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According to one royal expert, Meghan Markle's new wardrobe has cost approximately $1 million

since she became engaged to Prince Harry.

Entertainment Tonight calculated the cost of Markle's outfits from her first one-on-one

meeting with the queen to her wedding gown.

Her wedding dresses are by far the most expensive items on the list, with her Givenchy wedding

gown costing over $440,000, and the Stella McCartney gown she wore to the reception costing

about $157,000.

By comparison, the rest of her bespoke wardrobe sounds like a steal - a very relative term

when it comes to designer pieces.

The Givenchy cape dress she wore the first time she and the Queen had a solo appointment

was $18,000, the pale pink Carolina Herrera dress she wore to Trooping the Colour was

$4,000.

An Oscar de la Renta dress she wore to Prince Harry's cousin's wedding cost nearly $6,000,

and the dress she wore to Prince Charles' birthday party, a sheer dress by Goat, was

just over $600.

That's not to mention a Prada skirt suit she wore to the Young Leaders Awards Ceremony,

and several other events where she's worn designer ensembles, frequently Givenchy, complete

with shoes and accessories.

So who's paying for this gorgeous, Givenchy-heavy wardrobe?.

Journalist and royal expert Kate Nicholl told ET that the bill was being picked up by her

new father-in-law, Prince Charles, who gets the money from his $28 million yearly salary.

Being a royal is a full-time job.

Like her new sister-in-law Kate Middleton, Markle is likely working with an assistant

who puts in requests with designers to send samples to choose from.

Whatever she chooses is then paid for in full.

Royals do not accept designer clothes for free, reports People.

While they are allowed to accept certain types of gifts, the royals aren't allowed to accept

gifts intended for commercial gain, which includes clothing.

Whatever Markle and Middleton wear quickly sells out, so giving them free clothing could

be used as free marketing.

Given Middleton's knack for getting more than one wear per ensemble out of her own stylish

wardrobe, Markle will more than likely be repeating at least a few of these outfits.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their engagement in November, and the wardrobe she

has acquired since then is worth an estimated $1 million.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight that as a sort of "ambassador"

for the royal family, the money is an investment gladly made by the royals – by Prince Charles

to be specific as he is the person footing the bill, at least since Meghan and Harry

were married.

Designer dresses aren't cheap, and neither is ensuring that every outfit worn in public

is glamorous and fits perfectly.

If her appearance is an investment in her as an ambassador for the royal family though,

it seems to be money well spent as the Duchess of Sussex always looks stunning.

Meghan's wedding gown alone had a hefty price tag of over $440,000.

Calgary-Herald reported that the dress was made by the first female artistic director

of French fashion house Givenchy, British designer Clare Waight Keller.

Made of silk with a gorgeous boat neckline, Kensington Palace described its look as "timeless

minimal elegance."

The palace also said this about the dress.

The veil measured five feet with flora from each of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth

plus two that Meghan selected herself – the California Poppy – to represent her birthplace

and the Wintersweet from the grounds of Kensington Palace.

And who could forget the beautiful white dress Meghan wore to her wedding reception, which

is valued at over $157,000.

It was made by fellow Brit Stella McCartney.

Nicholl stated that it's possible the palace didn't foot the total bill on the dresses

Markle wore on her wedding day but that regardless of how the costs were covered, it's money

well spent in the mind of the royals.

So the total spent on dresses worn on her wedding day comes to about $597,000 – over

half a million dollars.

The remaining $403,000 is spread among the other clothing we've seen the Duchess wear

in the last month or so.

There was the dress Markle wore during her outing with Queen Elizabeth.

It was made by the same designer who made her wedding dress – Clare Waight Keller

of Givenchy.

The cream-colored cape dress had a price tag of $18,000.

For more infomation >> How much Meghan Markle's Royal wardrobe has cost since the moment she got engaged to Prince Harry - Duration: 4:47.

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Six months on, how many same- marriages have there been? - Duration: 10:13.

Same-sex marriage: six months on there's much to celebrate, more to do The Conversation By Paula Gerber  It has been six months since Australia declared that marriage is no longer an exclusively heterosexual institution

 In that time, about 2,500 same-sex couples have been married, with NSW recording the most weddings, closely followed by Victoria and Queensland

Many more couples, who married overseas before marriage equality was achieved here, have finally had their marriages recognised under Australian law

 The 2016 Census revealed that there are 46,800 same-sex couples living together in Australia

Of these couples, 3,142 reported they were the husband or wife of someone of the same sex (presumably because they were married overseas)

If we combine this figure with the number of same-sex marriages registered in the last six months, it appears that over 10 per cent of same-sex couples who live together are now married

Lessons learnt from SSM survey I wondered if anyone else was feeling like me — not quite sure how to encapsulate the impact of same-sex marriage, writes Heather Faulkner

  What's changed? During the postal survey, the "No" campaign warned of dire consequences if the institution of marriage was opened up to non-heterosexual couples

There was a stream of ads asserting that boys would start wearing dresses to school, students would role-play being in same-sex relationships, and radical LGBT sex and gender education would become mandatory

Safe Schools — a national program to combat bullying of LGBT students — came under particularly heavy and sustained attack

 So have any of these fears been realised? The answer seems to be a resounding "no"

 For example, the South Australian government has ceased to fund the Safe Schools program, two years before the service provider's contract was due to expire

As a result, that program will end in secondary schools on July 13. The Government has indicated that it will be replaced with a general anti-bullying program, but this fails to recognise that LGBTI people have significantly poorer mental health and higher rates of suicide than other Australians because of the discrimination and bullying they are subjected to

 In Victoria, Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has vowed to scrap the Safe Schools program if the Coalition wins the next election

So rather than marriage equality being the catalyst for more inclusive education, the opposite may be true

What about religious freedom? Marriage equality wasn't the end of the fight for LGBTI equality Most Australians probably think that now we have marriage equality, LGBTI people's rights are fully respected

Unfortunately, that's not the case.    The campaign around the marriage equality survey also saw opponents assert that allowing same-sex couples to marry would lead to a significant infringement on religious freedom

 To allay these concerns, the Turnbull Government initiated an inquiry into whether Australian law adequately protects religious freedom

The panel delivered its report last month, but the Government has not yet released it to the public

 There is concern among human rights advocates that rather than limiting the exemptions that religious organisations currently enjoy from anti-discrimination laws, the Government will expand the extent to which people can legitimately be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

America testing the limits Such concerns are not baseless, if the American experience is anything to go by

In the US, once opponents of marriage equality had lost that battle, they shifted their focus to arguing that service providers who have religious beliefs that reject homosexuality should be allowed to treat LGBTIQ people less favourably

 This was the argument run in the US Supreme Court case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, in which a Colorado baker refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple

   Although the Supreme Court upheld the claim of the baker, it did so on the narrow ground that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission handled the original discrimination complaint against Masterpiece Cakeshop in a biased and unfair manner

 The judges were very clear in stating that service providers should not be entitled to refuse to provide goods or services for same-sex weddings

Justice Kennedy noted that allowing discrimination against same-sex couples would cause: The Australian Christian Lobby has already suggested that this decision lends support to their argument that bakers, florists, motels and even lawyers should be able to refuse to provide goods and services in connection with same-sex weddings

External Link: Tweet by Lyle Shelton    However, as my colleague Luke Beck observed, there is nothing in the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision to support that position

On the contrary, "the Masterpiece case says that people who are accused of discrimination are entitled to a fair hearing and that gay people are entitled to dignified treatment"

More to be done Amending the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to wed was a significant step forward

But it is not a panacea. Law reform alone will never lead to true equality. South Africa is a stark reminder of this

It has had constitutional protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity since 1996, but it is still an extremely dangerous place for LGBT people, with high rates of violent hate-based crimes

A 2017 report found four out of ten LGBT South Africans knew someone who had been murdered "for being or suspected of being" lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender

 In Australia, the reform of marriage laws that we witnessed six months ago is just one piece of the jigsaw puzzle, albeit an important one

   Amending laws contributes to transforming public opinion, but achieving long term change requires a more holistic approach

The elimination of discrimination against LGBT people won't be achieved until we have increased positive representation of sexual and gender diversity in films, education, the media and from religious leaders

 We will know we have achieved true equality for LGBT people when we not only have laws that prevent a person being fired from their job or denied a service because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, but we also no longer have people arguing that they should be entitled to do so

 Paula Gerber is a professor of human rights law at Monash University. This article originally appeared on The Conversation

For more infomation >> Six months on, how many same- marriages have there been? - Duration: 10:13.

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Jason Tartick on The Bachelorette 2018: How Far Does He Make It | Heavy.com - Duration: 5:06.

