The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday is again shining the global spotlight on every aspect of the British royal family, including their cost to the public.
The issue of cost is especially germane as the United Kingdom grapples with one of Europe’s worst cost-of-living crises amid double-digit inflation.
While much of the funding of the British monarchy is publicly accounted for, the true picture of the royal family’s cost is complicated – not least because of disagreement about the extent of the institution’s financial and other benefits. Read More...
TLC’s ‘My 600-lb Life’ is a show that shows just how serious obesity can be, especially when it’s combined with additional factors like loneliness, borderline personality disorder, and a proclivity to use social media to compensate for a loss of self-esteem, like Ashley Taylor, a patient in season 8, did. But now that we haven’t seen her in a while, let’s see if she was able to overcome all of her fears with the help of Iranian-American surgeon Younan Nowzaradan, also known as Dr. Read More...
Ben Napier is revealing the drastic measures he took in order to pay for college. In an Instagrampost on Tuesday, the Home Town star, 39, shared a video that he narrated for his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, to promote their "Ole Miss Giving Day." Alongside the video, Napier penned a powerful caption about his struggle to afford tuition after transferring to the school from a community college. "While attending @jones_college, I lived with my best friend who convinced me to transfer to @olemiss," Read More...