To ensure that this stamp collection truly captures the essence of the Spice Girls’ remarkable legacy, Royal Mail collaborated closely with the band and Bravado, Universal Music Group’s brand management and merchandise division. Together, they carefully curated and selected images that showcase the group’s iconic performances from 1997 to 2012.

The main set of 10 stamps features captivating images of the Spice Girls both as a group and as individuals during their live performances. These images include memorable moments such as their electrifying performance at the BRIT Awards in 1997, Melanie Chisholm’s captivating solo performance at the BRIT Awards in London in 1998, and their unforgettable closing ceremony performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

This stamp collection is a testament to the Spice Girls’ immense impact on the music industry and their status as one of the most successful British bands in history. It is a fitting tribute to their incredible achievements and will undoubtedly be cherished by fans and collectors alike. A further five stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, complete the set. These stamps feature individual images of the girls from the iconic Spice World photoshoot. Victoria Beckham took to Instagram to express her excitement. She said, “Honored to be the first girl group to be featured on a commemorative stamp and so proud of everything we’ve achieved.”

The Spice Girls, consisting of Victoria Beckham, Emma Lee Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Mel B, and Melanie C also known as Posh, Baby, Ginger, Scary and Sporty Spice, formed in 1994. They have become the biggest female group of all time, with record sales exceeding 100 million worldwide. At a time when girl groups were not seen as commercially viable, the Spice Girls led their own rise to chart dominance. Their infectious pop sound and empowering “Girl Power!” philosophy revolutionised the music industry and inspired countless artists and fans.

In 1996, Spicemania took over the world with the release of their debut single, “Wannabe.” Their influence extended to every aspect of modern life.

David Gold, Director of External Affairs and Policy, commented, “The Spice Girls have been a force to be reckoned with since they formed as a group in 1994. We are proud to celebrate the most successful female music group ever seen, not only for their music but their enduring influence over so many aspects of our lives.”

The stamps can be pre-order from www.royalmail.com/spicegirls and by telephone on 03457 641 641. A Presentation Pack including all 15 stamps in the set is priced at £19.65. The stamps go on general sale on 11 January.

Attempting hip hop for the first time, Williams was met with confusion upon the release of the track. He has now shared his embarrassment surrounding “Rudebox” in his new 4-part Netflix documentary.

Williams said, “My biggest regret is putting that out as the first single. If I’d have put it out third and explained properly [that] it’s daft – I know! I’m not trying to be a grime artist. I know it’s daft.”

He continued, “In the documentary, the biggest cringe point for me is explaining to an audience who are about to listen to ‘Rudebox’ for the first time that this is gonna be the biggest single since ‘Angels’. Then I had another thought about it, that it’s my second most important single because ‘Angels’ gave me the career and ‘Rudebox’ heralded the end of my imperial phase. So in a way I was right, but not in the way I wanted to be.”

The documentary series, simply titled Robbie Williams, explores the highs and the lows of Williams’ career since his debut with boy band Take That in 1990. Williams addresses many hot topics throughout, including his relationship with Geri Haliwell, also known as Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls, and his feud with bandmate Gary Barlow.

The show also touches on the raw topic of mental health struggles, with Williams candidly sharing his history of self-harm and depression. He opened up saying, “Thank God mental health is being talked about in a different way. I read something that triggered me, somebody talking about ‘celeb washing’ of mental illnesses. And celebs making mental health issues sexy.”

He continued, “[people] need to be careful about what we say and how we say it.”

“It felt like, every day, I would read in print what an abhorrent person I was.”

Robbie Williams opens up on his battles with the media. pic.twitter.com/ZQD2g9fE7J

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) November 12, 2023

The series has already received rave reviews, with fans sharing their opinions on social media.  

The Robbie Williams doc was compelling. Two things stood out. 1. Robbie is a self aware, genuine and decent man. 2. The British press are fucking scum. They’ve driven many of Britain’s best and most talented people to despair, suicide and addiction. They need to be stopped. — Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) November 12, 2023

Robbie Williams documentary on Netflix – hats off to him for being so open and honest, owning his own shit and somehow finding a way through the madness of superstardom. But what the tabloids tried to do to him was absolutely appalling. #RobbieWilliamspic.twitter.com/aHWTisepRu

— James Melville (@JamesMelville) November 11, 2023

Watch Robbie Williams on Netflix now.

