Queen Elizabeth II’s glorious Coronation 70 years ago was just one of three crownings that took place at Westminster Abbey this week in royal history. Her Late Majesty’s date with destiny inside Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, came 400 years almost to the day since King Henry VIII’s second …
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Her famous work ethic, sustained over the course of many decades of unstinting royal duty and support for charity, has won Princess Anne plaudits across the world. Now, however, it seems the King’s only sister has earned admiration from an unlikely quarter: the Royal Family’s biggest critic, her nephew Prince …
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Russia may have already put sleeper explosives on critical infrastructure in Britain’s North Sea, the former head of the Royal Navy has warned. Admiral Lord West warned offshore windfarms and undersea cables are at risk of attack as fears grow that Putin could wipe out the UK’s power supply and cut off its …
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The Royal Mail has failed to hit its target for delivering first class mail anywhere in the United Kingdom over the past 12 months, shocking figures have shown. There is a legal obligation on the Royal Mail to deliver 93 per cent of first class mail within one working day …
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You’re not OUR royal, Harry is told: US picture agency in ‘car chase’ storm says the Sussexes can’t just demand to see the photos they took, in legal tit-for-tat Backgrid USA reportedly said country rejects prince’s ‘rules of royal prerogative’ Company refuted the Duke and Duchess’ ‘near catastrophic’ car chase …
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Prince Andrew ‘will not give up Royal Lodge’: Disgraced royal ‘is under pressure’ to switch 30-room mansion for smaller Frogmore Cottage, but sources say ex-home of Harry and Meghan is an ‘obvious step down’ and King ‘has no power to turf his brother out’ Andrew moved into the Royal Lodge …
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Royal Mail makes £1 billion annual loss as postal service is hit by strikes and slump in demand for parcel deliveries By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 02:30 EDT, 18 May 2023 | Updated: 03:10 EDT, 18 May 2023 Royal Mail has lost £1billion in the past year, …
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IDS, which includes Royal Mail UK and international operations GLS, reported a group adjusted operating loss of 71 million pounds for the year ended March 26, compared with a profit of 758 million pounds a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a loss of 114 million pounds, according to …
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It was a historic address to a nation which Britain had unwillingly given up in the 18th Century – under the watch of King George III. On May 16, 1991, George’s distant relative Queen Elizabeth II spoke in the US Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so. In …
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A new reign is a chance to assess the past and see how things might be done differently. Will King Charles seize the moment? I am not convinced. It is true that Charles has agreed for royal links to slavery to be probed, which might seem brave of him. This, …
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