While the coronavirus pandemic has wrecked havoc in lives across the globe, it has also brought some joy. This homeless couple found love in the time of coronavirus.
Maria Cecilia Osorio and Alfonso Ardila from Colombia met at a homeless shelter in Manizales, the country’s coffee region amid their lockdown period. Osorio, 39, is a missionary, and was left without means to afford her rent as the pandemic escalated and prevented her from working. Ardila, 72, is a construction worker and lost many job opportunities as the country shut down to follow lockdown rules. He too sought refuge at the shelter after being unable to afford his rent.
The connection between the two quickly grew. “I came to this place where no one looked at me or greeted me. But here I found someone who loved me and is worried about me,” Alfonso told Reuters.
They married at the homeless shelter where they met, with two other residents acting as bridesmaids. Their fellow shelter residents helped organise the wedding.
Watch the video of their wedding here:
The pair hope to have a real honeymoon after May 11, when their country’s state of emergency is set to end. However, they are cautious, as they have no jobs to return to once they leave the shelter.
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Michael Watson’s plan to propose to his girlfriend were foiled by the nationwide lockdown. According to Good Things Guy, with a ring that wasn’t yet finished, Watson had to improvise.
Watson’s engagement plans went ahead without the original ring. Instead, he decided to craft an engagement ring at home using natural clay. He then set off to mould the ring without his soon-to-be fiancé Lara de Stadler finding out. Speaking to Good Things Guy, Watson said: “Once I had the final ring, I took the dried clay and used sandpaper and sanded down the sides to get everything to a final thickness. I whittled it down from the rough shape into something more refined. Cleaned up all the edges and made it nice and neat.”
Once he had the correct shape and size, the drying process began. He would stealthily move the ring from place to place, so that it could dry without being discovered. Once the ring was dry, Watson needed to paint it.
He explained to Good Things Guy that their favourite colour is teal so he put a paint set that de Stadler had given him for Christmas to good use. After a few colour trial runs, he managed to mix the desired teal colour. He then left the ring to dry and sealed it with clear nail polish, swiped from de Stadler’s stash.
Watson decided to propose after the couple had streamed Sunday Mass, after four days of preparing the perfect ring. Watson ensured the pair dressed in their Sunday best for both occasions.
Watson proposed while the final Hymn was being sung. de Stadler was in awe of her fiancé’s efforts to make the moment as special as possible. She said: ““It was the perfect time, we had music, we were in our happy space, it was a special space, it was the nicest place in the house with the light streaming in from the garden, so yeah, it was as special as we could make it under the circumstances.”
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Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary yesterday, April 29. The pair commemorated this special day in quarantine at their Anmer Hall Home with their family, due to restrictions in place on account of COVID-19.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thanked people for their kindness and well-wishes on their anniversary via Instagram. The post was a throwback to their wedding ceremony on April 29, 2011. In the photo we see the newlyweds in the doorway of Westminster Abbey, after they had just exchanged their vows.
“Nine years ago today – thank you for all your lovely messages on The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding anniversary!” read the caption.
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Of course, more congratulatory messages came pouring in underneath the post, with a comment from Princess Eugenie making an appearance too.
People reported that the royal couple spent the day video-calling their family and having quality time with their children.
In celebration of their anniversary, The Royal Family Channel on YouTube also posted a video.
Watch it here:
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A wedding is said to be the happiest day of a person’s life. If that person is royal, however, there are a few extra complications.
The royal world has never been short of scandal and drama, even on wedding days. Here are a few wild moments from the years:
Louis XVI didn’t attend his own wedding:
Their marriage was not an easy one. Seven years passed before they consummated the marriage, making them the laughing stock of the kingdom.
Henry VIII created a new church so he could divorce his wife
The Church of England was founded with a less-than-holy origin story. King Henry VIII wanted to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon after their union failed to produce a son and he became interested in one of his wife’s ladies-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn. However, the Catholic Church does not allow divorce. King Henry VIII thus split from the church, built a new one and made himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne for love
Britain’s Edward VIII became King in 1936 after his father died. However, he was already in love with an ‘unsuitable’ woman: Wallis Warfield Simpson. Simpson was already married, had previously been divorced and was -gasp- American.
She got divorced but the royal family still could not accept her as an appropriate partner for the King. However, his love for Simpson proved too strong. King Edward abdicated later that same year to be with Simpson, thus causing his descendants to lose their place in line for the throne too.
The pair married in June 1937 but were shunned from the royal family for decades after.
The Queen did not attend Prince Charles and Camilla’s wedding ceremony
Prince Charles and Camilla’s relationship, which continued through his marriage to Princess Diana, was already a massive scandal on its own. Another huge scandal: his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, did not attend their wedding.
The Queen insists that her absence was a sign of her prioritizing her role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England over any motherly duties. However, the Queen and Prince Phillip did not approve of Camilla when she first began dating their son, and many reports suggest that disdain continued over the years, adding fuel to the fire.
Sarah Ferguson wasn’t invited to Will and Kate’s wedding
Prince William did not extend an invitation for his highly anticipated wedding to his aunt, Sarah Ferguson.
“It was so difficult because I wanted to be there with my girls and to be getting them dressed and to go as a family,” Ferguson told Oprah. “And also it was so hard because the last bride up that aisle was me.”
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco married her bodyguard
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco fell in love with Daniel Ducruet in 1988. Only problem? He was her bodyguard. The two carried on a relationship in secret, even having two children out of wedlock before marrying in 1995.
However, the pair split a year later after Ducruet was caught on tape having an affair, causing yet another scandal for the family.
Megan Markle only had one family member attend her wedding
Megan Markle’s family has received much coverage ever since her relationship with Prince Harry became public. Many family members went out against her to speak to the press, and created great scandal.
Markle’s father was meant to walk her down the aisle but days before the big day, he was caught staging paparazzi photoshoots to garner positive press about him. As a result, Markle had only one family member by her side for her big day: her mother. Doria Raglan stood proudly as she watched her daughter say ‘I do’.
The Prince of Hanover’s dad skips his wedding
Prince Ernst August married long term girlfriend, Russian designer Ekaterina Malysheva in 2017 without his father, Ernst August Sr., in attendance. In fact, the father did not approve of the nuptials at all.
The Prince refused to return an estimated $100 million worth of property he’d been given a decade earlier, causing his father to anger and skip the wedding.
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