She said: “I always like making things [and] they gave us different clothes from different [eras]. That was a Gucci dress; it was like a Marilyn Monroe ’50s-shape black swimming costume. “Like Americans – you always celebrate your country, I was thinking, ‘It’s the BRITs, I should put a flag on it.’ And the only flag I found was a tea towel, so I cut out a tea towel and sewed it on the Gucci dress.”  

The girl group, who performed the smash hits “Wannabe” and “Who Do You Think You Are” at the award show, certainly had a reason to celebrate. The band won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1997 ceremony.  

Watch the performance, below.

Horner also spoke about how she missed the first rounds of the auditions for Spice Girls. She said: “It wasn’t really the Spice Girls at that moment, just some people auditioning for a girl band, but I did miss it. I was up a mountain and I had burnt my face… Somehow, I kept the advert on my mirror and – a few months later – I thought, ‘Hmmm, I wonder if that’s still going.’ So, I ran them up and they said come on.” 

Earlier this year, the girl group released a never-seen-before alternative music video of their 90s classic “Smash” to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the third single from their classic album, Spiceworld. The album was a smashing success for the band and has since gone on to sell over one million copies in the UK and over four million in the US. Worldwide, the album has sold over 14 million copies. It has since become one of the best-selling albums of all time.  

Fans of the band have also been teased with more exciting news. Mel B, known as Scary Spice, told The Sun that the pop group have an announcement on the way. She said: “We are planning on releasing a statement. What that is, I can’t say right now because we’re just finishing off perfecting what we’re going to be doing together, all five of us, but it’s going to be something that the fans are really going to love.”  

The 12-inch vinyl was listed for sale on eBay, with bids reaching £7,100 before its removal from the website. The listing received over 80 bids, with tracks now having been shared online without permission.

Speaking to The Sun, an unnamed source commented, “It is unclear how someone got hold of this vinyl but they shouldn’t sell it. The contents should never have been made public and it is unfair to the group to have these unfinished songs shared, as it is against their wishes.”

Fans are guessing that the tracks may have been scrapped from the album titled Forever, released in 2000. The newly leaked tracks do not feature Geri Halliwell, also known as Ginger Spice, who controversially left the group in 1998.

The previously unheard songs include “Woman”, “Too Hot” and “Go Go Go”, with these not being the first tracks that The Spice Girls have seen released without their permission.

In December 2022, a track provokingly titled “C. U. Next Tuesday” was uploaded online following a security breach, with band member Mel C (also known as Sporty Spice) commenting, “C.U. Next Tuesday was never used because it’s a pile of shit. It would be a big rip-off if Virgin put it on a greatest hits album now.”

Another unnamed source spoke to The Sun regarding this track, saying, “The Spice Girls are all at a very different place in their lives now than they were when this song was first written as a tongue-in-cheek track in the Nineties. It is obviously a bit embarrassing given the cringeworthy title, as they wouldn’t use the c-word in their own lives.”

The source continued, “It is a bit of a mystery how on earth it has got out but they aren’t going to dwell on it. The group have other projects they are looking forward to in 2023 so are focusing on them and hoping this song — which they were never particularly fond of — is forgotten.”

The group (minus Victoria Beckham a.k.a Posh Spice) reunited for a sell-out stadium tour back in 2019, with fans eagerly awaiting their next moves.

It was rumoured that the band would reunite for Glastonbury Festival, however Mel C said in January that those plans “no longer fit the girls.”

Mel C has given fans hope for a full-blown reunion in the future though, with this one including Victoria Beckham, who hasn’t performed with The Spice Girls since the 2012 London Olympics.

Speaking to NME, Mel C shared, “Of course we had incredible stadium shows in 2019. And you know, there’s definitely a bit of fomo for [Beckham], so I’m a big optimist. We were all at Geri’s 50th a couple of months back and Victoria was the first one on the dance floor requesting Spice Girls songs,” ultimately giving the fans hope that they’ll be able to spice up their lives soon.

