What exactly is "the Sussex Squad"?

[Prydddan]

I don't know whether this is too controversial a topic for such a thread to be allowed to stand. But I post in good faith on a topic I believe has a lot of social and political relevance.

Does the "Sussex Squad" actually exist? If so, how do you join? If not, do people ever identify as belonging to it?

If it exists, was it hijacked by SarahData and Bouzy or was it their creation? And, if so, to what extent?

Thanks in advance.

She had her chosen medical team available for her pregnancy, surely all she needed to do was speak to them (or Harry to speak to them about his concerns for her)?

It doesn't add up

I've seen a few oh those threads. Seems to be narcissist trait, if the people giving advice know what they're talking about.

She didn't even need to do that. She was booked in at the Portland and had an obstetrician, midwives and other support on call.
It costs a lot of money for a reason. If one of their pregnant VIP patients had a suicide ideation, they would have acted quickly, and booked her into the Portland for observation, if necessary.

She wanted the viewer to believe that everything she did was controlled to the point she couldn’t even speak to a doctor without the permissions on a Palace aide

It's nonsense. It's consultant led care and costs ££££ for a reason. The consultant will phone you, or see you, at a time to suit you. Even if she didn't feel up to it, they would check her at the next routine appointment.
I cannot fathom why they would present this as the fault of the palace.

Because their USP is “victims of Royal Family meanies”. It’s lies to perpetuate the “we were abused victims and now we’re freeeeeee” narrative.

I think they’re quite a nasty pair actually

It's so cruel. As if any of them would ignore the problems of a pregnant woman like that.

So I’ve fallen down a bit of a #SussexSquad rabbit hole, and here is my report for MN

Sussex Squad call themselves ‘squaddies’ and non-squaddies ‘derangers’. They basically appear to worship at the altar of Meghan and Harry (I say ‘appear to’ and will explain why later) and believe they can do no wrong and everything that happens to H&M is:
A. Unspeakably traumatic, and
B. Kate and William’s fault (and sometimes Charles)

Mission
Their premise seems to be two-fold:

1. Spread rumours, hate and misinformation about the closest members of the Royal Family. This includes that ‘Kate is missing’, and if she isn’t missing she is lying about cancer to annoy Meghan
2. Spread rumours and misinformation about the popularity and success of the Sussexes. There is clearly an agreed space where they decide which rumours to bombard X with (which probably means X’s algorithm pumps this info out well because it’s repeated so much).

Today’s bullshit-of-the-day is “Meghan is so successful that Suits is by far the most watched TV show on the UK’s BBC channel, it has more viewing figures than any other show on TV over there.”

because the average ‘squaddie’ has the brain of a gnat and NO willingness to do even basic research, they forget to research that the BBC show does not and never has streamed Suits. The BBC shows - well, BBC content. It will be something else tomorrow that’s BS-of-the-day.

They also use Diana a lot and call her the “Only Princess of Wales ”. They talk about her like they knew her and go on about what she’d think of Kate if she was alive.

When challenged on any of the above they reply calling people racists or just with GIFs. There is never ever any response to debate even when you show them how they’re wrong.

The typical Squaddie

Now I have no idea how to spot a bot, but it seems that the common dominator for Squaddies is either:

• An X account with no profile pic and the handle of a first name followed by numbers. Eg Jane8202766620
• An X account with a profile picture of the Sussexes, or Diana with a name like “Sussex for King and Queen” or “Meghan We heart you”

They are all stupid. Every single one. And angry. And have low reading comprehension. I actually think that the way to spot boys is to pick out the most intelligent Squaddies posts.

Tactics

In a nutshell: Harass, bully and accuse of racism anyone who dares disagree. On a more worrying level they target individuals or organisations - they have bombarded the Trussell Trust account with accusations of fraud because of the ARO UK thing and even when the charity have replied to say it’s not fraud, they won’t let it lie. Apparently they know better than a UK charity about UK Charity law

There are also pro- Kate and William accounts that do the opposite. They make nasty remarks about Meghan’s appearance and accuse her of using a surrogacy for pregnancies with very bogus ‘proof’. The accounts and posting styles are basically identical to the Sussex Squad and I’d bet my house on them being Sussex Squad fake account so ‘squaddies’ can say “See! Look how mean Kate fans are!!!”

