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Meghan Markle and Kate given incredible advice by Sarah Ferguson in warning on royal life
After 10 years of marriage with Prince Andrew, the Duchess of York has had many highs and lows in the Royal Family over the years, eventually exiting the firm in 1992 following the breakdown of their relationship. But Sarah, widely known as Fergie, made her royal comeback this year at the Royal Weddings of her nephew Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and her daughter Princess Eugenie. So it was no surpise that she was on hand to offer advice to the current royal wives of the family, Kate and Meghan, who she descirbed as “wonderful”, during a rare interview with Good Morning Britain’s hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid. Sarah, 59, told how Prince Harry and William’s late mother, Princess Diana, would be “proud” of the women her son’s have chosen to spend the rest of their lives with.
She said: “I honestly think she would be so proud of the wonderful Meghan and Catherine, as well, she would want to embrace them and say ‘you are doing so well’.”
When quizzed by Piers Morgan over whether she believed Meghan Markle and Kate had had it “easier” in the spotlight because Sarah and Princess Diana had been “guinea pigs”, Sarah appeared to nod her head in agreement.
She told the ITV host:”I think Piers, I often say to my girls, I have been there made the mistakes, so they know what not to do, which is really cool actually.
“So the best thing, all I can say to anyone, if I was talking to myself or talking to my girls, is be who you are.
“And they’re going to go and write things, they’re going to say things, everybody is going to say something.
“50 percent of people like you, 50 percent don’t, get on and do what you feel, stand firm with integrity of kindess.
“Be lovely to everybody, remember someone who opens the car door for you, remember the name of the people in the kitchen who cook the dinner, and that’s what I say to my girls, that’s what I believe.”
Sarah Ferguson made her return to the fold at the Windsor wedding of Harry and Meghan in May following her exit from the Royal Family in 1992 following a toe-sucking scandal, which caused the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Andrew.
During the rare interview, Sarah revealed she was “grateful” to the couple and the Queen for her invite to the wedding after she was snubbed from Kate and Prince William’s 2011 nupitals.
She said: “I felt very honoured and grateful for Harry and Meghan to invite me. That was a big point.
“Her Majesty is an incredible lady, and what an icon to the country.
“One of the finest people in the world I’ve ever met. Her Majesty leads by such example that tone so inclusive, to include me, it’s a wonderful gesture.”
The Duchess of York was holidaying in St Tropez with her lover John Bryan in 1992 when paparazzi caught the pair in the rather embarrassing position
Sarah was staying at Balmoral when the shocking images were published and the Windsors came across them in the morning newspapers at the breakfast table.
Her relationship with her in-laws, particularly the Duke of Edinburgh, was left in tatters.
Speaking about her royal comeback at Harry and Meghan’s wedidng, Sarah said it was “nerve-wracking” before revealing that her father would always tell her “the show goes on, get on with it”.
She said: He always taught me to walk tall. And as I came round the corner which made me cry was the kind people that had been so lovely.”
Luke Bryan's Wife Shared Funny Advice For A Successful Marriage
There’s no denying that marriage takes a lot of work. Matrimony is not just about making a commitment to each other, it’s also about promising to always improve your relationship, even through difficult times.
Want your partnership to last? Caroline Bryan, the wife of country music star Luke Bryan, says there are two keys to a happy union: Always find things to laugh about and sometimes pretend you can’t hear anything.
Caroline, who’s been with the singer for two decades, shared her hilarious relationship tips in a recent Instagram post. Check it out below:
“2 tips for a successful marriage: Have a sense of humor and selective hearing,” the mom of five captioned her post. She added, “Many days I swear Luke needs a hearing aid.”
It’s safe to say that all couples should heed her marriage advice. After all, Caroline and Luke have been hitched for more than 10 years, so clearly her tips work!
But Caroline’s advice for a rewarding relationship wasn’t the only hilarious part of her Instagram post. The Georgia native also shared a funny photo of the couple on vacation for a friend’s wedding. In it, Caroline is giving some side-eye to the camera and sipping on a drink.
It seems Caroline takes “sense of humor” to heart!
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Of course, the college sweethearts know that making a marriage work takes more than selective hearing and a sense of humor — though those are surely important. Unwavering support and gratitude will also go far in helping a partnership last.
