South Africa’s BA operator grounds flights as cash runs out Comair, the South African operator of British Airways flights, has grounded all of its planes after running out of cash, the company said. The carrier, which is under administration, also operates budget airline Kulula. Those planes are also grounded, with tickets sales for both airlines …
The Queen’s platinum jubilee concert, titled Platinum Party at the Palace, was kickstarted in heartwarming fashion. As musicians, including Alicia Keys and Georga Ezra, prepared to perform at the BBC event, a pre-recorded segment was shown to viewers in which the Queen herself acted opposite Paddington Bear, voiced by Ben Whishaw. In a similar vein …
Platinum Jubilee celebrations are well underway as the nation basks in a four-day bank holiday weekend. The festivities kicked off with Trooping of the Colour on Thursday, followed by beacon lighting, while on Friday morning a Service of Thanksgiving was held at St Paul’s Cathedral. Tonight (Saturday, June 4) the celebrations will be in full …
As part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations the Cambridges, missing Louis, paid a visit to Cardiff Castle today (Saturday, June 4) ahead of a celebratory concert. William and Kate, plus their eldest children, George and Charlotte had a gander at rehearsals for the gig, which has Aled Jones, Jon Owen Jones and Bonnie Tyler …
The historic four-day weekend is marking Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne. Hundreds of street parties are being staged to mark the celebration, with big events going on in Stoke Road in Gosport, Hayling Island and in Portsea, Portsmouth Sign up to our daily newsletter The bunting flies for a street party at Selsey …
Paddington Bear was the secret special guest for the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations on Saturday night, appearing alongside the monarch in a sweet-natured video segment. Just as she did at the 2012 London Olympics, when she appeared with Daniel Craig’s James Bond in a pre-recorded video, the Queen proved a good sport as she acted …
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Princess Charlotte was seen taking an inquisitive peek inside the Duchess of Cornwall’s handbag during the carriage procession at the Queen’s Birthday Parade on Thursday (June 2nd). Charlotte, 7, and brothers Prince George, 8, and Prince Louis, 4, were making their carriage debut at Trooping the Colour with Camilla and the Duchess of Cambridge. The …
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The Cambridges were met with huge cheers as they arrived for tonight’s star-studded show (Picture: PA) Princess Charlotte and Prince George looked extra smart as they joined parents William and Kate for tonight’s Party at the Palace. There were huge cheers at the Cambridges arrived for the star-studded show, featuring performances from the likes of …
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Labour is making a bid to snatch leadership on “levelling up” from Boris Johnson, accusing the beleaguered prime minister of ditching flagship promises to revive disadvantaged “Red Wall” communities which he made in the 2019 election campaign. Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy told The Independent that a weak and “easily distracted” prime minister had …
Gareth Southgate expressed his dismay on Saturday night that sections of a crowd made up of schoolchildren booed the England team taking the knee at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest. It was the same stadium where England players were racially abused last year as England crashed to a 1-0 defeat in their opening UEFA …
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