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Irony alert: Meghan Markle’s Dad

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MightyMucks · 13/05/2018 05:34

Sorry, found this hilarious. Meghan Markle’s Dad has staged some pics with the paparizzo to send out a message re his DDs wedding (ie he is going).

This is being reported by the press in a vv ‘tut tut aren’t her family awful’ manner.

Am I alone in finding this hilariously hypocritical? I remember St Diana getting caught in a car with Richard Kay from the Daily Mail and she wrote a book secretly with Daily Express journalist Andrew Morton.

Plus who had those pics front page the day they were taken? That’s right. The Daily Mail!

I am not a Meghan fan at all. But I got up this morning and looked at the papers and felt like I had gone done a rabbit hole when I saw her Das being slated for this supposedly ‘unroyal’ behaviour which is actually the most royal thing in the world ever.

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RosaGertrudeJekyll · 14/05/2018 11:35

Does anyone really care? Is it really embarrassing? Has it harmed anyone, he wasn't naked coming out of a vice den with hookers and white powder all over his nose. Even then That would be more on a par with Gary and maison de bang bang, hooking a left at his wife Shock
He is pretty reclusive old man, his whole family aside from megan and her mum seem bonkers...he is probably short of cash and having to stump out a lot to get to this wedding and be put on show for the WHOLE WORLD....

I dont see he has harmed anyone lest of all the royal family. The royal family puts out statements - he isnt ruled by them, he is a free agent...he can do what he damn well likes.

GingerIvy · 14/05/2018 11:35

Shadow666 Thanks. I appreciate that. You did make me laugh at the "shit hole country full of bad hombres" though. Very Trump-esque. Grin

GingerIvy · 14/05/2018 11:39

When you think about it, wouldn't you be rather Hmm about the royal family as well, if your son or daughter was marrying into it? I mean, look at some of the press they've had. That thing that Prince Charles wrote about the tampon made my skin crawl. Ick.

I prefer to simply enjoy the wedding and the home ed opportunities it provides for us, hope for the best, and wish them a long and happy married life. How well they know each other's families (and their foibles) isn't really something I'm worried about.

Shadow666 · 14/05/2018 11:39

👍

The man certainly has a way with words 😁

moredoll · 14/05/2018 11:41

The guy's an Emmy award winning lighting cameraman hence the way the photos are angled and lit. He's taking the piss out of the gutter press, and if he makes a buck or two good on him.

RosaGertrudeJekyll · 14/05/2018 11:43

Re Princess Micheal she cant be in that role and be totally oblivious of racial connotations. It wouldn't surprise me that she had racist views.

SusannahL · 14/05/2018 11:47

I think Shadow666 IS Donald Trump!!

I also loved your expression, and I'm sure no-one was offended by it.

JessicaJonesJacket · 14/05/2018 11:50

I don't understand why it's even a story. The Daily Mail would be empty if celebs, sports people, models, etc, stopped posing and selling pics. It's standard. They're just filling column inches with a non-story.
I also don't think it's embarrassing. It makes sense to be paid for your pics and control the content rather than let someone else get all the money for grabbing unauthorised shots.

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MightyMucks · 14/05/2018 12:00

moredoll, I’m inclined to agree with you. The photos were so ridiculous - being publicly measured for a suit and reading stories about PH and MM. It is like he’s taking the piss - this is the rubbish you want, here it is.

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Shadow666 · 14/05/2018 12:19

I don't think I can be Donald Trump as my posts are (usually) longer than 280 characters. 😉

School12345 · 14/05/2018 12:23

I also don't think it's embarrassing. It makes sense to be paid for your pics and control the content rather than let someone else get all the money for grabbing unauthorised shots

Are you kidding? You don't think it's embarrassing to cash in on your daughter's fame and marriage to a royal? He shouldn't be looking to make money at all. This clown is going to be walking her down the aisle in front of millions, in front of the queen, with everyone there knowing he's done this.

How is that not mortifying all round?

karyatide · 14/05/2018 12:25

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ikeepaforkinmypurse · 14/05/2018 12:35

I do. Because the Middletons have always been rich enough for that sort of money not to be attractive. You’d probably get 2-3k for those pics. Not worth it to them. Like, less than a weeks income.

it's not just about the 2 or 3k, it's about their brand which they are working really hard on selling! If they didn't care about money, and were genuinely trying to keep a low profile, why would they desperately try to flog Pippa's "book" or the marshmallow or whatever money-making scheme they have at the moment?
If they were really trying to keep a low profile, as others manage very well, they wouldn't be fighting really hard to be seen in as many Premieres and Sporting events they can.

Why shouldn't they really, being a "celeb" is as good a way as any to make money.They have proven they love the limelight and of course they are the ones calling the paps!

user1457017537 · 14/05/2018 12:37

Perhaps he needed money to pay for his air fare and new suit, he’s not affluent is he and the Royals are noted for their parsimony

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 14/05/2018 12:43

You don't think it's embarrassing to cash in on your daughter's fame and marriage to a royal?

The Middleton have done it for years. Meghan's dad is not British, why should he give a hoot about the Queen? He hasn't revealed any information about his daughter, he hasn't shared any royal secrets. He has been paid doing some shopping and sitting in front of a computer. Big deal.

