6 h. ago Queen meets Peter Rabbit as she wishes reading charity ‘happy 100th birthday’

Camilla met authors and supporters of BookTrust including the charity’s president Sir Michael Morpurgo, Richard Osman and Dame Floella Benjamin.

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42 h. ago How Margaret Thatcher 'held the late Queen in awe' but the Palace 'slightly looked down on her', royal author claims

Today would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday. The Iron Lady was the most marmite of British politicians conjuring up feelings of admiration amongst some and deep disdain among others.

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58 h. ago Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary

Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideasIt is a glittering annual dinner in honour of the Conservative party’s most successful leader and, on the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth, one that is bigger than ever.Yet as Tory grandees, celebrity backers and wealthy donors prepare to sit down at a gala dinner at London’s Guildhall on Monday evening, a battle for her legacy is under way between the party she once led and the insurgent threat to its survival, Reform UK. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Lego figures gifted to King Charles and Queen Camilla as they meet 'good neighbours'

Charles and Camilla marked the 150th anniversary of Ballater's Albert Hall, saw award-winning Highland dancers and heard a piece of fiddle music composed specially for the occasion.

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5 d. ago King and Queen receive Lego figures as they meet ‘good neighbours’

Charles and Camilla met locals in Ballater who live near their royal residences.

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5 d. ago Woman celebrates 100th birthday then dies when her clothes catch fire while cooking

Renata Gessini marked her centenary on October 4 with a celebration that included a cake, flowers, and congratulations from the mayor and local community in Carpineto Romano, Italy.

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5 d. ago Prue Leith reveals Queen Elizabeth's 'revenge' after embarrassing blunder

During a recent podcast appearance, beloved chef and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith shared how a meeting with Queen Elizabeth took an embarrassing turn for the worst

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7 d. ago Dick Van Dyke jokes about not making it to his 100th birthday in December: ‘It’d be funny’

The 99-year-old actor’s birthday is December 13

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7 d. ago Dick Van Dyke jokes 'it'd be funny' if he 'didn't make it' to upcoming 100th birthday

Ahead of his birthday on December 13, the silver screen legend showed off his still-sharp sense of humor while making an appearance at an event over the weekend.

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9 d. ago It is Thatcher – not Badenoch – who looms largest over the Tory party conference

The merchandise stall is selling mugs, Christmas baubles and bottles of whisky bearing their former leader’s face as the party celebrates what would have been her 100th birthday, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

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1 week ago Why do I keep waking up at 2am – and how do I get back to sleep?

Experts say it’s common to wake up at night, but maintenance insomnia can cause trouble sleeping againI have no trouble falling asleep. Most nights, my head hits the pillow, and that’s all I remember.But several times a week, I find myself wide awake at 2.00am – stressing about a work deadline, wondering if my daughter is adjusting to her new school or making a note on my phone to get the car washed. Usually, I get back to sleep in an hour, but when my 8am alarm goes off, I feel groggy, wishing I’d had that extra shut-eye. Continue reading...

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1 week ago David Attenborough shows no signs of slowing down as he bags TWO 'magical' new BBC projects ahead of 100th birthday

The broadcaster and biologist, 99, has bagged two 'magical' BBC projects ahead of his 100th birthday - despite worries from fans he'd soon stop making new series.

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2 w. ago Britain's oldest identical twins who celebrated their 100th birthday during lockdown pass away after 'spending their final years together'

Dorothy Silver and Kathleen Whitehead, from Rochester, both reached their 100th birthday in 2020, after Dorothy passed away in 2022, her daughter announced that Kathleen died on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Voices: ‘If he were a woman, she’d be a cougar’: Readers weigh in on Noel Fitzpatrick finally wanting kids at 57

Noel Fitzpatrick’s wish for children at 57 has divided readers – some slammed it as proof of male immaturity and double standards, while others saw it as a personal choice shaped by wider social pressures

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2 w. ago King Charles to visit Vatican and meet Pope Leo for first time

King and Queen Camilla to join pontiff in late October amid jubilee year celebrations, says Buckingham PalaceKing Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace has said.The trip in late October will come about six months after the royal couple visited Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, shortly before his death in April. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the Vatican and meet with Pope Leo XIV for the first time next month

King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 78, will travel to Vatican City in late October to meet Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year.

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2 w. ago King and Queen to meet Pope Leo on state visit to the Holy See

The visit will take place in late October to celebrate the 2025 jubilee year.

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2 w. ago Veteran who got 16,000 cards for 100th birthday set for France’s top honour

Dougie Shelley celebrated his 100th birthday at a tea party at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago The wit and Wisden of Dickie Bird: Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century', flowers and chocolates from fearsome Australian bowlers... and why he never had a wife but was 'married to cricket'

There was only one place we could have brought Dickie Bird to mark his 90th birthday back in 2023. To celebrate his fine innings, Daily Mail Sport took him to his second home, Headingley.

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3 w. ago Second World War veteran celebrates 100th birthday with 16,000 cards

Dougie Shelley, who was on HMS Milne on D-Day, celebrated his birthday at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend, Essex.

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