Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Harry Windsor getting upset about Peter Phillips

142 replies

WhenTheDustSettles · 06/06/2026 10:31

Am I missing something? There is a story in the press today about Harry refusing to go to Peter Phillips's wedding, allegedly because he sold his first wedding to Hello (or OK) magazine. What am I missing here - these magazines have featured Kate and William's wedding, Sophie and Edward, Eugenie and Jack, loads of them. Including his own wedding to Meghan. I thought that's just what they do, so what's Harry's issue? Is it that Peter Phillips got paid and the rest didn't?

The excuse given by Harry is something to do with upsetting him about his girlfriend Chelsy Davy. He's supposedly so happy with Meghan, so why does anything to do with Chelsy bother him now?

For info, this is not a "royal bashing" "Meghan bashing" post. It's to get understanding of how these things work.

OP posts:
Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:32

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:17

What wouldn't have happened?

It's nothing to do with them. The press knows that dragging their name into stories gets clicks. And if people genuinely don't want to hear from H&M again, all they have to do is stop clicking the links and stop talking about them.

They know that stories are leaked about them and they do the same.

The post above yours explains it much better than I can

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:34

Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:32

They know that stories are leaked about them and they do the same.

The post above yours explains it much better than I can

Oh god, whatever, I can't be dealing with the crazed haters, believe what you like

Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:37

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:34

Oh god, whatever, I can't be dealing with the crazed haters, believe what you like

I don’t hate them, I just don’t worship them like some do. 🤷‍♀️

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:38

Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:37

I don’t hate them, I just don’t worship them like some do. 🤷‍♀️

What 'worship' are you seeing here?

Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:39

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:38

What 'worship' are you seeing here?

I thought you couldn’t be bothered to deal with those of us who ‘hate’ them?

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:41

Anarchy99 · 09/06/2026 10:39

I thought you couldn’t be bothered to deal with those of us who ‘hate’ them?

I'm just asking you a question. It's a strange choice of word, what are you seeing that merits that description?

WildFlowerBees · 09/06/2026 11:12

I still don’t know why folk believe anything newspapers say. It’s all about the narrative they want to push, propaganda and click bait. Also why does anyone still care about bloody Harry & Meghan?!

Nadinesnotblowsy9 · 09/06/2026 12:43

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:17

What wouldn't have happened?

It's nothing to do with them. The press knows that dragging their name into stories gets clicks. And if people genuinely don't want to hear from H&M again, all they have to do is stop clicking the links and stop talking about them.

Absolutely this!

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 09/06/2026 12:46

TheKeatingFive · 09/06/2026 10:17

What wouldn't have happened?

It's nothing to do with them. The press knows that dragging their name into stories gets clicks. And if people genuinely don't want to hear from H&M again, all they have to do is stop clicking the links and stop talking about them.


This. The press care about their bottom line. The people keeping them alive are the people like those on the Royal board who pore over their every utterance, movement etc and spend all their time posting about them. The online papers know exactly which names generate the most clicks and they print stories accordingly. Harry and Meghan generate many times more clicks and comments than any of the other Royals put together. Even Andrew. Who did you think is paying for the new kitchens and Conservatories of the endless former butlers/Royal commentators/ lip reading experts/ body language experts/ people boring on about The Late Queens opinions? It's people who click over and over again on anything to do with Harry and Meghan.

Nadinesnotblowsy9 · 09/06/2026 12:51

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 09/06/2026 12:46


This. The press care about their bottom line. The people keeping them alive are the people like those on the Royal board who pore over their every utterance, movement etc and spend all their time posting about them. The online papers know exactly which names generate the most clicks and they print stories accordingly. Harry and Meghan generate many times more clicks and comments than any of the other Royals put together. Even Andrew. Who did you think is paying for the new kitchens and Conservatories of the endless former butlers/Royal commentators/ lip reading experts/ body language experts/ people boring on about The Late Queens opinions? It's people who click over and over again on anything to do with Harry and Meghan.

Edited

Definitely! It’s an entire industry at this point and a very lucrative one at that.

Aethelredtheunsteady · 09/06/2026 13:14

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 09/06/2026 12:46


This. The press care about their bottom line. The people keeping them alive are the people like those on the Royal board who pore over their every utterance, movement etc and spend all their time posting about them. The online papers know exactly which names generate the most clicks and they print stories accordingly. Harry and Meghan generate many times more clicks and comments than any of the other Royals put together. Even Andrew. Who did you think is paying for the new kitchens and Conservatories of the endless former butlers/Royal commentators/ lip reading experts/ body language experts/ people boring on about The Late Queens opinions? It's people who click over and over again on anything to do with Harry and Meghan.

Edited

The irony being that despite having left the firm they’re the ones that still get the most press attention. Surely it doesn’t bode well for the future of the rest of them if their most interesting members quit years ago (although as a republican I’m not exactly concerned!).

caringcarer · 09/06/2026 15:02

I'm certain I read Harry and Meghan were not invited because he's not close with groom and Harriet didn't want Meghan over shadowing event.

InterestedDad37 · 09/06/2026 15:04

The people who write about this stuff don't actually give a shit about the answers to any of the idiotic questions they pose. They don't care. Their job is to wind you up and set you off 👍😀

WhenTheDustSettles · 10/06/2026 00:14

FallingInLove · 09/06/2026 02:44

Because people like you read this shit in the hope of some Harry bashing.

Don't be a silly billy.

OP posts:
FallingInLove · 10/06/2026 00:37

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

EconomyClassRockstar · 10/06/2026 00:42

The only person who should be upset about the wedding is the poor woman in the short yellow dress and blue hat who waved to the press and has been absolutely trolled to shit in the comment sections on social media.

IamNotBeingUnreasonable · 10/06/2026 00:49

Haznot was not invited.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page