And so the excuses from H&M begin.

[nogginatemycat]

Well well, reviews are in and now its time to blame some one else.

Speaking on her podcast hours after the release of the final three episodes on Netflix, Schofield said: “From what I’m being told, the Sussexes are a bit disappointed with the final product.”
“The Sussexes feel like the docuseries leans too much into the drama and victimhood — more than they had anticipated… Today, Meghan wants to be seen as a thought leader and a changemaker, and they want to put the past behind them,” she added.
The podcast hose also added that Meghan ‘recognizes that the public wants to move on’ from their royal drama as well.
Schofield further shared that the Sussexes’ displeasure arises from the fact that they did not have much creative control over the project.
“Ultimately, the final project is not necessarily a love letter to their causes, and it is not the vehicle that they were looking for to set the record straight,” Schofield said.

www.geo.tv/latest/458981-prince-harry-meghan-markle-disappointed-with-final-netflix-documentary

It was rumoured after the queens funeral that they tried to pull it back , that and the book, as they felt it was going to back fire and they’d made a mistake, and went too far

I saw commentary along those lines to.

And to me it's a key point.

Because they'd been banging on about "be kind"
And they complained of (and sued about) unfairness

If they really lived those principles, there would be no need to pull anything back, because it would have been kind and fair in the first place

Thought leader 🤣🤣🤣🤣

no it’s not new, what they can’t get away from though is they did it, they said it, no one forced them , and they did it for millions, then they went to the funeral, realised they weren’t bigger than the monarchy , and tried tp pull it back , not because they felt bad, but because they suspected the global reaction would be bad to them and they were right.

what they didn’t predict was not only would it back fire on them, it would actually make people more protective of the monarchy . They got it so wrong, they were so convinced of their own supreme status that they misjudged it utterly

they went to that funeral, watched the crowds, the upset. . Saw the world leaders attend and pay their respect, saw the global audience and respect paid,and knew shortly they were going to be seen saying Meghan was a global superstar brought in to revitalise the British monarchy and they were all jealous of her, that William screamed and harry was terrified of it. Saw them complain about their little house, during a cost of living crisis, and from a massive mansion, showing us their private jets, their nannies, their expensive cars. Telling us How the queen lacked control and just sat and watched William scream, how our current king lied.

its not new they are trying to slither away from it, they were always going to , they are too self serving not to, but it is all on them. They now face the fact rhe book is going to be released shortly and it’s going to get worse for them.

I hope they enjoy their 13 pieces of silver.

Harry and Meghan: Thought Leaders of the Future .... Coming to Netflix soon.

Dear God. The world is truly fucked.

Haha wait till the book is released - did they not have creative ownership for the book either?

Nice try to turn the narrative / early feedback. Too little too late.

😅 new commercial opp. They may need it after this docuseries

I agree with one of the posts above that The Queen’s funeral showed the respect that Her Majesty was held in across the World and this country.

Heads of state all over the world paying their respects to a remarkable lady.
British people queuing for hours, the funeral route thronged with people. The majestic pomp and ceremony afforded to The Queen.

They looked uncomfortable themselves and knowing what they had delivered to Netflix it’s not really a wonder. The entire spectacle of significant people across the World gathering for our Queen’s funeral must have brought into light her standing, and that of the Royal Family, firmly home to them.

Next is Harry’s book in January and what that brings.

Then there is the ceremonial King’s Coronation a few months later. The same King who is his father and her father in law.

Will they attend? How will that pan out? But their status in America all hinges on the royal factor as without it they just don’t add up to much. One can’t imagine that they will receive a warm welcome from the family, but you can’t take away the fact that he’s the King’s son either.

They seem to constantly back themselves into a corner and make things much worse for themselves than they ever needed to be. Sadly this farce has some way to run.

Realistically I think they just haven’t thought through so many implications right from the get go and sadly it could have all been so different from the outset. But one thing that strikes me time and again with both of them is their delusions on so many fronts.

Goodness, it would be unbelievably hypocritical of them to come to the coronation. I can't believe they would have the cheek to do so after what they've said. Why on earth would they WANT to go given how they say they were made to feel? Given how toxic they say the British press are? Makes no sense they would want to.

If you believe what they are saying is something they genuinely believe, why would they put themselves and their children through that? I suppose we'll see.

Presumably Harry could actually cancel the book publication if he wanted to? Or is the deal binding?

🤣 how entertaining and predictable

So.just proving the point they are trying tommake about reporting..... they didn't actually say that, it is thought that they have said they are disappointed...... bit a difference there and again putting words in their mouths to create a yet another negative narrative 🙄

If the article is true, it wouldn't surprise me. It's never their fault for anything. Always someone else's. The Netflix show hasn't had the response they would have wanted. Reviews are overwhelmingly more negative than positive and people are sick of them.

If you want to put the past behind you, don't hand over all your personal photos and footage of your most private moments to Netflix.

I think anyone who actually believes in their pity-party soap opera drivel is very naïve.

They wanted fame and power they got rubber necking instead 🏅

Even if he could, does he have the money to do so?

Thought leader - hilarious 😆

I've watched the first four episodes so far. Nothing too controversial yet? It's interesting to hear things from their pov.

"Thought leader?"
Try "Cult Leader" perhaps

Hahaha, Julie Birchill has said in the Spectator today,
there’s more than a whiff of the imperious Miss Piggy and her adoring Kermit about them.

Spot on.

“The Sussexes feel like the docuseries leans too much into the drama and victimhood — more than they had anticipated… Today, Meghan wants to be seen as a thought leader and a changemaker, and they want to put the past behind them,” she added.

How incredibly naïve of them!

There can't be that many people who would take Meghan seriously as a thought leader and a changemaker. I would imagine that most only find them interesting for the drama/narcissism now. Oh well - at least they have a lot of money in way of compensation. They have pretty much replaced their fame for infamy - that's going to be hard to come back from.

Why would anyone want to have their thoughts led by a fairly minor actress whose main claim to fame is who she married?

This is true. Leaders and change makers wouldn’t have said a lot of the things they said on camera in the first instance. It would be much more. The narrative would be this is what we’ve achieved. This is what we are doing. We want to inspire etc.

Did they not have creative ownership for the book either?

With the caveat that we don't know what's in it yet, I'm only waiting for the posts insisting he was forced to say such-and-such, that he "had no choice", etc, etc.

This may be made more difficult since Harry's apparently doing the audio version himself, but never mind; the more unrealistic fans will no doub t find a way

The narrative would be this is what we’ve achieved. This is what we are doing. We want to inspire etc.

They talked a lot in the episodes I saw, about their causes and being attracted to each other for being iirc cause-driven. They covered the work she did with the Grenfell Tower victims and the cookery book they published, and Harry's regular visits (that began in his teen years) to Africa, but I wonder if there was more footage and interviews on other charitable work that was not included? That is a key thing that I believe they wanted to pursue away from the constraints of Royal life.

The day after the Oprah interview they were sitting at a very grand desk but mainly looked like they were following the reaction/fallout from the programme. But I wonder what they do day to day, what work,projects and causes they are supporting and what that looks like. I wonder if they did have stuff like that, that wasn't shown..?