In even more bizarre news for 2020, British broadcaster Piers Morgan claims he is married to Paris Hilton.
During an episode of Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, the TV anchor explained that back in 2009, he ran a segment on the show about how easy it is to get married in Las Vegas. To truly hammer the message home, he said ‘I do’ to heiress Paris Hilton.
“She’s still my wife technically. We got married in Vegas for a TV show. True story, there’s video of it,” he said during the show. “We had an Elvis lookalike, a Frank Sinatra lookalike, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike. She wore a beautiful bridal gown, brought a dog with her, I got to kiss the bride, we exchanged rings.”
The wedding was not legally binding, however, as Morgan was already married to his first wife Marion Shalloe.
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Entrepreneur, media personality, and telecommunications expert Romeo Kumalo and former Miss South Africa and businesswoman, Basetsana Kumalo are one of South Africa’s iconic couples. The two have been together for 21 years but married for 19 years.
The former Miss South Africa met her Vodacom executive and former broadcaster husband Romeo whe she was crowned Miss Soweto in 1990. They began dating in 1997 and tied the knot in 2000.
The notoriously private pair are a powerhouse together, and rarely share details into their life.
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18th Anniversary
On their 18th anniversary, their children asked them how come there were no wedding pictures, so the duo decided to relive the moment and have a second wedding for their 18th anniversary.
They had an intimate celebration that only family and friends attended.
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Basetsana and Romeo included their children this time around. This was initially their idea so it was fitting for them to cut the cake.
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Basetsana’s friend Dr Mpho Ndou helped the Kumalos create “the most exquisite” setting for their special day.
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The view from the venue was spectacular, fitting for a couple like Basetsana and Romeo
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary in November, and it has taken so many years to uncover a secret about their marriage or more specifically the Queen’s wedding band.
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It is common knowledge that the Queen, like Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton, has a ring made of Welsh gold. Most British royal brides wear rings fashioned from the same nugget of Welsh gold which came from a Welsh mine, Clogau St David’s at Bontddu. This gold is more valuable than gold from Australia or South Africa.
While there is only a sliver of the original gold left over, the Queen owns a large nugget of 21 carats Welsh gold which is held by the Crown Jewellers to be used for the royal wedding rings of today. Sarah, Duchess of York, Duchess Kate, and Duchess Meghan Markle all sport wedding bands made from this nugget.
Her engagement ring was made from a tiara that once belonged to Prince Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg. It was a gift from the Prince, who had the tiara taken apart and reassembled into a three-carat solitaire with five smaller diamonds.
An unknown fact about this ring, however, is that it had a secret inscription inside of it. It is so secret that only the Queen, Prince Philip, and the inscriber know what it says.
The inscription was chosen by Prince Philip in 1947.
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In the new biography, ‘Prince Philip: A Portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh’, London-based royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward explains: “At least Philip didn’t have the expense of a wedding ring, as the people of Wales supplied a nugget of Welsh gold from which the ring as made.
“She never takes it off and inside the ring is an inscription. No one knows what it says, other than the engraver, the Queen and her husband.”
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An engagement ring is a highly treasured jewellery item, one you’ll (hopefully) have forever. It’s thus important to have your ring match your own personal style and taste. With so many designs, settings and stones to choose from, ring shopping can be overwhelming. Luckily, we’re here to help.
While the setting, or the way the stone is secured into the ring, may not be the most important thing one thinks of, it is crucial to the anatomy of the ring. It helps determine the overall design of the ring and its durability.
A pavé setting, also known as a bead setting, is perfect for the bride wanting something a little more sparkly. It is french for ‘paved’ and it is a jewellery technique in which small diamonds are studded along the band of the ring, making it appear like a paved or cobblestoned road.
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Diamonds are closely set together in this setting, and sparkle brilliantly under the light. Typically, diamonds used for this setting must be 0.01 to 0.02 carats to be technically characterised as ‘pavé’, anything smaller falls under a ‘micro-pavé’ setting.
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An advantage of this setting is that it enhances a centre diamond that has a lower brilliance, cut or clarity grade. It adds extra sparkle and is technically the more economical choice, as smaller diamonds are less expensive than one diamond of the exact same weight.
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However, it is important to note that this setting is more susceptible to stone loss, and offers more small spaces for dirt to accumulate. This setting also requires more inspection and maintenance than most other ring settings.
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