British pubs will be allowed to open late for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, described on Sunday as “a day of national celebration” by Home Secretary Amber Rudd. The government decree will…
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Princess Diana’s life in 10 key dates
Below are 10 key dates in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died 20 years ago on Thursday in a car crash in Paris: – July 1, 1961: The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer…
Diana’s death: Week of grief shakes the monarchy
Twenty years ago on August 31, 1997, Britain’s Princess Diana died in a high-speed car crash in Paris. For the next week, up to her spectacular funeral, Britain was plunged into an unprecedented outpouring of…
Little England takes over Paris catwalks as Britain votes
It may already be too late… But as Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave the EU, the Little England look has suddenly become fashionable. Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men…
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb dies of cancer
Robin Gibb, singer with the legendary British band the Bee Gees, died on Sunday aged 62 after a lengthy battle against cancer, his family said. “The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce…