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From playing family favourites to living with anxiety, here are the stories that broke on aww.com.au this month.
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A controversial study claiming mums prefer the eldest child really had you talking. It reached 63,000 people and the debate was argued into the early hours on our Facebook page. ✽ They’re not wrong. I’m the middle child and I’m the least favourite. The eldest and youngest children could literally get away with murder. If you aren’t a middle child, you’ll never understand. POSTED BY Brooke Jordan ✽ So untrue. I think a mother has more than enough love to share it around equally ... I love all my children for who they are. POSTED BY Jane Mather The shock news that music legend Prince had died at his Paisley Park estate led to a lot of speculation and hyperbole in the media. Readers came to The Weekly’s Facebook page to share their tributes and memories of the star. ✽ The first thing I thought of was that he is now with his little boy. RIP. POSTED BY Christine Dixon ✽ Was only just remembering how two friends and I listened to his music and laughed … whilst travelling down south in a combi van! POSTED BY Mike Sutton ✽ Ahh, sweet Prince. An icon all over the world and amongst all colours, races and professions. POSTED BY Belinda M. Jae
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The news that Liz Ellis had welcomed a baby boy was one of our most popular stories in April (see page 54 in this issue for more). The story touched thousands of fans on Facebook and had 3700 likes, and reached more than 22,000 people. ✽ Oh, fantastic, congratulations to you, Liz, and your husband and daughter! Enjoy your time as a family of four. So happy for you all. POSTED BY Christina Nankivell ✽ My all-time favourite netball player, so extremely thrilled for you and your family, bless. POSTED BY Kimberley Reed ✽ Congratulations to you, Matthew and Evelyn, and I love the name Austin. Congratulations again. POSTED BY Gayle Williams Comedian Felicity Ward’s honest piece about living with anxiety reached 11,000 people. ✽ It’s hard to explain to people how just getting through the day can be an overwhelming muddle of anxiety and inner-chaos. POSTED BY Kelly H.D. ✽ So many of us are affected at one time or another. Nice to hear others speaking out. POSTED BY Tamara Peters
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Prince Harry has always had a soft spot for Australia and his compassion for his friends down under was on display at a service to commemorate Anzac Day. The story was liked 1700 times on Facebook. ✽ He certainly is a beautiful, caring young man and his mum would be so very proud of the man he has become. POSTED BY Michele Fort ✽ He has seen military action, so his sorrow is genuine. Bless him. POSTED BY Carine Munro ✽ RI P to all lost. You’re great and compassionate, just like your mother and brother. POSTED BY Rachel Farmer Dunlop She’s the future Queen of England, but the Duchess of Cambridge proved she’s not afraid to let her hair down.
The Weekly’s Acting Editor-In-Chief, Juliet Rieden, was there to share the fun. Our coverage of the royal tour in India and Bhutan reached more than 100,000 people (see page 40 for more). ✽ Kate is such a lovely, down-to-earth lady. POSTED BY Narelle Fitzgibbon ✽ Kate is a great, fun lady – I love her. POSTED BY Lynette Spies