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….. to wonder exactly WHAT specific lie was told to protect Price William ?

854 replies

Thisisnotreallymyname · 12/12/2022 19:49

Just that !
In the trailers for the next Harry / Meghan Netflix , Harry talks about how Courtiers lied to protect William .
Hmmmm - what could he gave done that needed lies told to us ?

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PutinSmellsPassItOn · 12/12/2022 23:38

Take your pick.......prince of pegging, Rose Hanbury, the fact he was at the same ' drug filled ' parties as Harry but that wasn't reported on, his little 'Natives and Colonials party' where Harry dressed as a nazi.....disgusting taste obviously. And it was reported widely but nothing was made of the fact that William was dressed as a savage native. Which is of equally bad taste. In fact despite being at the same party I don't think there are even any photos of him just a description of his outfit 😬

healthadvice123 · 12/12/2022 23:41

They clearly don't care about the mh of their family with all these snippets they release leading to all kinds of speculation and how badly treated they were with stories in the press etc , but happy for all the stories aBout their family to be over the press day in day out at the moment.
Yet still hanging on to those titles ??

WalkingOnTheCracks · 12/12/2022 23:42

bakalava · 12/12/2022 20:00

I won't play into their hands. They want you to watch it so you can find out the answer but it's just not that intriguing. One bald brother selling out another one. Quite frankly, warring pairs of brothers are as old as time as evidenced in Bible stories and Roman legends.

Themes don’t get to be old as time unless the punters lap them up.

Janieread · 12/12/2022 23:45

I can't believe it will be anything that juicy, tbh. It will be bait to get you to watch.

Coxspurplepippin · 12/12/2022 23:48

TBH I don't believe Meghan was a yacht girl any more than I believe the bizarre stories about William's sexual proclivities. That's the problem with the internet - lies halfway round the world before the truth's got it's boots on.

KezzM · 12/12/2022 23:49

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What is wrong with being ginger?

Peggingsoundsgross · 12/12/2022 23:51

@KezzM Absolutely nothing…!

Bluekerfuffle · 12/12/2022 23:51

I’m guessing the bridesmaid thing as well. No one can be accused of lying about a supposed affair as nothing has been said about that at all (I imagine because it’s bollocks) whereas there were press stories about the bridesmaid incident.

healthadvice123 · 12/12/2022 23:55

@OldFan what locals and anyone can spread a rumour, why would licals even know , were they there
Rumours are nasty and M & H should be well aware if that

Janieread · 12/12/2022 23:55

As if they'd talk about pegging or even about an affair 😂

ChillyFingers · 12/12/2022 23:58

JudgeJ · 12/12/2022 23:28

It's another cheap shot from the Markles, throw a pebble into a pond, sit back and look at the ripples. It would be interesting to know just how the 'rumours' about William materialised.

Yes, very interesting!

Apparently the photographer who contacted Thomas Markle to set him up with the ‘discreet’ photo op to improve his image after all the unflattering pap pics beamed around the world, had worked with Meg previously. What a coincidence and we all know how that turned out!

kateandme · 12/12/2022 23:59

Well whatever they lied about to protect him...erm there clearly going to keep lying for him now.so once again people will shit on Harry.
All those saying poor William can't reply.yes he can.if he wants to he can reply.plus they have done in the past released statements. Royal protocol blah.if he wants to talk then do so.
There should deff been more said around the party William was at too.
In one interview the other day a royal photographer said we got it wrong. How they went for Harry too too far,especially at a time he was quite severely ill and needed urgent hospital treatment for his mental health. He said it was like some in written rule we aimed at Harry,he was our punch bag,and he took the bait so many found it fun to play with him.but William always always had a protective rung around him.

Bluekerfuffle · 13/12/2022 00:00

But by this stage, if he really has the courage of his convictions he needs to come out and name specifics. Who are they accusing of briefing against them? Who are the racists? What did they do/say? Who refused to help Meghan when she was suicidal? Who speculated about the tone of Archie's skin? Why did William need protection, and why were they thrown under the bus to achieve this?

He probably can’t name specifics because none of it actually happened.

LBFseBrom · 13/12/2022 00:00

Thisisnotreallymyname · Today 19:49
Just that !
In the trailers for the next Harry / Meghan Netflix , Harry talks about how Courtiers lied to protect William .
Hmmmm - what could he gave done that needed lies told to us ?
...........................
I dread to think. It could just be that they lied to protect William's privacy. The RF has form for that, there have been many denials over the years which eventually turned out to be false. However sometimes you can't blame them, everyone should be entitled to a private life, there's enough already in the public domain.