Jason Tartick on The Bachelorette 2018: How Far Does He Make It | Heavy.com

Jason Tartick didn't get much screen time during the first half of the season for The Bachelorette 2018, but on episode 6, he finally gets his first solo date with star Becca Kufrin.

Now, before we get into what Tartick does for a living, where he's from and his fate on The Bachelorette, this is your MAJOR SPOILER WARNING.

If you do not want to know how far Tartick gets on the show, the reported winner, or any other season spoilers, STOP READING NOW.

With that out of the way, let's get into who Tartick is outside of The Bachelorette.

According to Reality TV World, Tartick, 29, is a senior corporate banker from Seattle, Washington, but his hometown is Buffalo, New York.

Currently, he works works as the vice president and senior middle market banker for Key Corporate & Commercial Bank.

During his first solo date with Kufrin, a couple of Tartick's friends join in on the date.

According to Reality Steve, the names of his two friends are David Arduin and Hawk Jameson.

As for the date itself, Tartick and Kufrin make donuts at a donut shop, visit the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, and then hit up the Veil brewing company.

On episode 7 this season, Tartick gets the group date rose, so his good luck with Kufrin continues.

He also makes it to the hometown dates, as reported by Reality Steve.

As for how this date went, Reality Steve reported, "Filming was Wednesday, April 18th in Buffalo, NY where he's originally from.

They sat in the stands, skated, and kissed at Harborcenter, then had a wing eating contest at Anchor Bar, before meeting his parents at their "house." Jason's parents live in Charlotte and Jason lives in Seattle now, so the house they used for this hometown was some local guy who had zero ties to the family.

It happens.

The house that was used was a house suggested to them by a friend of producer Bennett Graebner, who is a Buffalo native.".

The other three men who get hometown dates are Colton Underwood, Blake Horstmann, and Garrett Yrigoyen.

And, after the hometown dates, Underwood gets eliminated, which means that Tartick makes it to the final three for the overnight dates.

This year's fantasy suite dates take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Unfortunately, this is as far as Tartick makes it since he gets eliminated after the overnights.

This means that the final two this season are Yrigoyen and Horstmann, but who does Kufrin wind up engaged to?.

Reality Steve has reported that Garrett Yrigoyen is The Bachelorette 2018 winner and the two are reportedly still together.

Hopefully, this engagement has a better shelf life than the one Kufrin had with former Bachelor star Arie Luyendyk Jr.

Now, while there have been some casting curve balls over the last few years, general Bachelor math has been that the second runner-up is often chosen to be the next star of The Bachelor (or The Bachelorette), so there's a decent chance that Tartick could be the star of The Bachelor 2019.

He at least has a good shot at it, right?.

For more infomation >> Jason Tartick on The Bachelorette 2018: How Far Does He Make It | Heavy.com - Duration: 5:06.

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How Much Better Is the NBA's Western Conference Than the Eastern Conference After LeBron's Lakers Mo - Duration: 5:25.

 The NBA's Eastern Conference was already weak as hell last year. Then the greatest player in a generation decided to head West

 We're of course talking about LeBron James signing a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, leaving behind his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time and beginning a new chapter with the league's most storied franchise

  With his decision, James further diluted the talent pool of an already anemic Eastern Conference

 That in mind, Newsweek parsed through Basketball Reference's win-shares league leaders for last season, listing the top 30 players in each conference now that James has defected to the West

For the uninitiated, win-shares effectively estimate how many wins a player was responsible for throughout the course of a season—and, like any stat, taken alone it is imperfect, but it's generally considered a decent measurement for overall performance

 Recommended Slideshows76In Pictures: the Biggest Stadiums in the World51In Pictures: 50 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World32World's Most Valuable Sports Teams According to the stats collected by Newsweek, the top 30 players in the Western Conference totaled 279

3 win-shares last season. Post LeBron, the top 30 in the East, meanwhile, managed just 219

9. That's a difference of 54 wins or about a 25 percent gap between the West and the East

 To put that in perspective, the entirety of the NBA's top five in win-shares—according to Basketball Reference—came from the Western Conference: Houston's James Harden (15

4), Los Angeles's LeBron James (14), Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns (14), New Orleans' Anthony Davis (13

7) and Portland's Damian Lillard (12.6). The Eastern Conference's Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) was sixth at 11

