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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are setting off on a festive morale-boosting tour around the country on the Royal Train. – The royals have their own train? Yes. The present Royal Train came into service in 1977 to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, but the royal family have had their own dedicated train since … Read more
Many people who rushed to make wills in the pandemic named executors without consulting them first, according to lawyers. Executors are typically trusted friends or relatives who are tasked with sorting out a will after someone’s death, including doing the administration and distributing assets to beneficiaries. But three out of four people writing wills don’t … Read more
A temporary law allowing wills to be witnessed over video has sparked warnings it could leave vulnerable people open to abuse and lead to more legal challenges. The Government plans to legalise the remote witnessing of wills and backdate the measure to 31 January – the day the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the … Read more
Final wishes recorded over Zoom: Law change in England and Wales means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues Government announces wills witnessed on video calls will be legally recognised Move comes as people turn to platforms like Zoom and Facetime in lockdown The new law will be back-dated … Read more
Who’d ever have thought it? The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC’s fundraiser The Big Night In. Yes, there was Prince William in a Blackadder sketch with Stephen Fry joking he wasn’t wearing any trousers! His Goon-loving dad Charles … Read more
Doctors are urged to ensure over-75s have made a living will so their wishes on being resuscitated are clear as NHS faces increased coronavirus strain Doctors asked to ensure elderly have a ‘do not resuscitate’ order if they wish to Message sent to GPs was circulated by an unnamed respiratory physician The plea is hoped … Read more
I purchased a gift card, worth £20, from the Jack Wills store in Bristol on 31 July 2019 as a present for my boss. However, when he went to use it recently, he was told that there was no value on the card. He contacted their customer service who stated that all gift cards purchased … Read more
As I check into the five-star La Sivolière hotel in Courchevel 1850, I momentarily think that the authorities are raiding the place. There’s a young man looking like a gendarme flicking through some paperwork behind the reception desk. Then I realise his dark-blue top and shield-style arm badge is actually the hotel staff uniform, with … Read more
Piers Morgan has praised Prince William and his wife Kate for stepping up to fill the gap left by Meghan and Harry in the wake of Megxit. Morgan appeared on The Talk on Tuesday where he told the panel the Duchess of Cambridge’s appearance on a podcast to discuss her morning sickness was a sign … Read more
Hundreds of bereaved families could be forced to unravel estates wound up years ago after Lloyds Banking Group discovered a vast trove of old wills it could not match to customers. Lloyds confirmed the massive storage blunder, revealed by the Financial Times, which has left it scrambling to reunite about 9,000 families with loved ones’ … Read more