In the midst of undergoing treatment for the cancer he was diagnosed with during the procedure for enlarged prostate, King Charles remains stoic.
His diagnosis came as a shock to the 75-year-old monarch, as well as to his close family and the people of Britain.
After returning to London for further treatment, King Charles made the 150-mile trip back to the royal estate of Sandringham, where he was spotted without his Queen, who had royal duties to attend to.
SANDRINGHAM, NORFOLK – FEBRUARY 11: King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart after attending the Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on February 11, 2024 in Sandringham, Norfolk. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
The King, dressed in a smart suit and tie, waved to well-wishers who had gathered outside Buckingham Palace and along the Mall on February 14 as he began his journey back to Sandringham.
“When the King visits Sandringham, it’s a place where he can get some solace. One of the tour guides mentioned how he enjoys having his breakfast tea and afternoon tea in front of the backdrop of his beautiful gardens. Even when the house is open and he is staying there, the King tends to reside upstairs,” a royal source shared with Hello Magazine.
His return to London was a second one that he took for the cause of receiving treatment, and he’s expected to undergo another treatment later this month, as per Daily Express.
The King’s exact form of cancer remains unknown. It is also unknown at what stage he is.
Buckingham Palace’s initial statement read: “During the King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.
“His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual.”
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A source told the Daily Mail that King Charles is “on good form,” but besides that, it is expected that he takes a longer absence from his royal duties.
His younger son, Prince Harry, who returned to Britain for a visit with his father shortly after his diagnosis was revealed, was reported to have offered to step in and play a role while his father receives cancer treatment. However, Buckingham Palace aides reportedly said there was “zero per cent chance” that Prince Harry could be allowed to be working for the royal family during his father’s illness.
Robert Hardman, author of Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today program about the King’s duties and said, “I would imagine we probably won’t see him at Westminster Abbey now.
“I’m sure there will be a statement, a message – he’ll want to engage with that. It’s moments like that when an absence is noted, but the day-to-day running of the monarchy will not really change.”
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The bond between grandparents and their grandchildren is an important link to both the family’s history and the child’s personal growth.
Grandparents provide unconditional love and support, and a shoulder to cry on during the toughest of times.
One grandma took to Reddit to ask if she was wrong for helping one of her grandchildren delve deeper into her heritage.
When her granddaughter was born, the grandma hadn’t seen her during the six months of her life because her son and her daughter-in-law were abroad.
The girl, Lindsey, wasn’t the couple’s first child. She was born second, and the family welcomed another child later.
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As time went by, everyone started realizing that Lindsey didn’t resemble her siblings at all. While they were darker and had brown eyes and dark hair, Lindsey had curly blonde hair.
One day, the grandma decided to ask her son and her daughter-in-law about Lindsey, saying there was something fishy about the way she became part of the family. Her son got really angry at his mom for questioning his daughter’s heritage, claiming she was indeed their biological child.
When Lindsay turned 15, she also started realizing that she was very different from her siblings.
One day, during biology class, Lindsay approached her teacher and started asking her about the ways she could learn whether she was indeed her parents’ child. The teacher told her everything there is about DNA testing, and Lindsay was determined to take one, but the issue was that she didn’t have the money for something like that.
When she told her grandma about her doubts and her wish to learn more about herself, her grandma was more than willing to pay for the test.
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Eventually, it was determined that Lindsay and her siblings didn’t share the same mother. Lindsay’s father got another woman pregnant while married to his wife, and when the woman gave birth to Lindsay, she gave her to her father to raise her.
“This has blown up the family while Lindsey is pissed to being lied to, I am getting a ton of heat for getting her a DNA test. Now they won’t talk to me which is making Lindsey even more mad at them,” the grandma wrote in her post.
While some took the stand that the grandma shouldn’t have done what she did, many praised her for helping her granddaughter learn the truth about herself.
What are your thoughts on this?
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The complex nature of family relations sometimes culminates with feuds and broken relationships that are hard to be repaired.
A bride-to-be did an innocent mistake when she allowed her mother in-law to wear a white gown to her wedding, not anticipating that it would lead to a dispute with her future husband.
Writing on Reddit, the woman explained that she was Indian and that they would be having a traditional Indian wedding, which meant she would be wearing a traditional red dress, so when her MIL asked her if she could wear white, the woman said “Yes.”
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However, when she told her fiance about it, he got extremely mad. He said that she shouldn’t have agreed on his mom wearing a white dress and that she should have consulted him first. He believed that his mother, who happened to be an extreme narcissist who wanted to steal the spotlight.
