Britain’s Princess of Wales paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth at a hymn service in Westminster Abbey, saying the royal family’s first Christmas without the late monarch would feel very different.King Charles, attended by Queen Consort Camilla, joined his son Prince William, Kate, and different family members at the benefit in the sanctuary where Elizabeth’s funeral in September...
In his first Christmas message as a monarch, Britain’s King Charles III sounded the sincere solidarity of people across the recession-hit United Kingdom, reflecting on the worsening cost of breathing crisis. Dressed in a blue suit the 74-year-old hosted his first formal Christmas since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Addressing the nation from the Windsor Castle chapel where...
King Charles, attended by Queen Consort Camilla, joined his son Prince William, Kate, and another family member at the service in the abbey, Elizabeth’s funeral held in September. The carol benefit took place last week and broadcasts on Saturday.After Charles ascended to the throne, Kate, William’s wife and evolved Princess of Wales, hosted the occasion and dedicated it to Elizabeth...
The annual Leeds German Christmas market has been cancelled for a second year due to “uncertainty” over coronavirus. Bratwurst, Gluhwein and a selection of stalls normally draw thousands to the event in the city’s Millennium Square. Market organisers said the decision to not go ahead was made “very early”, at a time when it was unclear what restrictions would be in...
As Omicron cases are on the increase and a new wave threatens to overshadow Christmas, the scientists working on Covid are also making calculations about which of their own festivities to go ahead with and which to scale back. Prof Jennifer Rohn, cell biologist at University College London I was supposed to be flying to the US, but the airline cancelled the flight and the town is in total...
You know it’s Christmas when the warbling of The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s “Fairytale of New York” begins blasting from your car stereo; or when Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas is You” starts playing in every Subway and H&M across the land. From Wham! to Slade, East 17 to Paul McCartney, and Jona Lewie to Wizzard, there’s no avoiding these festive artists...
It might only be early November but ’tis already the season for Netflix to litter its halls with boughs of cheap Christmas content, the most obvious time of the year for the streamer to model itself after the Lifetime and Hallmark channels, a strategy that’s undoubtedly, somewhat depressingly, paying off. Last year’s truly execrable A California Christmas was the streamer’s biggest film for a...
The tale of a grouchy old businessman, haunted by past misdeeds and anxious about the future. But enough about Succession. To get everyone into the Yuletide spirit, Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott have produced a brooding muscular version of A Christmas Carol (BBC1), written by Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders. Despite the novella’s satisfying screen-ready structure, it is a deceptively...
WHEN Christmas is over the hard work of putting away the tree, lights and decorations has to be done before Twelfth Night Leaving your decorations up past this date is said to bring bad luck. So when should you get packing? When is the Twelfth night? According to Christian tradition, the Twelfth Night marks the end of Christmas festivities – occurring 12 days after the holiday. So if...
CHRISTMAS is just days away and you need to get a move on if you want to send gifts and cards to arrive in time by post. The final dates for sending post by Royal Mail before Christmas are approaching – here is what you need to know. Millions of people send cards of gifts by post during the festive season. But don’t leave it too late or your package may end up arriving late. Royal...