The stories behind the three rings Kate Middleton wears on her wedding finger

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Monica Pop
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Not only she will be a much loved and appreciated queen one day, but she is also a fashion icon who takes our breath away whenever she appears in public. Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, has adopted a distinctive style. She’s both elegant and casual, depending on the occasion.

This year, Kate and William celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary and shared beautiful photos of themselves which show that the two are very much in love with one another as day one. They also treated the public with a family video which features them doing fun stuff, such as toasting marshmallows over an open fire.

The couple started dating while they were both attending St Andrews University in Scotland. At one point, they split and Kate got the nickname “Waity Katy” by the media, but that didn’t last long as William called her shortly after and asked her to get back to him.

William proposed to Kate in in 2010, while on a trip to Kenya, with his late mother’s engagement ring. The beautiful piece of jewelry is a 12-carat sapphire sparkler with 14 solitaire diamonds surrounding it. In fact, it was Harry who believed Kate should have that ring which holds a very special place in both brothers’ hearts.

According to late Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrel, Prince Charles let William and Harry choose a piece each from their mother’s personal jewelry collection. William picked a golden Cartier watch, and Harry got to have the engagement ring, which was designed by Garrard & Co back in 1981.

Later, when William told his brother he wanted to propose to Kate, Harry offered him the ring because “then one day that ring will be sat on the throne of England,” according to Burrel.

This ring, however, isn’t the only one that Kate wears. Her wedding ring, made from a special nugget of gold from the Clogau St David’s mine at Bontddu in North Wales, is also on her finger, as well as an Eclipse Diamond Eternity ring by Annoushka which is believed to be given to her after the birth of Prince George in 2013.

Of course, being Prince William’s wife, Kate is allowed to use jewelry from the Queen’s collection, including the tiaras.

Recently, she has been spotted wearing a diamond daisy-shaped necklace from Asprey, probably an anniversary gift from William.

Kate often wears outfits she has had for many years and that speaks that although she will be a queen one day, she is a very grounded person that we all love very much.

Some towns in US fight against bullying by introducing a fine for parents whose kids bully others

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Maryane
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Every educational institution should be a safe place where our kids learn new things and are taught how to become good people who will be a valuable part of the society.

What these institutions should never be are places where children feel vulnerable. Sadly, bullying is present among children of any age and with the increase of technology and social networking sites, it only increases to the extent that schools are no longer capable to cope with. 

The fact is that if someone young is a victim of bullying, their self-esteem decreases and it may lead to severe physical and emotional problems later in life. That is why it has to be prevented on time. 

Shawano, Wisconsin Rapids, and Plovin which are all towns in the state of Wisconsin have found a way to stop bullying among school student. The measures they have undertaken may look way too severe to some, but they are determined to create a normal and friendly environment for each student that attends their schools. 

Namely, the parents of the kids that will be caught bullying others will face fines as low as $313. 

These towns came up with this rule as the result of the uncontrollable trend of bullying that affects many students. 

They are convinced that this measure will make parents be more strict and spend more time teaching their kids right from wrong. 

When a kid is seen treating others with disrespect, the police department will send his or her parents a warning, and if the bullying continues, they will have to pay the fine. The towns believe that when they are forced to pay that much money, the parents will make sure their kids don’t hurt others in any way again. 

However, if paying the fine doesn’t give the expected results, it will increase to $366 for the second time the kid bullies others and will get to $681 every other time. This is a high amount of money that no parent will be willing to pay so they will likely make their children behave properly and treat others with ultimate respect. 

The chief of the Shawano Police Department speaks of this rule saying, “This isn’t generated towards the kids being kids, some playground banter. This is the person that is meticulously using social media or saying things that are vulgar in an attempt to hurt, discredit, and really demean a person.”

This measure proved to be very effective as it was reported that the cases of bullying in the town on Plovin decreased significantly even before any fines were issued.

We believe that bullying is very serious and has to be treated as such as it affects the life of many students in the most negative way. When we think of all those cases where victims of bullying took their own life unable to put up with how they were treated by their classmates and peers, we support this rule and we strongly believe it should be implemented in each and every town across the U.S.

