New Sussex website

[MaturingCheeseball]

So I see there is a brand-new Duke and Duchess of Sussex website. Very glossy.

But the self-aggrandising! I just read Meghan’s bio and - cringe - it was the worst of LinkedIn. Sometimes less is more!

Hazzer and Megs the gift that just keeps on never starts giving.

Yes and yes. The only family member Meghan invited to her wedding was her mother.

I just think that they believe a rebrand will equal more bucks in their bank account. They have to stay in the limelight, as that's the only place that have any potential to earn and they must be spending a great deal maintaining their lifestyle currently.

They apparently got paid 100 million for Netflix alone. And 20 million for his book. If their advisors have an ounce of financial acumen they’ll be making 7 figures a year in interest alone. Think they’ll be alright.

Plus Harry has millions from inheritances. So no need for all this nonsense then.

Netflix does not 'pay' 9 figure sums to anyone, let alone two completely unproven people. That's not how they do business.

The about section says

"The Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex is shaping the future through business and philanthropy."

It seems odd wording to me but I wonder if that is the way similar American foundations write. I think of an office as either a room you work from or a position you are appointed to, this seems neither.
Often I assume that something seems a bit odd because they are doing things the way they are done in the US but I'm reading about them in the UK.

As to site itself, Harry's profile is shorter but lists actual charities he is connected with whereas Meghan's just has her profile. Maybe that is why hers is longer?

Eh?! 🤣🤣🤣
Hilarious

I read that as a new website about Sussex. Disappointed.

This is just what happens when you're Americanised. They don't get restraint and modesty. Harry's been living there in a hyper-therapeutic hermetically sealed world for long enough that he's forgotten how to not sound like a nob-end to British ears (if he ever knew).

Really, this whole fandango is giving me such respect for Royal PR people, these are the turds they gild.

Is it really that bad?

Not sure it is, or that this is another reason for kicking them.

They are professional celebrities now. Who want to use that to live a luxury life style AND give something back. Its a nice idea. They may be a bit overly forward for the majority of Brits over a certain age. But aside from the family squabbles. They are not hurting anyone. Harry probably does have reason to complain. He may be lashing out at the wrong people, or everybody it seems. But he needs compassion not hate.

Maybe.

Yes but that would mean living quietly and not pumping up the ego.

Princess Diana had a similar thing, she could have just fucked off and enjoyed horse riding and summer holidays. They can't help but court the press.

@ssd I know. Seems so pointless, especially for the one that was born after they quit the royal family! Edwards and Sophie's daughter is called "Lady" Louise but she is still in the current royal family at least! The thing is M&H have no brand, if they took the titles off themselves it would be two unemployed people. One ex soap actress and one fella who pretending to go to war in the military. (Like they would ever let him do anything dangerous). They go to made up awards do's and probably get paid on the sly to chat shit to evil plutocrats with criminal leanings.

Oh dear. It would appear that the Robert F Kennedy award that Meghan so proudly lists on her bio is from someone just like them… who is taking advantage of his family name for personal gain. Sounds like the Kennedy Family want nothing to do with him. I wonder why he could possible have picked MM for an award, could it have been to boost his own publicity? What with Harry being pictured with the German “prince” at another made up awards ceremony, you’d think they’d be a bit more careful about who they associate with. This doesn’t look good at all.

https://news.sky.com/story/robert-f-kennedy-jr-apologises-for-super-bowl-advert-resembling-jfk-campaign-13070616

Why are they using Royal insignia and Royal titles when they have left the royal family is my first question.

The language really is a stretch in the bios.

How is Harry a humanitarian?

Meghan did not 'star' in suits.

Harry did not found the invictus games.

These are facts.

If i were them i would really start from a place of truth and facts and just work my way back up into public opinion rather than this veil of nonsense they keep clinging onto.

I think they could climb out of the hole they dug for themselves but who on earth is advising them.

They need to switch it up. I suggest they ditch the pomposity and titles. Then she needs to revive the tig and sell lifestyle fluff, that worked really well for her. Harry i am really not sure what he can do with his life, he needs to think about knocking the drugs on the head get some clarity and maybe then support a cause like drug recovery, veterans etc.

Put the real work in, be humble and build would be my advice.

Also they are rich and have a young family so just be grateful for that and live their lives positively and be happy, stop chasing fame and power and a grandiose version of themselves.

Is it really that bad?

@Hoolahoophop No, it isn't. But it does give Murdoch media and some MNers something to get outraged about, so there is that!

Not that straightforward. Netflix didn’t get where it is by throwing out $100m just like that to two unproven talents. If you’re interested in the detail it’s worth googling, but that contract was heavily conditioned on many things, including ideas produced; ideas commissioned; ideas that went into production; ideas that finished production; ideas that made it into the screen. Then there were the questions of who paid which costs; viewing figures and the equivalent of royalties; etc etc. There are entire formulae with objective targets that need to be met before payout can happen. Netflix’s contract was for four projects. They have some two so far, and the invictus product didn’t attract large viewing figures. In my personal opinion, I think they will have seen not much more than around $30m, out of which they would have paid expenses (including not inconsiderable production, legal, agency costs) and some taxes (albeit it in a low-tax state like Delaware).

I don’t know about the Spare deal.

They are wanting to keep up with the Montecito-level of lifestyle (not a coincidence that Meghan has ditched the fresh girl next door look for the quiet luxury on a 60yo woman look!): these are people with multiple homes, only fly private, have many staff member on permanent payroll, have longstanding relationships with people in government and media so their interests are covered, and who actively shun attention. Harry and Meghan are the complete opposite of all of that. It’s like someone living in a lovely house with a mortgage in Richmond, trying to keep up with the Duke of Westminster. Literally that level of discrepancy.

The thing is, royalty is a brand (funded and supported by British taxpayers) which exists based on the idea that royals are so terribly noble and selfless and not out to enrich themselves (take for example the secrecy over royal estates and wills, they do not want you to think about the money side of things).

Once you get someone who connects royalty with money-raising, all that nobility goes up in a puff of smoke. It's deeply vulgar to be seen chasing money. And it's not their brand to monetise.

I don't think he deserves compassion, if anything he's been shown too much - mockery for setting himself up this way is appropriate. He's an absolute bellend.

No. It's entirely of their own making.
Don't blame others.
These are the words of Harry and Meghan. This is their choice.

@NoCloudsAllowed

I wish you'd start a thread on the RF boards with that as your OP. It would be an interesting discussion in all sorts of ways.

‘record breaking podcast’
is that for the most expensive $$ per minute recorded?

Eh? What's of their own making? This thread? The media? The press Meghan has had over the years has all been warranted, is that what you're saying?
Really not.

Errr... no. Not everyone is beyond outraged you know. Yes, there are flaws with their website but it really isn't the crime of the century.

Their celebrity status makes money for themselves while simultaneously raising money for good causes. Given all the awful companies and individuals in the world, it’s frankly bizare that people target these two. Shows the hold the tabloid gutter press still exert over significant numbers in the UK.

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