Kate Middleton: the touching message of support received by an 8-year-old girl

After being saddened by the news of her cancer, Kate Middleton received many messages of support, including a particularly touching wink.

Kate Middleton can count on the support of a faithful friend aged eight years: Mila Sneddon. The story of friendship between the two women began in 2020 when the photo of a young girl, suffering from leukemia, stuck at home during the Covid-19 crisis created a buzz. An image that moved the Princess of Wales who wanted to meet the young Scottish girl. Their first meeting took place in the tea room at Holyroodhouse. Kate then wore a pink outfit, little Mila's favorite color. An interview preceding the invitation of the little girl by the wife of Prince William to attend and read a prayer during the Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey.

Kate Middleton, attached to the story of this little Scottish girl, had also made a point of sending a handwritten letter to Mila Sneddon, two years ago, when she had entered the remission stage.

A PARTICULARLY TOUCHING MESSAGE

Faced with the support received at the time, the young girl in turn wanted to provide hers to the Princess of Wales following the announcement of her cancer, this Friday March 22. “You will be courageous because I was and you will fight like I did,” said the young girl in her message, saddened by the news.

The girl's mother told the Sunday Mirror: “We were out shopping when we heard the news. Mila turned to me and said she wanted to send Kate a card. Mila will therefore make contact in her own way. »

Inspiration: Taylor Swift Easter Baskets

For people having a Swiftie in the family, a perfect way  to add extra fun to the Easter holiday is creating a Taylor Swift Easter basket theme. From cozy slippers and fun fashion accessories to activity books, there’s something for fans of every age. 

Our advice: Use this Taylor Swift Easter basket filler gift guide to inspire your shopping this spring.

Eras Tour Friendship Bracelets

This set of adorable stacking Eras Tour friendship bracelets showcases one design for all of Taylor Swift’s albums featured in her most recent concerts. Your little Swifties can show off their favorite eras or trade with friends. The stone beads and braided design stand up to frequent wear, and each bracelet stretches for a more comfortable fit. Each set comes with 11 bracelets, which are perfectly sized to fill plastic Easter eggs for your child’s basket.

Taylor Swift Photo Bookmarks

This is a second opportunity. Inspire your Swiftie’s love of reading with these Taylor Swift photo bookmarks. Images of the pop star add a fun look to each one, and long tassels make it easy to mark any spot in a favorite book. They come in a set of five, so they can be spread out in an Easter basket between eggs and other trinkets. Each bookmark measures 6 inches x 2 inches to fit perfectly in paperbacks or hardcover books, plus they’re cute enough to use as locker decorations. If you are gifting books for Easter, this set makes a perfect companion gift!

Taylor Swift will ejoy childhood on Easter

Taylor Swift may be about 34 years old, but she can also revert to childhood very quickly. 

NEXT Sunday, March 31, she probably will be with her boyfriend Travis Kelce or will celebrate Easter Easter but with her family. The opportunity for the singer of 'Shake It Off' and 'Blank Space' to remember a big egg hunt and descovering colors

Searching for chocolate eggs in the garden, is an important tradition for many families.

Crazy egg hunt for Taylor Swift

Even at 34, the star of Shake It Off and Blank Space wouldn't miss this moment with his loved ones for anything. And when she looks for the eggs, the pretty blonde doesn't do things by halves. 

For sure, she will run and look in all directions to collect as many chocolate eggs as possible but above all to beat her brother, Austin, 32 years old.  Many times, Taylor Swift even grabs the younger brother to destabilize him. 

To believe that the pop star has really enjoy to return to childhood!

“Is this a joke!?” : big hiccup for Taylor Swift concerts in Paris

On May 9, Taylor Swift will launch the European part of her record-breaking tour "The Eras Tour". 

Cocorico, it is at Paris La Défense Arena that the pop superstar will set down for four exceptional concerts until May 12. A real event since it is his first real show in France, excluding special events, since a Zénith in 2011! The wait is high since these will also be his first dates after the release of his new album "The Tortured Poets Department", expected on April 19. And fans are all asking the question: will Taylor Swift add a part dedicated to this new record to this concert which already lasts 3 hours 20 minutes? It is on the evening of May 9 that the 40,000 precious ticket holders will discover it.

