"They don't just report the news, they create it": on Meghan, Harry and the Press

[MrsMaxDeWinter]

The much trumpeted story of the Dior deal is such a classic tabloid creation, isn't it.

I enjoyed this Grazia article that lays bare the utter nuttiness.

First the tabloids report the rumours as though they are true.

"Meghan to sign with Dior!"

No sources, just speculation based on Meghan and Harry wearing clothes by Dior a handful of times.

Then when both the Sussexes and Dior report that the rumours are not true, (Dior spokesperson said they are "nonplussed" about where the rumours came from) they spin it into "Meghan Rebuffed by Dior!"

This has also happened with Meghan's much rumoured run for the presidency: Robert Jobson actually wrote, with a straight face, in his book published in April 2023, that she was absolutely, certainly and most definitely going to run for president in 2024.

I mean any critical person would realise that the timelines don't make sense, she would have needed a fundraising Super PAC by the time the book was published, and in any event, Democrats don't normally challenge a sitting president ... but hey ho, Meghan is running for president in 2024 because a "Royal Correspondent" said so (and they are so knowledgeable about the American presidency) and a tabloid published it.

And it's the same with The Tig. She is going to launch it any day now. She wants to rival Gwyneth Paltrow! Story after story, based on nothing but speculation.

Rumour after rumour, speculation published as "news" to create media stories about a woman whose plans are not known to the tabloids because she and her husband made it crystal clear even when they were in the UK that they don't engage with the tabloid press.

And there are no "palace sources" who can speak with any kind of plausibility about the Sussexes, so the tabloids make it up as they go along, whipping up headline after headline, driving their readers into a frenzy over things they create ...

While ignoring the important news, like the damning questions by the judge in the Mirror Group case, who asked why the journalists, among them Piers Morgan, have not come to court to testify in the phone hacking trial ...

Oh no, that's not as important to report on as Meghan's fictitious Dior deal, completely implausible rumours of her presidential ambitions, and the speculated upon plans to best Gwyneth Paltrow!

https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/meghan-markle-smear-campaign-dior-spotify-faking-interviews/

why on earth would anyone lie about when a child was born? Or lie about when they were really married?

I have no idea if they did lie about the time of the birth but I also don't care, its none of my business, nor yours. They can announce it when they wish to and Meghan is entitled to privacy while and after giving birth.
As to their marriage, I take it to mean they had a special moment and ceremony to themselves and I think its rather sweet. I would hate for my wedding to be taken over by the country. Its nice they had a moment they cherish and their own private thing and anyone trying to take it from them is being a bit harsh in my opinion. Let them have their moment!

Has she done them all a favour? Now that's an interesting notion that she has shown future royal wives how to be successful and strong.

They were lies. Fact.

They could have had a quiet wedding if they had wanted one. It would have saved the tax payer a few million.

They were lies. Fact.

I disagree with your assessment.

No one really cares especially me. We are all entitled to our views here.

What do you mean by nobody cares? about what? I understand we are entitled to our views, so that's why I shared mine.

the faff about Archie's birth the lying about when he was born etc, the refusal to issue a photograph

This is very telling. As if his grandmother wasn’t one of the first people to know that Archie was born and to see him. It’s like the poster is conflating the Queen with the public.

Surely this is about parading baby and Mum to a gawping public hours after giving birth?

She has done them a favour, it means new mums and members of the RF do not have to go through that if they don't want to.

Iwantcakeeveryday · Today 10:42
I have no idea if they did lie about the time of the birth but I also don't care, its none of my business, nor yours. They can announce it when they wish to and Meghan is entitled to privacy while and after giving birth.
As to their marriage, I take it to mean they had a special moment and ceremony to themselves and I think its rather sweet.

Fine for you or me, but the Royal Family, it seems, feel that they owe something (the truth?) to the population who allow them so much privilege.

I wouldn't lie to my family or friends as to when and where my children were born. Nobody asked to be in the Delivery Room with Meghan.
I really loved Harry when he came bouncing out in front of the cameras, waving his arms and saying how miraculous women were!

Has she done them all a favour? Now that's an interesting notion that she has shown future royal wives how to be successful and strong.

Yes, in this instance for which you have criticised her, she has done them a favour by showing you don't have to hop out of bed, blow dry your hair and parade your baby within hours of its birth. She has shown you can wait two days, and do it when you are ready because the baby will still be there. She has shown that royal babies don't vanish in a puff of smoke if they are not immediately displayed on the Lindo steps.

@BadgerB I am sure the black women you met are disappointed that they don't have a "sister" in the palace, but I am sure they would rather that Meghan was a welcome member of that family, and not one who was disliked and resented by her sister and brother in law to the point of false stories being leaked about her.

That not being the case, they will be happy that she left and is making her life where she feels more herself. The notion of "sisterhood" is one of the things I love about being a black woman. From talking about our hair to rooting on each others' successes. In the words of the book, sisterhood is powerful.

Literally people are angry they didn’t know about the moment Meghan went into labour and the exact time of birth. Don’t you think it’s a bit weird that we had to know that with the others?

It's not about that and you know it. Please try to see the bigger picture.

What is the bigger picture? How is privacy around birth affecting that?

How many times do I need to say it. It is the lies that people do not like. It really is that simple.

Meghan may be happy she left but the universe is sliding her back down to jobbing cable actress level (but with a far healthier bank balance and a husband who clearly loves her). I hope this is enough for them both to be happy.

What is the bigger picture please? Do you mean this sort of bigger picture? Why should Meghan and Harry have subjected their baby to this?

Again sadly you have missed my point. I don't feel I can explain it in any simpler terms. The bigger picture is the LIES.

@MrsMaxDeWinter

do you mean all the LIES Meghan has told ?

I have no idea what LIES she told about the birth of her baby but perhaps @ItsOnlyMeNow can explain.

A jobbing cable actress. How derogatory. Really is. She is a woman who earnt millions in a successful show.
Why do posters have to be so snarky about her? Don't you admire women who have success, why the need to demean what she did before she met Harry. I don't get it at all

No you very clearly said

the faff about Archie's birth the lying about when he was born etc, the refusal to issue a photograph

when asked specifically what was a lack of decency towards the Queen and the lack of manners. Again I have said the public is not the Queen. And you have retrofitted the press and by extension the public being misled as now being incensed that people didn’t know the moment her water broke and a play by play of every contraction till Archie crowned and his umbilical cord was clamped. I’m not sure why so many people take this as a personal affront to not know.

I’ll never forget the look of pure anger Ann Diamond had on a panel show when talking about what right they had to not tell us and not show Archie’s face - you’d have thought that they’d murdered someone.

@MrsMaxDeWinter
Thanks for the pic. I did quickly hunt for it, but missed seeing it. Horrendous and barbaric is the words I would use.

If Meghan is so power hungry and wanting to be in the limelight like detractors on here insist she is...
Why didn't she go for this then?

Instead of a quiet photocall

Meghan may be happy she left but the universe is sliding her back down to jobbing cable actress level

And if it is? She was a jobbing cable actress before, and she made millions from that.

In any event, her jobbing cable actress days are over, so this appears to be wishful thinking on your part😙My understanding is that she and Harry will be producing content under their Netflix deal, and their next project will be the Invictus games documentary.

Absolutely nothing bad about being a jobbing actress. I’ll never make anywhere close to her net worth prior her meeting Harry. It seems unlikely that she’ll ever be front camera facing again but who knows.