The real ‘reason’ Meghan didn’t travel to Balmoral when the Queen died, according to royal expert

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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began dating, he knew she was the one, so he was quick to share that with the world.

According to royal experts, Harry was eager to introduce Meghan to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and he truly hoped she would approve of his relationship with the former actress.

To his delight, the Queen embraced Meghan, although she believed Harry was “perhaps a little over-in-love” with his new bride.

The relationship between Meghan and the Queen blossomed.

“[The Queen] liked Meghan and told lots of people so. And she did everything she could to make her future granddaughter-in-law feel welcome,” British broadcaster Gyles Brandreth wrote in the book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, according to an excerpt of it, which was published in the Daily Mail.

Meghan and Queen Elizabeth attended a handful of royal engagements together and they seemed to enjoyed spending time together.

During an occasion, Meghan shared that the late Queen showed her warmth towards her and made her feel welcomed with a simple act of kindness which meant the world to the Duchess.

“We were in the car going between engagements. And she has a blanket that sits across her knees for warmth, and it was chilly,” Meghan recalled. “She was like, ‘Meghan, come on,’ and put it over my knees as well. And it made me think of my grandmother, where she’s always been warm and inviting and really welcoming.”

In June 2018, after Meghan joined the queen on a solo appearance, a source told US Weekly, “[Her Majesty] has a brilliant sense of humor. That’s one of the first things that brought her and Meghan closer. It’s that warm side of her that has made Meghan feel so at ease.”

Unfortunately, Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022, and the news of her passing took the world by storm.

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Prince Harry spoke of his beloved grandmother in an interview with 60 Minutes and gave details about the tumultuous hours surrounding her majesty’s passing.

“I asked my brother — I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate getting up there?’ And then, a couple of hours later, you know, all of the family members that live within the Windsor and Ascot area were jumping on a plane together,” Harry told Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes.

Harry only learned his grandma passed away as he landed, so he didn’t get the chance to see her alive for one last time.

“I walked into the hall and [Princess Anne] was there to greet me,” Harry told 60 Minutes. “And she asked me if I wanted to see her. I thought about it for about five seconds, thinking, ‘Is this a good idea?’ And I was, like, ‘You know what? You can do this. You need to say goodbye.’ So went upstairs, took my jacket off and walked in and just spent some time with her alone.”

Harry continued: “She was in her bedroom. [She] was actually — I was really happy for her. Because she’d finished life. She’d completed life, and her husband [Prince Philip] was waiting for her. And the two of them are buried together.”

In his all-tell memoir Spare, Harry wrote of his grandmother and her sudden passing.

In his memoir, Harry wrote more about getting to say his last goodbyes to the Queen.

“I stayed in one place without moving, gazing at her for a long time, gathered strength and continued going forward,” Harry recalled and added that he whispered a very precious thing to her.

“I hoped she was happy and that she was with grandpa,” he whispered to the Queen, telling her how he “admired her for having carried out her functions to the end… the Jubilee, welcoming the new Prime Minister.”

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Further, Harry revealed details concerning his wife and explained how then-Prince Charles told him to come to Balmoral without his wife.

“…then my father called again. He told me I was welcome at Balmoral, but… without her. He started to explain his reasons, but they didn’t make any sense at all, and it was disrespectful as well. I did not tolerate it from him. ‘Don’t even think about talking about my wife like that.’ Repentant, he said, stammering, that he simply didn’t want the place to be full of people.”

“‘Nobody’s wife was going to go, not even Kate,’ he told me, ‘so Meg shouldn’t either,’” he concluded.

However, rumors are that the reasons behind Meghan’s absence at Balmoral on the day the Queen died could have something to do with Kate Middleton.

At around 2 pm on the day the Queen died, spokesperson of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said Meghan planned to accompany her husband to Balmoral. However, the Queen died an hour and ten minutes later.

When photos of Kate in a car, picking up the children from Lambrook School emerged, Meghan changed her mind.

She was “like the Duchess of Cambridge,” staying at home, Omid Scobie, author of the controversial biography Finding Freedom tweeted.

