By Rebecca English Published: 19:26 EDT, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 04:16 EDT, 28 May 2024 Buckingham Palace has been inundated with ‘tens of thousands’ of get well soon cards and gifts for the Princess of Wales, following her brave admission that she is undergoing cancer treatment. It is understood …
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At least 18 people have been killed and hundreds are injured after powerful storms left a trail of destruction as they swept across parts of the central United States. The storms, which began on Saturday evening local time and continued into Sunday, inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning …
Read More »Minister refuses to rule out future king George and other royal princes and princesses being called up for National Service when they turn 18 amid row over Rishi Sunak’s election pledge to make teens spend a year in the military or do unpaid weekend work
Young royals including the future king George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis would be expected to do National Service alongside regular teenagers when they turn 18, a senior minister suggested today. Anne-Marie Trevelyan said ‘the vast majority of our young people’ would be expected to turn out for the mandatory …
Read More »Should the Royal Family be made to do National Service? Vote in our poll as minister refuses to rule out Prince George, Louis and Princess Charlotte being called up
Questions around whether the royal family should be made to partake in National Service have arisen after Rishi Sunak announced plans to revive the scheme. Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte will be expected to undertake the scheme when they turn 18, with details confirming that there will be …
Read More »National service: What’s the actual Tory plan and would there be exemptions?
If the Conservatives win the general election, teenagers will be expected to take part in national service when they turn 18. Exactly how the scheme would work has not yet been hammered out. The Tories have said they would set up a royal commission – a type of public inquiry …
Read More »Refusing mandatory National Service won’t lead to prison, home secretary says after Tory policy launch
Nobody would go to jail for refusing to comply with National Service under a Conservative government, the home secretary has said. In the Conservatives’ first policy announcement of the general election campaign, Rishi Sunak said on Saturday he would introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds if …
Read More »Prince Andrew is seen riding his horse at Windsor – after King Charles revealed plans to cancel royal events that could ‘distract’ from the general election
Prince Andrew was spotted on a horse ride around the Windsor Castle estate, a day after his elder brother, King Charles III, announced he will postpone engagements ‘which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign’. The Duke of York, 64, looked contemplative as he rode around the …
Read More »Rishi Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win general election
Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time …
Read More »Royal Caribbean passenger reveals the huge bill he received after suffering a seizure on board cruise ship
What was meant to be a relaxing first time cruise trip for a Michigan couple soon turned into a nightmare after they were hit with an enormous medical bill. Vincent Wasney and his fiancée, Sarah Eberlein, were enjoying their gifted Royal Caribbean cruise in December 2022 and had just reached CocoCay when Wasney …
Read More »Royal Mail delays full-year results
Profit guidance unchanged New date to be released “as soon as reasonably practicable” The parent company of Royal Mail, International Distributions Services (IDS), has postponed its full-year results due to auditing delays. The courier was due to publish figures for the year ended 31 March at 7am on 23 May. …
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