Royal Mail boss apologises for delays during busiest winter in its history

Royal Mail boss apologises for delays during busiest winter in its history and vows to keep 10,000 Christmas temp workers on permanently – with annual profits set to exceed half a BILLION pounds Royal Mail hired 33,000 temporary workers to help during the Christmas period The company said it has kept around 10,000 of its … Read more

Eugenie’s baby boy will not be given royal title

Eugenie’s baby boy will not be given royal title: Queen’s granddaughter wants her newborn child to be free of royal duties in the future Princess Eugenie’s baby son with husband Jack Brooksbank will not have title Son, who was born on Tuesday and is 11th in line to throne, is as yet unnamed  Queen could bestow … Read more

More than 16m people faced post delays in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid pandemic

More than 16m people were left waiting for post in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic Nearly one in 20 households said they had not received a single item last month Citizens Advice survey showed households in London were worst the affected There was a 365% leap in number of people … Read more

Princess Charlotte picked up a habit from her mother Kate Middleton, royal fans spot

Princess Charlotte known for her resemblance to her great-grandmother the Queen, but eagle-eyed royal fans have spotted a sweet gesture that the young Princess and her mother Kate Middleton have in common.  During a video call last week, the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, was spotted reaching back to twirl her ponytail during a conversation with … Read more

Queen names ex-head of MI5 Andrew Parker as most senior member of her Royal household

Queen names ex-head of MI5 Andrew Parker as most senior member of her Royal household Baron Parker of Minsmere will take up new role as Lord Chamberlain on April 1 He will succeed Earl Peel, 73, who is retiring after more than 14 years in the post  Baron Parker served as director general of the MI5 … Read more

Bad Bunny goes AIRBORNE at WWE Royal Rumble taking out new rivals The Miz and John Morrison

Reggaeton artist Bad Bunny was slated to perform during WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view extravaganza, but he ended up finding some new rivals as well. The 26-year-old rapper (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) performed his new song Booker T, alongside the WWE legend of the same name at Sunday night’s event held at Tropicana Field in … Read more

Royal Mail releases lovely jubbly set of stamps to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses

Del Boy’s in another sticky situation: Royal Mail releases lovely jubbly set of stamps to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses The comedy first aired in 1981 and featured the escapades of Del and Rodney  New designs have been released showing beloved characters and moments The stamps will be available from February 16 as … Read more

Leaked 1969 Royal documentary shows the Queen wearing trousers

The controversial fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Royal Family that was ‘banned’ by the Queen for ‘cheapening’ the image of the Firm offers a rare glimpse at the private lives of one of the world’s most famous families.  The film, simply titled Royal Family, caused a sensation when it was broadcast in June 1969, the result … Read more

Spencer film starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana is branded ‘inaccurate’ by royal experts

A new accuracy row has broken out over the upcoming film Spencer starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, with royal experts branding it inaccurate because it’s set on a weekend at Sandringham which never happened. It was revealed in June last year that the Twilight actress, 30, would depict the late royal in a film which … Read more

Royal Mail scams: Beware the latest of 17 fake messages

Beware the latest Royal Mail con doing the rounds: Fake text tells consumers they owe £2.99 as it warns of 17 separate scam messages Fake emails and texts impersonating parcel companies have been widespread One Twitter user reported the latest example which seeks to harvest details  The request for a £2.99 fee comes at a … Read more