Gay couples are to be officially recognised by the Royal Mail after bosses at the company agreed to introduce ‘Mr and Mr’ and ‘Mrs and Mrs’ titles to its website.

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The postal firm had faced criticism after customers trying to send letters to gay couples were given an error message when they typed in the same-sex marriage-friendly titles.

Gay marriage became legal just over a year ago – and civil partnerships have been around for almost a decade.

Responding to changes in the law – and complaints from customers – Royal Mail chiefs have now promised to change its online postal system.

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