People said the same thing about the Oprah interview- it would never happen! But it did.
As conspiracy theories seem de rigueur on this forum now, here’s one of my own.
Harry and Meghan seem determined to raise their profile at any cost. I suspect they saw their big chance with Charles sick and Kate out of action. I absolutely believe reports that Harry offered to “help out” when he made his transatlantic mercy dash 12 minute visit to Charles, and I believe reports that Harry and Meghan offered to appear at the BAFTAs to “ease the pressure” on Will. They were likely quite enraged when this generous, thoughtful offer was rebuffed.
The Canada trip was like an ersatz Royal tour
with the focus mainly on them, not the athletes, and Harry spoke to US TV and made a determined attempt to showcase his statesmanlike credentials by weighing into discussions with First Nations (almost causing a diplomatic incident in the process). Undaunted, they proceeded to launch a brand new ‘SussexRoyal’ Website, complete with faux-royal styling and arms.
The Diana event last week was overshadowed by Harry’s late appearance on Zoom (after midnight) and the bizarre simultaneous launch of Meghan’s American Riviera Orchard Insta page.
But back to the situation with Kate…
Curiously, an AP journalist posted a tweet about the ‘killing’ of Kate’s DIY photoshopped Mother’s Day pic being a win for Meghan, shortly after AP issued that first ‘kill’ notice. Then a source “close to the Sussexes” reminded Page 6 that Meghan would “never make that sort of mistake” due to her faultless ‘attention to detail’. When this misjudged PR failed to have the desired effect, they distanced themselves from the source.
Since Kate was hospitalised in January, Sussex Squad have been busy trying to stir up drama about her online, running through a ‘greatest hits’ playlist of wild allegations - which they’ve been busily stirring up in the Celebitchy cauldron and elsewhere for years. Kate is lazy, Kate is bulimic, Kate is having a mental breakdown, Will is cheating with Rose, there is domestic abuse, Will isn’t visiting Kate in the hospital, they are getting divorced, George can’t get into Eton etc etc and they have upped the ante as time goes on. (The overlap on MN will be apparent to regular readers of these threads).
A quick glance at the timelines of prominent Sussex Squad accounts on Twitter over the past few months lays bare the complete strategy.
Then, in recent days, a series of characters from WME (the same agency that represents Harry and Meghan) has weighed helpfully into the bullying of Kate: Steven Colbert, Kim Kardashian, Blake Lively…seriously - so many coincidences…
I believe Kate will likely return at Easter and at that point, any opportunities for Meghan to capitalise on the associated global attention will dwindle. Conclusion: I suspect that photoshoot with the kids is indeed intended for public consumption.