What drives them

Hate

They don’t give two hoots about Meghan or Harry. When they were losing their minds over the Trussell Trust thing and calling the police because it was fraud (yes really) someone presented them with an Instagram account that DOES copy her products, brand name and when you go to that website it links through to some scammy download page.

Guess how many Squaddies have raged about this ACTUAL brand theft?

Not one.

Because they can’t twist it to blame Kate.

Conclusion

My conclusion is honestly that they have taken a long embedded inferiority complex USians have about Brits and taken it to a new level. They are also widely, furiously jealous of the Royal Family especially William and Kate and when you actually unpack their words, they aren’t about protecting H&M at all - they’re about destroying the supposed enemy.

There's a whole Royal Medical Household who could have helped (it's so well known there's even a wiki page about it). It includes a few weird historic posts, but also a team of top-notch specialists.

That's why HR couldn't help her - it was the job of a different department, one who would have been looking after Harry since birth and Meghan since joining the family.

And the royals don't have a downer on MH issues - see the example of the Duchess of Kent (wife of one of the spares of that generation, so similar standing in the family then as Meghan now) who received extensive treatment for MH issues in the late 1970s, including as an in-patient.

@YaMuvva

Thank you, Muvva. That comes as close as I think l'll ever get to understanding this phenomenon.

I'm still interested in where the funding comes from, but I expect we won't find out until years down the line whether it is sigificant politically or just peoples' hobby money

Yes, Princess Margaret received help, as did Diana. William, Harry and Kate founded Heads Together.
As pp have said, James Middleton has had significant mental health problems, and has been supported by his family, including Kate. The whole family have access to good medical care.

@YaMuvva The number of donations to the Trussel Trust coming from the US makes a mockery of the SS claims that it’s primarily people in the UK who dislike them.

Yea I noticed how many came through! I think everyday Americans either dislike them or are totally indifferent

lol, vitriol, toxic, haterz, good luck to them I say, what about Andrew

I beg your pardon?

YaMuvva · Today 16:50

Thank you for your research and clear analysis!

I agree with it 100%, having unwisely (for the sake of my mental health...) also checked out the utter craziness and nastiness that is the Celebitchy site. Ugh.

There are some very embittered and twisted people with too much time on their hands.

upinaballoon · Today 17:51
lol, vitriol, toxic, haterz, good luck to them I say, what about Andrew

If this is meant to be taken seriously, then I'm afraid you're just demonstrating YaMuvva's point.

If it's a joke, then yes - that's about the intellectual level I'd expect from the SS!

Having mental health issues is nothing to do with being "strong"

If you are struggling with your mental health it can be really difficult to just reach out for help

Yes thank you @YaMuvva, I checked out Celebitchy and backed away slowly, however I would like to be a fly on the wall at their AGM just to see what they look like, I just can’t imagine that they are normal everyday upstanding Americans!

We are not talking about MH issues

We are talking about women people who choose to be perpetual victims and those who choose to rise above the hate.

Harry found a drippy wife just like his drippy mother and it’s follows the same pattern - interviews about little stunts to get sympathy out the public so they will turn against the RF

Looks like Sussex Squad has a Kiddie's section.

@YaMuvva I think your language around women and mental health is really derogatory

Quite. Which is why you'd confide in your midwife or obstetrician.
Or tell your husband in the expectation of practical support. Not, put on a glittery dress, we're going to the Albert Hall.

This isn't about defending Meghan it's about not making assumptions about how people with mental health issues should behave

About 2 pages back some posters were saying that the words 'vitriol/vitriolic' have become popular just at present, so I was trying to think of done-to-death words or terms which have often been used by posters who were wanting to defend H and M on every point.