Queen Elizabeth to “fade away gracefully” after Prince Philip’s passing as Prince Charles takes on bigger role in the Family

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Monica Pop
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Days have passed after Prince Philip’s passing and the Queen is back to her royal duties. However, as she celebrated her 95th birthday, it looks like she’s ready to give her son Charles, the future king, more freedom of making decisions regarding the family.

With her husband of 73 years no longer by her side, Queen Elizabeth is doing her best to cope with her pain. Members of her family are by her side and she’s also spending time with her corgis who help her overcome her grief. “She does not like seeing her dogs suffer and she knows that sometimes putting a dog down is the kindest course of action – although that doesn’t make her loss any less,” a source told the Daily Mail.

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On her birthday, which she celebrated with scaled-down event, she expressed her gratitude to the well-wishers as well as those who reached to her after her husband’s passing to offer their condolences.

I have, on the occasion of my 95th birthday today, received many messages of good wishes, which I very much appreciate.

While as a family we are in a period of great sadness, it has been a comfort to us all to see and to hear the tributes paid to my husband, from those within the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and around the world.

My family and I would like to thank you for all the support and kindness shown to us in recent days. We have been deeply touched, and continue to be reminded that Philip had such an extraordinary impact on countless people throughout his life.

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She also took the time to personally thank everyone who paid tribute to Prince Philip. She sent cards with the photo of the Duke and a heartwarming message which said:

“In memory of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I send you my sincere thanks for your kind words of sympathy on the death of my husband.”

Throughout the years, The Queen served her people and the country impeccably. And now, royal experts believe that she will “fade away,” and give more space to Charles and William in terms of decisions about leading the country.

A source told People in April: “Her family will step up and be by her side, but she will carry on. She understands that she has a job to do, and [Philip] would have wanted her to crack on. [The Queen] did do so when he retired from public life.

“She will never abdicate because of duty and honor and public service is so deep in her, as it was for him.”

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Royal expert Angela Levin believes that Prince Charles will start appear more in public as he’s trying to get his way. “In fact, she will be grateful for him to be taking over in making I imagine quite big decisions on behalf of the royal family,” Levin told Express.

According to former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt, Queen Elizabeth will retract from the spotlight and will likely attend meetings at Buckingham Palace just two days a week only, and leave the receptions, the garden parties, and other events to Prince Charles to host.

“Fundamentally, the queen will fade away gracefully,” Hunt told New York Times.

“Covid has helped in the sense that it has accelerated what any sensible 95-year-old woman would want to do, which is not stand on your feet all day long.”

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Once on the throne, experts believe that Prince Charles will make fundamental changes regarding the roles the members of the royal family have at the time. “Prince Charles has wanted for a very long time to cut the monarchy down to save costs and to make people be worth the money that they got from the taxpayer,” a royal expert revealed on TalkRADIO.

Many share this opinion and believe it will be Harry and Meghan that Charles will “ditch” first after he becomes a king.

Utah woman who had no idea she was pregnant gives birth on flight to Hawaii

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Monica Pop
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If you have ever seen the TLC show I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, I am sure you couldn’t help but wonder if those stories were real or made-up. The truth is that this can happen even more often than one can ever imagine.

A few days ago, a mother, who had no idea she was carrying a child, gave birth shortly after she boarded on a plane. The story took the Internet by storm, to say the least, and many are left in awe of how this is even possible.

The happy and very surprised mother, Lavinia Mounga from Utah, was traveling to Hawaii on Wednesday when she started experiencing contractions.

The once-in-a-lifetime “incident” went viral after one of the passengers, a woman named Julia Hansen, took to TikTok to announce the pretty much unexpected birth with a clip and the caption: “A baby was just born on this plane.” She later added: “To those wondering how she was able to fly in her third trimester, I sat next to her dad on the plane and he said they didn’t even know she was pregnant.”

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Lani Bamfield, a nurse from Kansas City, who helped deliver the baby shared her impressions. “If anyone would like to know how our trip to Hawaii is going… here’s how it started,” she wrote on Facebook.

