Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Dad has baby magazine delivered 19 years after ordering it15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEwan SomervilleNorth WestPaul EdwardsPaul Edwards said his children were now grown up and in universityA father who ordered a parenting magazine for his young family in 2007 has finally received it 19 years later.Paul Edwards, 52, said he bought a copy of Mother & Baby while his daughter was just 18 months and his son was due to be born three months later.But the parcel never arrived - until Friday when it dropped through the letter box with a message from Royal Mail apologising "for any inconvenience caused". Edwards, whose children are now aged 18 and 20 and at university, said he found it "just bizarre"."Like a lot of relatively new parents, you sign up for subscriptions for things to give you advice, offers and provide things to do with the children - then obviously everyone realises you have to work it out for yourself," he told the BBC."I'm not sure we realised at the time that the magazine was missing. Then it's suddenly arrived in the post."You get a half-torn screwed up bag and you think, 'what on Earth is this', with the 'sincere apologies' on it."Royal Mail said it checks its delivery offices and sorting machines daily and it was likely the magazine had been somehow put back into the postal system by someone, rather than lost.Edwards, an author from Chester, said he was currently "racing to the door all the time" while awaiting news of potential publishing deals for his science-fiction books.A magazine from almost two decades ago was not quite the mail he anticipated.Paul EdwardsThe magazine was accompanied by a letter of apology from Royal Mail"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said. "You're constantly checking for any publishing offer then this turns up. It's just marvellous."What really got me was the &#...