Duran Duran is being honoured by Royal Mail with a special set of British postage stamps, marking 45 years since the release of the band’s self-titled debut album. The Birmingham rock legends join an elite list of music acts previously featured by Royal Mail, including The Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Iron Maiden.

 New UK stamps mark 45 years since debut album launch

90s British group icon - the Spice Girls - completed 30 years. To celebrate the occasion, the Royal Mail unveiled a commemorative stamp collection, that celebrated the 30th anniversary of the group's formation in 1994.

Royal Mail pays tribute to Spice Girls band as they complete 30 years

<p>The Royal Mail issued the final set of stamps featuring the late British Queen Elizabeth II's silhouette. They were released on Tuesday (February 28) to commemorate 100 years of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive. This comes as the future commemorative stamps will soon appear with a silhouette of King Charles III, whose coronation is on May 6, marking the end of an era.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The recently released set of 12 stamps is called the 'Centenary of the Flying Scotsman', in which the famous train is shown crossing various locations across the UK including North Yorkshire and Victoria Station in London. The steam locomotive was built in 1923 and ran between London and Edinburgh.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Such special sets of stamps are planned years before their release including this one. The Royal Mail stuck to the publication plans made before the late monarch’s death, last September, reported BBC. This will be the last set of stamps to show the Queen's silhouette, said the Royal Mail.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>As per media reports, the Centenary of the Flying Scotsman set will also include four small stamps which will feature images of the steam locomotive as well as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster artwork from the 1920s and 1930s which was also when it first began running in Britain. According to Royal Mail spokesman David Gold, the stamps evoke “the golden age of steam travel” and called the Flying Scotsman a “national treasure of engineering”.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He added, “We are honoured to mark this landmark milestone with a set of special stamps.” The stamp illustrator, David Gentleman designed the stamps which were adapted from Mary Gillick’s 1952 effigy of the late monarch.</p>

<p>It has been appearing on stamps since 1968, which at the time celebrated British bridges.</p>

<p>The new King Charles stamps will be released in the upcoming months and were revealed by the Royal Mail, earlier this month.&nbsp;</p>

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The Royal Mail issued the final set of stamps featuring the late British Queen Elizabeth II's silhouette. They were released on Tuesday (February 28) to commemorate 100 years of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive.

The Royal Mail issued the final set of stamps featuring the late British Queen Elizabeth II's silhouette. They were released on Tuesday (February 28) to commemorate 100 years of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive. This comes as the future commemorative stamps will soon appear with a silhouette of King Charles III, whose coronation is on May 6, marking the end of an era. The recently released set of 12 stamps is called the 'Centenary of the Flying Scotsman', in which the famous train is shown crossing various locations across the UK including North Yorkshire and Victoria Station in London. The steam locomotive was built in 1923 and ran between London and Edinburgh. Such special sets of stamps are planned years before their release including this one. The Royal Mail stuck to the publication plans made before the late monarch’s death, last September, reported BBC. This will be the last set of stamps to show the Queen's silhouette, said the Royal Mail. All aboard 🚂 Today we unveil our special stamps & collectibles to celebrate Flying Scotsman at 100 👉 https://t.co/s4FCpqmZQH The stamp release will be the last to feature the silhouette of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II#FlyingScotsman100 pic.twitter.com/8DJ6VTFyjY — Royal Mail (@RoyalMail) February 28, 2023 × As per media reports, the Centenary of the Flying Scotsman set will also include four small stamps which will feature images of the steam locomotive as well as the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster artwork from the 1920s and 1930s which was also when it first began running in Britain. According to Royal Mail spokesman David Gold, the stamps evoke “the golden age of steam travel” and called the Flying Scotsman a “national treasure of engineering”. He added, “We are honoured to mark this landmark milestone with a set of special stamps.” The stamp illustrator, David Gentleman designed the stamps which were adapted from Mary Gillick’s 1952 effigy of the late monarch. It has been appearing on stamps since 1968, which at the time celebrated British bridges. The new King Charles stamps will be released in the upcoming months and were revealed by the Royal Mail, earlier this month. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>In what experts see as a&nbsp;further indication of her positioning as the successor to her father,&nbsp;North Korea has unveiled&nbsp;new postal stamps portraying leader Kim Jong Un's daughter. Kim Jong&nbsp;Un's&nbsp;children were never mentioned in state-run North Korean media for years. But, Kim Jong Un was spotted with his daughter by his side in November 2022, at the launch of the nation's most potent ballistic missile.</p>

<p>The daughter, who has never been identified by Pyongyang, has since made a number of high-profile appearances. The intelligence organisation in South Korea thinks she is Ju Ae, Kim's second child.</p>

<p>Five of the new stamps honouring the November 18 missile launch, which were unveiled by the government-run Korea Stamp Corporation on Tuesday, feature Kim and his daughter.</p>

<p>In captions describing the stamps on their website, the company referred to the unnamed girl as Kim's "beloved daughter." &nbsp;The series will be made available for the general public on Friday (February 17).</p>