Next, he asked OP to call his mother and tell her she couldn’t wear white or else she was banned from the wedding.
OP couldn’t understand what the issue was, since her dress would be created from a special type of silk and embroidery that would be very distinctive from whatever her MIL would choose to wear.
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“He explained that his mother had previously ‘joked’ that she would wear white and he had told her point blank that she wasn’t allowed to do this. (He didn’t tell me about this because he didn’t want to stress me out, apparently she has a tendency to steal attention throughout his childhood which left some trauma.) So basically when I told MIL she could wear white, he was very upset that I had given permission when he had categorically refused, but he admitted it was wrong of him to get that upset when he hadn’t shared any of the background information with me,” OP explained.
Eventually, OP and her fiance made up after she showed him all the comments under her Reddit post which said that the day was all about them and that his mom’s choice of outfit shouldn’t be a reason for arguments between them.
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“It helped him realize that even if MIL wore white it wouldn’t really stand out (at least not in a positive way) and he LOVED your guys idea of just not telling MIL that I wasn’t going to be wearing white. So we’ll probably offer to buy her a sari…but if she insists on wearing a white dress, we just won’t stop her,” OP concluded her post.
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It has been reported in the past that Melania Trump, the former First Lady and wife of business mogul Donald Trump, wasn’t eager to join her husband on his presidential campaign, but it seems that as elections are getting closer, she has changed her mind.
Trump stepped up the race for the 2024 presidency with some rather startling comments on several world issues, and his wife was spotted by his side at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He has won both the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Republican primary, and most points toward him becoming the Republican candidate for the 2024 Presidential election, but at the same time, he’s splitting his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom.
Recently, Trump testified in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, in which the former advice columnist and freelance writer is accusing Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders listens during an East Room event on “second chance hiring” June 13, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that Sanders will be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Some of Trump’s comments cause quite a stir in the media. Among the rest, he was reported saying that he ‘would encourage’ Russia to attack NATO allies who do not pay their bills.
“NATO was busted until I came along,” Trump said at the rally held in Conway, South Carolina. “I said, ‘Everybody’s gonna pay.’ They said, ‘Well, if we don’t pay, are you still going to protect us?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not.’ They couldn’t believe the answer.”
Asked by “one of the presidents of a big country” if US would be willing to protect them in case they are “invaded” by Russia although they “don’t pay,” Trump was reported to have answered, “No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”
During the last month, Melania suffered a personal tragedy when her mother passed away.
“Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity,” the former First Lady said.
PALM BEACH, FL – JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania’s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
In the statement she released, Melania further wrote about her late mother that “[Amalija] was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law.
“We will miss her beyond measure and continue to honor and love her legacy.”
The news of Amalija’s ill state came to light when Melania was missing from the Christmas family photo. Back then, Donald Trump explained that his wife was absent because she was caring for her mother whose health deteriorated.
Amalija Knavs and her husband, Viktor, became US citizens in 2018 after living in the US on green cards sponsored by their daughter.
Melania’s parents have always been by her and her sister’s side. They have been very supportive and did all in their power to provide a good life for their daughters. Even when they were very young, Amalija and Viktor took Melania and her sister Ines to trips around Europe, including France, Germany, and Italy.
PALM BEACH, FL – JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania’s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
When Trump became the President, Melania gave speech in the White House Rose Garden in which she thanked her parents.
“My parents worked very hard to ensure our family could not only live and prosper in America but also contribute to a nation that allows for people to arrive with a dream and make it a reality,” she said. “I want to take the moment to thank my mother and father for all that they have done for our family. It is because of you that I am standing here today.”
In 2021, some of Melania’s friends reported that she allegedly told them she didn’t want to be a First Lady again.
“Being the first lady again is not what she wants,” one person close to the Trump family told CNN back in September.
“For her, it was a chapter — and it’s over, and that’s that.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 20: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)
Melania, just like Ivanka Trump, believes her place doesn’t belong into politics.
“You’re not going to see her at rallies or campaign events, even if he ‘officially’ says he’s running again,” another person said.
“Instead it’s going to be Lara (Eric Trump’s wife) or Kimberly Guilfoyle (Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend). They have that same urge Trump has to run again; Melania absolutely does not.”
A couple of months ago, however, in an interview with Fox News, Melania said she looked forward to working alongside her husband again to restore “hope for the future” and “leading America with love and strength” for a second presidential term.
