Inside King Charles and Camilla’s ‘Tampongate’ and how they made it through

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The Royal family has been through so much over the years. One particular thing that shook the monarchy to the core was the leaked affair between then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. At the time the entire country learned of their relationship, they were both married to other people.

The wide public condemned their affair, as they believed it was Camilla who was to be blamed for the failed marriage between the heir to the throne and Lady Di, the princess who captured millions of hearts, not only of Britons but people from all over the world.

Speaking of the troubles in her marriage and the reasons for its failure, Diana told Martin Bashir during a televised interview, “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”

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The love between Charles and Camilla, which started before he even met Diana, is a genuine one, and that is apparent.

Royal author Penny Junior claimed that Charles was aware he wasn’t in love with his future wife Diana, but it was already too late for him to call off the wedding.

“Charles was not convinced he was doing the right thing in marrying Diana but there was no way out and, bolstered by the hope that things would be different once they were married, he put a brave face on it,” she wrote, as reported by the Mirror.

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Why many turn back to this turbulent period for the Royal Family is the series Crown, which is currently in its fifth season.

It was in 1992 that Charles and late Princess Diana confirmed they were getting a divorce. The reason was, of course, Charles’ infidelity. The couple’s divorce was finalized in 1996.

In December 1989, an event that confirmed Charles and Camilla’s affair took place.

Namely, a full transcript of a telephone call between the then-future King and Camilla was published by the press. It revealed intimate and sexual exchange between the two.

Apparently, the person who recorded it has kept it private for years.

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According to former Daily Mirror editor Richard Stott, the Merseyside resident that had recorded the phone call had had “a few pints of lager and a curry and decided he would test out his latest gadget, an electronic homing device that picks up Cellnet signals.” The phone call was “picked up” by accident.

He only decided to sell it to the media after a recorded call between Diana and her friend – known as the Squidygate – was published. Allegedly, the recording of Charles and Camilla’s phone call was sold for around £30,000 to the Daily Mirror.

Before it was published in details, the paper put a headline which read, “Charles’s Secret Bedtime Phone Call.”

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The intimate conversation was dubbed “Tampongate” because it included a tampon reference.

Part of the call is below.

Charles: Oh, stop! I want to feel my way along you, all over you and up and down you and in and out.

Camilla: Oh!

Charles: Particularly in and out.

Camilla: Oh, that’s just what I need at the moment.

Charles: Is it?

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Charles: What about me? The trouble is I need you several times a week.

Camilla: Mmmm, so do I. I need you all the week. All the time.

Charles: Oh, God. I’ll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!

Camilla: (Laughing) What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers? (Both laugh). Oh, you’re going to come back as a pair of knickers.

Charles: Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck! (Laughs)

Camilla: You are a complete idiot! (Laughs) Oh, what a wonderful idea.

Charles: My luck to be chucked down the lavatory and go on and on forever swirling round on the top, never going down.

Camilla: (Laughing) Oh, Darling!

Charles: Until the next one comes through.

Camilla: Oh, perhaps you could come back as a box.

Charles: What sort of box?

Camilla: A box of Tampax, so you could just keep going.

Charles: That’s true.

Camilla: Repeating yourself…(Laughing) Oh, darling, I just want you now.

Charles: Do you?

Camilla: Mmmmm

Charles: So do I!

Camilla: Desperately, desperately.

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As expected, neither the Queen nor the Britons were glad that their future King cheated on Diana, whom they all loved dearly. Charles, however, claimed that he only engaged in the affair after things between and Lady Di were “irretrievably broken down, us both having tried.”

Fast forward to this very day, Charles is the King of Britain and Camilla is Queen Consort.

Over the years, the people of Britain learned to love Camilla and her reputation has been growing.

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The two are now the head of the country and are still happily married.

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Many know her as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife – but she’s a famous Hollywood actress

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Cheryl Hines is one of those actresses who age like a fine vine. Best known for portraying the role of Larry David’s wife, Cheryl, on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hines got herself a place under the Hollywood sky.

However, nothing was ever given to her on a plate, but she fought hard to get to where she is today.

Hines’ family was middle-class, yet she and her siblings were all expected to attend college.

Her charm and whit helped her land some minor roles which later led to greater things.

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Once she graduated from university, Hines decided to purse acting career so she soon found herself in Los Angeles. As she tried to make a name for herself, the Tallahassee-born actress completed an unpaid intern going through headshots.

Sadly, she soon realized that the place where dreams are made, Hollywood, wasn’t what she expected it to be. Hines recalled that a female boss once told her that she needed to go under the knife and get bigger boobs if she wanted to succeed, but Hines wasn’t ready to pay that price for the sake of landing roles.

