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Meghan Markle taking Mail On Sunday to Court *MNHQ tweaked title for accuracy*

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TheMustressMhor · 01/10/2019 23:20

And about time, too. They never stop castigating her.

Prince Harry has said that he's worried that she'll end up being the same kind of victim that his mother was with regard to the Press.

I hope she wins her case.

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feelingverylazytoday · 02/10/2019 13:41

Good, hope she wins. These scumbag so-called 'journalists' never learn, do they?

BertrandRussell · 02/10/2019 13:42

“In which case they need to adhere to protocol”

In what ways do they not adhere to protocol?

MissEliza · 02/10/2019 13:47

Can she actually sue the Daily Mail without having to appear in court herself?

NoTheresa · 02/10/2019 13:48

Crown Court inc

justasking111 · 02/10/2019 13:55

I think the press are steaming because MM and PH are putting pics and comments on instagram so the media are playing catch up just reiterating stuff that is already out there so YAWN!! They are desperate for exclusives which they are now missing out on. Boo hoo.

Idontwanttotalk · 02/10/2019 13:55

@Ruefaro
"What about her not doing what other royals do:
1. Announcing the godparents of her child.
2. Appearing with her newborn on the steps of the hospital when leaving.
3. Publishing a picture of their baby on the day of the Christening (one where you can actually see the baby).

🤣🤣🤣 "really? This is your concern?"

No. This is not my concern and if you bothered to read my post properly you would understand that. I am not concerned at all that MM didn't do the things I stated in my reply.

I responded to a question posed by @SaraNade where she stated "No one has to date been able to give anything tangible she has done or said that isn't standard royal behaviour (bar baby shower in the US)." I just tried to be helpful and answer her as she felt no-one had addressed the question.

I did state "I am not saying she should do these things but just stating these are areas in which she has not followed royal behaviour."

Mollymoo01 · 02/10/2019 13:59

“In which case they need to adhere to protocol”

In what ways do they not adhere to protocol?

This is argued every time there is a MM and PH thread, it gets tedious.

One argues there is no such thing as royal protocol, another person says how they haven’t shown pictures when they should’ve and they give political advice/commentary when they shouldn’t, that MM charges for appearances.

Quite honestly I don’t care enough about the whole thing to squirrel out ways they have or haven’t followed protocol. I think the main thing is instead of appealing and ingratiating themselves to the general public (as working royal representatives they should) they are telling the general public how they should be trying harder and behaving better when they absolutely don’t follow their own advice. They make themselves hypocrites and unappealing to the very public that pay, at least partially, for them. You can only tell people so many times how they should be doing this or that or they should be more aware of this or that political/environmental/social cause without eventually pissing people off, especially when the general public are already feeling pretty raw with the current political climate at the moment.

justasking111 · 02/10/2019 13:59

What is also telling is that anything Piers Morgan spits out in an article is heavily moderated in his favour, whereas articles about them are unmoderated. Can`t take the heat Piers???

cathyno5 · 02/10/2019 14:01

It's the Mail on Sunday she's suing, not the Daily Mail. They are different papers, with different editors.

EntropyRising · 02/10/2019 14:03

Wait, Meghan Markle charges for appearances? Really?

Surely the proceeds go to charity.... ?

LaurieMarlow · 02/10/2019 14:05

They make themselves hypocrites and unappealing to the very public that pay, at least partially, for them

And that's different to Charles and William how exactly?

LaurieMarlow · 02/10/2019 14:08

No one has to date been able to give anything tangible she has done or said that isn't standard royal behaviour

Posing outside the Portland isn't standard royal behaviour. Only Kate and Diana ever did it. The Queen had all her babies at home.

As for the christening pictures, they released a fair amount on the day. I'm sorry none were to your liking. Are there exact dimensions that constitute 'standard royal behaviour'?

On the Godparents front, I strongly suspect that was on the individuals specific request. I'd bet good money Amal is one and I see why they'd be hardline about keeping that from the press.

LaMarschallin · 02/10/2019 14:11

@joyfullittlehippo

I’m allowed to have an opinion that someone is not being honest.

Of course you are.
So am I.
So are we all.

I'd suggest that, on an anonymous message board, it's a healthy attitude to have.

