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“By his tireless, unstinting service to the Queen, the Commonwealth, the armed forces, the environment, to millions of young people and not-so-young people around the world, and to countless other causes, he gave us and he gives us all a model of selflessness and of putting others before ourselves,” he said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56721559

“Putting untreated sewage into rivers is unacceptable to us, to our customers and to the environment, even when legally permitted,” the company said. “We absolutely want to go further, invest more, and play our part in helping the environment to thrive.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56721660

“There’s so much pressure on us, the next few weeks are unbelievably busy, it’s the pressure of not having any gaps in your day, trying to stay on time and not keep people waiting and we don’t know what we’re expecting as we haven’t seen people for so long and we don’t know what they […]

“Ruling the UK with the help of the Queen, he was trying to bring peace and respect for tradition to England and other parts of the world. If he was successful, then he could return to Tanna – though one thing preventing him was, as they saw it, white people’s stupidity, jealousy, greed and perpetual […]

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The former prime minister, Sir John Major, says Prince Philip’s funeral is an ideal time to end friction between members of the Royal Family. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that he hoped any rifts could be mended. Sir John was appointed as guardian to Princes William and Harry after the death of their mother, […]

That he chose to do so much more than that – the dizzying numbers of speeches and engagements, passions, patronages and interests, remembered in the outpouring of tributes that has followed his death – was testament to his desire to make a difference. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56708741

Blackmore’s Grand National win comes three weeks after she was the first woman to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival Rachael Blackmore made sporting history by becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National with victory on Minella Times at Aintree. The Irish rider scored a thrilling triumph aboard the 11-1 chance, […]

His grandmother Anne Yearsley, from Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire, remembers leaving flowers outside Windsor Castle when Diana, Princess of Wales, died in 1997 and wanted her grandchildren – Sherlock and his 10-year-old sister Cordelia – to have a similar memory. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56703427

Prince Charles has said his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, “would have been amazed by… the touching things that have been said about him.” He was speaking from Highgrove House, the day after Prince Philip died, aged 99, at Windsor Castle. Earlier, royal gun salutes across the UK and at sea marked the duke’s death. […]

Despite warnings not to attend due to Covid restrictions, mourners have continued to travel to Buckingham Palace to pay their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh. To avoid the crowds during the daytime, Alex and his two children came to lay flowers in the middle of the night, They spoke to the BBC outside the […]

“The Queen and Prince Philip immediately put us at ease with their grace and generosity, turning a ceremonial occasion into something far more natural, even comfortable. Prince Philip in particular was kind and warm, with a sharp wit and unfailing good humour. It was our first introduction to the man behind the title, and in […]