Melissa Willets
Location
St. Augustine, FL
School
Bucknell University
Expertise
Celebrities, Health, Pregnancy, Parenting
- Melissa has interviewed a range of celebrities from Renee Zellweger to Kristen Bell.
- Her essays on parenting have gone viral, and been picked up by Yahoo and the Daily Mail.
- She has been a vegetarian for 30 years.
Experience
Melissa has worked as a professional writer for 12 years. She has previously written for Parents.com, PopSugar, and BabyCenter. Her work has been featured on Today.com, Good Morning America, BBC radio, HLN, HuffPost Live, and in The Washington Post and The New York Times. She feels lucky to get to write about her passions: parenting, pop culture, and health and wellness. With five kids, and a lifelong commitment to a daily practice of yoga and keeping up with Hollywood, she can sometimes find time to enjoy her other favorite pastime, which is drinking coffee.
Education
Melissa's father gave her the best advice on her education: Study what you love. And so she did, and continues to live by this mantra. She earned a B.A from Bucknell University.
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Stories By Melissa Willets
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The Duke of York published a statement honoring the Queen following her tragic death on Sept. 8. Prince Andrew has remained conspicuously quiet about the loss.
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If the Queen hadn't died and taken over every inch of the news cycle since September 8, we may have heard more about King Charles' wife's injury.
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Queen Elizabeth eight grandchildren stood vigil over her coffin Saturday, causing Twitter to lose it given the heavy emotion of the moment.
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When Kate Middleton married Prince William in April of 2011, he officially became the Duke of Cambridge, and she, the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Much was made of the difference in body language between the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they greeted mourners.
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It may have been a well-known fact that the Queen's health was in decline for quite some time, but her sudden death on Sept. 8 came as a shock to royal fans.
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A girl from Norfolk received the thrill of a lifetime when Kate Middleton asked her to place flowers and a special memento atop a pile of tributes to the Queen.
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Was it overwhelming grief, or a lack of food and water and sleep? We don't know why a guard fainted at the podium while standing guard at the Queen's coffin.
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In a very on-brand move for Meghan Markle, the outspoken feminist planned to appear at a high-profile event later this month alongside other very strong women.
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It's the latest evidence Prince Andrew and Prince Harry aren't senior royals. At the Jubilee, they weren't invited to stand with the family on the balcony.
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To say that King Charles III's relationship with his daughter-in-law Meghan Markle has been a rocky road is the understatement of the century.
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Many photos showed Meghan Markle looking downcast during today's somber events. One image revealed an expression that is not sitting well with Twitter.
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"Ted Lasso" star Hannah Waddingham is taking Queen Elizabeth's death very hard and in fact, the gravity of the situation has affected her more than expected.
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If one dress on the Emmys red carpet looked familiar, you aren't wrong. Amid a sea of fashions worn by the likes of Zendaya, Caitlin Mehner donned a green gown.
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Stars, stars, stars as far as the eye could see flaunted fashions on the 2022 Emmys red carpet. From Alexandra Daddario to Laura Linney they did not disappoint.
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If there is one star who knows Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, it's Oprah, who not only is the royal couple's neighbor, but interviewed them on personal topics
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One of the more poignant moments to come out of the reunion of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Prince William and Kate Middleton was that hug.
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On August 31st, Prince Harry and the rest of the royal family observed the 25th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Eight days later, the Queen died.
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Meanwhile, even as they step out in public to comfort the British people, each royal family member is grieving in their own way, including the Duke of Sussex.
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As soon as it was announced that the Queen's funeral will take place on September 19, royal fans began wondering who would be attending.
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It couldn't have been easy for King Charles to lose his mother the Queen, a moment he admitted he'd been "dreading," the same day he became sovereign.
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Kate Middleton revealed the bittersweet reaction her son had to learning his great-grandmother passed away. Prince Louis is likely to win the world's heart.
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Looking at the couples walking by the castle, there's a difference between the body language of the Sussexes and the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.
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How fans feel about two prominent members of the royal family changed overnight, too. Just days ago, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were booed.
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A lot has changed since September 8, 2022 when Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. This long-anticipated tragedy turned the royal family upside down.
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Adding to the list of celebrities who have felt inspired to pay tribute to the Queen is Elizabeth Hurley, who's best known for her role in "Austin Powers."
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Some may say it was a blessing Prince Harry happened to be in Europe when his grandmother died. The Duke of Sussex and his wife arrived just days before.