To be shocked at some RF members turning their back?

[fiheka]

It has been reported that some Royal Family members literally turned their back on Prince Harry at Prince Philip's funeral and refused to even acknowledge him.
I have had extended family members behave badly and are in no hurry to be friendly. But I think this is appalling behaviour. I would never do that and especially not at a funeral.
It reminds me of that video being shared where William and Kate totally snub and ignore Harry and Meghan.
It is just so rude and awful.

His former private secretary Edward Lane Fox helped create it. Harry was just the face.

It was a PR exercise by the Palace to a) make it look like Harry actually did something and b) to let Harry think that he actually did something 😁

Thanks for that I hadnt realised. Harry was clearly lazy with the small amount of official engagements he did, even less than William. So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised.

I can see a situation where it might come down to a William or Harry situation and in that circumstance I can see them perhaps giving them Harry as a story, but if not then they'd run both stories anyway. None of that takes away the fact that whatever Harry did that was newsworthy must have actually happened. They're not making stuff up or keeping a list of controversial things H has done to exchange for William stories.

Having said that I doubt that situation has happened very often at all.

The Palace don't want anyone in the press with a negative story and would fight hard to prevent that for anyone of them. They don't want bad press at all.

[quote fiheka]@MarthaJonesPhone I am sure he does nothing now. But I had thought he had in the past?

@spanishlady The allegation is that when the press are going to publish a negative story about William or Kate and ask the palace for a comment, the palace say to them, do not publish that story and we will give you a juicier story instead about someone else. The reason being that they need to keep those who are in direct line to the throne as having as good a public image as possible. It is about securing the future of the RF.[/quote]
I think you need to get a life, because Haz and Megs in Monteshithole really couldn't give a toss about you and your heated defence of their appalling behaviour.

Prince Harry was reportedly "stunned" by his "frosty reception" at the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip's funeral

Unless the Birmingham Mail has the scoop of the century, then we may have to take this with a pinch of salt.
But, that aside, WTF did Harry expect.
After the blabbing interview, with the bizarre statements which now many are questioning the veracity of, did he expect to just be welcomed back into the fold with opened arms, like nothing ever happened.
If so, then he’s a fucking idiot.

But they can't stop the press publishing a story unless they get an injunction. That has happened. But most of the time they have to persuade them and offering up another story is an easy way. It need not be of Harry, especially if the story of something negative about William is not a big story. The Rose Hanbury story still leaked out because it was too big a story to kill.

@ElizabethTudor lots of newspapers have reported it. I just posted one that is not behind a paywall.

Do we know who leaked the Tiara story? Just wondering if it was perhaps disgruntled staff tipping the press off anonymously?

Are you seriously expecting people to give a jot about Harry, after an interview, which, Im still struggling to see the point off. The only person I feel for in this whole debacle is the Queen. The service she has given to this country with no complaint is phenominal, all through the war years too. Harry could learn much from his grandmother. If I had been a family member, I doubt Id have been falling over myself to have contact with him. He made his choices. Meghan doesn't strike me as a shrinking violet, much as I have sympathy for her mental health struggles, regarding the allegations of racism, Im sure she could have put people who made these comments right in their place. Ive no issue with Meghan and Harry and wish them and their family well, but for two people who constantly bang on about privacy. How come they are NEVER out of the news?

All staff sign a non-disclosure and would be sacked immediately for leaking a story without palace approval. I really doubt they would leak a story. Much more likely to be part of the pr campaign against MM from the palace to undermine any criticisms of the RF by MM and Harry.

I doubt that they have ever offered up negative stories about Harry in exchange for keeping one about William quiet. Why would you hand someone more juicy gossip on top of what they already have?

You can only legally prevent someone printing a story if you have a legal reason why it shouldn't. If a story is true then your legal grounds for an injunction are shaky at best.

If perhaps there is a story about both of them they could negotiate for only one, but even as I type this is doesn't ring true to me. Bargaining with the press sounds like a stupid idea to me, but what do I know?

My proof is that William said we are not a racist family. That is not true. Princess Michael is racist

ffs Princess Michael of Kent is married to Williams first cousin twice removed. Most people don't even know relatives that far away from them let alone be held responsible for their views.

Which is why I said anonymously, it's easy to set up a fake email address, reporters are not obliged to reveal their sources in court I think. You couldn't do it for money I don't think, so it would have to be revenge?

But the tiara story was leaked really early on before Megxit happened? They hadn't criticised the RF at all at that point I don't think?

Not publicly anyway

@itispersonal

I would have completely ignored Harry if he was my family. He and his wife were busy causing sh*t, whilst an elderly relative was seriously ill and dying.

This....he's a snotty little shit and has made his bed! Begone and have a happy life. Now irrelevant in the scheme of things.

That story came from somewhere, just wondered if we knew for sure, it's late and I can to go down a Google rabbit hole right now

CBA -not can (it's way too late)

You can't believe anything that people say about the royals,and about the royals shunning Harry. I read somewhere last week, that whilst Harry was isolating at Frogmore cottage,he invited some of the royals round for tea and chats before going to the funeral later.

@fiheka

Thanks for that I hadnt realised. Harry was clearly lazy with the small amount of official engagements he did, even less than William. So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised.

That poster is lying OP

The staff and people who work for Invictus, Sentebale and H's other project attest to him being a hard worker who does his research and come up with ideas.

[quote fiheka]@MarthaJonesPhone I am sure he does nothing now. But I had thought he had in the past?

@spanishlady The allegation is that when the press are going to publish a negative story about William or Kate and ask the palace for a comment, the palace say to them, do not publish that story and we will give you a juicier story instead about someone else. The reason being that they need to keep those who are in direct line to the throne as having as good a public image as possible. It is about securing the future of the RF.[/quote]
Yes, indeed, the palace does offer up H&M in exchange for stories.

They smeared them when they realised that they are becoming too popular and too good at their jobs. They don't want any funny ideas from the adoring public who would have made a preference for them, rather than the people in the line of succession.

UK tabloids have been reporting lies, and getting 'no comment' from the palace, hence H&M could not sue and according to IPSO they did their job by asking for a comment. So case closed.

@fiheka

No there is no evidence. But plenty of news stories saying that. The RF do squash totally untrue stories of this magnitude, so I think it has some truth. And seeing the way Harry and Meghan were treated at CC shows the RF have no problem in totally blanking another family member. And there is clear evidence that happened. I was always taught to be polite at family events, whatever had happened. You don't have to be best friends, but you don't act so ignorantly.

This is not a story of magnitude by any stretch of the imagination.

In order to diffuse the tensions at the CW service K&W agreed to walk in with H&M.
Or so say the reports.

Christ - if cameras were on me all the time they could quite happily catch my resting bitch face at any given moment.

It astonishes me that people read so much into these perceived snubs & believe everything so willingly.

Meh he made his bed

@ChiefInspectorParker

They smeared them when they realised that they are becoming too popular and too good at their jobs. They don't want any funny ideas from the adoring public who would have made a preference for them, rather than the people in the line of succession.

The line of succession is what it is.

A lot of people will have worked very hard to make M&H do well and look good. It reflects well on the RF and the country.

Yes, the line is what it is.

But I don't think they want a brother who is too popular either, more popular than the king.