Losing a parent is one of the most difficult experiences a person can face, especially during young age, because it can leave a profound emotional impact on the child’s upbringing.
A photo from a funeral taking place in the Philippines has gone viral because of the saddest reason ever.
A mother of a young child passed away, and it was during the service that her young son climbed her coffin for one last time. He placed his head on it for the last embrace. The sight broke the hearts of everyone who witnessed the pure emotion coming from such a young child.
At one moment, he turned to the people and asked, “Why doesn’t Mommy sleep next to me anymore?” These words felt like a sharp knife. How can one give the answer to such a hard question and explain to a child that their mom will never come back.
The innocence of that question reflected his confusion and his pain.
It is in situations like these that the harsh reality of death becomes even more heartbreaking.
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Eleanor’s wedding to George resembled the one from the movies. The venue, the gown, the reception… everything was perfect. The day was more than anything she had ever wished for.
She knew he was the one the moment she first laid eyes on him and it didn’t take long before he popped the question. She accepted his marriage proposal with a resounding “yes.”
Eleanor felt that George rushed the things between them, but she was convinced he did that because he was in love with her as much as she was with him.
Following the wedding, Eleanor moved in with George and his family. He, his parents, and his younger siblings lived in a huge mansion with plenty of rooms and an enormous garden filled with flowers.
Life felt good.
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On the first morning in her new home, Eleanor woke up early because she wanted to prepare breakfast for the family. She entered the kitchen and asked from the maid, Tina, to help her get all the ingredients she needed. Tina, however, didn’t seem like a friendly lady. She took some eggs out of the fridge and handed them to Eleanor, telling her to hurry up with the breakfast because the family wanted it ready when they get downstairs.
Tina’s starring made Eleanor uncomfortable. It was obvious she didn’t like her, but Eleanor didn’t pay much attention because no matter what the maid thought of her, she was there to stay.
At one moment, Eleanor reached for her phone, but it wasn’t on the kitchen counter where she had put it.
When she asked Tina if she had seen it, she said she hadn’t and fled the kitchen.
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Tina’s behavior was rather strange, and it became even stranger when Eleanor noticed her phone on the stool on which Tina was sitting. When she took it, she noticed a message on the screen that read, “Check your husband’s drawer. The top left one, specifically. Then RUN!“
Eleanor’s heart started pounding. Was George keeping a secret from her?
At first, she ignored Tina’s message and continued preparing the breakfast, but once the entire family was downstairs and started eating, she went back to the room and opened the drawer. Inside, there was a stack of letters. They were all written by George to someone named Elena.
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It was obvious she was someone he was deeply in love with because each of the words written in them spoke volumes about his affection for that woman. What was really strange was that the last letter was sent shortly after he and Eleanor started dating. Under the stack of letters, there was an ultrasound image. Was this woman expecting George’s child?
Eleanor experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. As she was trying to collect herself, she heard Tina’s voice.
“Eleanor, I thought you deserved to know the truth,” she said in a soft voice. “Elena is my sister. She and George met two years ago, when she and I were hired to clean this house.”
Apparently, George fell for Elena the moment he met her and the two started seeing each other. He wanted to marry her and envisioned a future with her, but everything changed when he learned the child she was carrying had Down Syndrome.
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From that moment on, he cut all ties with her.
Elena didn’t want anything from George, she just wanted his wife to see what kind of person he was, that’s why she asked from Tina to give the letters to Eleanor.
Devastated and utterly heartbroken, Eleanor went to the kitchen and told George’s parents about his child, asking them if they knew they had a grandson.
His parents were shocked. They had no idea George was dating someone and that the woman had given birth to a child with Down Syndrome.
They needed time to process the information because they were totally overwhelmed by the discovery and by their son’s decision to abandon Elena and his child.
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Eleanor moved in with her sister the following day, and over the course of a few weeks, she was told that George’s parents disowned him.
They got in touch with Elena and met their grandchild. What’s most, they left him with no money and redirected his inheritance to support Elena and her baby. Eleanor, who divorced George, was also given assets by her former in-laws.
She sold most of them and bought herself a tiny apartment. With the rest, she started a foundation for children with Down Syndrome and put Tina in charge of it.
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Kindness is what makes this world go round, and even the tiniest act of kindness can go a long way and truly brighten one’s day.
A woman working as a waitress at a fast food restaurant spoke of a heartwarming experience that serves as a reminder that doing good can touch the lives of those who receive it.
