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Prince Harry and Brooklyn Beckham

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kindnessforthewin · 04/05/2025 20:33

Not a good look for our British families

The Beckhams’ once-flawless brand and PR machine have finally taken a dent.

Will Brooklyn be tempted to write a tell all or speak out, like Harry? Surely the Beckhams have their own skeletons, and you can bet the media will bait Brooklyn until he cracks.

Makes me feel somewhat better about my own dysfunctional family.

I feel for David though, his 50th will have been overshadowed by his son. Give, give, give and in return their first born cannot put differences aside to attend.

AIBU to think that parents who give their kids everything just end up creating entitled brats who are so detached from reality, add little to society and throw it all back in their poor parents faces. should there not be some kind of study, research or guidance on how to stop this happening. The world has enough problems.

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perfectstorm · 04/05/2025 23:31

ElBandito · 04/05/2025 23:29

I think you will find he failed photography more than moderately

Is that satire? It can't be real, surely!

ElBandito · 04/05/2025 23:29

Æthelred · 04/05/2025 20:41

He tried as a footballer - failed miserably. He tried as a musician - failed spectacularly. He tried as a photographer - failed moderately. He tried as a chef and almost succeeded.

I think you will find he failed photography more than moderately

Prince Harry and Brooklyn Beckham
TheBreezeTheBreeze · 04/05/2025 23:28

our British families

lol, get a fucking life.

Membersavedbythebell · 04/05/2025 23:14

And what did they not want VB to find out?

Membersavedbythebell · 04/05/2025 23:14

I wondered if this thread was about these two getting together 😂

Thegirlinthegreenscarf · 04/05/2025 23:12

Take notes Harry on how to keep things behind closed doors 🤓

Spaceracer10 · 04/05/2025 23:09

Yabu because you have no idea what BB is like as a person or why he wasn’t there.

H&M are apparently the villains for challenging the status quo and what an upstart M is for having more than one husband and daring to cut out her toxic family. Doesn’t she know what is expected of a woman these days? It’s only men who are allowed to marry lots of times and advance themselves.

How dare Harry expect to have armed guards each time he visits the UK, without question. He’s only the King’s son for goodness sake….

SchrodingersTwat2 · 04/05/2025 23:02

Surely this thread of drivel is all supposition?

JuvenileBigfoot · 04/05/2025 23:00

VaddaABeetch · 04/05/2025 22:10

I wouldn’t describe 40 as young?

Oi, you watch your mouth. It’s extremely young!

Bambamhoohoo · 04/05/2025 22:59

Very randomly, Brooklyn SHOT a Burberry photo shoot. Tbh those photos were great (maybe they just patted him on the head and used another photographers ones though)

TheNinny · 04/05/2025 22:51

Mickeychampionwhatgoodami · 04/05/2025 22:49

I don't know to be honest, they're all the same to me 😂

nm I just google it, brooklyn did his first I think then romeo did but was younger 😆

Mickeychampionwhatgoodami · 04/05/2025 22:49

TheNinny · 04/05/2025 22:48

Not that it matters as same applies, but was it not Romeo that did the burberry shoot? 🤔

I don't know to be honest, they're all the same to me 😂

DoNotIron · 04/05/2025 22:49

Schadenfreude OP?

TheNinny · 04/05/2025 22:48

Mickeychampionwhatgoodami · 04/05/2025 22:45

I think he failed because he never studied his craft so to speak.
Getting to do a Burberry photo shoot at 17 that just doesn't happen unless you have a famous surname.

Not that it matters as same applies, but was it not Romeo that did the burberry shoot? 🤔

Commonsense22 · 04/05/2025 22:47

If you need a laugh...
https://x.com/Bethan_Kate/status/1392042448554270720

A little shadenfreude is sometimes good for the soul

https://x.com/Bethan_Kate/status/1392042448554270720

XWKD · 04/05/2025 22:45

The Beckhams aren't a famous family. Outside of the British tabloids that is.

Mickeychampionwhatgoodami · 04/05/2025 22:45

Æthelred · 04/05/2025 20:41

He tried as a footballer - failed miserably. He tried as a musician - failed spectacularly. He tried as a photographer - failed moderately. He tried as a chef and almost succeeded.

I think he failed because he never studied his craft so to speak.
Getting to do a Burberry photo shoot at 17 that just doesn't happen unless you have a famous surname.

MrsPeterHarris · 04/05/2025 22:44

SecondVerseSameAsThe1st · 04/05/2025 22:33

The lesson for parents is to never, ever trust your kids with family secrets. Keep them at a distance end recognise that they’re the enemy from day one. 😊

This made me laugh! Whatever we do, no doubt we’ll mess them up & it‘ll be used against us one day!

FightingFish · 04/05/2025 22:42

As far as I know, BB hasn’t been slating his family in the press/books and done a Netflix show about them. It’s not the same situation. Harry has criticised his family repeatedly and doesn’t seem to understand why they don’t want to talk to him.

Bambamhoohoo · 04/05/2025 22:40

IthasYes · 04/05/2025 22:39

@Bambamhoohoo thanks x posted.
Strange that the main concern was that vb wouldn't find out

There something interesting going on there I reckon

IthasYes · 04/05/2025 22:39

@Bambamhoohoo thanks x posted.
Strange that the main concern was that vb wouldn't find out

Icantstandupforlyingdown · 04/05/2025 22:37

It wasn't on social media so it didn't happen!

Bambamhoohoo · 04/05/2025 22:37

whitewineandsun · 04/05/2025 22:36

This is what is wrong with the world. Why the hell do people care about privileged strangers to this extent?

It's so stupid.

Pop culture

whitewineandsun · 04/05/2025 22:36

kindnessforthewin · 04/05/2025 21:32

It’s front page news. I had no idea until Piers Morgan went for it.

https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1918982006521676271?s=46&t=oToxwXstY3oZDUUlxB0jmA

Then I did some digging and it is indeed headline news this evening on ahem the Daily Mail with 2k comments.

This is what is wrong with the world. Why the hell do people care about privileged strangers to this extent?

It's so stupid.

SecondVerseSameAsThe1st · 04/05/2025 22:33

The lesson for parents is to never, ever trust your kids with family secrets. Keep them at a distance end recognise that they’re the enemy from day one. 😊