‘We delivered a 26-27 weeker in the airplane bathroom, in the middle of the ocean, with three NICU nurses, a Physicians assistant, and a family medicine doctor we were able to make it THREE HOURS before we could finally land but the baby and mom did great.

“God was definitely with us up there.”

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The mother and her baby, whom she named Raymond Kaimana Wade Kobe Lavaki Mounga, are doing perfectly fine. The mom has been discharged and her newborn son is still in the NICU because he was born prematurely.

The mom wrote that she was “overwhelmed in the best way,” and the baby’s father, Ethan Magalei, didn’t feel any less exited. He called his bundle of joy a “miracle.”

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Delta Airlines also spoke of the miraculous birth and a spokesperson for the company said: “The safety of our crew and customers is our top priority. Our crews are well trained to manage a number of on board medical scenarios. Every aircraft is equipped with medical equipment and crews have access to expert counsel during flight when an issue occurs.”

We congratulate the family on their new addition and wish them all the best in the years that follow.

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Dad surrounded by a group of soldiers at Chik-Fil-A jumps into action with desperate plea

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Monica Pop
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Do you ever wonder how good parenting works? Well, I guess the most logical answer would be by setting examples and encouraging our little ones to follow them. This is exactly what one generous man did when he found himself surrounded by a group of military members.

Brothers Jonathan and Stephen Full were enjoying their meal together with their children when a group of soldiers entered the Chik-Fil-A restaurant. Jonathan knew this encounter would be the perfect opportunity for him to fulfill one of his dreams and at the same time teach his son a valuable lesson.

Having deep respect for everything these brave men and women do for the safety of our country, Jonathan was always looking forward to the chance of buying a soldier a meal. Now he got to do it not once, but multiple times. He told WTVD:

“It’s always been on my mind to pay for some military members’ meals when I get the chance. It just hit me real good in my heart to do it then. And it just happened.”

He decided to pay for the lunch of every member of the military that entered the place that day.

“Man is there a bus dropped off somewhere? Did we just hit the motherload here? What felt moving through my heart is I didn’t care if 200 more showed. I was still going to buy the meal.”

At the end, near a dozen meals were on Jonathan and he felt blessed he was given this opportunity to show these people how much he respected their sacrifice.

Stephen took some photos of this inspiring act and shared them online, writing how proud he was of his younger brother.

“As he paid for their meals, in remembrance of our late brother Joshua who suffered mentally from severe PTSD, he asked them to reach out to anyone they knew with PTSD and try their best to get them the help they needed. We thanked them for their service and left. Taught our boys to take care of the people that take care of us.”

Sadly, PTSD is likely to affect many members of the military, and Stephen wanted to raise awareness regarding the severity and the consequences of this condition.

People say how Jonathan’s act made him their hero. They all agree how every American should treat the military men and women with such respect. As for Jonathan’s son, he was a bit worried that all the food would be gone.

“What are ya crazy!? There’s not going to be any food left!”

He continued eating his chicken nuggets unaware that his daddy was now a local hero who inspired many to be more generous.

Baby born with white patch of hair is winning the internet

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Monica Pop
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Genetics plays a huge part in who we are, and that’s not only true for our character and certain traits and behaviors we express, but our looks as well. We inherit a lot of things from our moms and dads, and ever other family members, and sometimes those features are what makes us unique, as well as different from the rest of the people.

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The family of baby girl MilliAnna has a distinguishing “trademark” that seems to run in their genes and is passed on from generation to generation.

Sweet MilliAnna and her mother Brianna Worthy are just two of the four generations of women in the family who have a white streak in their hair and that makes them truly special. Their photos have captured the hearts of many who say they are the cutest mother-daughter duo ever.

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Even before Millianna was born, her mother somehow knew she would inherit that special mark, and her intuition didn’t lie to her. Needless to say, this mother from South Carolina is very happy she and her baby girl have the same hair. That white streak above Millianna’s forehead looks very cool and stylish.

Science says this condition is known as poliosis and is a result of a lack of pigment. Many times, this condition appears along with vitiligo.

