Regarding the delays, Royal Mail stated: “We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Customers can check the website for further updates on the delays of letters and parcels.
Royal Mail assured its customers that actions were being taken to limit delays.
We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive.
Customers awaiting letters and parcels have taken to social media to voice their concerns over Royal Mail delays.
Several commented under a video Royal Mail tweeted of a postman delivering a daffodils to mums for Mother’s Day in Caerphilly, Wales.