Case in point: When Luke started out his country music career, Caroline was the financial rock. “When we got married, her career supported me when I was making about $10,000 a year,” the “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” singer said during an appearance on a recent episode of “Pickler & Ben,” according to People. “She was the one bringing in the dough.”
More than a decade later, the couple is still going strong.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for other great tips and ideas to make the most out of life.
Michelle Williams on interracial dating, depression, bridal shower hosted by Beyoncé and Kelly
We’ve watched her rock the stage as 1/3 of Destiny Child, act in some of Broadway’s biggest shows, and now she’s fallen for the man of her dreams Chad Johnson. The couple sat down with the A-Scene’s Francesca Amiker to discuss their love story, plans for the future, and the marriage advice Michelle received from her Destiny’s Child band mates.
Chad Johnson and Michelle Williams visit ‘Extra’ at Universal Studios Hollywood on November 7, 2018 in Universal City, California. (Getty Images)
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AMIKER: So, I’m very curious. We’re going to just jump right in it here. You guys met on a retreat. Now, as someone who is single, I’m like, “Girl, is that something that you would recommend?”
WILLIAMS: You are so hilarious. A few women have been like, “Girl, what’s the name of that retreat?” So, Chad has a Young Adult retreat every year outside of Phoenix called “REMIX” for his young adults based off of his ministry called Elevate. So that’s how we met. A friend of mine said, “You gotta come to this retreat. It’s gonna change your life.” And of course, I said yes. I love being in church. That’s how we met.
AMIKER: So, this is really a match made in heaven, a match that will soon be in matrimony. You guys are very faith-based and religious. So, what drew you to her? I heard you made the move.
JOHNSON: I did make the move. I wanted to kinda wanted to test the waters. She kinda gave me the Heisman, gave me a little stiff arm, but it ended up working out because look what’s on her finger. Persistence pays off.
WILLIAMS: Sometimes you want a man to be clear on his communication. So when he first approached me. I said, “I don’t know what you talking about.” That’s pretty much what he meant by the Heisman.
AMIKER: March 21st, and now you guys will be walking down the aisle in your time. I have to ask…reality tv. I didn’t see this coming but you all see it in your future. What made you say let me jump in reality television and showcase my life with my new man?
WILLIAMS: Well I didn’t think reality tv per se, which of course technically that’s what it is. I thought lets have the cameras roll on a real pre-marital counseling session because so many people we know or so many people that follow us have told that “me and my husband never did pre-marital counseling.” And I’m like how? I just don’t think we can be successful without all the tools and pre-marital counseling brings up all the topics you need to talk about now.
AMIKER: So you’re slowing starting to find some things out about Michelle.
JOHNSON: Yeah, and counseling has helped out a lot.
AMIKER: So in this recent episode, it really got heated. You guys have been doing press and of course, you’re talking about it. A lot of people went after Chad when he went after your mental health, and you did come to his defense but why do you think it is important for you to say the thing about the mental health, “did you take your meds”?
JOHNSON: Well it wasn’t important in the moment. That episode is interesting because it captures just a portion of our counseling session and so that specific episode was on communication, and we were talking about how we communicate, the different nuances that we’re learning to understand one another through. And that was one thing that we failed at and we decided to show our failure, and in showing our failure, the world decided to make a story of it.
WILLIAMS: Take it and run with it! And then the crazy thing is. Yes, he asked me did I take my meds. But in that same episode, if you watched the episode, he says “I apologize, I should have never said that.” But people don’t even know what I was saying in that same disagreement, argument, whatever you want to call it. So, don’t come after Chad. Please don’t do that. I haven’t either in my communication with him. He said it one time. He’s never said anything crazy like that. So, you know, things happen. I just want people at home to search your communication with your parents, with your significant other, with how you treat people at work. I feel like while you’re running your mouth about what Chad said, make sure your communication is crystal clear and perfect too.
AMIKER: And you guys being on this show really do show this new light on interracial dating as well. Have you both ever had a relationship that was interracial?
WILLIAMS: No, I recall trying to date someone outside my race and the person’s mom told him, “No, you can have black friends, but you just can’t date them. I said I want you and your mom to have a relationship so I’m gonna be out. But I was in 7th grade…I was really young. I haven’t thought about it since. You can say when we got together we didn’t think about race. The world brought it…they think about it.