One day while on the job, she noticed that the lady who was seated at the restaurant had forgotten her purse. It was a Louis Vuitton one, and the waitress was certain the lady would return for it, but as that didn’t happen, she took it to lost and found.
The waitress didn’t open the purse and had no idea what was inside.
Over a month had passed and no one claimed the purse, so the restaurant’s manager asked the waitress if she wanted to have it as it was obvious she liked it.
The waitress said yes, and the moment she opened it, she was completely stunned. The purse was empty, except for a single piece of paper with a handwritten message on it which read, “To the girl who needed a new purse during the holidays.” There was even a receipt for it. It cost $1,700, more than the waitress could ever pay for an item like that.
She knew that the lady intended to brighten her day when she visited the restaurant.
The waitress carefully placed all of her belongings inside the bag, which became more than just a fashion accessory but helped her build her confidence. She had her purse on every job interview she had, and today, when she’s able to afford such a purse herself, she still keeps the Louis Vuitton that reminds her of her past days and the kindness she received; kindness that affected a positive progress that changed her life for the better.
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The life of the British royals is nothing less than extravagant. With all that money and assets they own, this doesn’t come as a surprise. But have you ever wondered what sort of demands they have while traveling and visiting places? If yes, we will reveal some of King Charles’ ‘shocking’ demands which lead to his wife, Queen Camilla, get furious at times.
At the time being, the royal family receives around £86 million annually from taxpayers, a sum which is to increase to £125 million in 2015 because of the new government plan.
The sovereign grant, or the monarchy’s annual budget, is always matched against the profits from the crown estate. However, it appears that some things were not getting the much-deserved attention.
“The review of the royal funding settlement was heavily spun by the Treasury to give the impression that the king would be taking a pay cut so that crown estate funds could instead be spent on public services,” the Guardian wrote.
“In fact, the report reveals the monarchy is due to receive a huge pay increase, although the rise will not kick in for another two years.”
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 17: King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave St Paul’s Church also known as Actors’ Church, during a visit to Covent Garden on May 17, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
According to the government, this change would mean that plenty of the money will go to public services.
However, not everyone is happy this change. Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, now accuses the UK government of “appalling dishonesty.”
“The palace and government are guilty of appalling dishonesty, trying to spin an expected huge funding increase as a cut,” Smith told Yahoo. “How can we add tens of millions of pounds to Charles’ budget when we’re told there must be a cap on child support when schools are struggling to make ends meet?
“When nurses are fighting for a decent pay rise, Charles digs his hands deeper into our pockets,” he added. “He should hang his head in shame at this grab for money and the dishonesty of suggesting it’s a cut.”
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The King and the Queen are busy planning the number of trips around the world, thus prioritizing Australia, New Zealand, and several Commonwealth realms in the Caribbean.
In October, a royal source shared with the Mirror: “The King and his family are keen to hit the ground running in these crucial first few months and years of his reign.”
“He certainly wants to carry on the long-held mantra from his late mother of being seen to be believed and is very keen to get out and meet as many people as possible.”
Having an estimated net worth of around £478 million, it’s not surprising that King Charles enjoys a life of luxury, and this isn’t only true when it comes to his plenty of homes, but when he’s travelling, too.
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Some of the staff that used to work for Charles now reveal some of his demands and what every member of his household staff, his four chefs, five house managers, three valets and dressers, and two butlers, is expected to follow specific rules.
As revealed by Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell, Charles had “everything done for him…”
“His pajamas are pressed every morning, his shoelaces are pressed flat with an iron, the bath plug has to be in a certain position, and the water temperature has to be just tepid,” Burrell said, adding that the now-king even “has his valets squeeze one inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush every morning.”
In the documentary Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm, Burrell added that the King wants his bathtub “only half full” and is precise about his bathing temperatures.
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The most outrageous claim about King Charles’ travelling routine was made by author and royal expert Tina Brown, who spoke to 120 insiders and sources, and revealed in her book The Palace Papers that Charles allegedly sends a large van of his possessions to friends’ country houses the day before his arrival, where they unload his “bed, furniture and even pictures.”
It included his orthopedic bed, Kleenex Velvet lavatory paper – and even a toilet seat.
This isn’t the first time that someone spoke about this claim. In the past, Tom Bower wrote in his book Prince Charles, Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion, and Defiance of Prince Charles that Charles indeed does this.
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The King and the Queen didn’t comment anything regarding bringing their bed when visiting other places, but the claim about the toilet seat made them angry and they decided to address it.
In an interview with an Australian radio station in 2018, Charles said, “My own what? Oh, don’t believe all that c***.”
