No matter how hard and painful the loss of Queen Elizabeth II is for the Britons and people from all over the world, we all hope that the tragedy will help the royal family smooth things down between them.
William and Harry could be seen walking side by side behind their grandmother’s coffin, a sad and devastating sight which made many recall the same scene after the passing of their mother, Princess Diana.
Things between the brothers were rough during the past couple of years. It all started with Harry and Meghan stepping down from their royal duties and settling down in America, thus leaving Britain behind.
Once he left his homeland, Harry spoke openly of the life as a royal and told Oprah that he used to be trapped inside the system, the same way his brother and father still are. Allegations against the royals were brought up, among which those of racism.
Following the passing of Prince Philip last year, many were convinced that the brothers, who were united in grief, would rebuild their relationship, but things didn’t turn out that way. This time, however, experts believe that William and Harry will finally put their differences aside.
Body language experts, among which psychologist Judi James, claim that the relationship between the Sussexes and the newly appointed Prince and Princess of Wales has already started improving as they were all seen standing right next to each other. William was said to be spotted extending his arm towards Meghan, asking her to approach closer during the greeting of the crowd gathered to pay respect to late Queen Elizabeth. Meghan seemed to have accepted the ‘invitation,’ which might imply she’s no longer willing to get into conflicts with her husband’s family.
Neither William nor Harry have spoken of their relationship, but as a new era for the country has just started and their father became the King of Britain, everyone hopes they would be there for him. Rumors are that Harry might even consider returning to his homeland for good.
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To say that Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in the British history, will be just missed by her people is an understatement. This incredible monarch not only witnessed history taking place during the 70 years she spent on the head of the British throne, but she was part of it and helped shape it a great deal.
Queen Elizabeth passed away on September 8 and her funeral is expected to take place on September 19.
An incredible number of people spent hours, some even more than 12 or 13, to see her coffin and say that one last goodbye and thank you for everything she had done for the country.
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Although her passing was tragic, it wasn’t entirely unexpected given her age and her fragile health during the last months of her life. The media reported the Queen was advised by doctors to rest. She even cancelled and delayed some important meetings due to her health condition this year.
The Queen’s last official duty as the head of the country was a meeting with newly appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, Liz Truss, whom she welcomed to Balmoral.
The photographer who snapped the last photo of Queen Elizabeth, Jane Barlow, said the Queen did look fragile, but she was in a good mood, as well professional and friendly until the very end.
“I got a lot of smiles from her,” Barlow told Sky News.
When the photo session was finished, Barlow left the room. Then she got another smile from the Queen.
“I was there to photograph her meeting the new Prime Minister but for me the best picture was the one of the Queen on her own. And it has obviously become more significant now.”
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On the day of her passing, the media and the wide public closely followed the news of the Queen’s health condition as people started gathering around Balmoral castle. The rumors of her deteriorated health were confirmed when members of the royal family were spotted arriving in Scotland to be by the Queen’s side.
Unfortunately, shortly after, Buckingham Palace released a statement announcing Her Majesty’s death.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
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The new ruler of the country, King Charles III, spoke emotionally of his dear mother.
“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” he said in a statement.
“We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”
King Charles added: “During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”
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The cause of death hasn’t yet been revealed and the truth is that it may never be.
The public, however, started making guesses and noticed that on the last photo taken of her, Queen Elizabeth’s hands happened to be bruised.
Experts claim that the Queen met the medical criteria for “geriatric syndrome”, a condition used to describe the features of common health conditions in older people that don’t fit into specific categories.
Based on the British healthcare system’s measuring criteria to gauge a person’s frailty using a test known as Prisma 7 because it includes seven criteria, Her Majesty met five, including being over 85, needed a walking stick, requiring regular help, and being forced to cancel activities.
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Doctor Ginni Mansberg believes that Prince Philip’s passing last year also took its toll on the Queen’s overall condition.
“She lost her husband of so many years, and statistically, the number of partners who die within twelve months of losing a partner … that is a very high risk time,” Doctor Mansberg told Weekend Sunrise.
“Grief puts additional strain on the body, and it’s really hard to lose somebody to who you’ve been married for that long, on top of everything else, on top of being in your mid-90s.”
Other experts, among which Dr. Deb Cohen-Jones, suspect Queen Elizabeth suffered from peripheral vascular disease, a blood circulation disorder that causes the blood vessels outside of your heart and brain to narrow, block, or spasm.
“It can sometimes result in heart failure. If your peripheral circulation is that poor, organs aren’t receiving a good blood supply. It can be a sign of multi-organ failure,” Dr. Cohen-Jones said.
No matter the exact cause, one thing is certain, Queen Elizabeth was one of the most loved and most respected monarchs. She will be dearly missed.
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Lana Del Rey, born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985, has made an astounding career in the world of music. Her songs bring a sense of melancholy, and the lyrics to her sons, along with the music, are so profound that she became a sensation for all the right reasons.
As the videos for her songs Blue Jeans and Video Games took the world by storm, Lana Del Rey gained so much attention that she became a star almost overnight.
It didn’t take long before she conquered the music industry and received a number of awards and nominations, including the International Breakthrough Act at the Brit Awards in 2012, just at the start of her career.