9.   There are quite a few caveats to this stat, of course. Some players are likely overrated by it—looking at you Karl-Anthony Towns—while some players are likely underrated by it (looking at you Draymond Green and Joel Embiid)

Some players are absent who likely would have made the top 30 if not for injuries, such as the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard or the Celtics' Gordon Hayward

And some of the top players are likely to shift conferences in the weeks to come

 But still the overall point stands: The Eastern Conference is really running low on top-level talent

 As the Associated Press's Tim Reynolds wrote on Twitter: "There are 7 MVPs currently active in the NBA

All play in the West. There are 16 players who have been first-team All-NBA selections active

13 play in the West. West has guys with 168 All-Star appearances. East rosters have guys with 69 combined

" In other words: The Western Conference is chock full of firepower. The East is mostly water pistols

 

For more infomation >> How Much Better Is the NBA's Western Conference Than the Eastern Conference After LeBron's Lakers Mo - Duration: 5:25.

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Deli Alli net worth: How much does Deli Alli earn at Tottenham? Will he stay at Tottenham? - Duration: 3:39.

How much does Deli Alli earn at Tottenham? Deli Alli, 21, earns £50,000-a-week, making him  on half the amount of top players Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris who earn in the region of £100,000 a week

 Lloris is the highest paid player with a weekly wage of £120,000, and Kane earns roughly £100,000 a week

 In 2014, Tottenham had the 6th best turnover in the Premier League of £181 million

 They also have the 6th highest wage bill in the Premier League of £100 million.Will Alli stay at Tottenham? Last August, the Daily Mail revealed how Alli was leaving long-term agent Rob Segal, sparking talk of a lucrative move from White Hart Lane

 Former Spurs star Jermaine Jenas believes Alli will find it hard to turn down either Real Madrid or Barcelona if they make him an offer this summer, following his top performance this season

 Jenas said: "Should he stay at Tottenham? I don't know. "What he's achieving at Spurs is brilliant and he'll play the games there, that's the guarantee

 "But you can't ignore it if Real come or Barca come. And they are the two clubs, essentially, because I don't see him moving within English football

 "Maybe Manchester City, if they start dominating European football, might start being attractive to him

 "But for that legacy element, if Real or Barcelona come calling, then you have to go and have that experience - otherwise you'll regret it for life

" Gareth Bale and Luka Modric both quit Tottenham for Spain and settled into life at the Bernabeu

 Last year, Kyle Walker left after nine years without winning a medal at Spurs and joined Manchester City, where he won the Premier League title and Caraboa Cup

 The midfielder was named PFA Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after an excellent sophomore Premier League season

 Alli's performance, with 17 goals, and 5 assists has led him to being linked with the likes of Real Madrid in recent months

 Earlier this year he did not reveal whether he would consider a move to another league

 Alli told Sky Sports: "It's important you enjoy the journey, whether I end up at Tottenham for the next 15 years and retire him/ "I think it's important for me not to get carried away by what will happen in the future

 "The way football is, anything can happen at any time. "I will enjoy my time here now

Who knew what will happen in the future." However Alli has signed a six-year deal with Spurs which ends in 2022, however the fact he could get close to £200,000 elsewhere may show his willingness to sign with another team

For more infomation >> Deli Alli net worth: How much does Deli Alli earn at Tottenham? Will he stay at Tottenham? - Duration: 3:39.

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How much does freight forwarding really cost? - Duration: 1:59.

Hello my name is Jenny Robson I am the founder of Routes and Branches limited and this week I'm taking part in

Nicola Cairncross' 30 day challenge to be everywhere online. My videos are all

going to be about export challenges and they are targeted at first time

exporters or businesses that are beginning to export and want to really

make the most of a global strategy. So I'm going to give you a series of

twelve videos with twelve tips about different aspects of exporting overseas.

It is not possible for me to give you a precise indication of freight forward costs but I

can give you an outline of some of the determinants of freight costs.

They are; mode of transport ie air freight can be significantly more expensive than

transit by road rail our ship distance and destination the further your goods

have to travel the more usual the destination the higher the costs are

likely to be particularly due to rising fuel costs weight and volume also

affects charges some charges are use are based on the weight of goods were

calculations which is the volume above a certain threshold for example one cubic

metre per ton for shipping three for road and six for air value in some

instances certain products are calculated based on the value of the

goods per turn the type of contract you have with a freight forwarder also

determines the costs some charge for shipments and some will agree an annual

service contract with you you can weigh up the cost and benefits of each type