Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonate 770lb WWII mine

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonate 770lb WWII mine after it was caught by startled fishermen off the Clyde A fishing boat hauled the 770lb WWI German mine in their nets in Scotland Royal Navy divers described the 80-year-old mine as being in ‘pristine condition’ A demolition squad carefully placed the mine back on the … Read more

The Queen’s annual Christmas gift-giving ceremony for royal staff is cancelled due to Covid

The Queen has been forced to cancel her annual Christmas gift-giving ceremony for the first time in living memory due to Covid restrictions. Every year the Monarch, 94, order presents for every single member of the royal household, which are usually given to them along with a Christmas pudding in the Advent period.  Past favourites … Read more

The Queen’s annual Christmas gift-giving ceremony for royal staff is cancelled due to Covid

The Queen has been forced to cancel her annual Christmas gift-giving ceremony for the first time in living memory due to Covid restrictions. Every year the Monarch, 94, and Prince Philip, 99, order presents for every single member of the royal household, which are usually given to them along with a Christmas pudding in the … Read more

Snowman 50p: Royal Mint launches third version of the coin

The Royal Mint has started the countdown to Christmas by launching a new range of festive 50p coins featuring the characters from the iconic film The Snowman. It means the titular character from the 1982 movie and his friend James have found themselves on a Christmas coin for the third successive year, after the Mint … Read more

Sheridan Smith transforms into Cilla Black as she leads stars performing at the Royal Variety

Sheridan Smith transformed into Cilla Black as she led a host of stars taking to the stage for the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool recently. The actress and singer, 39, who played the Anyone Who Had A Heart hitmaker in the 2014 series, wore a stunning moss green dress with draped sleeves as she gave … Read more

Sheridan Smith transforms into Cilla Black as she leads stars performing at the Royal Variety

Sheridan Smith transformed into Cilla Black as she led a host of stars taking to the stage for the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool recently. The actress and singer, 39, who played the Anyone Who Had A Heart hitmaker in the 2014 series, wore a stunning moss green dress with draped sleeves as she gave … Read more

Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters march on royal barracks wielding rubber ducks

Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more

Mel C, 46, reveals her honed midriff in black crop-top for the Royal Variety Performance

She is the iconic Spice Girls member who is known for her toned frame. And Mel C looked incredible as she took to the stage for the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool – with the show due to air on December 8. Sporty Spice, 45,  flashed her taut midriff in a black crop-top paired with … Read more

Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters march on royal barracks wielding rubber ducks

Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more

Two Royal Navy Commanders accuse Netflix of ‘misrepresenting’ Queen’s attitude to Argentine war

Falklands heroes tear into The Crown: Two Royal Navy Commanders accuse Netflix of ‘offensively misrepresenting’ Queen’s attitude to Argentine war Admiral Lord West and Rear Admiral Chris Parry were furious by made-up scene  Showed Queen appearing unaware victory parade was held to mark end of war  On October 12, 1982, Her Majesty was 9,000 miles away … Read more