Recently, however, the Born to Die singer is again at the center of attention, but it isn’t about her music.
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Lana Del Rey’s appearance has changed drastically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and her fans were left worried for her health. The singer gained significant amount of weight and doesn’t even resemble her old self, which led to people start fat-shaming her.
In September 2022, after the singer attended the Malibu Chili Cook-Off, photos of her emerged online and they caused a stir on Twitter. This wasn’t the first time Del Rey to be heavily criticized about her looks. In fat, the fat-shaming she has gone through started back in 2020 after she and her sister were spotted shopping decorations for 4th of July.
And as the number of those criticizing her for her look has been huge, many of her fans took her side and started using the hashtag #WeLoveYouLana in her defence. Needless to say, people got so obsessed with her that the hashtag started trending.
The lyrics of her unreleased song Boarding School, which is oriented on the American boarding school culture, reads, ‘I’m a fan of the pro-ana nation. I use the pills to prevent the f-food cravings.’ Fans are convinced this indicates that Lana had an eating disorder, anorexia, and drug addiction.
A recent photo of her shows her wearing cropped denim shorts, a cap, black mask, and white sneakers.
“Ew, I had no idea Lana del Rey is fat. Thought she was prettier too, I am disappointed,” one person wrote.
Another person, however, wrote, “Lana Del Rey is a queen idc if she gained weight, she’s still perfect.”
Back in 2021, Land del Rey deactivated her social media accounts in order to pursue other interests.
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Treven Ball was a 10-year-old boy full of life. He loved playing football, and everyone knew he was destined to achieve great things in the sport. Unfortunately, Treven was robbed of his life in a manner that left his family and everyone who had ever met him in a state of shock.
This young man never experienced any health issues. Instead, he was vibrant and active, and enjoyed being on the field more than anything else.
Treven was part of the Springs Valley Schools youth team in French Lick, Indiana.
It was during the second week of September 2022 that Treven played his first match under the lights. He let his talent shine and loved the cheering. His parents, Holly and Terrin, and his two younger siblings, Talon and Taylyn, were there to celebrate his achievement with him.
Life seemed perfect, but then, on September 13, Treven suddenly fell ill and passed away.
The last words he uttered using his last breath were how much he loved his mother.
The devastated parents couldn’t believe their son was gone. Grief settled in their hearts, and they couldn’t possibly imagine how it was possible for someone that young to die in such a sudden manner.
A friend of the family, Jessica Alexander, said, “It was just four days ago he was running up and down the bleachers.”
Treven’s aunt, Meghan Murphy, said of her nephew, “He just made you want to be a better person because of the way he lived,” adding that he always made everyone smile.
The school he attended organized a prayer gathering at the SVHS football field. The number of people who attended the event in Treven’s honor was overwhelming.
“We knew what kind of kid he was. But to just come out here and see all the lives that he has affected. That truly meant something to us,” Murphy said.
A GoFundMe was set in order to help the family with the finances as Treven’s mom and dad took some time off work while they mourn the loss of their beautiful son.
A huge number of people took their time to share their condolences.
“We have added their family to our church’s prayer list. They send it out to 2 more churches here in St. Louis. Hopefully, we can have prayers flooding in from across the nation.”
“Treven was the absolute first person to see me anywhere and gave me the sweetest hugs! He would knock on the door at the end of the day or come to visit in the morning before school.”
Tonight our team, program, and community came together to mourn a true Blackhawk. We’ve got our #LightsOnForTreven and they’ll remain on for the rest of the night. 🖤💛 pic.twitter.com/0uujyRVGfs
No matter if you are young or old, I am sure you are a fan of the iconic Disney characters, among which Donald Duck. And yes, the first things that comes to your mind when listening to this name is probably the blue sailor shirt with a red bow tie and cap, as well as his distinctive voice which is hard to imitate.
Well, a man that goes by the name Donald Sizemore is probably the best imitators of this famous duck’s voice and we can see that from the video below, which we all have to agree is beyond hilarious.
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The phone is ringing and Mr. Sizemore picks it up. It is a telemarketer on the other side of the line so he decides to do Donald Duck’s voice. Confused, the telemarketer asks whether he’s the real Donald Duck, and the conversation goes on for a while before the other side realizes something weird is going on and hangs up the phone. I don’t know about you, but I would have never hanged up on one of my favorite Disney characters ever.
Some say the telemarketer only got what they deserve for disturbing people over the phone, but I guess they are only doing their job.
Anyways, if you want to listen to Mr. Sizemore speaking exactly like Donald Duck, then check out the video below.
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Most people believe that millionaires are ruthless individuals whose life is driven by the thought of making more and more money. Luckily, that’s not always the case. Take Marcus Lemonis for example, a Lebanese-born American businessman, television personality and philanthropist. He’s the CEO of a couple of companies and the star of The Profit, a CNBC reality show about saving small businesses.
The thing is that this man has made his millions all by himself, with hard work and a great sense for business. He’s managed to reach heights by observing and implementing the most workable ideas in business, such as the fact that it is the employees who give a company soul and everything it needs in order to establish itself on the market as the leader in certain field.