Why shouldn't he make money? The Middleton are happy to accept royal invitations, be photographed with the Queen, be guests at public events and they still try to cash on their position, and use public fund for their security - remember the police having to investigate anyone parked on a Public road but near their house?

If people are silly enough to pay him doing the most mundane things, having nothing to do with the Royal Family, he would be nuts not to get something out of it.
Really, not everyone in the world gives a hoot about the British Royal Family, and frankly why should they.

School12345 · 14/05/2018 13:01

Why shouldn't he make money? The Middleton are happy to accept royal invitations, be photographed with the Queen, be guests at public events and they still try to cash on their position, and use public fund for their security - remember the police having to investigate anyone parked on a Public road but near their house?

Firstly, I meant embarrassing to his daughter. He is humiliatig her, they all are. They may not care one iota about the British royal family as an institution but they are also going to be Meghan's in-laws and, by extension, part of his own wider family circle. Can't you see that? It's not about kowtowing to a monarchy, it's about not making a complete fool of yourself in front of your daughter's new relatives.

Secondly, none of what you cite about the Middletons is cashing in. Being invited to the royal enclosure at Ascot because you are there grandparents of a future king is not cashing in. The Queen has always invited inlaws to these things. Sophie Rhys-Jones' parents used to be there too. They are photographed with the queen at family occasions because they are grandparents to royal princes and a princess! The security thing is quite a different matter. That is done to protect Prince William and the royal children when they are staying there, at the Middletons home. I doubt they see that as a perk to be honest.

School12345 · 14/05/2018 13:04

Meghan's dad is not British, why should he give a hoot about the Queen

Because she's his future son-in-law's grandmother. That's why. Confused

Puzzledandpissedoff · 14/05/2018 13:07

thank heavens it isn't the black side of the family engaging in this sort of carry-on. The tabloids would combust if it were so

So would Mumsnet Wink

To me, it hardly matters who set the pics up - it just doesn't seem a very wise stunt to get involved in at such a time. No doubt the press will be rubbing their hands, though, thinking of what they might persuade him to do in the future Hmm

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 14/05/2018 13:09

Why should Meghan be humiliated by a few pics of her dad in the paper? There are pics of Kate's family all the time, no one is bothered. It might have been an embarrassment in the past, but it's not anymore.

Of course the Middleton are cashing in, keeping their name in the media. Why do you think Kate is forever known as Kate Middleton? Why do you think Pippa tried to sell a book, a column and god knows what. She was making very sure to be Pippa Middleton in all the various interviews she's done to sell her stuff.

You might see the families of other royals, but you don't hear from them. The Middleton are very clever at the game, and it works well for them. They love the attention, or they wouldn't be so much in the press.

I fail to see what's so embarrassing about Meghan's father. He probably will have to move for his own safety, he was hounded by the media before selling a few pics.

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 14/05/2018 13:11

Because she's his future son-in-law's grandmother. That's why.

and again, so what? Not everybody has to become an obedient subject. Not everybody is in awe of the royal family. It's 2018...

School12345 · 14/05/2018 13:14

I'm not sure how else I can make the point. Are you being deliberately obtuse? It doesn't matter that she's the Queen. She's soon to be a member of his daughter's extended family and most of us think it's a good idea to be kind and respectful towards our inlaws and those of our children.

Don't you?

SusannahL · 14/05/2018 13:19

Why would Meghan be humiliated by a few pics of her dad in the paper?

Because it was a scam, a hoax to make money, and particularly tasteless as we had been led to believe he is a recluse who hates publicity and being in the public eye.

Well that's all been disproved now he has arranged his own little bit of tacky publicity.

I repeat - what sort of family is this??

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 14/05/2018 13:26

I don't believe for a second that being in the paper is being unkind and disrespectful to your kids in-laws. What Meghan's father does has nothing to do with her in-laws, Queen or other.

I applaud him for making fun of the whole circus, when he has no choice of being part of it anyway. What was he supposed to do? Refuse to take his daughter down the aisle? Why should he have to. The fact that he takes the mickey of the press and the few gullible readers who even care that it was a "scam" (fake trying on a suit and looking at a photo of Meghan's engagement? Did anyone really fall for that one?)

Did he even say anywhere that it was candid photos, or was it the paper who published them who wrote it?

I think the only outraged people are the ones who feel personally offended, probably the avid readers who believe any word that is written. Good luck with that Grin Breaking news: not everything you see on the internet is real.

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MightyMucks · 14/05/2018 13:42

I repeat - what sort of family is this??

One very similar to the Royal Family by the looks of things.

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 14/05/2018 13:43

What Meghan's father does has nothing to do with her in-laws, Queen or other

While perhaps true in theory, this ignores the royal family's obsession with presenting themselves in the best possible light at all times. As someone wrote recently, they might stage photos supporting the preservation of this and that, but what really matters to them is preserving their own tarnished image, and anything which threatens that tends to be dealt with ruthlessly

I'm no monarchist and I'm certainly not suggesting this should be the case ... merely that it is