Royal Mail has partnered with Historic Royal Palaces to produce special stamps Subjects include the so-called Princes in the Tower ‘murdered’ by Richard III Henry VIII’s executed wife Anne Boleyn and Sir Walter Raleigh also feature By Francine Wolfisz Published: 19:04 EDT, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 19:43 EDT, 7 …
Read More »Mail vans join funeral procession to honor beloved postal worker
By Adam Dutton via SWNS A beloved postman who worked for Royal Mail for 24 years before his death was given a fitting send-off as a fleet of red vans joined his funeral. Colleagues drove 26 mail vans on Lee Woolley’s old postal route before his funeral in Bramcote, Notts. …
Read More »Dozens of Royal Mail vans line the streets and follow the route of beloved postman who delivered letters for 24 years before dying of cancer
A beloved postman who worked for Royal Mail for 24 years before his death from cancer was given a fitting send off as a fleet of red vans lined the streets of his old postal route. Lee Woolley, 48, who was due to become a father to a baby girl …
Read More »Prince William and Princess Kate say no to having servants at their Windsor home as they prefer to raise their three children George, Charlotte and Louis on their own
By Sarah Robertson Published: 18:37 EDT, 3 August 2024 | Updated: 06:46 EDT, 4 August 2024 Prince William’s father, as Prince of Wales, relied on a retinue of staff, including four chefs, a butler, three valets, dressers, four assistants, and five house managers. But domestic life for the current Prince …
Read More »A real dog’s dinner: Crufts is plunged into crisis as a botched IT upgrade forces the Royal Kennel Club to sack staff
By Ed Holt Published: 04:16 EDT, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 07:38 EDT, 4 August 2024 Crufts has been plunged into crisis after a botched IT upgrade forced the Royal Kennel Club to lay off staff. The dodgy IT software caused the club to lose millions of pounds which will …
Read More »Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.4 billion takeover of Royal Mail is suspended amid probe over Czech billionaire’s potential links to Russia
By Leah Montebello Published: 19:04 EDT, 2 August 2024 | Updated: 19:39 EDT, 2 August 2024 The takeover of Royal Mail has been suspended as its Czech buyer faces scrutiny over potential links with Russia. Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.4 billion deal to snap up the postal service’s parent company has been …
Read More »Security-conscious Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce second quasi-royal tour with visit to Colombia – where US and UK have issued travel warnings
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit Colombia for a tour later this year despite both the UK and US governments issuing travel alerts for the crime-ridden country. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will head to South America on an undisclosed date after accepting an invitation from the country’s …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan were ‘snubbed’ from the Royal Family’s annual summer trip to Balmoral Castle amid ‘deepening rift with King Charles’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been invited to the Royal Family’s summer gathering at Balmoral Castle this year, sources claimed today. King Charles III has continued his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s tradition of travelling to the estate in the Scottish Highlands towards the end of summer. But …
Read More »Royal Mail takeover probed over ‘national security’
Czech billionaire poised to buy the courier Royal Mail expected to return to profit this year The government will scrutinise the takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský over potential national security risks. International Distribution Services (IDS) struck a £3.5bn takeover deal with EP Group – a European industrial giant …
Read More »UK calls in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail bid for…
The Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s takeover bid for Royal Mail has been called in by the UK government for closer scrutiny of any national security risks including potential links to Russia, the Guardian understands. Royal Mail’s owner, International Distribution Services (IDS), agreed to a £3.57bn takeover by its largest shareholder, …
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