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to run for a second term as the President of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
On Saturday night, Melania attended the Trumpettes gala and walked ahead of her husband while waving to the crowd.
In front of the attendees, Trump spoke of his wife and said, “First of all, our great first lady.” He also said that just like him, his wife also wants “to make America great again.”
“She’s gonna play, and she always did play a big role,” Trump told Fox News. “She was somebody that you could rely on.”
He added: “She’s very smart, a very compassionate person. And I would rely on her for advice. I think she’s going to be very active in the sense of being active, at the same time, I don’t want my family to be too active because they did such a great job last time.”
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Linda Gray, who played the legendary role of Sue Ellen Ewing in the hit show Dallas, had a life filled with excitement and a number of obstacles.
Recalling her childhood in Culver City, California, she says how being given the chance to hang out with her friends around the filming studios triggered something in her that made her fall in love with acting. Her father, whom she describes as a rather cold person was always supportive of her career. Her mother used to be a heavy alcoholic while Linda and her sister were growing up so they had to take care of the house for long.
“She wasn’t falling down drunk, there was never any yelling,” Linda wrote in her book The Path to Happiness is Always Under Construction. “She wasn’t mean – she was just blurred, in her own world, she would forget to buy food so I started doing the cooking. My sister and I didn’t like her.”
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Linda married her first and only husband, whom she separated with in 1983, photographer Edward Lee Thrasher, when she was 21. They had two children together, and although she enjoyed being a mother, it was her husband who somehow stood in her way of making a career in acting.
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Although she was part of many commercials, it took Linda quite some time to finally gather the courage to attend acting classes.
In 1967, Linda was paid $25 to be Anne Bancroft’s body double in the poster for the film The Graduate not knowing that years later, or in 2001 to be exact, she would end up playing Mrs Robinson in the West End State production of The Graduate.
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During the 1960s, she got a rejection letter from the Glamour Magazine, but that only made her more determined to succeed. “It was so funny that I kept that letter,” she wrote. “I kept the letter because I realized that we all have rejections, and it was her opinion when I was 20 years old. I could have had it devastate my life. But, I didn’t. This feisty streak came out – ‘Oh, yeah? I’m gonna show you!’ With great love and a lot of humor, I kept that letter. It kicked me from behind, and made me want to go and do something.”
After playing small roles, Linda finally got the one that marked her career, that of Sue Ellen Ewing. She appeared in total of 308 episodes on Dallas and played alongside Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.
Speaking of her relationship with Hagman, Linda told CM Chat Live: “He was the bad big brother that I never had. He was always doing something in my mind wrong – he was drinking too much, or whatever, and I would reprimand him, he loved that, he loved to do something just to make me crazy. I’d say ‘Don’t eat that. You don’t need that much sugar, and stop drinking.’”
In fact, when Linda was briefly fired from the show for asking for a higher pay, it was Hagman who demanded she gets back.
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For her legendary performance in Dallas, Linda received numerous awards, including two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Her son, Jeff Thrasher, followed into her footsteps and worked as a director. Sadly, he was diagnosed with leukemia and passed away in 2020. Linda was devastated. She had a hard time coping with the loss. Recently, she paid tribute to Jeff writing: “A celebration of my son Jeff’s life. He was the kindest, funniest, sweetest human being….. he brought the world such love and was loved by everyone! May his journey be a magical one.”
We are very sorry for her loss. Linda is doing her best to live her life without her son. She is 82 years old and is looking as stunningly beautiful as always.
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Arranged marriages are something that is very common in certain countries, and no matter what people think of this tradition, the truth is that most of these unions work perfectly.
A woman took to Reddit to share a story that touched the hearts of many.
She started by explaining that her marriage was an arranged one and she only got to date her future husband for two months before they tied the knot.
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Their relationship resembled a fairy-tale. Some time later, she fell pregnant and they welcomed a baby girl.
Her husband decided to take a three-year leave from his father’s company in order to be able to support her through the pregnancy and early months of motherhood.
“He would always make me a bath, cook, clean, and always sit me down just to talk about how I feel,” OP recounted, highlighting the care and support that defined their relationship.
Her husband was so loving and caring, that she felt like she was living in a dream.
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Not only her hubby, but both of their families, including not only their parents but also their many aunts and uncles, supported her through her pregnancy and helped her with her baby. It was a tight-knit community that adored each other and were there for one another whenever needed.
One day, during a family gathering at her in-laws, OP overheard her husband talking to his parents about her, and it was a moment that captured the essence of their relationship.
