Anniversary trips: As Wills and Kate mark 10 years of marriage, where to go for romantic milestones

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate their tenth anniversary next week — presumably exchanging tokens of tin Wedding anniversaries are traditionally marked with a gift between couples that starts with paper after the first year then progresses to diamonds at the 60th. But why not use the associated present as an excuse to go … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: A steely, wise reply… Amen to that, Wills!

He could have said nothing at all. In the circumstances, it would not have been surprising. The Royal Family do not normally respond to shouty potshots from the media on the basis that a) it only encourages more of the same and b) they are not politicians with an opinion on everything. This week, however, … Read more

Jewellery designer Samantha Wills learned a former partner was cheating via text message

Jewellery designer Samantha Wills reveals she blamed herself when she discovered a former partner was cheating on her with EIGHT women By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:58 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 11:59 GMT, 27 February 2021 Samantha Wills has revealed the pain of a discovering a former partner was cheating … Read more

All aboard the Kate and Wills Express! Cambridges begin three-day tour of Britain

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are setting off on a festive morale-boosting tour around the country on the Royal Train. – The royals have their own train? Yes. The present Royal Train came into service in 1977 to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, but the royal family have had their own dedicated train since … Read more

Many people making wills in pandemic named executors but failed to tell them

Many people who rushed to make wills in the pandemic named executors without consulting them first, according to lawyers. Executors are typically trusted friends or relatives who are tasked with sorting out a will after someone’s death, including doing the administration and distributing assets to beneficiaries. But three out of four people writing wills don’t … Read more

Temporary coronavirus law allows witnessing of wills on video

A temporary law allowing wills to be witnessed over video has sparked warnings it could leave vulnerable people open to abuse and lead to more legal challenges. The Government plans to legalise the remote witnessing of wills and backdate the measure to 31 January – the day the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the … Read more

Law change means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues 

Final wishes recorded over Zoom: Law change in England and Wales means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues Government announces wills witnessed on video calls will be legally recognised Move comes as people turn to platforms like Zoom and Facetime in lockdown  The new law will be back-dated … Read more

AMANDA PLATELL: How Wills turned into a right royal Goon on the Big Night In – and we loved it! 

Who’d ever have thought it? The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC’s fundraiser The Big Night In. Yes, there was Prince William in a Blackadder sketch with Stephen Fry joking he wasn’t wearing any trousers! His Goon-loving dad Charles … Read more