Statue of politician Henry Dundas in Edinburgh will have a plaque added detailing his role in delaying the abolition of slavery after it was targeted during BLM protests Statue of Henry Dundas sits atop the Melville Monument in St Andrews Square BLM activists left signs at the monument saying ‘Bring down Dundas’ in June Scotland’s … Read more
Rita Ora looks sensational in a black blazer dress as she is given a special plaque after her 2018 album Phoenix goes multi-platinum in Australia By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 08:51 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 08:51 GMT, 17 March 2021 Rita Ora’s 2018 album Phoenix has gone multi-platinum in Australia. And the … Read more
Mariah Carey famously released her very first holiday album Merry Christmas in 1994, featuring the infectious hit single All I Want For Christmas Is You. And the songbird, 50, was recently surprised with a plaque from her record label recognizing the album and single’s worldwide ‘multi-platinum’ success. ‘I am freaking out! This is amazing. I have not … Read more
Winston Churchill’s ‘favourite spy’ Christine Granville gets a blue plaque at hotel where she was stabbed to death by a stalker Christine Granville was one of the most effective special agents to serve Britain The wartime spy is believed to have inspired Ian Fleming’s character Vesper Lynd Only 14% of over 950 English Heritage Blue Plaques … Read more
A Muslim spy who was executed by the Nazis at Dachau concentration camp in 1944 is the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a blue plaque. Noor Inayat Khan, of Indian and US descent, served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE), which was set up by Sir Winston Churchill in 1940. The English Heritage … Read more
The Duke of Sussex attended church with his wife Meghan and the Queen yesterday to pay tribute to a Royal Marine who died in Afghanistan 13 years ago. Ben Reddy, 22, was killed when K Company of 42 Commando came under fire from militants in the volatile Helmand province on March 6, 2007. And Harry … Read more