“At that time, I hadn’t even thought about it — and it did not seem like it was necessary,” she said. “I went home and started thinking about all the actresses that I really admired and whether breast size had anything to do with it. Like: ‘Goldie Hawn doesn’t have big ones,’” Cheryl told Yahoo.

Before landing her breakthrough role, Hines wasn’t a famous name. At that point, she only did some minor roles and made guest appearances, but then Larry David wanted someone “unknown” to be his TV wife and Hines fit just perfectly although at the time she had no idea who David was.

”I said well how old is that guy? Isn’t he … old?” she recalled before meeting David.

Hines has been part of a number of films and shows, including the road comedy RV where she starred opposite late Robin Williams whom, like many of us, she loved for his generosity and kindness.

Hines has been married twice. She and her first husband, Paul Young, married in 2002 but split around seven something years later. They share a daughter together.

Today, Hines is married environmental lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr., late President Kennedy’s nephew.

Hines and Kennedy were introduced to each other by Larry David.

”He introduced us — just because we were at the same event,” Hines said in a podcast and continued,”But then later Larry was like, ‘That’s a terrible idea. No, no, no — don’t get involved.’ Cut to we’ve been married for eight years”.

Further, Hines starred in the ABC sitcom Suburgatory which ran for three seasons. In one of the episodes, while she portrayed Dallas Royce, Hines wore a silicone forehead, cheeks, and lips for the sake of a comedy effect. Luckily, she turned to her old self once the shooting of the episode was done.

Hines, 57, has also tried herself as a director.

She is both successful and beautiful, a perfect combination.

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This is what it means when you see someone wearing these shoes

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In a world that is crowded and fast-pacing, visually impaired people experience hardship with mobility. Luckily, thanks to the technological advancement, these people’s lives are significantly enhanced.

Now, except for a cane or a service dog that helps them navigate around, visually impaired people can use newest high-tech option provided to them by Austrian based company named Tech-Innovation.

This company has created shoes with a built-in sensor that alerts visually impaired people, via vibration or sound, when an obstacle is detected.

The product, named InnoMake, have the sensors react when an obstacle is detected at the maximum distance of four meters and minimum distance of half a meter. The sensor fits into a special slot within the shoes and comes with a rechargeable battery which lasts up to a week before it need to be recharged. It only takes three hours for the battery to get fully charged.

The shoes and the sensor come with an app which is free of charge. The users can adjust plenty of settings through it, such as how far away from objects they need to be before they get alerted.

If you wonder what happens when the weather is rainy or snowing, the creators thought of it and made the sensor water-resistant. If users opt to use the intelligent mode, the sensor would get deactivated whenever they are seated and would again activate when it senses movement.

There are several shops around Austria which let users try the shoes on before they buy them.

This innovation truly is a life-changing one.

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‘Crocodile Dundee’ star says he’s ‘held together by string’ after health struggles

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Actor Paul Hogan, who gained a celeb status thanks to the comedy Crocodile Dundee for which he wrote the screenplay and played the main character, has opened up of his health struggles.

The native Australian, now 83, appeared on the Australian TV program A Current Affair and shared with his fans that he has been diagnosed with an inflammatory condition known as retroperitoneal fibrosis in which abnormal formation of fiber-like tissue (fibrosis) occurs behind the membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen.

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In Hogan’s case, the growth on his abdominal aorta pressed on his kidney and caused him troubles.

“I had a kidney complaint and the treatment was worse than the disease and it sort of shriveled me,” Hogan told Sunrise in an interview on Tuesday, November 22. “But my strength is back,” he added after he confessed that he lost his body fat and his muscles became “thinner and thinner.”

“The muscles all shrank and the strength has come back, but it left me feeble,” Hogan told host Tracy Grimshaw. “I’m now in the business of trying to put a bit of fat on… because you feel the cold too much when you’ve got no body fat,” he added.

Being in his 80s, Hogan says he’s past his famous physique of his younger years and he now even experiences difficulties opening a jar and is “held together by string.”

“Turning 80 is not for sissies because things start to fall apart,” the actor said.

Further, he confessed that his health condition makes him homesick and he feels like returning to his native Australia.

“I’m not in the place I’m meant to be, but I’m not allowed to complain about anything,” he said.

“I’ve had such a gifted life. I’ve had so many wonderful things happen to me without deserving them so I shouldn’t complain but, yeah, ideally I’d rather be back in Sydney because I miss the rest of my family there.”

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Hogan is a Golden Globe recipient.

He has only been married once to actress Linda Kozlowski who co-starred alongside him in Crocodile Dundee. The couple divorced in 2014 and they share a son together.

