People using Royal Mail are being warned that they need to use up old-style stamps to avoid potential extra charges. New stamps, which feature a barcode, are now commonplace. Royal Mail had originally said that the ones they replaced would need to be used by the end of January, or …
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The party supplier business founded by the Princess of Wales’s parents collapsed with a shortfall of around £2.6 million to suppliers, lenders and the taxman, according to administration filings. Party Pieces Holdings, which was founded by Carole and Michael Middleton in 1987, tumbled into administration last month. The company, which …
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A postbox decorated in celebration of the King’s coronation has been covered with pro-republican stickers, graffiti and eggs. The Royal Mail box in Cardiff city centre was targeted earlier this week, hours after it was unveiled, although stickers placed on it were swiftly removed. But the red, white and blue …
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Four postboxes across the UK have been unveiled to honour the King and Queen for the Coronation this weekend. Royal Mail created four specially decorated postboxes across the country to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The boxes – in Westminster, central London; Edinburgh; Cardiff; and Hillsborough, Northern Ireland …
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Royal Mail is also applying for a special postmark to be stamped on letters in honour of the occasion. It will run from April 28 until May 10, and will read: “Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla 6 May 2023.” The stamps, designed by Atelier Works, …
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The Duchess confirmed earlier this month that she would not be attending the May 6 ceremony at Westminster Abbey. However, she is expected to be included in a private Royal family celebration. She is also expected to join the wider family for the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on May …
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King Charles gives permission for the Royal Kennel Club to celebrate its 150th anniversary in the garden of Buckingham Palace in May. Source link
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Royal Mail is changing the way parcels are delivered. A new system will be introduced from next month that is designed to save people time. The changes will come into effect on May 2. A “something for you” card will be posted through your door if you are not at …
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch might not seem like a desirable address, but coastal creatures are thriving on the floating rubbish tip, thousands of miles from home. Researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre found 484 marine organisms living on plastic items recovered from the gyre, of which 80 per …
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Meanwhile, Prince George is set to become the youngest future king to play an official role at a coronation, having been named one of his grandfather’s four Pages of Honour. The nine-year-old will be tasked with carrying the King’s robes alongside three other Pages of Honour – schoolboys Lord Oliver …
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