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Ardern distances herself from Netflix documentary!

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Toley · 20/12/2022 15:06

“In early March 2019 the prime minister was approached by the Mandela Foundation to participate in a project to develop accessible resources on key attributes of leadership targeted at aspiring young leaders around the world, based off a one-hour interview.

“Originally we were advised the outputs would be printed and digital books, short films and audiobooks.

“The interview was conducted on November 8, 2019. In March 2020 a short book entitled Jacinda Ardern (I Know This to be True) was published based on the interview. Other participants who also had their contributions published based on their interviews included the late US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the feminist activist Gloria Steinem, the climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and the American basketball player Stephen Curry.

“In March 2021 the Nelson Mandela Foundation advised the prime minister’s office they had secured an agreement with Netflix to broadcast the series of interviews, including the 2019 interview with the prime minister.

“In May this year the prime minister’s office was notified that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would introduce the series; noting this was nearly two and a half years after the interview had been recorded and permission for its use by the Mandela Foundation had already been provided.

“All communication throughout has been with the foundation (there has been no communications with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex regarding the project).”

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ThighMistress · 23/12/2022 11:51

Now, someone will say, “What about Andrewwwww?” And I say Exactly. QED.

BethJ62 · 23/12/2022 12:00

MarshaMelrose · 23/12/2022 03:33

I agree @secretpath . I had cause to visit several Asian countries just before the pandemic and the investment in Africa and Asia by China is scary. Some countries told me that their (corrupt) politicians had told them they were being given things, like new stadiums, but it turned out nothing was given. All yhe money was expected to be paid back or they'd except land instead. Where they could build military bases.

Honestly, people are so complacent bout what us happening in the world, whilst politicians are shouting we need to invest in these poorer countries. The commonwealth is important. We need to look after these countries.

I regularly read on here how intelligent Meghan is. She might be educated but she seems to have very much tunnel vision to me. She certainly had no idea what the commonwealth is about. And harry needs someone to base his personality on. He doesn't know who he is. So if someone presents an idea with any sort of a rationale, o matter how ill thought out, he'll jump on it. He has taken her understanding of the commonwealth as gospel without the wit to research it for himself. Even Netflix took Meghan's word as truth. It's scary.

And she's not finished with the RF and Britain yet. As she said, she doesn't feel better because not all her truth. has been told.

Given the very short period of time she was a working member of the Royal Family , how much more can be said !!??

secretpath · 23/12/2022 23:07

I would agree, queen, that the article is less strong when talking about Ukraine, and is perhaps stronger when talking about China and its 'soft takeover' (perhaps not so soft in the end) of Commonwealth countries in the Pacific (and beyond).

Larger, wealthier Commonwealth countries like UK, Australia and NZ have 'dropped the ball' when it comes to assisting smaller less affluent ones, and China has exploited this gap.

'The trouble with Harry and Meghan' is that their statements via their interviews and docuseries provide a moral cover for China. Which might be OK if their statements were properly scrutinised and challenged and exposed for the inaccuracies that they contain, but this doesn't seem to be happening to a large degree (and why the article was refreshing and interesting to me, and also why 'never complain, never explain' is now problematic). China is attempting to capitalise on the decreased standing of the RF and the Commonwealth, which they probably would have done anyway, but Harry and Meghan are not helping and may well be unaware of the damage that they are doing.

secretpath · 23/12/2022 23:11

Hopefully they come to realise the damage they are potentially doing, not only to their personal relationships within their families but also global diplomacy. And having realised it, I hope they stop giving interviews and making documentaries!

secretpath · 23/12/2022 23:15

What is silly about it, fenellavonspurtz?

FlairBand · 24/12/2022 00:10

Great point anout the diplomatic implications, they won’t have realised that because obvs LA is centre of universe.

secretpath · 24/12/2022 00:21

Yes although it is disappointing that someone with an academic background in international relations AND who married into the BRF could remain so naive about the role of Commonwealth.

Harry is just ignorant about it I suspect, despite its importance to his grandmother.

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