As per the Daily Mail, Kate was the “reason” why Meghan didn’t travel. Because of the now-Princess of Wales, the Duchess “changed her mind.”

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Meghan, of course, attended the Queen’s funeral.

In an interview with Variety following Queen Elizabrth’s deatd, Meghan Markle opened up about how she was mourning the late monarch.

“What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her. It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said, ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband,’” Meghan said.

“I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate. And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.”

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Kevin Costner wins ugly child support battle with estranged ex-wife Christine Baumgartner: Judge reveals final amount

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When Kevin Costner divorced his first wife Cindy Silva, who was his college sweetheart, the couple went through a nasty divorce and it led to a long period of loneliness for the Yellowstone star.

Eventually, he started dating Christine Baumgartner, whom he later married. The couple first dated and split because Costner didn’t want to have more children, to which the former model said, “I’m going to wait for you, but not long. When you come to your senses, come back to me’” and he did.

They eventually welcomed three children together, making the actor a father of seven.

Sadly, after nearly 19 years together, Costner and Baumgartner announced they are divorcing recently.

Apparently, Costner’s absence was ‘hard’ for Baumgartner who wanted him to spend more time at home with his family in Santa Barbara.

“During filming, Kevin is not around very much. His absence has been very hard for her,” a source reportedly said. Another insider reported that while Costner was aware that his wife was not happy in their marriage, her filing for divorce was nonetheless a shock to him.

Baumgartner was seeking $161,000 a month in child support for their three children, Cayden Wyatt, 15, Hayes Logan, 14, and Grace Avery, 13.

In order to try and guarantee this income, Baumgartner went to court, but it was Costner who scored the victory, as per his fans, although the actor said there were ‘no winners’ in the bruising battle.

Namely, a judge in Santa Barbara slashed Baumgartner’s child support payments to $63,000 per month, which is less than half of the $129,000 she currently gets and considerably less than the $161,000 she asked for.

“You know, when you have a life that long with somebody, there is no winner…and it’s this big, crazy thing called life and how it unravels so quickly,” the actor told Fox News Digital. 

“One minute you feel like you’re on top of the world, and then you realize how, you know, how vulnerable you are,” he added.

Costner took the stand for a second time during the final hour of the hearing and explained how he feared that he would need to take on jobs he’s not comfortable with so that his now-ex wife be awarded an ‘inflated’ level of child support.

“I want to help but the thought of having things inflated to the point I can’t do what I want to do…,” he said, apologizing to his ex-wife. “Somehow in this unusual world ,we didn’t make it and for that, I’m sorry.”

In November, there will be a trial held over her request of spousal support and their prenuptial agreement.

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Detail in new Archie picture confirms rumors are true

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Despite the claims by the Sussexes that the need for privacy had been the main reason for stepping down from their royal duties and leaving Britain for sunny California, both Harry and Meghan seem to enjoy the attention they are given by the media.

Ever since their departure from the Firm, the Duke and the Duchess have been giving interviews, slamming Harry’s family. They have also signed contracts with Netflix, which has released documentaries on their lives. Harry also published a book, his all-tell memoir Spare, in which he revealed plenty of juicy details about the royals.

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And while the couple doesn’t let any photos of their children being taken or posted on the social media, the Netflix documentary released in December 2022, which featured the couple’s life in the States, included pictures and videos of now Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Diana.

However, as much as little ones’ childhood is filled with plenty of attention from their parents, the fact that they are so far away from the rest of the family, especially their cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, is concerning.

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The truth is that the lives of Harry’s and William’s children are very different, and those differences will only grow bigger as time passes by.

Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, is one of those who believes this will happen. In fact, he says that Archie and Lilibet Archie and Lilibet being far away from their UK royal family might become a sad issue in the future. 

Burrell believes that when Harry would shares stories about his late mother to their children, it will led to confusion.

“I think that Archie and Lilibet will say, ‘Well why aren’t we part of that world? We’re prince and princess, and we should be part of the royal family.’” Burrell said. “That’s a big question for your children to ask you when you decided you don’t want to be part of that world.”