Marcus is known for being there for his employees, as well as other people who are in need of help. One such person is Tami Forbes, a mother of twins aged 8, and a third child on the way.
In order to be able to provide for her kids, Tami, who is the store manager, was forced to work a second job, as a bartender.
Hearing this, Marcus knew he needed to step in, so he called Tami, who wasn’t certain what future held for her as she believed she could be fired because of the maternity leave she was planning to use.
But that wasn’t the case. Instead, Marcus told her to be at ease because her position would be waiting for her once she returns at the company. In addition to that, he told her she no longer needed to work extra jobs because he would be paying her $1,000 a week. Marcus promised that he would provide Tami with extra financial assistance for the first six months of her maternity leave.
What an incredible man.
Needless to say, Tami couldn’t contain her tears of joy.
For more on this exceptional surprise go to the video below.
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The sight of Harry and William walking side by side behind the coffin of someone who meant so much to them, their loving grandmother and Queen of England, Queen Eliabeth II, reminded the world of the heartbreak the brothers were forced to endure after the loss of their mother, Princess Diana.
Now, after the passing of their grandmother, the brothers have been reunited once again and Britons, as well people from every corner of the Earth, hope this time it would be forever.
The relationship between Harry and the rest of the family sort of broke down after he and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties and left Britan for America. They settled down in California as they decided to build a new life away from The Firm.
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Things got even more heated between the brothers after the infamous all-tell interview Harry and Meghan gave Oprah Winfrey. Among the rest, they spoke of Meghan’s mental struggles and how she was denied help because that would affect the family’s reputation, and they sort of accused the royals of racism after sharing that a senior royal questioned the skin color of then unborn Archie.
The Queen herself responded to those allegations writing in a statement that “the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.”
The statement shared by the Palace on the Queen’s behalf further read, “The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”
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After the passing of Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, everyone was eager to witness the relationship between Harry and his family being repaired, but sadly, that didn’t happen.
In the past, following the accusations and Harry’s interview in a podcast in which he spoke of the impact media and the paparazzi had on his mother’s dead, King Charles accused his son for ‘dragging the family name through the mud.’
Despite all that, people were somehow convinced that Harry would return to Britain, probably for good, after his grandmother’s passing and be there for his brother and father as a new era for the royal family has just started.
Reports are that he offered olive branch to his father, the new King of the country. Over the past few years, Harry and his father were reported to not have talked much, with some insinuating that they haven’t spoken at all.
In a statement on the Archewell Foundation website, established by Harry and Meghan, Harry pledged to honor his father.
The statement read, “And as it comes to first meetings, we now honor my father in his new role as King Charles III.”
Harry and Meghan are currently in Britain, and they are expected to stay at least until September 19, the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral when she will be laid to rest besides her mother and father.
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Apparently, Harry wasn’t invited to dinner with William and Charles on the night his grandmother died. A source close to the family claimed that two dinners were held on the royal estate. One was for King Charles and Prince William, while the other was for the rest of the family, including Harry.
But now, it was reported that William and Kate extended an invitation to Harry and Meghan to greet well-wishers and take in floral tributes laid outside Buckingham Palace in the Queen’s memory.
William is believed to have wanted to negate any tension and show a united front alongside his younger brother.
We truly hope the brothers would be able to mend things down and Harry returned to Britain to be by his father’s side and support his rule.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, two incredible actors and human beings who have recently become co-chairmen of Welsh football team Wrexham FC, teamed up once again for a good cause and reminded us yet again why we all love them so much.
Following a bet that McElhenney won’t learn the Welsh after the two took over the club, which Reynolds happened to lose, the actors underwent through and recorded their colonoscopy examinations.
Known for their humorous nature, many believed the videos of their medical check-ups were simply farcical, but the truth is that Reynolds and McElhenney did it for a greater cause, to raise awareness about colon cancer, the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.
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The new guidelines lower the age of colon screening from 50 to 45.
“Rob and I, we turned 45 this year,” Reynolds says in the video. “And, you know, part of being this age is getting a colonoscopy. It’s a simple step that could literally, and I mean literally, save your life.”
Next, the video shows the Deadpool star arriving at the hospital.
“I would never normally have any medical procedure put on camera and then shared,” he says. “It’s not every day that you can raise awareness about something that will most definitely save lives. That’s enough motivation for me to let you in on a camera being shoved up my a**.”
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Once the procedure, which lasts around 30 to 45 minutes, was done, the doctor approached Reynolds with his results and told him that an “extremely subtle polyp” was found and removed from his colon.
“This was potentially life-saving for you, I’m not kidding, I’m not being overly dramatic,” the doctor could be heard saying.
“This is exactly why you do this. You had no symptoms.”
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The video then shows McElhenney, who says jokingly, “They either find nothing, and that means my colon is cleaner than his, or they find a polyp and it’s either bigger than his… or it’s smaller than his which means I have less of an opportunity to have cancer,” he says. “Either way I win.”
Doctors found three polyps which were removed.
The video shows the importance of regular check-ups. We thank these two brilliant actors for the initiative and for raising awareness of colon cancer.
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