Linda moved on to marry Moulay Hafid Baba, a tour guide she met during a trip to Morocco. The two are now co-owners of a Marrakesh-based luxury travelling business, Dream My Destiny.

Speaking of the divorce, Hogan said, “She got sick of living in the shadow. She was ‘Crocodile Dundee’s wife’ and not herself.”

We wish Paul Hogan only the best life brings and we hope he gets better as soon as possible.

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Newborn with Brittle Bone Disease diagnosis defies all odds to become family’s little ‘fighter’

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Every expectant mother hopes that her bundle of joy would be born healthy. But sadly, sometimes things take wturn for the worse and complications arise.

When she learned she was going to become a mother for the first time, a woman named Cheyenne Potts were overjoyed. Her pregnancy seemed to be a normal one until doctors came with news no parent wants to hear. Her unborn son didn’t seem to be developing as expected and doctors advised her to terminate the pregnancy.

After thoughtful consideration, Cheyenne and her husband Michael decided to give their son a fighting chance despite they were told he was was “broken and breaking.”

Luckily, they made the right decision.

Sharing their son’s life story, the parents told Love What Matters that despite the odds and the doctors’ words that little Leo won’t live past a week in case he’s born alive, he’s now a year old and thriving.

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“Our little man, Leo, has a disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta… brittle bone disease,” his grandmother told Love What Matters.

Days after he was welcomed into the world, Leo’s mom and dad started preparing for his funeral, but then they decided not to do that and act as if doctors were wrong.

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”But then we decided to do our best to plan as though the doctors were wrong. Talk amongst ourselves about what life with Leo might be like. We spent the next 4 months in this manner,” Leo’s grandma said.

As Leo was born shortly before Christmas, the family made many preparations as they believed it would be the baby boy’s first and last Christmas. Luckily, they were wrong.

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“… [A]t this time the doctors still all agree Leo would not live beyond a week, and that week would be one of pain,” his grandma wrote.

Although he was born weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces, he proved to be the biggest fighter there is.

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“Crying, alive, and doing it on his own! The doctors were wrong,” wrote his grandmother. “Was he perfect? No, he was perfectly imperfect, and he was HERE. Alive, and a fighter. That day, Leo began to show the world that he would write his own book.

“Today, 6 months later, Leo is still holding the pen…” the family said at the time Leo turned 6 months old.

Right after his birth, Leo spent 6 days at Stallman NICU before he was transferred to the Children’s NICU where he stayed for 8 days before he was released from hospital.

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“We were asked about moments that stand out to us, and to be honest, I can’t think of just a few things that stand out,” “He is an amazingly happy spirit and we see him touch and inspire people everywhere he goes. His family, most of all.”

Although there have been many ups and downs, the family is grateful for each moment they get to spend with Leo.

Le is now the best big brother anyone could wish for and he continues to beat the odds with each passing day.

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Bride wears grandma’s wedding dress from 1961 that she stored in a garbage bag

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The wedding day is the day most girls dream of their entire life. On that special day, everything needs to be picture perfect, including the wedding gown, the matching bridesmaids dresses, and a photographer that’s sure to capture images worthy of the greatest Instagram captions. 

Now when it comes to the wedding gown, most brides-to-be have an idea of what it needs to look like, and a young woman named Allie Livingwater wasn’t an exception.

Ever since she and her loved one talked about getting married, Allie knew what her wedding gown would be like because she has seen it before, it was her grandmother’s wedding.

She and her grandma have been very close. In fact, when her grandfather died, before Allie was even born, the family moved in with the grandmother so that she wouldn’t live alone.

Wearing her loving grandma’s wedding dress wasn’t just a gesture honoring the elderly lady who meant the world to Ally, but a way for this bride to feel closer to her late grandfather.

The grandma kept her dressed stored in a garbage bag because she never thought someone else would ever wear it. So when she saw her granddaughter, she was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn’t contain her tears of joy from running down her face.

Allie even posted side by side photos of herself and her beloved grandma on their wedding days.

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Reason why Prince Louis doesn’t eat Christmas lunch with other royals, explained

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The first thing that comes to mind when it comes to the British royalty is the word tradition. No matter how much time passes by, there are some things that never change within the monarchy, and one of them is how they celebrate Christmas.

Sadly, this year would be the first without Queen Elizabeth hosting the traditional dinner at the Sandringham House Estate in Norfolk.

Instead, it would be King Charles whose speech the nation would be looking forward to, as they did with his late mother.

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Late Queen Elizabeth wanted to keep things simple, and contrary to the belief that the estate was overly decorated for the holiday season, that wasn’t the case. Instead, the Queen used to place several Christmas trees around the house at Sandringham, most of which were real, and a big artificial one in the center of the living room which she had owned for over 30 years.