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<h2><strong>Kim Jong Un's daughter: North Korea's next leader?</strong></h2>

<p>As per some observers, the daughter's public appearances show that she is being prepared to succeed her father as the country's next leader, and the stamps solidify her status inside the Kim family's cult of personality.</p>

<p>An Chan-il, the director of the World Institute for North Korean Studies and a defector-turned-researcher, told AFP that the stamps "look like the official start of Kim Ju Ae's life as her father's successor."</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Gravitas: North Korea bans women from having same name as Kim's daughter</strong></p>

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<p>Others, however, argued that it was still too early to draw any conclusion, considering that Kim is still only in his 30s and that the daughter's name has never been fully revealed.</p>

<p>"Throughout North Korean history, whenever it officially named the country's heir apparent, they made sure people knew the name of the person," Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, told AFP.</p>

<p>"It's still very possible that Ju Ae is just being used for (propaganda)... while Kim's eldest son is being groomed as a successor behind closed doors."</p>

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In what experts see as a further indication of her positioning as the successor to her father, North Korea has unveiled new postal stamps portraying leader Kim Jong Un's daughter.

In what experts see as a further indication of her positioning as the successor to her father, North Korea has unveiled new postal stamps portraying leader Kim Jong Un's daughter. Kim Jong Un's children were never mentioned in state-run North Korean media for years. But, Kim Jong Un was spotted with his daughter by his side in November 2022, at the launch of the nation's most potent ballistic missile. The daughter, who has never been identified by Pyongyang, has since made a number of high-profile appearances. The intelligence organisation in South Korea thinks she is Ju Ae, Kim's second child. Five of the new stamps honouring the November 18 missile launch, which were unveiled by the government-run Korea Stamp Corporation on Tuesday, feature Kim and his daughter. In captions describing the stamps on their website, the company referred to the unnamed girl as Kim's "beloved daughter." The series will be made available for the general public on Friday (February 17). ALSO READ | Has North Korea restructured its military by adding a separate ICBM unit? Kim Jong Un's daughter: North Korea's next leader? As per some observers, the daughter's public appearances show that she is being prepared to succeed her father as the country's next leader, and the stamps solidify her status inside the Kim family's cult of personality. An Chan-il, the director of the World Institute for North Korean Studies and a defector-turned-researcher, told AFP that the stamps "look like the official start of Kim Ju Ae's life as her father's successor." ALSO WATCH | Gravitas: North Korea bans women from having same name as Kim's daughter Others, however, argued that it was still too early to draw any conclusion, considering that Kim is still only in his 30s and that the daughter's name has never been fully revealed. "Throughout North Korean history, whenever it officially named the country's heir apparent, they made sure people knew the name of the person," Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, told AFP. "It's still very possible that Ju Ae is just being used for (propaganda)... while Kim's eldest son is being groomed as a successor behind closed doors." (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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<p>Britain's Royal Mail is commemorating an LGBTQI+ event in London considered landmark development for gay rights in the UK. Royal Mail has released a set of eight illustrate stamps. These illustrations are made by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin.</p>

<p>On July 1, 1972, a group of people gathered in London's famed Trafalgar Square. The group then marched to Hyde Park chanting &nbsp;“Gay is fun! Gay is proud! Gay is beautiful!”.</p>

<p>Although events of the community had been taking place before, this one was first with the name 'Gay Pride'. The event was inspired by such events that had been taking place in the US.</p>

<p>Homosexuality had been decriminalised in the UK 1967 but police arrests of gay and homosexual men continued even after that. The Pride march of 1973 was organised to demand greater equality in the eye of law for gay people.</p>

<p>“The vibrant, colourful Pride events that take place in towns and cities across the UK today trace their origins to a small number of people who marched through central London half a century ago to raise awareness of discrimination and inequality," said David Gold, the director of external affairs and policy at Royal Mail. He was quoted by The Guardian.<br />
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Britain's Royal Mail is commemorating an LGBTQI+ event in London considered landmark development for gay rights in the UK. Royal Mail has released a set of eight illustrate stamps.

Britain's Royal Mail is commemorating an LGBTQI+ event in London considered landmark development for gay rights in the UK. Royal Mail has released a set of eight illustrate stamps. These illustrations are made by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin. On July 1, 1972, a group of people gathered in London's famed Trafalgar Square. The group then marched to Hyde Park chanting “Gay is fun! Gay is proud! Gay is beautiful!”. Although events of the community had been taking place before, this one was first with the name 'Gay Pride'. The event was inspired by such events that had been taking place in the US. Homosexuality had been decriminalised in the UK 1967 but police arrests of gay and homosexual men continued even after that. The Pride march of 1973 was organised to demand greater equality in the eye of law for gay people. “The vibrant, colourful Pride events that take place in towns and cities across the UK today trace their origins to a small number of people who marched through central London half a century ago to raise awareness of discrimination and inequality," said David Gold, the director of external affairs and policy at Royal Mail. He was quoted by The Guardian. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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