince Andrew is spotted 25 hours after Princess Beatrice’s wedding
A sheepish Prince Andrew was spotted driving out of Windsor just 25 hours after walking his daughter Princess Beatrice down the aisle in the first ‘secret’ royal wedding for 234 years. The shamed royal looked abashed as he drove off the grounds in a Range Rover while wearing a rugby …
Read More »Prince Andrew’s blamed for first secret royal wedding for 235 years as daughter Beatrice gets wed
Prince Andrew walked his daughter Beatrice down the aisle on Friday in the first ‘secret’ royal wedding for 235 years. The disgraced royal put his troubles over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal to one side to give the princess away in a remarkable private ceremony. The clandestine nature of the hastily …
Read More »From opulence to obscurity: What a difference a year makes for royal weddings
Harry and Meghan, 2018 The crowds were unprecedented, with more than 50,000 people an hour pouring into the Berkshire town of Windsor and packing the streets and the Long Walk in the Great Park. TV crews from America, Britain and around the world paid thousands for vantage points. And the …
Read More »Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Captain dismissed after sex attack
‘Predatory’ Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Captain, 30, is dismissed after being found guilty of sex attack on female Sandhurst cadet, 25, who he dragged to loo and forced himself on Captain Dominic Moore, 30, attacked the woman at a formal Army dinner He pulled the woman into toilets, sexually assaulted …
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