Camilla responded in a similar manner.
“So he doesn’t carry his own toilet seat when he travels?”
“Don’t you believe that!” Charles replied.
According to royal experts, the King needs to be worried about other, more significant issues the monarchy is facing.
“The Royal family as we know it is on the brink of collapse and risks abolishing itself by stealth if the King doesn’t take steps to boost visits that have fallen radically over the last decade,” the Civitas report’s author, Frank Young, said, as quoted in the Express.
“Through death, scandal, and resignation, the Royal family is increasingly reliant on a few hard-working members, with Charles, Anne, and Edward doing almost half the work…. We now need new working royals or will have to accept a Royal Family that is more distant from the people than at any time in the past 100 years.”
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As Charles is interested in the ides of ‘slimmed down’ monarchy, he needs to be aware that the number of working royals is too low and he has been urged to appoint more “working royals” who can meet people across the country.
“The King’s ambition might be misplaced and potentially misjudges the true public mood,” he said, Young said, as quoted by Express, suggesting that Princess Beatrice, as well as Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, should become full-time working royals.
“More people want the monarchy to remain unchanged than reflect changes in British life,” he concluded.
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A passenger who was on a flight recently took to Reddit to share a story about an entitled couple who wanted her first class seat although they had tickets for economy, but she taught them a lesson they would never forget.
Namely, the woman posting on the forum explained that she had booked a premium aisle seat with extra legroom. However, just as she had settled in, a woman dressed in designer clothes, looking all stylish and wealthy, approached OP with an air of entitlement, claiming that she had booked the wrong seat by mistake and demanded to be seated next to her husband and rudely requested she changed seats with OP.
OP was stunned by the woman’s arrogance, and she reluctantly agreed to move to a cramped middle seat in row 12.
Meanwhile, a flight attendant who witnessed the entire situation approached OP and told her that she had been tricked by the couple who were in fact both assigned to row 12.
However, instead of making a scene, OP reported the incident to the chief purser without fuss.
After reviewing the situation, the airline offered OP to get back to her seat or to accept a compensation of frequent flyer miles, enough to upgrade her next three flights. She chose the latter and was in fact satisfied with the outcome, knowing she turned the situation in her favor.
As the flight was coming to an end, the purser confronted the couple and exposed their deceit in front of the rest of the passengers.
The couple, who weren’t even married but apparently had an affair, were escorted to the back of the plane and informed that they would be placed on a no-fly list.
Children are the most innocent creatures who are never afraid to speak their mind and do what they please no matter the outcome. The following story is the perfect proof of that.
A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class, was squirming around, scratching his crotch and not paying attention.
She went back to find out what was going on. He was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy.
The teacher told him to go down to the principal’s office; he was to phone his mother and ask her what he should do about it.
He did, and returned to his class. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room.
She went back to investigate only to find him sitting at his desk with his penis hanging out.
“I thought I told you to call your Mom,” she screamed. “I did,” he said, “and she told me that if I could stick it out till noon, she’d come and pick me up from school.”
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Frank Ifield, a music icon and a household name in the UK, who played pivotal role in the early success of the Beatles, has died aged 86.
The news of Ifield’s passing was shared on the social media by his long-time friend, music historian and journalist Glenn A. Baker.
“I just took a call from David Ifield, telling me that his brother FRANK IFIELD peacefully passed on this Saturday night, at age 86. There is so much to be said about this remarkable man, who had four number ones in Britain, three of them before the Beatles (who he had briefly support him in concert).
“I Remember You became an indelible hit all around the world and a perfect signature song. It topped the U.K. charts for 7 weeks.
“This is not the time to say any more than my thoughts are with Frank’s brothers and his wife Carole and to say how fortunate I was to see him earlier this year. I’m still gathering my thoughts.”
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He was born in Coundon, UK, in November, 1937, but his family moved to Australia when he was just 3-years-old.
Ifield showed love for music from very early age. At 13 years old, he got a guitar from his grandmother and started writing songs.
In 1959, he made the decision to move back to the UK, where he turned into a true sensation, with four of his hits topping the charts.
Sad to hear Aussie/Brit Frank Ifield has left us. He had three consecutive UK chart toppers in 1962/63, before Gerry & the Pacemakers and the Beatles did the same. He was also tied into the British invasion with this bizarre 1964 US release. Spoiler alert: It wasn't "on stage." pic.twitter.com/tZbQ4TU2C2
Ifield also performed in front of the late Queen in 1965 – at Royal Variety Show.
