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Royal Mail has confirmed that traditional stamps bearing the Queen’s image will stop being used at the end of January next year. Stamps that have been issued but haven’t been used are still valid for use, and this includes definitive stamps and special stamps. However, it was announced the month …

Postal strikes in Dumfries and Galloway are set to continue at the end of the month following the postponement of industrial action due to the death of the Queen. Royal Mail workers, who are represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), are demanding better pay and conditions to combat the …

The last 10 days have been spent celebrating the life and mourning the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. As the entire nation continues to remember her magnificent reign and looks to the new King Charles for both leadership and guidance out of this sad time, we thought we …

The UK will come to a standstill today for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Crowds of mourners have descended on central London as they come to pay their respects to Her Majesty before she makes her final journey from Westminster Abbey to Windsor. Thousands of people are expected to …

What sports events are cancelled? All horse-racing has been cancelled on the day of the funeral. No other major sporting events were planned for this Monday.  What else is impacted by the funeral? Center Parcs  Center Parcs had originally announced that it would order holidaymakers to leave its UK sites …

The end of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign does not just mean a changeover for the UK’s head of state. The Queen’s face or name have been put on many British (and overseas) items over the many decades of her reign, from state-owned objects – like currency – to brands you …

A royal historian has claimed to know the real reason for the reported rift between Prince Harry and William. The estrangement between the two brothers who were previously close is said to have started months after Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018. In an updated edition of his book …

After the tragic passing of Queen Elizabeth II several events and industrial strikes have been cancelled out of respect. But which strikes affecting Kent are no longer taking place? The Queen died on Thursday, September 8, which marked the end of an era. She was the longest-reigning British monarch and …

The country is in a period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with her funeral still to take place. The late monarch passed away “peacefully” aged 96 last Thursday (September 8) in Balmoral, Aberdeenshire surrounded by close members of the royal family. Her son King Charles …

Strikes Postal and rail strikes were cancelled on Thursday as the country entered a period of national mourning after the death of the Queen.  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 …