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Further, the former butler says how he believes that Meghan not speaking to her husband’s family, or her own father, leaves her children only be close to her mother, their grandmother, Doria Ragland. Sadly, this means that Archie and Lili won’t have much family, and it’s “unfair” that they have been “cast out.”

“I think it’s unfair in many ways that the children have been cast out, as well as the parents,” Burrell continued. “Because the children didn’t choose to be cast out. The parents chose for them.

“What Harry and Meghan have done, in fact, is deny them of their heritage,” he added. “And I think that by the time they’re 18, they’ll turn to Meghan and Harry and say, ‘Why weren’t we part of that? Why didn’t we experience that? Why don’t we know our cousins? Why don’t we know this world, which is half ours? There comes a dilemma.”

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When Archie was born, Harry wasn’t much interested in revealing details surrounding the birth of the baby. However, he was forced into sharing with the people that Archie arrived into the world due to the breach of the “unwritten contract between the royals and the public.”

In her book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, author Katie Nicholl described Harry as “almost morbidly obsessed” with keeping Archie’s birth as secretive as possible.

“Behind the scenes, matters were so fraught that more than one official — as I know from personal experience — was reduced to tears of frustration and despair,” Rebecca English, royal editor of the Daily Mail, added.

Now, with the family residing in the States, they don’t need to worry about cameras or paparazzi photographers that much, nor they are forced to post photos of their children on their birthdays, as it is with the royal family’s tradition.

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But, no matter how private Harry tends to be about his children, his recent Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games showed a photo of Archie in the background of one of Harry’s clips.

In the photograph, standing on Harry’s desk, now 4-year-old Archie could be seen holding a toy while dressed in white shoes, a blue jumper with the letter A written across the chest, and gray jeans.

The boy is getting bigger and from what could be seen on the photograph, the little Prince resembles his father a lot.

The documentary also featured the speech Harry gave to all athletes competing in the 2022 Invictus Games.

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Among the rest, he spoke of his son Archie and what he dreams of becoming when he grows up.

“To be role models, or the role models that each of you are, takes strength, and it takes courage,” Harry said.

“When I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, other days it’s a pilot – a helicopter pilot, obviously. Or Kwazii from Octonauts. If you’re laughing, then you’ve seen that,” he added.

Octonauts is a series which follows a group of animals serving as a rescue team at sea.

“But what I remind him is that no matter what you want to be when you grow up, it’s your character that matters most, and nothing would make his mum and me prouder than to see him have the character of what we see before us today,” Harry continued.

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Jimmy Buffett’s cause of death revealed – He was 76 years old

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Beloved Margaritaville singer and one of the greatest musicians to have ever walked this Earth, Jimmy Buffett, died aged 76 following a battle with skin cancer he was diagnosed with four years ago but kept under wraps.

A statement shared on his social media read: “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs.

“He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”

The Cheeseburger in Paradise hitmaker started receiving hospice care a few weeks ago and he was reportedly visited by Paul McCartney, who sang for him.

According to people close to the singer, his condition developed into lymphoma, which has been the exact cause of death.

Buffett was born December 25, 1946. He started his career when he was in his twenties and had his musical breakthrough with his 1977 album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, which included the song Margaritaville.

The song enjoyed 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Over the course of his career, which spanned over 50 years, Buffett released 29 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 14 live albums, 8 specialty albums, and 67 singles. 

His last ever public performance took place in May 2022 at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans. He was scheduled to perform in South Carolina in May 2023, but was hospitalized last minute.

Buffett’s friends and fellow musicians paid tribute to him over posts on social media.

Alan Jackson quoted the lyrics of the song Boats to Build, which he and late Buffett recorded together in 2004. “Shores distant shores / There’s where I’m headed for / I got the stars to guide my way / Sail into the light of day…” the lyric read.

Elton John wrote, “Jimmy Buffett was a unique and treasured entertainer. His fans adored him and he never let them down. This is the saddest of news. A lovely man gone way too soon. Condolences to (his wife) Jane and the family from (my husband) David (Furnish) and me,” while Toby Keith described the late singer as a ‘tremendous influence on so many of us.’

