The Duke of Sussex is understood to have arrived at Her Majesty's Sandringham estate more than two hours before he was due to sit down with the monarch and Princes Charles and William.

The Duke of Cambridge put on a brave face as he stepped in for the Queen at an investiture ceremony this afternoon, beaming beamed as he signed 'congratulations' and gave an MBE to Alex Duguid.

Her Majesty was unable to attend the meeting today, which she goes to every year at West Newton village hall.

The Queen was all smiles this morning as she visited Wolferton Pumping Station on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark its grand reopening - 72 years after her father opened the original site.

CHRIS MULLIN: Her Majesty signed away the life of killer Sir Richard Sharples. She remarked to the Counsellor handling it: 'Fancy appealing to me for mercy. Do you know he even shot the dog?'

Officials at Buckingham Palace revealed this afternoon that a 'number of other options are being considered, in line with relevant guidance' ahead of the event on June 13.

Sales at the UK retail giant's clothing and homeware section slumped by over 5 per cent in the past six months, prompting a shake-up at the top of the management.

Customers on the British supermarket's priority delivery saver scheme waited patiently to reserve drop-offs or collections on December 23 and 24, with bookings going live at just after midnight.

Gaynor Marshall, 45, looked lost for words when partner Mike Ogden serenades her with a Stone Roses song before proposing in front of the Tesco store in Warrington where she works.

X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne has showed off her incredible six stone weight loss and brand new look. 

Maisey Roberts, 19, and her one-year-old boy Leighton Jones have not been seen since Tuesday, when they were spotted by the Tesco on Hawthorne Road in Litherland.

The footage shows a truck near the recycling area of the Tesco car park in Barking, east London as it unloads black bags of household and building waste.

Price hike is being blamed on a shortage driven by contamination concerns. Sacla recalled 19 products in December after discovering they may have contained peanuts.

Tesco is showing its committed to its vegan shoppers by expanding its plant-based range with 35 new items, including a hoisin duck-style wrap and a coronation cauliflower wrap.

Ginger cat Pumpkin was a regular in Tesco's Drayton branch in Norwich, for well over a year before staff started 'gently encouraging him to go out', but he's recently returned to perch on the self-checkout.

Twitter users were left in uproar after Oonagh Ryder, from London, shared a photograph of the 'report shoplifting sign' which had been placed by the sanitary products in Tesco.

Harry Miller from Humberside was accused of transphobia due to 30 messages he had tweeted or retweeted the previous year. His posts were investigated as a hate incident.

Hannah Rowe was left terrified when a woman 'came out of nowhere' in Fareham, Hampshire, and told her daughter, Alice, to 'come with me' just days after a man was spotted loitering outside a school.

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has prevented competitors from opening supermarkets in 23 locations in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority watchdog said.

Mass retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury's and Tesco can have a 'leading role' in helping cut the number of unhealthy overweight Britons if they make changes to the way they market food.

After enjoying a perfect start to life at Manchester United, the club's new £68million signing Bruno Fernandes has decided it's time to get settled in off the pitch.

Hiran Chauhan, 24, went to the home of Neil Cuckson, 32, after they chatted on dating app Grindr and discussed taking drugs, Manchester Crown Court heard.

Staggering scenes saw a queue of hundreds of people snake round a Tesco car park at 6am, and even spill out on to the streets of New Malden, London.

The retail giant encouraged healthy shoppers across the UK to go to stores to buy groceries in order to help those who are more vulnerable.

Mobile phone footage shows the man furiously kicking the doors of the Tesco Express store in Birkdale, Merseyside on Tuesday morning.

The UK retail giant's chief executive, Dave Lewis, said panic-buyers tended to be more affluent customers from London and that 10 per cent of shoppers were behind a third of Tesco sales.

Industry bodies have joined forces in an attempt to stop the 'overzealous use of keyword blocking' amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The shopper in Colchester, Essex was browsing for essentials in the local Tesco. Self-declared as the 'Gimp Man of Essex', he was dressed head-to-toe in the black suit and is raising money.

Police were called to reports of someone 'behaving aggressively' at the shop in Middleton. Officers arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of theft in connection with an earlier incident.

The voluptuous reality TV star showed off her incredible curves in a revealing black summer dress while making her way to a local Tesco supermarket for some essential shopping.

Mother-of-one Biba Kutisova, 36, from Salisbury, set about immediately washing the potatoes to avoid any possible contamination from coronavirus.

Bette Williamson, 90, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, couldn't believe it when her son told her she was on one of the VE commemorative stamps. It features a shot of her celebrating in 1945.

The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue.

One of the capital's floating communities, Taggs Island, is tucked away from the city on a peaceful stretch of the river in Richmond upon Thames and is occupied by just over 100 residents.

Couples in Naples kissed and embraced each other yesterday, with millions of Italians finally allowed to meet friends and family for the first time since March 9.

London tops the list with 54 sightings in a year which have been reported by air traffic control employees, pilots, police officers and journalists. Kent comes in second with 30 sightings.

The model and actress remains behind closed doors at her London home as the UK abides to strict social distancing measures in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19.

London zoo furloughed 280 staff but needs a cash injection of £25million to stay afloat as it faces the worst crisis since opening in 1847. This could put its collection of more than 20,000 animals at risk.

A former headteacher has been branded a 'selfish covidiot' for publicly bragging that she is inviting her pals over with their children for play-dates with her daughter.

The TV presenter is currently adhering to social distancing measures by remaining behind closed doors with screenwriter wife Jane Goldman and his father-in-law at their north London home.

Dynamo looked fit and healthy as he was seen for the first time on Thursday after battling coronavirus.

Flight Sergeant Robert 'Bob' Gill, from London, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for his role in the Allied bombing campaign against Berlin's war machine.

The songbird performed classic anthems including We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover for 30 minutes behind closed doors for the first time in the venue's 150-year history.

She made a very stylish appearance at the Saint Laurent fashion show in Paris on Tuesday night.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 31, didn't even need to be on the catwalk as she showed off her model prowess front row at the Loewe show in Paris Fashion Week on Friday.

The television personality, 22, opted for comfort in a lavender knitted co-ord which sheathed over her trim frame as she left her hotel in Paris on Friday.

Givenchy boss Clare Waight Keller, the woman behind the Duchess's wedding dress, sent models down the runway in sumptuous jewel tones, bold eighties silhouettes - and plenty of décolletage.

She was punched in the face for trying to 'rescue' a Syrian child she believed was being trafficked in France, on Saturday night - with the bizarre events unfolding live on her Instagram feed. 

She's been enjoying something of a lifestyle overhaul over the past several months, after drastically cutting down on her hard-boozing ways.

President Donald Trump called off a a trip to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial on Saturday after a bad weather call grounded Marine One.