MI5 reveals application letters it has received from children

‘Can I be a spy? I might only be 10 but I can fit in small spaces and run fast’: MI5 reveals application letters it has received from children who want to be mini James Bonds MI5 released series of job application letters they have received from children One child claimed in their comical letter that … Read more

Love letters from JFK to his Swedish mistress up for sale

‘You are wonderful and I miss you’: Love letters from JFK to his Swedish mistress written just weeks before he married Jackie up for auction Love letters penned by President Kennedy to his Swedish mistress are up for sale Kennedy met Swedish aristocrat Gunilla von Post the summer of 1953  He was a Massachusetts Senator weeks … Read more

Feisty moggie puts its paws through the mail slot to stop carrier delivering letters 

Beware of the cat! Feisty moggie puts its paws through the mail slot to stop carrier delivering letters The feisty cat extends its paw through the mail slot at a home in Wisconsin  Mail carrier tries to slide the letters through the doors as cat places paw outside Moggie continues to place its paws on … Read more

Prince Philip’s love letters to his beloved ‘Lilibet’ over 73 years of marriage to the Queen

In words laden with affection and warmth, Prince Philip told the then Princess Elizabeth how he had fallen in love with her ‘unreservedly’.  The letter, written in 1946 – a year before their wedding – was among several revealed in Philip Eade’s 2011 book Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life. The Duke of Edinburgh, … Read more

Queen wrote ‘wickedly funny’ letters from her CORGIS, Alexander Armstrong reveals in new documentary

Queen wrote ‘wickedly funny’ letters from her CORGIS to her former equerry, Alexander Armstrong discovered as he filmed new royal documentary Alexander Armstrong discovered letters in bathroom of former equerry Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson while making documentary The Queen and her Cousins for ITV The Pointless presenter said the letters showed off her ‘wicked sense of … Read more

Soviet spy Anthony Blunt gave KGB letters from Queen’s uncles that showed depth of Nazi sympathies

Anthony Blunt gave his Russian spymasters a collection of Royal letters so compromising, it could have been used to blackmail the Windsors, according to a leading figure in the KGB. Written by the Queen’s uncles, the Dukes of Windsor and Kent, to their German relatives, the correspondence is likely to show the depth of their … Read more

Queen deluged with hundreds of letters of support in wake of Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview

Queen is deluged with hundreds of letters of support and encouragement in the wake of Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview – and her ladies-in-waiting reply to every one Every day, sacks full of post are delivered to the Queen at Windsor Castle Cards, gifts and letters are said to be a source of great comfort … Read more

Married At First Sight is rocked by ‘poison letters’ in a dramatic new trailer for the show

The upcoming episode of Married At First Sight promises to be one of the most dramatic yet.  In a teaser for Tuesday’s show, stars including Booka Nile and Brett Helling are seen reading letters they wrote to one another, that leads to a tense confrontation. Meanwhile, Melissa Rawson is seen reading a letter to ‘husband’ … Read more

WWII love letters are discovered under floor boards of the Esplanade Hotel in Scarborough

It’s the 1940s, the world is at war, cities are falling and soldiers are dying, but in the midst of the madness two sweethearts find comfort in each other by sending love letters. A number of these wartime notes have been discovered under the floorboards of the Esplanade Hotel in Scarborough in the UK while … Read more

Thousands of women will receive letters stating they are owed £13,500 over state pension scandal

Windfall for women in state pension scandal: Hundreds of thousands will receive letters stating they are owed £13,500 over admin blunders dating back 30 years Scandal will cost the Work and Pensions Department estimated £3bn to rectify Team of 155 civil servants is working through files to trace every woman affected Relates to failure to … Read more