Bluekerfuffle · 13/12/2022 00:01

Janieread · 12/12/2022 23:55

As if they'd talk about pegging or even about an affair 😂

Oh please, the press will talk about anything if there is actual proof of it happening. There have been some pretty sordid stories over the years about the royals.

kateandme · 13/12/2022 00:01

Bluekerfuffle · 13/12/2022 00:00

But by this stage, if he really has the courage of his convictions he needs to come out and name specifics. Who are they accusing of briefing against them? Who are the racists? What did they do/say? Who refused to help Meghan when she was suicidal? Who speculated about the tone of Archie's skin? Why did William need protection, and why were they thrown under the bus to achieve this?

He probably can’t name specifics because none of it actually happened.

Im sure i heard him say they did go to the family for help.

StaunchMomma · 13/12/2022 00:05

The eerrrr, butt fun story, maybe?

The one there is a super injunction for but that was covered in Australian press?

Ivyonafence · 13/12/2022 00:06

KaleToChristmas · 12/12/2022 22:10

I think William IS squeaky clean though. He's just so... boring.

Except for repeatedly cheating on his wife, as has been reported all over the world...

healthadvice123 · 13/12/2022 00:08

@Ivyonafence but that has no credible evidence and therefore is just gossip

Walkingtheplank · 13/12/2022 00:08

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 12/12/2022 22:09

Why wouldn't 'a ginger ' have a stunning gf?

Wasnt it Harry that said that? He joked that his family couldn't believe that perfect Meghan had gone for 'a ginger' like him.

Ivyonafence · 13/12/2022 00:10

Bluekerfuffle · 13/12/2022 00:00

But by this stage, if he really has the courage of his convictions he needs to come out and name specifics. Who are they accusing of briefing against them? Who are the racists? What did they do/say? Who refused to help Meghan when she was suicidal? Who speculated about the tone of Archie's skin? Why did William need protection, and why were they thrown under the bus to achieve this?

He probably can’t name specifics because none of it actually happened.

One of the people who failed to help Meghan was Harry himself.

It's pretty strange dragging his pregnant wife out to a public engagement the same day she said she wanted to die. He could have googled the name of a hospital and driven her there. He was a grown man, who knew exactly how damaging it all was for women.

He's come to his senses now, but I don't see the delay in medical attention or care as more the RF's fault than Harry's. he was her husband.

healthadvice123 · 13/12/2022 00:11

@kateandme yet Harry seemed to be ok with it at the time and wAs seen as the fun one and loved by the public so the press stuff was not all negative
Plus if he hated it so much why then inflict more of it on yourself and your family
Does katss feelings not count or their childrens? It all strikes of hypocrisy to me
Go enjoy the quiet family life you wanted rather than put yourself out to the media again

IDidntKnowItWasAParty · 13/12/2022 00:12

It's got to be the affair as @Hotelfoxtrot says
It cant be about fucking tights!!

Reindeersnooker · 13/12/2022 00:14

wordler · 12/12/2022 22:27

@Reindeersnooker
But most men don't have affairs. Why should he?

I think a lot of men would say in response to that "because he can" - he has the money, resources, and perceived power to make it very easy. Like a lot of rich and powerful men (and some women)

Also, there are people who think of it in the 'french way' - little liasions which are separate from 'the family'.

I think I'm a lot more cynical than you about 'most men' - I think a lot would do what they can get away with - especially 10+ years into a relationship. And there are plenty of married women who do the same.

It doesn't really bother me as long as they don't start lecturing other people on family values like the Tory MPs do before they get caught.

Yes there must be those who would do it with opportunity but equally, William isn't a cut throat risk taker who got where he is through impulsiveness and cunning. He doesn't run to type. He's powerful because he was born that way and clearly dutiful because he's become that way. And I guess I just think differently to you about what most men would do. And how hard it would be to fake a happy marriage.

Talia99 · 13/12/2022 00:14

MrsEdnaWelthorpe · 12/12/2022 23:30

Seriously? That's it? Meghan has been upset for years because of a disagreement about bridesmaids wearing tights or not wearing tights? That is really not normal.

She was upset because the tabloids spent years pushing the ‘angry black woman makes white woman cry’ trope (the press didn’t publish the story once, they mentioned it multiple times) and the Kensington Palace press office did nothing to stop them despite knowing it was the other way around.

Kate was happy to apologise with flowers, so she accepted being at least partially responsible. It should have been a minor tiff between SIL at a stressful time but the press wouldn’t let it go and KP press office refused to tell the truth.