King’s favourite interior designer hits back at investor pressure Retail The under-fire chairwoman of King Charles’s favourite interior design firm has hit back at the “distracting” investor plot to remove her. Dame Dianne Thompson, chair of London-listed Sanderson Design Group, wrote to shareholders on Monday urging them to slap down a major investor’s “disruptive” attempts to oust her. LBV Asset Management, which owns 12 per [...]
Legal & General handles King’s staff pension schemes as monarch’s £13m tax bill revealed News Legal & General handles the King’s staff pension schemes, official accounts have shown in disclosures of the monarch’s financial activities. In the first annual account of the King’s tax bill and sovereign activities, it was revealed that Charles III was among the top 100 taxpayers in the country. The accounts also uncovered details about his [...]
Meet the woman who won $500,000 playing Candy Crush Life&Style Candy Crush is a garish game that can make winners incredibly rich. Anna Moloney attends the world finals and meets the new champion.
Broadcaster and former BBC executive Alan Yentob dies aged 78 May 25, 2025 Former BBC executive and TV presenter Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78, his family has announced. Yentob joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts, as well as the director of BBC drama, [...]
Tesco and Waitrose back King’s challenge to tackle hunger issues May 18, 2025 Four UK supermarkets are launching a joint campaign to tackle hunger, following a challenge from the King. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose will take part in the Let’s Make A Meal Of It campaign, which encourages customers to donate to charity FareShare either online or by rounding up their bills in store. The campaign is [...]
King’s birthday honours: London Stock Exchange boss among business leaders recognised June 14, 2024 The boss of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett, has been made a dame today in a list of over 1000 “change makers and innovators” to receive gongs in the King’s birthday honours list.