Meghan Markle - Duchess of Dior?

[MamoruHisaishi]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12206159/amp/Is-Meghan-mega-bucks-Duchess-Dior.html

That fake phone call was so appalling.

Yes. Parts of the tabloid press do love a play on words.

I'm trying to thing of what they'll do with Meghan if/when the Duchess of Dior deal isn't a thing. My current top two:

1. 'Duchess of Eeyore - MM Has Gloomy Face After Dior Deal Fails' <with sad face photo>
2. 'Duchess of Dior-rhea - MM Issues Word Salad Statement After Dior Deal Fails' <slightly defiant sad face photo>

It's time for my tablets.

What a strange way to respond to someone who asks you questions.

@AutumnCrow

no deal at Dior, that’s not very Christian

@AutumnCrow

no ‘New Look’ for Meghan ?

No I cant see it happening. Quite a few of her outfitshave been very ill fitting. But she has got it right occasionally and looked nice..

Technically she can call herself Princess Henry (Harry) but not Princess Meghan. However, the duchess's title is a higher title.

Bit like Catherine could call herself Princess William prior to becoming Princess of Wales. Even now despite what is often seen she is not "Princess Kate/Catherine" she is Catherine, Princess of Wales.

I seem to recall the pair responsible trying to act like victims when everyone turned on them. Did they get fired?

You're right, @Enko - but Kate is simply the Princess of Wales. Were she to divorce she would be Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Diana was the PssoW, then after divorce Diana, PssoW.

Don't forget that Kate is HRH whereas Diana wasn't (after her divorce).

I agree with a lot of this @EdithWeston I also however recall when Sarah originally did the WW deal there was a lot of press coverage about how poor it was she was "working" yet the year prior they had gone on and on about her having huge debths.. We didn't get anything positive over her ensuring she got out of this. As a rule over the years, there has been a lot of negative press about Sarah Duchess of York. Yet this is never considered bullying yet the moment there is one negative comment about Meghan it's " bullying and racism" in truth, not everyone will like everything we do so we will get some negative comments. For someone who marries into a royal family, this will go on the press in that country. I personally would actually call what Sarah went through bullying but i know others won't agree there.

Between Sarah and Meghan I think Sarah has managed this with style and yeas you said she has been loyal to the Royal family. I don't think Meghan has managed this well..

(Im aware that was likely not what you were commenting on)

I do agree re Sophie I can also recall when they married she was really not that well-liked by the public. I can recall articles claiming both Diana and Sarah complained Sophie was getting better treatment to get eased into the royal family than they had. Yet both Sarah and Diana were out of the Royal Family by this point. The press around the fake sheikh was bad I agree.

Dior my arse. This is nothing more than puff PR, trying to make out that the podcasts/Netflix are something that they no longer wish to do and that they have bigger fish to fry.

They really did put the final nail in their coffins with that faked car chase in NYC. No brand with any integrity will work with them now.

My theory about the fake car chase was that it was the first layer in a story about the royal family arranging their deaths abroad via a high speed car chase as some claim they did to Diana. however, the fight with Backgrid and early contradictions from people who were there destroyed the plot before it got that far.

Dior have had plenty of complaints about cultural misappropriation and, despite wholesale condemnation, never stopped, indeed still are, showing the Johnny Depp Sauvage ads. They're not going to bothered by a car chase and some grifter comments.

Personally I think its ridiculous to boycott a company over a person. If I like a product a company is selling I buy it, I dont give two fucks about their advertising campaigns and who they use.

I love dior makeup and ill continue to buy it and will only stop if they suddenly change their formula and it is crap.

I mean she isn’t a princess but if this is a real opportunity it is in everyone’s interest to wish her the best.

Yes, I agree she is " HRH The Princess of Wales" As I understand it we do not fully know what she would be if they divorced. Diana's title was agreed upon as a part of her divorce settlement. It would be up to the negotiations if Catherine would follow this. Let's hope that doesn't happen :)

My answer to the earlier questions as to why Meghan was not calling herself Princess. She could call herself Princess Henry if she wanted. Charlotte, Lilibeth, Beatrice and Eugenie (even technically Louise though unlikely she ever will) as blood princesses can call themselves "princess first name"

You're quite right! She is not Princess Meghan, but Princess Harry. Understandably the Duchess title is better. I always feel a bit sorry for Princess Michael of Kent for that reason.

My thoughts exactly - this was not a positive piece.

Dior have had plenty of complaints about cultural misappropriation and, despite wholesale condemnation, never stopped, indeed still are, showing the Johnny Depp Sauvage ads. They're not going to bothered by a car chase and some grifter comments.

Dior already had Johnny Depp signed up as the face of Sauvage (from 2015), and had sunk a lot of money into the brand and campaigns. It’s not an easy decision for a company to essentially write all that off and start again. Look how long Adidas dithered about cancelling contracts with Kanye West for its Yeezy range. After finally doing so Adidas said that if it decided not to repurpose its remaining unsold Yeezy stock it would hit its operating profit by €500m - that’s obviously a big loss.

It’s far easier not to start a relationship with someone than to ditch an existing, well-established one!

Depp may be crummy and unpleasant now, but he was the ultimate A List actor and heartthrob for decades before that. He is also in a cool band and the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll image is only going to sell more stock for them. As far as they are concerned, he was cleared in court so is now something of a hero. I don't really understand why he is being compared to Meghan at all?

for all those teenage boys Johnny Depp was Captain Sparrow.

@Elior

we we’re just looking at ‘how safe’ Dior like to play it with their celebrities

Depp's just signed a £20m contract with Dior. Last month, I think. The biggest male signing for a perfume/fragrance. They never had any intention of ditching Depp. They can see from sales what's really happening.
Dior is not worried about what the world says they think. Dior cares about the bottom line. As I said, car chases and grifters aren't going to bother them if enough people will see and buy.

Depp is not just safe, he's a dead cert. I don't think they ever saw him as a risky choice.
Brand ambassadors have more wiggle room than runway models but even then, the agencies are left to do the telling off and break the bad news rather than the labels directly.