“Pecress!!!”

The arrival of Taylor Swift in France is such an event that it generates some bad news. Starting with the price of hotels, which explodes in every city it passes through. In Lyon, where she will give two concerts at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon on June 2 and 3, hotel professionals have increased the price of a night by 54%! In Paris, another disappointment awaits the Parisian public. Indeed, a branch of the RER A will be interrupted from May 8 to 12, at the exact moment when Taylor Swift's four concerts take place at Paris La Défense Arena. The Chatou-Croissy station will be completely closed and spectators wishing to go to the concert via Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Le Vésinet, or return home, will not be able to do so since the RER A terminus will be at Rueil- Bad house. You will have to take a special substitute bus or walk!

And this interruption annoys some fans, who wonder how they will be able to get to Paris La Défense Arena or even return home. “It’s a joke”, “Oh no!! It’s right on my RER line!!! », “The choice of the date of the work... PECRESS!!! » some people get angry on X / Twitter while others point out that the dates of the work are determined well in advance. This case recalls the interruption of the RER B on the weekends of the concerts which took place at the Stade de France in the summer of 2022. If the shows of Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers or Indochine were maintained, Soprano had had to postpone his to the summer of 2023, given the impossibility for spectators to come and leave the stadium with the RER B, then closed for work.

The Port of Baltimore is like the Taylor Swift of U.S. auto ports

If we think deeper, the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is going to impact in that space of America more than just traffic. Statistics say that Baltimore’s port supports more than 150,000 jobs - 15,000 of them through direct employment. Its contribution to the economy each day means millions of dollars 

Tinglong Dai, a business professor at Johns Hopkins University, simply explains the port’s importance in pop culture terms: “The Port of Baltimore is like the Taylor Swift of U.S. auto ports. 

“I do expect the Port of Baltimore to be able to recover relatively quickly,” Dai said. “I don't see the Port of Baltimore being replaced anytime soon. And it's if anything, it has been one of the rare success stories in the past few years. We have seen a lot of upgrades and a lot of improvements on the investments from the federal government, from the state of Maryland.”

If the Port of Baltimore port could be reopened in less than a year, Baltimore’s Key Bridge rebuild, including  the effects on transportation and the timeframe, could take a decade.

Commenting the whole frame, professor Tinglong Dai's final conclusion is also related to Taylor Swift

Much like Swift, he said that when the port’s not working, economies feel it.

Case closed for Taylor Swift's father targeted by complaint in Australia

Australian police announced on Tuesday that they were closing the case involving Taylor Swift's father, accused by a photographer of hitting him during a stop by the American singer in Sydney at the end of February.

An “assault investigation” was opened and concluded without “any further police action” being necessary, police said in a statement.

“Hit in the ribs”

The complainant, a 71-year-old photographer, claimed to have been "hit in the ribs" by Scott Swift near a Sydney pontoon where the star had disembarked from a yacht. Scott Swift was able to leave Australia.

The alleged incident occurred after the singer had just performed four sold-out concerts in Australia as part of her "Eras Tour" world tour.

Kate Middleton's cancer announcement: 'She wrote every word herself'

Almost two months after her hospitalization in London, Prince William's wife announced that she had cancer.

The news created a shock wave across the world. Friday March 22, after several months of absence, Kate Middleton announced through an Instagram video that she had cancer and had started “preventative” treatment with chemotherapy. “It took us a while to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis. [...] As I told them, I'm doing well, and I'm getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal,” she confided with emotion. A moving speech that the Princess of Wales would have imagined herself.

“SHE WANTED TO DECIDE WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT”

“She wrote every word herself,” said a palace source, relayed by “People” magazine this Sunday, March 24. “She said them personally and wanted to decide when the time was right to announce this news to the whole world. » A decision supported by her husband, Prince William, her unshakeable pillar. According to the royal source of “People”, the Prince of Wales would be “extremely proud of his wife for the courage and strength she has shown not only this week, but also since her operation in January”.

A few hours after the announcement of Kate Middleton's cancer, King Charles III also said he was “proud” of his daughter-in-law. “Her Majesty is very proud of Catherine for the courage she showed in speaking as she did,” said a Buckingham Palace spokesperson.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: the exorbitant price of their romantic vacation

After being spotted kissing in the water while on vacation, Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce reportedly ended up at a luxury hotel in the Bahamas that reportedly costs $15,000 a night.

