I’m in a Portakabin in a Tesco car park, somewhere just outside of Wimbledon in South London, about to have what is perhaps the most important blood test I’ve ever had.
Queuing alongside me is a gaggle of people, young and old, all eager to get their samples taken, too.
Together, we are about to become a small handful of the five million volunteers to take part in one of Britain’s most ambitious medical research projects to date.
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Providing regular childcare to under-12s can boost your state pension but two thirds of over-50s are unaware of the option,
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has insisted stripping four of her grandchildren of their royal titles will be ‘good for them in the future’, in her first appearance since the dramatic decision.
The monarch, 82, has removed prince and princess as well as ‘His/Her Highness’ titles from Nikolai, 23, Felix, 20, Henrik, 13, and Athena, 10, the children of her youngest son Prince Joachim.
Margrethe, who recently attended the Queen’s funeral, hopes the move will allow the siblings to ‘shape their
Tonight, the Queen’s eight grandchildren will unite to stand vigil over her coffin as she lies-in-state.
Prince William and Prince Harry will be joined by their cousins Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, as they come together to honour Her Majesty. Their partners are not expected to attend.
It will be a poignant farewell to a grandmother who always made time to create memories with her family, despite
Princes William and Harry will take part in a special vigil in honour of the Queen on Saturday, it has tonight been reported.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex are set to join the Queen’s six other grandchildren in a special 15 minute vigil at Westminster Hall.
The eight grandchildren will reportedly stand in silence beside Her Majesty’s coffin, in a scene which will mirror the Vigil of the Princes.
The special vigil saw King Charles, Princess