Tributes came pouring from fans as well.

“So many great memories at Jimmy’s shows. This is a hard one,” one person tweeted.

Buffett is survived by wife Jane Slagsvol, daughters Savannah and Sarah, and son Cameron.

Rest in peace, Jimmy Buffett.

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Startling update on Celine Dion after ‘impossible’ health battle – ‘there’s little we can do’

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London, UK - July 5th 2019: Celine Dion performs live on stage at British Summertime at Hyde Park o London, England. London, England.

Celine Dion, one of the most famous names in the world of music, has been diagnosed with an extremely rare autoimmune disease which affects one in a million. Unfortunately, the singer has been experiencing extremely tough time walking, and even speaking, which completely limited her ability to perform on stage.

The disease in question is Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological disorder that leads to muscle rigidity and excruciating spasms.

A representative spoke to the public in the past and explained that Dion was forced to cancel several concert dates in Las Vegas due to the condition.

“Celine has been experiencing severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing,” the statement read.

“Her medical team continues to evaluate and treat her. However, the symptoms she is experiencing are prohibiting her from participating in the ongoing rehearsals for the new show.”

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Sadly, it seems like her health hasn’t improved much. The singer posted two videos on her social media, one in English and one in French, in which she said that due to her serious sickness, she is unable to “sing the way I’m used to.”

She added that the muscle spasm impacts every aspect of her everyday living. “It’s been incredibly difficult for me to face these obstacles and talk about everything that has happened to me,” she continued. “I’ve had health problems for quite some time.” Her tours have been postponed again. “I can only sing,” Dion added. “I’ve done that my whole life. And it’s what I’m most passionate about.

Now, her sister Claudette has provided fans with an update on Dion’s health condition.

“We are keeping our fingers crossed in the quest to find a remedy for Celine’s distressing ailment. The spasms are uncontrollable,” Claudette said.

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Speaking of the condition, she explained what it actually feels like to be living with it.

“You know how people often abruptly wake up due to a leg or calf cramp? It’s somewhat akin to that, but it affects all her muscles. There’s little we can do to ease her suffering.”

“She’s putting in every effort to regain her health. She’s a resilient woman,” she added, appreciating her sister.

Claudette revealed that Dion is taken care of by her other sister, Linda, and that her children are also by her side.

Speaking to Le Journal de Montreal, Claudette said of her sister, “When I call her and she’s busy, I speak to my sister Linda, who lives with her and tells me that she’s working hard.

“She’s listening to the top researchers in the field of this rare disease as much as possible,” she added.

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Unfortunately, there is no known cure for the Stiff Person Syndrome, but its progress can be slowed down with medications.

The syndrome causes muscles to tense up uncontrollably and then leaves a person looking like a ‘human statue’ making the walking and speaking a real struggle.

Sadly, a source close to Dion revealed in June this year that the singer is an enormous pain.

“Her disease is incurable. And as hard she’s worked at it with doctors and therapists, she simply isn’t getting better.”

“To be honest, she can barely move,” the source shared.

We are sending Celine Dion our prayers and hope for the best outcome despite the fact that the latest updates on her condition don’t seem inspiring.

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Grandpa begins to sob in the middle of a restaurant because of a heartbreaking reason

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No words can ever describe the importance of grandparents in the life of their grandchildren. 

“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins” Joyce Allston says, and we can’t agree more.

The reasons why these people are “the best kind of grownups” are endless. They are a bit parents, a bit teachers, and a bit friends, and those who got to grow up by their side are the luckiest among us.

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A woman named Erica Lusher and her son hadn’t seen her parents in a while. Feeling sad that her boy and her parents were away from one another for some time due to the COVID-19 restrictions, she decided to surprise her parents with a visit. Although it took them 800 miles, the trip was well worth.

While Erica’s mom and dad were having lunch at a local Florida restaurant, she and her son entered the place. The reaction of the grandparents of the boy has been a heart-melting one.

The first to notice them is the grandmother, who is in complete shock.

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When the grandpa sees his grandson, his eyes get filled with tears of joy. He embraces the boy with arms wide open and whispers “Buddy” as he’s trying to understand what is going on.