Brianna’s mom Jennifer and grandma Jaonne have the same mark. Jaonne was adopted as a little girl so she doesn’t know whether her biological mom had it as well.

When she was little Brianna was often teased because of her white patch of hair and her friends even called her skunk, but as time passed by, she didn’t only learn how to live with her uniqueness, but also embraced it and is proud of it.

She is glad her baby daughter is nicely accepted by everyone and that most people say she’s beyond cute, especially when they see the duo together.

Speaking to The Daily Mail, Brianna said, “The majority of the time I welcome the polite comments and don’t mind answering the many questions, but honestly, it can be overwhelming at times. When I’m in a rush and just trying to do what I need and keep going.”

Take a look at the video of MilliAnna and Brianna below and share it with your friends if you think this sweet little girl is beyond beautiful.

Mom doesn’t want adopted son after she has children on her own so she gives him away

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Maryane
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It looks like some individuals’ cruelty has no boundaries and it makes us question our faith in humanity.

When he was just five years old, little Dmitri Stewart was adopted from an orphanage near Moscow, Russia, and was brought to the U.S. But the American dream turned into a nightmare for this boy.

When he turned 13, his adoptive mother, Victoria got pregnant and she and her husband Billy believed Dmitri was just a burden now they were about to have children on their own.

What they decided to do will chill your blood. They took to the Internet to find him new parents. These vicious people gave Dmitri away to a complete stranger they chatted with online.

Sadly, the person Dmitri ended up with was a woman named Nicole Eason who was engaged to a pedophile. She lived in a run-down shack she claimed was a home school. The worst part of all was that she wasn’t allowed to have any more children as her own were taken away from her by the social services. 

Luckily for Dmitri, a neighbor got concerned for him and alerted the authorities who took him from Eason. 

When they learned of Dmitri’s ordeal, people were horrified because of the way he was dumped by his adoptive parents. Children swap was something real and it terrified the whole country.

Thankfully, Dmitri was able to continue with his life. He’s now 20 years old and wants his story heard. 

Late Lady Di “visibly blushed” while dancing with Neil Diamond at White House dinner

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Monica Pop
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This year will mark what would have been the 60th birthday of the princess who stole millions of hearts and influenced a great number of people with her heart of gold, late Lady Di.

The People’s Princess lost her life after she and her partner Dodi Fayed, the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, together with her driver and her bodyguard, got involved in a car accident. According to reports, they were speeding in order to escape the paparazzi, and that lead them to death.

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Even years after the tragedy, her people have not forgotten their Princess whose legacy leaves on.

The statue of this incredible woman will be unveiled on July 1. Her sons, Prince William and prince Harry, are expected to attend the significant event, if Harry doesn’t come up with a “convenient excuse” as reported by some royal experts.

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Today, when we remember the late Princess, we can’t help but recall the iconic night at The White House and the dinner hosted in her and Prince Charles’ honor by then-president Ronald Reagan and the first lady Nancy Reagan.

Just recently, actor John Travolta spoke of the special moment he shared with Princess Diana on that night back in 1985 and described it as a “fairytale.”

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However, the Grease star wasn’t the only person who had the honor to share the dance floor with Lady Di. She danced with President Reagan, Tom Seleck, and Clint Eastwood as well. Speaking of that night, actor Seleck told Daily Mail: “I was so nervous I couldn’t think of anything sensible to say. It remains one of my great regrets – I danced with Princess Diana and couldn’t say a damn interesting thing to her the whole time.”

“At least I wasn’t quite as uncomfortable as Clint Eastwood. He went next and was really out of his safety zone!” he added.

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But according to Pete Souza, the official White House photographer during the Reagan administration, it was singer Neil Diamond who made the Princess blush.

Souza recalled that Diamond was singing You Don’t Bring Me Flowers when he started dancing with Diana. “The one rock-solid remembrance I have is that Diana was visibly blushing when she danced with Neil,” Souza said.

The photographer commented how the Princess’ face was even more obviously red in person than on the photographs and added that Diana didn’t dance with her husband that night.

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