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce's luxury hotel in the Bahamas reportedly costs $15,000 per night.

The singer and footballer have been dating since last summer and were spotted this week kissing in the waters of Harbor Island, where they are staying at Rosalita House while they take a break from their busy schedules .

It is a sumptuous oceanside mansion where Kylie Jenner has already stayed in 2020 and which can accommodate a dozen people in six bedrooms. It is also equipped with a swimming pool, terraces, gardens and a gym.

The villa's website reads: "Rosalita is a stunning palatial beachfront villa on Harbor Island, a paradise strip of beach northeast of Eleuthera, where cars are banned and the sand is pink ."

It's protected by a 25-foot-high dune that the hotel says offers guests "complete privacy."

The accommodations also have a personal chef and sous chef, a house manager, three butlers, three housekeepers, three gardeners, housekeeping staff, beach and private security service.

Taylor Swift, "she's the free girls' therapist" (II)

"I learn English"

Men Ratiee, 23, a communications student in Bangkok, first heard about Taylor Swift on TV news in 2014, when her concert in Thailand was canceled following a coup.

Men Ratiee from Thailand, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

His favorite song is "Shake It Off" (2014), because it makes him feel better.

“She is a source of inspiration. I learn English thanks to her songs. I sing them,” he explains. “She inspires me because she is a good person. Her life is so incredible.”

“She’s not afraid of anything”

Mona He got her first smartphone at the age of 15 and the first song she downloaded was "You Belong With Me" (2008).

Mona He, from China, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

Now aged 24, she confides that attending the singer's concert has been her dream for nine years.

“I admire her because she is not afraid of anything,” confides the young woman who runs a company in China. “Even though she has enemies, she never, ever gives up.”

"Be yourself !"

What Renzo Gonzales, 26, likes is Swift's message that people should be themselves.

Renzo Gonzales, from the Philippines, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

“It doesn’t matter if you face a lot of uncertainty, you just have to be who you are and be happy,” says Renzo Gonzales, originally from the Philippines and working on an oil tanker.

Taylor Swift became her role model because "you don't have to be like what everyone tells you to be, you can be yourself."

His favorite song: “Daylight” (2019) because it taught him that “love can be a rainbow”.

Taylor Swift, "she's the free girls' therapist" (I)

Nearly 300,000 fans flocked to Singapore to attend the six sold-out concerts given by American singer Taylor Swift until Saturday in the city-state, the only ones in Southeast Asia.

On the eve of the final concert, AFP gave the floor to six “Swifties”. These die-hard fans of the pop star explain what the icon - whose words could count in November's presidential election - means to them.

"Therapist"

Searle Lira, 33, became a fan of Taylor Swift in high school with the song "Teardrops on My Guitar" (2006).

Searle Lina, from the Philippines, fan of American singer Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

It helped her overcome her own heartbreak.

“I have the impression that she’s the girls’ free therapist,” notes this independent journalist from the Philippines.

“For every thing girls go through, you can find a Taylor Swift song to relate to.”

“Love me as you should”

Lauren Fang, 23, first listened to Taylor Swift while she was in the hospital for treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease.

Lauren Fang from Taiwan, Taylor Swift fan, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

A human resources specialist in Taiwan, she was 18 at the time and says her idol's songs helped her recover.

His favorite song? “Back to December” (2010), which evokes the regrets of having left someone.

She transformed the words to relate them to herself: “If I can live again, I swear that I will love myself as I should”.

“The song taught me that if I can rebuild my life, I will live my own life correctly,” she adds.

“Humble and kind”

Sarah Lui, 21, discovered Taylor Swift in elementary school and has never stopped listening to her since then.

Sarah Lui from Hong Kong, Taylor Swift fan, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

“I will always be a Swiftie even if I become a lawyer,” maintains the young woman, who is completing a cycle in criminology in Hong Kong and is going to study law.

What she admires most about the singer is her “kindness”.

"She's been so good to her team, to her fans and to everyone. She's humble and kind, that's how everyone should be," she explains.

"She's a superstar, but she's never been arrogant because of her fame. She uses her fame for good."

(to be continued)