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Ham pr disasters 55! …no neither David Attenborough or John major will be head of state! ….

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jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 15:27

Keep calm and carry on!

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jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 15:28

I have to go out! Don’t want a replay of previously!
welcome all! 👋👋👋👋👋👋

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 23/10/2026 15:41

Thanks, jeff - wonder how long this one will last!!

BigWillyLittleTodger · 23/10/2026 16:16

Checking in! Thanks Jeff 🫡

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 23/10/2026 16:16

On the matter of the Met, I've a friend who reported to RAVEC at the time in a medical capacity. Part of his role was to assess if threats/patterns of behaviour/actions were, as it were, "mad, bad or dangerous to know" - he was very discreet, but catfished people were one example of where he'd have to assess them. E.g. someone who thinks they've been in a relationship with Catherine online, or when the Queen died, those with mental disorders who thought that they were the Queen.

It's perfectly possible that a communication was considered bogus, or unsubstantiated. They can't get everything right every time, they can only build a picture and assess the risk based on what they have.

IAmATorturedPoet · 23/10/2026 16:27

Thanks, Jeff 🦖

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 23/10/2026 16:47

Neither please! John Major indeed 😂

jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:50

so I’m back! , and I just knew that I’d miss the end of that thread!!! , have they found the letter yet?

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SiegfriedSassoon · 23/10/2026 16:51

Hoping someone can provide more clarity as things unfold over the next few days. Of all the tangled webs HaM weaves, this looks to be one of the most confusing.

smilesy · 23/10/2026 16:52

jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:50

so I’m back! , and I just knew that I’d miss the end of that thread!!! , have they found the letter yet?

No but they’ve seen a squirrel 🐿️

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 23/10/2026 16:52

jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:50

so I’m back! , and I just knew that I’d miss the end of that thread!!! , have they found the letter yet?

Welcome back! Nothing new so far

jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:55

smilesy · 23/10/2026 16:52

No but they’ve seen a squirrel 🐿️

Well there is a lot about lately! 😉😁

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jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:56

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 23/10/2026 16:52

Welcome back! Nothing new so far

I really hope that she hasn’t jumped the gun with her statement and lied .
its not going to go well if that’s the case.

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Sometimeroyalist · 23/10/2026 17:03

Perhaps Jason Knauf will be able to shed some light on the Met letter as wasn’t he working for H&M in 2018 and wouldn’t all official correspondence from the likes of the Met have gone through him?

PullTheBricksDown · 23/10/2026 17:05

Things I'd like more information on following Megan's statement

  • who this letter that was sent to the Met came from
  • whether anyone shared its contents with agencies that could act to investigate, such as American, Mexican or Philippine law enforcement
  • what Meghan actually means by 'I assumed the authorities were taking action to protect children' and which authorities she means
PleasantGreenPorcupine · 23/10/2026 17:05

jeffgoldblum · 23/10/2026 16:56

I really hope that she hasn’t jumped the gun with her statement and lied .
its not going to go well if that’s the case.

I hope not, unfortunately it's been somewhat habitual for her.

canklesmctacotits · 23/10/2026 17:10

Meghan and Harry are out of their depth with this. Because of the horrific subject matter, because of Andrew already sullying the Windsor name with similarly sordid allegations and his mum paying off a victim, because of their proven lies and hypocrisy and preaching and suing and whining and accusing and complaining, they have left themselves nowhere to hide. They're completely toxic, by their own actions and by association. Who would want them at this point, apart from Doria? Whatever the rights and wrongs of it, and these are only allegations so far, there are plenty of other people available to befriend / collaborate with / hire / pay to speak / lend a house to / have as a guest speaker without the stench of all the above around them.

That said, from the first of these threads I've given Meghan her dues. She tries, and she's still standing after a number of years of public humiliation and criticism by peers, the entertainment industry, almost her and Harry's entire family, a president, journalists galore, a billion youtubers, journalists, media outlets, social media (like this) - everyone. Self-inflicted or not, it's got to sting at some point. She's got married, had two children, changed jobs, changed countries, undergone extreme physical modification, been married to Harry of all limp-wristed people all in 8 years. And now this. Maybe she is indeed made of tungsten.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 23/10/2026 17:11

I can't stand her or Harry. But i really hope she hasn't made it up or the press will crucify her

From the last thread, but I hope so too, @ChubbyCheeksCharlie

You simply don't get it wrong with things like this and hope to get away with it, and while most folks' natural hesitancy is clearly founded in the many lies she's told, no amount of "I forgot" or doe-eyed I'm-a-victim protestations would help this time

FancyKitten · 23/10/2026 17:13

Maybe TM arrest is imminent… By making a statement MM has now made it all about her which is a mistake. Staying far away from this would have been more sensible?

As PP mentioned, who is being paid what to say this / that / the other? I’ve wondered before if HAM have been hired to create all of these crazy headlines to stop real news.

I’m no tin foil hatter… But between Trump, them & any manner of celeb shenanigans we barely even know what the truth is anymore. Does the letter even actually exist?

DancingFerret · 23/10/2026 17:14

I was just listening to Jennie Bond being interviewed about the Sussexes; she was very positive about them. In playground terminology, I would say she's on their side - very pro their charity visits, saying it's not about their royal status; people want to see them.

It's a shame because as a royal reporter, I used to rate her.

Mymanyellow · 23/10/2026 17:15

Surely she’s not made it up. Nobody is that oblivious to what would happen if they got found out.
Im interested in who the letter was from. How did the Met or Royal Protection bods know to take it seriously? Who else in the Royal Family knew?
This saga will run and run.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 23/10/2026 17:15

Sometimeroyalist · 23/10/2026 17:03

Perhaps Jason Knauf will be able to shed some light on the Met letter as wasn’t he working for H&M in 2018 and wouldn’t all official correspondence from the likes of the Met have gone through him?

FGS don't mention JasonKnauf or you'll drive the Squad insane!! Shock

He was the one who revealed Meghan deceived to the court, and it's very obvious that some have never forgiven him

Cismyfatarse · 23/10/2026 17:16

Meghan says police told of Thomas Markle allegations in 2018

https://www.thetimes.com/article/d1016ae6-982e-441d-be51-b9c18b6ab43b?shareToken=fd21d13b4b3fe8310f5ff2d4558529df

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 23/10/2026 17:17

I don’t think we’re going to be getting extensive additional information about this until there’s a trial, and even then it’s unlikely to focus on the letter Meghan was shown, unless it turns out the Met Police knew and did or didn’t pass the information on to the police in the countries he was living in, and then in those authorities didn’t act on that.

Cismyfatarse · 23/10/2026 17:17

NB posted the article from an aeroplane!!!!! Never had wifi before. Hate Elon but he has allowed me to read the thread.

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 23/10/2026 17:20

Sometimeroyalist · 23/10/2026 17:03

Perhaps Jason Knauf will be able to shed some light on the Met letter as wasn’t he working for H&M in 2018 and wouldn’t all official correspondence from the likes of the Met have gone through him?

Would he have been in the meeting? I wouldn’t have expected that. From what Meghan said in her statement, it reads like the letter went to the Met, the Met then asked to see her and showed her the letter and discussed what it meant/what precautions she should take. Would Knauf be in those meetings, or would he just have scheduled them/aware they were happening? It doesn’t seem that the letter was sent directly to Meghan or that she was given it to keep, just she was shown it.

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