“The Queen is not lavish, so the décor is minimal,” the Queen’s former chef, Darren McGrady, told Good Housekeeping in 2016.

“The royal family has a large Christmas tree and a large silver artificial tree in the dining room, which is about 30 years old.”

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The Prince and Princess of Wales love spending Christmas with the family and they believe it is important that their children experience the holiday magic in a way all of their school pals do, by gathering together, having dinner, and exchanging Christmas gifts.

This year, however, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and the youngest child of William and Kate won’t be spending the entire holiday season with their grandpa, the King.

According to royal expert Jeremy Archer, William and Kate are looking to stay at Sandringham for Christmas but then travel to Berkshire to spend New Year’s Eve with Kate’s parents.

“It is going to be different, but Christmas at Sandringham works well for the family,” Archer told OK!.

“Unlike Windsor and Buckingham Palace, it’s a sporting venue and fits in well with their traditional Boxing Day shoot. In addition, the Prince of Wales has his house, Anmer Hall, quite close by, so it wouldn’t inconvenience him and Kate.”

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Jennie Bond, another royal expert, believes that William and Kate will leave the estate after the significant Christmas celebration would be over.

“The younger generation might want to do their own thing for at least part of the time,” she said. “So they may just have Christmas lunch [at Sandringham].

“I think the King’s Christmas plans might be up in the air a bit. The younger royals will probably want to spend time with their own families, so I think the two or three-day celebrations of the past may, indeed, be a thing of the past. While I imagine there will be a gathering at Sandringham, whether it will be quite as extended as it used to be with the Queen and with quite as many people, I’m not sure.”

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In a 2019 podcast interview, Mike Tindall, the husband of King Charles’ niece Zara spoke how the sitting for the Christmas dinner is arranged. Among the rest, he explained that the children don’t eat on the same table with the grownups. In fact, they are not even in the same room but have their own Christmas meal, and that means George, Charlotte, and even Louis won’t be having their dinner with their mom and dad.

They will, however, spend time with their cousins and younger relatives, including Tindall’s children, Mia, Lena, and Lucas.

We wish the royals a very Merry Christmas.

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Prince William attends wedding of ex-girlfriend Rose Farquhar – Inside their brief romance

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With their new titles, those of Prince and Princess of Wales, bigger responsibilities came for William and Kate.

The couple have their hands full, especially around the Christmas holidays when the entire family gathers together, this year for the first time ever with King Charles as the host of the celebration.

Today, William and Kate share three beautiful children together and their love story dates back to when they were both students at the prestigious University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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Speaking of the time the two met for the first time through mutual friends, Kate recalled: “I actually went bright red when I met you and scuttled off feeling very shy about meeting you.

“William wasn’t there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn’t there from Fresher’s Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other.”

According to the documentary The Day Will and Kate Got Married which aired in April 2021, the two were just good friends at the beginning but one night changed it all. During a student fashion show, Kate wore a sheer dress that wooed the Prince, and the rest is history.

“A switch had been flicked, he suddenly saw her in a different light, and I really believe that was the turning point in their relationship,” Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, Katie Nicholl, said in the documentary.

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A reported by The Telegraph, Prince William said: “We were friends for over a year first and it just sort of blossomed from then on. We just spent more time with each other and had a good giggle, and realized we shared the same interests.”

As they started dating, all eyes were on them, but then in 2007, they suddenly split.

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There were plenty of rumors surrounding the reason for their breakup, with some claiming how Camilla believed Kate wasn’t suitable for William because despite their wealth, Kate’s parents were commoners.

Fast forward, the two reunited and married and are still together.

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Before meeting Kate, William dated someone else, a girl named Rose Farquhar. The two were a thing while at Eton College, after which they both went separate ways. Rose’s father, Captain Ian Farquhar, was close with the royals and served as one of the Queen Mother’s assistants.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl described William and Rose’s relationship as “an innocent, tender romance.”

This Saturday, William was invited to Rose’s wedding which he gladly attended.

According to People, William wore a tuxedo to the wedding and kept a low profile.

“It was a magical winter wedding in the snow,” the source said. “The bride and groom left in a tunnel of guests with sparklers in the dark before leaving in the back of a vintage Land Rover. The Cotswolds are so beautiful in the snow!”

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Rose works with development at Belvoir Castle and has pursued a music career. She appeared on The Sound of Music and The Voice.

“I have sung since I was a little girl, singing really makes me tick,” she told Mirror.

William attended the wedding without Kate and a source shared that he met Rupert Finch there, his wife’s ex-boyfriend who she dated before meeting William.

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