JOHNSON : It’s not my first time dating outside of my race, but definitely going this far.
AMIKER: And then getting engaged, so when you all have children because we know that is a possibility, do you find that it might be a difficult conversation to have because they need to know?
WILLIAMS: I feel like we can prepare for things. But you won’t know until we’re actually having children when they start asking us questions. I do think that’s when we’ll know the temperament of each child and we’ll, of course, be honest. Yes, mommy is black. Yes, daddy is white. You are beautiful.
AMIKER: What’s been the most difficult thing about shooting this. You are displaying your life in front of the world.
WILLIAMS: I will say the shooting schedule is not consistent. Sometimes you don’t know the night before what you’ll be doing. But I will say the most difficult thing, knowing the intent of the show, our heart was to inspire people let people know don’t just call us relationship goals because of a cute, fly picture you saw on social media. Just know behind that picture is work. Love is going to win no matter what!
AMIKER: You go, girl!
WILLIAMS: That was the intent of our show and I feel a little bit like man, should we have done it? You know older folks mention the Bible talking about, “Do not let your good be evil spoken of.” We wanted to be good. We wanted to be a light. We wanted to inspire as a form of ministry. We wanted this platform to speak on the realness of a relationship.
JOHNSON: And I think it’s a joy to show you the reality, because so many people think this love thing, this marriage thing, is all this great fantasy and fairy tale that you see in a Disney film. But the reality is it takes work. You can love each other and still have to work.
WILLIAMS: And it can be a fairy tale when you can get through some of the hard things that I can speak to forever, our engagement to each other did amplify things in me that I didn’t know I was healed from. And you will see that in this show as it plays out.
AMIKER: We have quite a few Michelle Williams fans in the building so they put out one question for you and it was “So you are now engaged to the love of your life, have you received any type of marriage advice from Kelly Rowland and Beyonce?”
WILLIAMS: Of course! Of course! They are so excited. They can’t wait to plan this bachelorette party. I’m like I don’t want…I just want to go to the spa and drink a peach Bellini or something. I just want chill. I want to go into marriage chill not…it takes too much energy. I’m gonna just let them plan whatever they want. You (pointing at Chad) can’t plan yours though. I’m planning your bachelor party.
AMIKER: Oh, no you’re not! You can’t do that. (laughs)
11Alive’s Francesca Amiker sits down with Michelle Williams and Chad Johnson to chat about their new series “Chad Loves Michelle”
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Marriage Advice Relationship Help Bestselling Book Kindle Download Announced
(Newswire.net — November 20, 2018) — Author Dr. Stephen Openshaw has announced a Kindle download of his book Seven Choices: Save Your Marriage & Sex Life Before It’s Too Late. The download will be available for free for three days only from November 24, otherwise available to purchase at its usual price.
More information can be found here: Get Your Free Copy.
The book offers a practical approach to teach couples simple strategies that will help them in different areas of their marriages. The core strategies taught in the book are how to support each other like great partners, how to rekindle the romance in a relationship, how to communicate better and truly understand each other, and how to know where to focus their efforts to keep the love alive.
Dr. Stephen Openshaw wrote the book after being motivated by the sudden and unexpected loss of his marriage of 25 years. He drew upon his own personal experience and his Masters and Doctorate in clinical psychology to write a book to help couples overcome the trials and tribulations of marriage.
In addition to his extensive education in clinical psychology, Dr. Openshaw has received extensive training in couples therapy and has worked with the founders of the UCLA Human Sexuality Program and the Institute for Sex and Marital Therapy, learning how to effectively help couples with their intimate difficulties.
This volume is the first part of his Seven Choices series, with the 2nd volume coming out next year titled Seven Choices: Great Relationships and Marriage in the Military. Dr. Openshaw has spent time helping military veterans with various injuries and relational problems, and continues to support the armed forces as a clinical health psychologist at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.
The book has received numerous accolades, including this Amazon review reading, “This is a great book with extremely helpful, actionable tips for people who want to make their love last. Steve’s story is touching and relatable, and he writes with a fresh voice that you’ll enjoy. I highly recommend Seven Choices.”
More information and the link to purchase can be found by following the above-mentioned link, and readers can enjoy a free Kindle download for 3 days only starting on November 24.