This video of this meeting shows yet again that the bond between grandparents and grandchildren is one of the purest forms of love that have ever existed.

To watch the emotional reunion, go to the video below.

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Mom fights for son, 8, to keep his long hair despite schools rejecting him

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An 8-year-old boy named Farouk James could be deprived from quality education due to the strict school regulations which won’t allow him to attend classes unless he has his hair cut.

The strict school regulations, many of which are found ridiculous both by children and parents, sometimes limit the students’ needs to stand out from the crowd and be unique. At times, these regulations kill the youngsters’ creativity and force them to fit inside the box and not think outside of it.

The young Londoner in question, James, received plenty of offers from modeling agencies to be a child model because of his cuteness and his impressive mane. Following photo sessions in New York and Italy, James is now making a living as a kid model.

Sadly, his long hair is the reason why this young boy was rejected from several colleges.

His mother, Bonnie Miller, explained that since the boy’s grandfather is Ghanaian, they waited for three years before they were to have James’ hair cut, as per tradition. But then, the boy got attached to his hair.

“At that point he was attached — and so was I, to be honest — with his beautiful hair,” Bonnie told CBS News. “We just kept the hair.”

Bonnie believes that the UK schools, which allow girls to have long hair but prohibit boys from having one, violate children’s human rights.

“I will not give up trying to persuade governments to put legislation in place to protect children from these outdated, punishing rules,” Bonnie wrote on Instagram.

“Farouk hasn’t done anything wrong, and YOU REJECT HIM! He will say good bye to his friends as they all get accepted into the schools he so desperately wants to attend.”

She even started a petition on Change.org to outlaw hair prejudice in the United Kingdom.

“We’re getting a real team together and calling it the Mane Generation,” Bonnie said. “We’re going to fight this until these rules get changed. And it’s globally, not just domestically in the U.K.”

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James’ Instagram account, which his mom manages, is followed by a quarter of a million people.

However, not all of his followers agree with Bonnie. On the contrary, they sometimes receive hateful comments.

After an appearance on the U.K.’s This Morning on which Bonnie spoke of the family’s struggles to find a suitable school for her son, they started receiving mail with hurtful comments.

“This week is mental health week, so I’m surprised to be receiving lots of negative comments about Farouk’s hair,” Bonnie wrote in May last year.

“Farouk’s hair is a God given part of him and he will not be cutting it to appease anyone, just as he does not keep it long at my request either.”

Further, she says that a number of schools forbid the students from wearing locks and dreadlocks because they are considered racist.

She says that her son’s hair is part of who he is and that many of the schools’ regulations need to be outlawed.

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If you see a man with one painted fingernail, here’s what it means

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When Elliot Costello and a group of other people visited Cambodia, he had an encounter with a young girl named Thea.

Little did Elliot know that this encounter would have an impact so profound on him that it would help start a movement whose goal is to end sexual abuse against children.

Namely, Thea always had nail polish on her tiny nails. One day, as she and Elliot chatted, she asked to paint one of his nails. He agreed and was happy to speak to the chatty girl, but he then learned that she was once a victim of sexual abuse.

“As she painted one of my nails, I assured her I would always keep it that way to remember her, and by extension, her suffering,” Elliot said.

This motivated Elliot to try and make positive change among men so that less and less children fall victims of sexual abuse.

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That is when he came up with the movement called #PolishedMan where men put nail polish on one of their nails. That one nail represents the one in five children who will be victims of sexual violence.

Polished Man works towards ending sexual violence against children. According to the organization, “being a Polished Man means challenging violent behavior and language, both locally and globally.”

Elliot believes that since men are responsible for 96% of this type of violence against children globally, they should be catalyst for change if we are ever to see an end to the abuse of innocent children.

The goal with the painted nail isn’t just to remind people of the number of children who are abused every single day, but to serve as a conversation starter about this reality, leading to new ideas about prevention. He also hopes that people will start donating to “support educational programs and resources for child survivors of abuse,” as per APlus.

We hope that more men, including celebrities would be willing to join this movement.

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