On the last Meghan bashing thread I was called a liar (and gosh don’t you enjoy bullying pile-ons when a Meghan defender is the target!) just for saying I knew an actor who BlindGossip had written untrue articles about, thus not every single thing Blind Gossip posts is true.

Right, okay.
Personally, I think that posts calling people "liars" should brought to the attention of MNHQ. Equally, I can see that people may retain a level of healthy scepticism when reading any posts, especially those claiming inside knowledge etc.

I know I do.

(and gosh don’t you enjoy bullying pile-ons when a Meghan defender is the target!)

Personally speaking, I don't enjoy any "bullying pile-ons".

I presume you mean: don't some people enjoy bullying pile-ons when a Meghan defender is the target?

To which I would answer: well, I don't.

BertrandRussell · 02/10/2019 14:11

“Quite honestly I don’t care enough about the whole thing to squirrel out ways they have or haven’t followed protocol.”
But you’re sure that they haven’t. Right.

Mollymoo01 · 02/10/2019 14:11

*Wait, Meghan Markle charges for appearances? Really?

Surely the proceeds go to charity.... ?*

I don’t know and quite honestly I don’t see how anyone really does unless they are intimately aquatinted with her finances, but there are two separate articles online saying so, which I suppose is part of the whole problem. If the general public could be sure that newspapers and online reporters were unable to print lies, fabrications or a friend of a friend said articles then we would know what we were reading was true.

Mollymoo01 · 02/10/2019 14:13

BertrandRussell

I’ve noticed you get very irate when these royal threads come up.
Do you know the people involved? It seems a shame it takes up so much of your mind space regularly commenting on these threads.

EntropyRising · 02/10/2019 14:15

Normally when someone raises money for a charity, they name the charity, which course is a form of a check in that the charity is free to tell the press if they haven't received it.

LaurieMarlow · 02/10/2019 14:17

I’ve noticed you get very irate when these royal threads come up. Do you know the people involved? It seems a shame it takes up so much of your mind space regularly commenting on these threads.

Trying to shame Bertrand in particular into silence on these threads is a particular trick of the anti-Meghan playbook. I get it. She's very hard to argue with.

You're pretty invested yourself. Why not work on that, hmm?

BertrandRussell · 02/10/2019 14:17

Not irate at all. Entertained by yet another Meghan detractor who can’t quite put their finger on what they don’t like about her, and are absolutely sure they have broken protocol but can’t quite remember how.Grin

Mollymoo01 · 02/10/2019 14:19

And that's different to Charles and William how exactly?

You’re quite right, it isn’t, but this thread was about MM and PH not the royal family as a whole.
If any of the reporting in the press about Prince Charles is even nearly true then he is a hideous human being. Prince William at least seems to be keeping his head down at the moment but then was the press reporting of his affair true if so that’s not a future king I would want.

How about we remove all of the royal family? I think that would be by far the best option all round! Give them a smallish property each (only the working royals course) and let them crack on.

LaurieMarlow · 02/10/2019 14:20

this thread was about MM and PH not the royal family as a whole.

Funny. They always are.

PaulRedford · 02/10/2019 14:21

I doubt anyone would be able to shame Bertrand on to silence.

EntropyRising · 02/10/2019 14:23

Funny. They always are

They're often about Kate Middleton, actually.

LaMarschallin · 02/10/2019 14:25

I doubt anyone would be able to shame Bertrand on to silence.

As much as Bertrand drives me nuts sometimes (sorry, B), I really hope that's a compliment.
In that: she sticks to her guns (and deploys her inner Paxman Smile).

Mollymoo01 · 02/10/2019 14:26

Trying to shame Bertrand in particular into silence on these threads is a particular trick of the anti-Meghan playbook. I get it. She's very hard to argue with.

I don’t feel one way or the other towards Meghan. I’m giving my point of view as to why I think there is a lot of negative feeling towards MM and PH.

I find the constant reporting on them and the twee Instagram posts grate but then that’s not a novelty to them alone.

As for shaming someone into silence, you are being very silly.
I’m sure we have both been members here long enough to know Bertrand doesn’t need you standing up for her, she’s not going to become your bessie mate cause you told the nasty woman how mean she was being. Grin

We are all reasonably literate, reasonably sensible women who I am sure are capable of discussing subjects without you needing to referee.