[ad_1] P roduction of the first coins of the King for circulation has started at the Royal Mint, beginning the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The move represents the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation, with a memorial 50 pence in honour of the late Queen…
[ad_1] According to a royal biographer, the UK royal family is “hugely nervous” about Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir. Page Six has reported that Tom Bower, the author of ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors’, has claimed that the planned book by the Duke of Sussex is a “time bomb.” In light of…
[ad_1] 27 September 2022, 11:46 | Updated: 27 September 2022, 11:56 You can now buy special stamps in tribute to the Queen. Picture: Alamy/Royal Mail Four commemorative stamps featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II are being released by Royal Mail. Four commemorative stamps featuring portraits of The Queen at different points of her reign are…
[ad_1] T he introduction of new banknotes and stamps featuring the King’s image will be implemented in a way to reduce the “environmental and financial impact” of the changes. The Royal Mail and Bank of England said they have received guidance from Charles’ royal household aimed at minimising cost and ensuring a sustainable transition. Updated…
[ad_1] People reach for the first copies of Andrew Morton’s reissued book about the life of Diana, Princess of Wales entitled Diana, Her True Story – In Her Own Words on Oct. 3, 1997.Peter Jordan/The Associated Press Long before British royal biographer Andrew Morton wrote his famously candid and controversial Diana: Her True Story, In…
[ad_1] In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II made a 45-day visit to Canada. One of CBC television’s top personalities then was Joyce Davidson; during the royal visit, she was a guest on NBC’s Today show in the United States, and was asked what she thought. “Like most Canadians,” she said, “I am indifferent to the visit…
[ad_1] Bernadette Christie, of Grand Prairie, Alta., sleeps along a fence barricade as she and others camp out overnight in a tent to watch all the Queen’s funeral ceremonies unfold near the gates of Buckingham Palace, in London, on Sept. 15.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Bernadette Christie has had a front-row view of some of the…
[ad_1] A number of retailers and venues are closing for the Queen’s funeral while hospital appointments, court hearings and cultural and sporting events are being cancelled. Monday, September 19 is now a bank holiday, with businesses encouraged to give workers an opportunity to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch. A…
[ad_1] A flag flies at half-mast above Balmoral Castle in Ballater, on Sept. 9, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images King Charles will receive a massive inheritance after his mother’s death – but it may not be as large as many people think. The British monarchy has…
[ad_1] A planned strike by Royal Mail workers on Friday has been called off following the Queen’s death. Members of the Communication Workers Union were due to continue a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over pay and conditions. General secretary Dave Ward said: “Following the very sad news of the passing of the Queen and…