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He described his life with her as the definition of happiness. His words were so gentle and full of love and affection that OP couldn’t stop her tears from rolling down her face. He further told his parents that waking up each day to the sight of his wife and daughter was a reminder of the life they’ve built together and that he couldn’t imagine spending a day without them. He then thanked them for their effort to arrange his marriage to her.
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OP felt like the luckiest woman on Earth. She shared that she decided to surprise her husband with a date night.
“I will be telling him how much he means to me and tell him I love him,” OP wrote and shared that she would openly communicate her feelings with him.
Redditors took their time to comment under her post, with one of them writing, “Man this Reddit really has a 50/50 chance of a story being good or bad according to the headline lmao, thankfully it was the former. Thanks for sharing, it must be nice living with someone so caring and loving of his family!”
Another wrote, “I expected the worst but I am happily surprised. This is so cute and sweet. Don’t ever be afraid to write him a nice note, about how happy and thankful you are for him and your life together, and leave it somewhere he will see it and can keep it tucked away for himself.”
What a beautiful story of mutual love, understanding, and appreciation.
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Tom Cruise and his third wife, actress Katie Holmes, with whom he shares daughter Suri, divorced some 15 years ago.
Before Holmes, The Top Gun star was married two times. He and Academy award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, whose marriage lasted for a decade, adopted son Connor Cruise, 25, and daughter Isabella “Bella” Cruise, 27, when the two were just months old.
However, after his split with Holmes, the public hasn’t really known much about Cruise’s private life and whether he had been romantically involved with someone or not.
Being a celebrity of his kind, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the media is interested in Cruise’s love life. Recently, his name was mentioned along that of pop star Shakira, who has recently split from her boyfriend of 11 years, football star Gerard Piqué, with whom she has two sons. Except for Shakira, the media speculated of Cruise’s alleged close relationship with Mission: Impossible co-star Hayley Atwell, but the rumors seem to be just that, rumors.
He, however, is apparently dating someone new. His fans could spot him with the 36-year-old ex-wife of a Russia oligarch.
The Daily Mail claim reports that the Hollywood star was recently sighted at a party in Mayfair, London with 36-year-old Elsina Khayrova, daughter to a Russian MP. Khayrova who was previously married to Dmitry Tsvetkov.
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“They were inseparable, clearly a couple,” a guest who attended the party told Daily Mail. “He seemed to be besotted with her.”
Cruise and Khayrova’s appearance at the event sparked excitement at the rest of the attendees.
“Cruise was very friendly – he kept being asked for pictures and politely declining,” the Mail’s source added.
Khayrova divorced her tycoon husband earlier this year. She’s a former model who holds a British citizenship.
She became known to the public after her name hit the headlines in 2022 when she appeared in court and was being ordered to pay a hefty fee to the tune of £117,000 ($149,500) to a company who had installed fountains in one of her and her ex-spouse’s homes.
We are yet to see if the two are in indeed in a relationship.
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Following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win against the San Francisco 49ers, lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose love for one another is growing stronger and stronger with each passing day, were spotted whispering to one another.
Swift was scrutinized for taking a brief break from her billion dollar tour to watch Kelce in the biggest match in the NFL calendar, but she simply needed to be there and support him.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 11: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift react as they see Mecole Hardman Jr. #12 of the Kansas City Chiefs following the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
In a gesture applauded by many of their fans, the singer was seen standing in the back allowing her boyfriend’s mother, Donna, to have a moment with her son before embracing Kelce herself.
The couple, who have constantly made headlines during the last couple of months, couldn’t stop kissing and continued the celebration from the Allegiant Stadium to an after party. The Chiefs celebrated the team’s third championship in five years at the XS nightclub inside the Wynn Hotel.
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A video of Kelce and Swift went viral and lip-reader Jenny Freeman analyzed what the two said to one another.
According to Freeman, Kelce apparently asked Swift, “Now” or “How” … “do your fans love me?”
As she leaned towards him, she allegedly answered, “I’m not going to answer that. Don’t worry because I got you, okay, because it’ll get confused. The world’s bowls gone to America.”
He then whispered: “One thing I can’t live without is you.”
“It’s okay” Swift replied.
Freeman believes the next thing Kelce said was, “You’re one thing I can’t live without. We will have to wait and see until later, and then we can have our special time together,” to what she replied, “Sure.”
As per OK!, Swift made her relationship with Kelce “official” on social media shortly after the Super Bowl at the weekend.
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