Boris Johnson tonight announced his plan for ‘support bubbles’ that will allow adults or people living along to mix with one other household. Under the new plans couples kept apart by lockdown restrictions could be reunited and some grandparents will be able to hug their grandchildren from Saturday under plans set out by Boris Johnson. … Read more
Prince Charles has spoken movingly about missing his grandchildren during lockdown as he said he is ‘terribly sad’ he hasn’t been able to see his family in person in months. The Prince of Wales, 71, opened up about the difficulties of lockdown from his Aberdeenshire home of Birkhall in a new interview with Sky News … Read more
Grandad’s bedtime story… for 4,000 online pals! Account manager reads to his grandchildren via laptop during coronavirus lockdown – and now he’s a hit with thousands of families on Facebook Gavin Elliott, 44, has an audience of around 4,000 children listening to him read He read to grandchildren Poppy-Rose, four, Skyla-Rae, two, and Oscar-James The … Read more
Grandchildren have told of their joy at meeting up with their elderly relatives for the first in two months after the government eased lockdown measures to allow groups of up to six people to meet. From today, the government’s lockdown protocols were eased to allow more than two million people who were ‘shielding’ due to … Read more
My wife and I are 80 years old and have five grandchildren, all in their 20s and unmarried. Since their births we have been saving regularly for all of them and now have a total of £150,000 to be divided equally between them. We have left this money in our wills, but think we should … Read more
Public health officials in Switzerland have said that it is now safe for children under the age of ten to hug their grandparents. The relaxation of restrictions in the country comes after Swiss scientists concluded that grandparents are not at risk of catching Covid-19 from their young grandchildren as they do not have the ‘receptors’ … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall has confessed to missing her grandchildren during the coronavirus lockdown but has been enjoying spending time outside in the garden. Camilla’s comments came in a call to an elderly user of the Silver Line, a 24-hour helpline for older people feeling lonely or in need of support, which she represents as … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Elderly are told to ‘take care’ with their grandchildren as experts warn they are most likely to catch coronavirus from loved ones- but families could be told to self-isolate together if just ONE of them has coronavirus Prof John Edmunds warned elderly people are at greatest risk from loved ones He said parents should warn … Read more