4 h. ago 'I fell for Joan the moment I saw her': The emotional love letter Sir Richard Branson penned to his 'rock' on their anniversary

Celebrating 44 years since they locked eyes in Virgin's live-in recording studio, The Manor, in 1976, Sir Richard gushed about their romantic first meeting.

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5 h. ago Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80

The British billionaire founder of Virgin Atlantic said he was ‘heartbroken’ by loss of wife and partner for 50 yearsJoan Templeman, the wife of British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, has died at the age of 80.Branson announced her death on Tuesday in a post on social media, saying he was “heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago 'Everyone needs a Joan in their life': As she dies aged 80, how a ship carpenter's daughter from Glasgow became Lady Branson, her besotted billionaire husband Sir Richard's 'constant rock'

The pair met in 1976 at The Manor, a live-in recording studio for the company, three years after Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells launched Virgin into the public consciousness.

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13 h. ago Joan Branson dead UPDATES as Richard leads tributes to 'wonderful' wife

Sir Richard Branson issued a heartbreaking tribute as news emerged that his 'wonderful' wife Joan has sadly died after they shared 50 years together

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13 h. ago Sir Richard Branson's wife Joan dies: 'Heartbroken' Virgin tycoon pays tribute to his 'best friend' after she passed away

Announcing the 80-year-old's death on social media, the Virgin boss wrote: 'Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away..

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2 w. ago Princess Beatrice beams with Holly Branson as the pair celebrate win for their charity

Beatrice, ninth in line to the throne, was shown in an Instagram photo shared by Sir Richard Branson's daughter Holly after a boost for their organisation Big Change.

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3 w. ago Revealed: Winston Churchill's emotive letter sent to his 'beautiful' first love while banged up in a South African prison

The future prime minister told Pamela Plowden it was 'not a very satisfactory address to write from' after he was imprisoned while covering the Boer War as a reporter.

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3 w. ago Virgin could run trains direct from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport as firm looks to rival Eurostar

Sir Richard Branson’s company plans to run services to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam and could reach France’s busiest airport

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3 w. ago Virgin hopes to run direct trains from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

Sir Richard Branson said his company has overcome ‘the big hurdle that we had to get through’ to start running international train services.

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3 w. ago Virgin Trains to compete with Eurostar on Channel Tunnel rail links – what will it mean for travellers?

Sir Richard Branson’s firm says it may expand to Germany and Switzerland, in addition to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam

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3 w. ago As Virgin Trains eye Eurostar’s throne, what does the future of Channel Tunnel rail look like?

Sir Richard Branson’s firm may expand to Germany and Switzerland, in addition to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam

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3 w. ago Virgin to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly with Channel Tunnel services

Regulator the Office of Rail and Road granted access to Sir Richard Branson’s company to share Eurostar’s depot in east London.

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