If you’ve ever rummaged through a box of old postcards at an antiques fair, you might have noticed not only the quaint images from the 1890s or 1900s, but the extraordinary messages on the back: “Dear Cissie, Elsie and I will come for tea today. Will arrive about 4.30. Yours, …
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Royal Mail has warned up to 1,000 jobs could be axed under bombshell plans put forward to slash its second-class letter delivery service. The company has outlined cuts to non-first class letters by delivering them only on every other weekday – and scrapping Saturday deliveries entirely. The postal giant said …
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Second-class deliveries under scrutiny Possible cost savings of £300mn Royal Mail has proposed halving second-class letter deliveries and slowing down business mail, in a bid to save £300mn a year. The UK courier, which is part of International Distributions Services (IDS), wants to deliver all non-first class letters every other weekday, …
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By Katherine Lawton Published: 20:09 EDT, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 20:33 EDT, 2 April 2024 Royal Mail has vowed to investigate a problem with barcoded stamps after hundreds of Britons were wrongly fined to receive letters sent using stamps the postal service deemed counterfeit. People have complained they …
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This is the adorable moment a King’s Guard gives a special nod to a young royal fan after he salutes him while wearing his own uniform and bearskin. The heartwarming clip, shared to TikTok, sees Little Frank, who has gained a huge following on social media for his videos where he …
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Apr 01, 2024 08:00:00 In the UK, Royal Mail, which handles postal services, has introduced a new system to replace existing postage stamps, called ‘barcode stamps,’ which have been counterfeited, and people who receive mail with the counterfeit stamps have been fined. The unreasonableness of fines being imposed on innocent …
Read More »This is the moment King Charles is wished a ‘Happy Easter’ by royal fans before cheerily telling them ‘and to you’ as he arrived alongside Queen Camilla for Easter Service at Windsor. The 75-year-old was in high-spirits this morning as he made a ‘gentle’ return to public life in his …
Read More »King Charles sat in the Sovereign’s Seat inside St George’s Chapel today, while the Royal Family sat in the stalls, as per tradition, during the Easter Sunday service. The cancer-stricken monarch had earlier delighted fans as he wishes them a happy Easter after arriving alongside Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, …
Read More »King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive at today’s Easter Sunday service in the state Bentley as he makes a ‘gentle’ return to public life before taking their places slightly apart from the rest of the royals. Last year the monarch led his family on foot to St George’s Chapel …
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The Royal Family could be put in a ‘difficult position’ if Prince Harry’s Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US. A question that would need to be answered is whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two …
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