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 …
Read More »Royal Mail confirms big change coming to stamps with Queen’s face on them
Royal Mail has finally confirmed when it will say goodbye to the Queen’s face after seven decades. Traditional stamps bearing the Queen’s image will stop being used at the end of January 2023. Stamps that have already been issued but haven’t been used are still valid, and this includes definitive …
Read More »Dumfries and Galloway Royal Mail workers set to strike in battle for fair pay
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 …
Read More »Royal ladies favourite lunches: Kate Middleton, Sophie Wessex, Zara Tindall & more
September 20, 2022 – 11:42 BST Sophie Hamilton Royal ladies’ lunch menus unveiled: From Kate Middleton, Sophie Wessex, and Queen Consort Camilla to the Queen, Meghan Markle and Zara Tindall – what do royal ladies like to eat for lunch? If we had access to some of the …
Read More »Royal expert claims Meghan Markle made a brave request to King Charles
Meghan Markle is claimed to have requested a ‘one-to-one’ meeting with King Charles to heal rifts before her departure to California with Harry after the Queen’s funeral, a royal reporter has alleged. Neil Sean, an entertainment correspondent who has appeared on NBC News, MSNBC and Access Hollywood, said that he had …
Read More »Lancaster City Council leader withdraws from cost of living meeting but sends support amid political pause for Queen’s funeral
A Lancaster public meeting calling for political action on cost-of-living issues including work and pay went ahead this week with speakers from various sectors including the Royal Mail, railways, telecoms, care, colleges and Lancaster University. Around 100 people attended the Enough is Enough public meeting at Lancaster Town Hall. Green …
Read More »Everything you can’t do during Queen’s funeral – from cycling to takeaways
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 …
Read More »Palace hits back over claim Prince Harry was ‘last-to-know’ about Queen’s death
Palace aides reacted angrily to claims last night that Prince Harry had been given just five minutes’ notice of his grandmother’s death before it was made public. A newspaper report said the devastated royal had been the last to know about her passing – and was even told after Prime …
Read More »Extended Royal Family members expected at the Queen’s funeral
Members of the Queen’s extended family are preparing to say a final farewell to Her Majesty. The Queen’s cousins, niece, nephew and distant relatives will come together to pay tribute at the Westminster Abbey service later today. Some have shown their support by standing in for the Queen at royal …
Read More »Everything closed in Glasgow today as nation marks Queen’s funeral
The UK will spend their day mourning the loss of the late Queen Elizabeth II, as her state funeral takes place today in London. It has been confirmed that today, September 19 will be a national bank holiday across the country, and many services and businesses will close as a …
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