More Sussex PR antics

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Imagine using the victims of a school shooting for attention and PR. There seem to be no depths to which this pair will not sink

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13178107/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-pay-surprise-visit-sister-teacher-killed-Uvalde-school-massacre-sing-happy-birthday-heartwarming-clip.html

If the Sussexes are to gain back any credibility they need to publicly disassociate from the "Sussex Squad".

I'm aware there is a (smaller) similar group within Royalist fans, but the difference is that the Royals have never associated or interacted with any of them.

H&M had Bouzy on their NF series in a very prominent role and have been photographed with and spoken to other members of the "Sussex Squad".

I started following Bouzy on Twitter because he had some really good US political analysis. Now it seems he's becoming more unhinged and is being cheered on by The Squad.

I mean, who actually cares about the Farm Shop video?? KP, W&C have never acknowledged it publicly. Why keep going on about it??

@MrsFinkelstein It's all they have

If I was William I would be very careful and watch and wait before I agreed to let Harry back into my life

The problem is the massive online presence of people promoting negative content about the RF who admit they are in touch with the Sussexes. That the Sussexes know their names, even.

Also, I’m a broken record but Meghan had to admit to feeding info to the press and to Omid Scobie in court. Nothing like that has happened since Diana was alive, I think?

WME,

Well, again, the same thing exists in a far more obvious and long standing way with the royals here and various members of the press who write often quite disgusting things about Meghan and to a lesser extent, Harry. Some of the press are actual friends of the royals. They even have former members of the press working for them- Charles and Camilla’s top comms guy is a former Daily Mail editor, Camilla’s son works there. The Sun have said they were in touch with Kensington Palace the entire time over the video of W & K at Windsor too. There’s lots of collaboration isn’t there, it’s no secret. Many books have been written and as is fairly common they do discuss the contents with the royals staff, which is what happened with Meghan- no direct contact but through her press secretary.

i was referring to the articles about William recently though, and there’s many, all saying he doesn’t like his brother, doesn’t trust his brother, that his brother learnt their news through the media etc where did they all come from then?

Once again, there are very different standards being applied.

Who is they?

Sorry, hit post. WME reps Meghan as well as Blake Lively, Stephen Colbert, the Kardashians, and P. Diddy. This sounds more like a PR distraction from the drama of the past few weeks.

I think H & M are perfectly safe in the US. No reports about dangerous press since the car chase last year.

Harry has currently won one court case and lost two others. If he has to pay costs on the two he lost, he will save millions by quietly staying home and making jam.

There are very different standards applied. We've got sound evidence that the Sussexes complain about the RF and a tonne of stuff besides, but only rumours and guessing about what the RF think.
I don't think William is the sort to lower himself to his brother's standards. He seems very private to me.

Good post, I agree entirely

I feel like people wilfully misrepresent this ‘Sussex Squad’. There was an actual organised fundraising group that first used that term and they appear to raise funds for the causes highlighted by the Sussexes.
There is also people who use the hashtag on social media, which could be anybody and would be unreasonable to expect either H or M to take responsibility for them.
There may not be a similar term for royalists, but as has been said many times before, Meghan in particular has been subject to sustained nasty online behaviour for 7 years from people who claim to support the royal family. They comment on W & K’s social media, I still see quite a lot of it. People have been imprisoned for threatening them, including threatening Harry for tainting the royal blood by having children with a mixed race person. Did the royals ever make any public declaration then ? Would anyone actually expect them to ‘distance themselves’? These are people who claim to support the royal family, including royal reporters.

@areyoutheregod I find it easier to discuss one point at a time. So I’m choosing this one:

The Sun have said they were in touch with Kensington Palace the entire time over the video of W & K at Windsor too. There’s lots of collaboration isn’t there, it’s no secret.

I think that’s normal communication between press and subject and not a sign of collusion. The Sun also contacted Chris Bouzy for comment the other day.

People have threatened the RF over the years. Attempted kidnapping, shooting, verbal and physical threats, you name it. It's not like it's only M&H and the rest of them can go to Nandos and take the bus.

This is why celebrities need to do a daily post on the SM reminding people to be nice and that the posts don't represent their views. Like a Mumsnet mod post each day.

@areyoutheregod

Many books have been written and as is fairly common they do discuss the contents with the royals staff, which is what happened with Meghan- no direct contact but through her press secretary.

Meghan penned a letter to her father, pregames it with her secretary to ensure it would “pull at the heart strings” of the public, then gave it to friends to release in the US.

Harry and Meghan gave info to their secretary for direct release to an author and tried to ensure it could not be traced back to them. Then lied about it in court and was chastised.

I can’t find anything similar except by going back to Charles and Diana.

It’s a small country with a small upper class. Of course people will know one another and become friends. The same is true in New York City. But we are talking about two people giving info on one side vs a staff of hundreds, multiple press offices, and many gossips making things up out of thin air.

When you read beyond headlines you’ll see almost any comment about William’s state of mind are just opinion of a reporter or commentator. No one suggests they’ve been privy to his feelings.

I don’t think they ever comment on this, either. For safety reasons and because it’s such a common occurrence.

There was an actual organised fundraising group that first used that term and they appear to raise funds for the causes highlighted by the Sussexes.
There is also people who use the hashtag on social media, which could be anybody and would be unreasonable to expect either H or M to take responsibility for them.

And in some cases these are the same people - both raising money and posting abuse.

Yes, they were just gearing up for Archie’s birthday fundraising while simultaneously talking about hounding others off social media entirely.

The royals haven’t got shit to flog, there is a huge difference. If they can manage to turn Camilla around then anything is possible. It’s not like if the monarchy was abolished Charles and William would be in the dole queue, they’d be in the luxury of balmoral or Sandringham counting their millions, in negotiations about what happens to the Duchys. The royal family is in the lull that comes around with each generation, waiting for the children to become the next Harry and William with all the “excitement” of who they are dating, and what they are doing. In reality Harry if he wanted could have been an Edward.

There are many excellent online business courses for people who want to start companies. It might be worth it for M to take a year off and take some online classes in marketing, supply, financial structure, etc. I know she is hiring a CEO but this would help her work with them.