In 1986 he was diagnosed with pneumonia and doctors had a part of his lung removed, which affected his vocals cords and his singing career.
Ifield was inducted to the Aria Music Awards’ Hall of Fame, and was presented with a Medal of the Order of Australia for his “service to the arts as an entertainer” in 2009.
RIP Frank Ifield He was actually part of the British invasion. I like this cover of Johnny Mercers standard written about Judy Garland. It is a favourite early 60's singlehttps://t.co/Jlfuh31ZJe
Tributes came pouring in, with radio host Luke Davies writing, “Very Sad to hear that Frank Ifield has passed away. He was instrumental in the music scene during the 1960’s. Although a bit before my time, I used to love playing this song on the radio… Sleep Tight Frank, I Remember You.”
Columnist and close friend Pete Chambers shared his condolences: “RiP to my great friend @FrankIfield we will always remember you, your legendary talent as a musician and above all your kindness as an extraordinary human being.”
Rest in peace, Frank Ifield.
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Known as the People’s Princess because of her nurturing and compassionate nature, as well as love for the ordinary citizens, Lady Di will forever be remembered as the woman who changed Britain and the Monarchy.
This incredible Princess rose to prominence upon her engagement to Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son and heir apparent to the British throne. Ever since the world learned of her, she was under the spotlight. The paparazzi followed her every move, and according to many, pushed her to her death.
The following photos show a different side of Diana and remind us once again why we all loved her so much.
A ski trip with her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Unlike the rest of the engagement rings of the British royals, which are custom made, Diana’s 12-carat sapphire ring surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds set in white gold was ordered from a Garrard jewelry collection catalog. Upon her passing, the ring went to Kate Middleton after William proposed to her with it.
On her wedding day, Diana was so excited and even confused that she called her future husband Philip Charles Arthur George instead of just Charles Philip.
According to her brother Charles Spencer, Diana had a hard time wearing the tiara at the beginning because it caused her headaches.
“In the evening we all went to a sort of semi-private party and she was there and I just remember she had a cracking headache also since she wasn’t used to wearing a tiara all morning,” he said in an interview.
As much as it was very special, Diana’s wedding dress caused her some trouble as the designers of the 25-foot train failed to take into an account how challenging it would be to walk in. When she entered the carriage, Lady Di’s dress slightly crushed and appeared wrinkled as a result.
When asked whether they were in love with each other shortly after their engagement, Charles replied, “Whatever ‘in love’ means,” to Diana’s “Of course.”
Diana is shown the sketches of her gown which were later torn apart in case someone wanted to get a peek.
The wedding gifts Charles and Diana received were perfectly unique. The Reagans, for one, gifted them a handcrafted porcelain centerpiece and an engraved Steuben glass bowl. They also received gloves made of 100-year-old silk and a timepiece set with diamonds and sapphires, among the rest.
Once the wedding took place, it was exposed with the public that Charles and Diana shared a common ancestor in Henry VII of the Tudors. They were 16th cousins once removed.
Charles and Diana are photographed on their honeymoon. A lip reader said at the time that during their conversation, the newlyweds said, “The honeymoon was the ideal time to catch up on sleep…”
This photograph was taken in 1980, before Diana became a Princess.
Diana on her trip to Angola in 1997 where she visited landmine victims.
With her son Harry, wearing matching outfits as he points out his tongue to the crowd.
Princess Diana pictured with her stepmother whom the media dubbed “wicked stepmother” because of her turbulent relationship with Diana.
Diana enjoys a holiday with her partner Dodi Rayed. She died mere days after this photo was taken.
The Princess is having a blast at the beach while wearing an animal print bathing suit.
She was dubbed “The People’s Princess” because of her love for her people, her generosity, and her big heart.
Diana is pictured in Australia’s Northern Territory, at Alice Springs.
Accompanied by her husband, Princess Diana leaves the hospital after giving birth to her first son, William.
One of the most famous photos of Prince Charles and Princess Diana taken at Buckingham Palace right after they announced their engagement on Sunday, February 24, 1981.
Charles and Diana first greet the crowds as a married couple.
Their first kiss as a married couple.
Family portrait taken on October 6, 1984, at Kensington Palace.
Family time!
Prince William’s christening.
The princess addresses a supporter.
Photo of the happy couple and their son William.
When this photo found its way to the media, everyone agreed that Princess Diana was breathtakingly beautiful. So claim this is one of the most beautiful photos of her ever taken.
Late Princess Diana was truly one of a kind. She will forever be missed.
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