SURPRISE!! To mark the 25th Anniversary of our debut album ‘Spice’ we are releasing a limited-edition collection of vinyl and cassettes PLUS a 2CD deluxe featuring some previously unreleased tracks and demos. You can pre-order now #SPICE25 – https://t.co/0puSjzmONB pic.twitter.com/qJR70ClHyx

— Spice Girls (@spicegirls) September 1, 2021

The deluxe album entitled Spice25 will feature the original songs,  remixes, bonus songs, previously unheard songs and B sides. The group shared a version of their previous number 1 single “Say You’ll Be There” on September 1st with the harmonica replaced with a saxophone solo in celebration of the album.

The band were originally called Touch and were formed in 1994 with band members Victoria Adams (Posh Spice), Melanie Brown (Mel B/ Scary Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Mel C/ Sporty Spice) and Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice).

The band are known for promoting Girl Power and their success began with their iconic debut single “Wannabe”. The single sparked global success and hit the number 1 spot in the UK Official Singles Charts when it was released on June 26th 1996.

The band achieved further success with the release of their debut album Spice originally released on September 19th 1996. The album sold over 23 million copies with the follow-up album Spice World released on November 1st 1997 selling 14 million copies.

The band has scored 9 number 1 singles and has sold 100 million albums worldwide thus making them the biggest selling girl band of all time. The bands popular singles include their first Christmas number 1 single “2 Become 1″ (1996), “Who Do You Think You Are” (1996), “Mama” (1996), “Spice Up Your Life” (1997), “Stop” (1997), “Viva Forever” (1997), “Holler” (2000) and “Goodbye” (2000).

Halliwell left the band on May 31st 1998 and embarked on a solo career. The band continued as a four-piece until they all sought solo careers. The band reunited on June 28th 2007 for their tour The Return of The Spice Girls as a five-piece.

On November 5th 2018 the band returned as a four-piece without Adams (Know known as Victoria Beckham following her marriage to ex-footballer David Beckham) for their tour entitled The Spice World Tour 2019.

All members of the band have children and have continued to pursue solo projects over the years with T.V presenting roles coming from Mel B with X-Factor, America’s Got Talent and Lip Sync Battle UK. Mel C released solo material.

Bunton also embarked on a solo career and Halliwell following her solo career presented All Together Now and was a judge on Australia’s Got Talent. Beckham also went on to release solo material, she also created her fashion line and continues to work in the fashion industry.

The release of the 25th Anniversary album includes all band members, who to mark the 25th Anniversary of their single “Wannabe” released an EP that included previously unreleased demo’s. In respect to the upcoming release, Bunton said “It’s been 25 years of pure magic. Spice Girls forever!”

Chisholm stated, “This is the record that set us off on our incredible journey. A huge thank you to our fans and family all around the World” Halliwell said, “Whoever you are, whatever your dreams – live them, be them. The Spice Girls motto is testament to that”

Brown said, “I thank everyone who has ever bought a Spice Girls record or stood in the rain to greet us” and Beckham concluded “We couldn’t let 25 years pass without thanking the fans for their incredible support” Spice25 is to be released on October 29 and is to be packaged as a 2 cd set, with an A5 hardback book.

There is to also be a variety of vinyl and cassette versions of the album, as well as the use of Dolby Atmos for an exclusive Apple remastered edition of the original album. Bunton said that she is sure that the band will tour again in the future.  

SURPRISE!! To mark the 25th Anniversary of our debut album ‘Spice’ we are releasing a limited-edition collection of the album! #SPICE25 Thank you to the best fans in the world, we LOVE YOU! You can pre-order now: https://t.co/CnKX3VZiuf pic.twitter.com/poofbsNOJo — Mel C / Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) September 1, 2021

Listen to the Spice Girls album Spice25 via the free streaming link here and see the tracklist below

CD1
Wannabe
Say You’ll Be There
2 Become 1 (Single Version)
Love Thing
Last Time Lover
Mama
Who Do You Think You Are
Something Kinda Funny
Naked
If U Can’t Dance

CD2
Wannabe (Dave Way Alternative Mix)
Say You’ll Be There (7-inch Radio Mix)
2 Become 1 (Orchestral Version)
Mama (Biffco Mix)
Love Thing (12-inch Unlimited Groove Mix)
Take Me Home
Last Time Lover (Demo)
Feed Your Love
If U Can’t Dance (Demo)
Who Do You Think You Are (Demo)
One of These Girls
Shall We Say Goodbye Then