GB News is losing the plot!

[LimeBiscuit]

I really don’t think there is a ‘contest’ other than in the minds of parts of the media. One brother will be King in time and the other brother wants to leave a meaningful legacy in his own right. So far both are doing a great job in carving out their own lives. I hope the brothers come to a point in time where they can be friends again. Life is too short to hold on to anger. The media doesn’t help by embroiling itself in their relationship - or lack thereof currently. I think many people in many countries would love to see a sense of family togetherness again with all of the current King’s grandchildren getting to know one another. It would show how a public facing family can overcome its own difficulties if KCIII could bring both brothers into line again. It’s time to stop painting Harry as the black sheep of the family. It hasn’t worked, it just drives more dissent and anti monarchy feeling in the younger generation. If we are to have a King William and a King George then the younger generation do need to see the institution as worth holding onto. As Harry is clearly active on the world stage harnessing his global appeal would be an advantageous move by the current King.

https://www.gbnews.com/royal/kate-middleton-prince-william-news-meghan-markle-prince-harry-contest

He had a cheeky chappy image, not a bad boy image, he was hardly a James Dean, and that cheeky chappy image was curated by the palace to hide the angry, bitter, jealous man he actually is.

Quoting her "accurately" implies she's said something truthful. IMO she is not a truthful person.

Yes but given the OP has posted several “positive” threads recently about the Sussexes, this is just more of the same
dressed up to look like it’s a critique of GB news

It's all part of the 'Summer of lurrrrve'. 1968 all over again. Even down to the mud.

Hardly true, he was a nasty racist his image was rehabbed in recent history when William and kate got engaged/married he was always with them so they could keep him in line as soon as he is out on his own he messes things up for himself again and turns into a pouty little boy

He's doing an excellent job of making himself look like a dick!

Well, who knew he was such an arrogant, entitled and bitter individual until he stepped away from the shadows of the RF. I think they did an excellent job in keeping a lid on all that.

We are now seeing the real Harry, the one who now finds himself languishing at the bottom of the popularity polls only just ahead of uncle Andrew.

But yeah, he is doing a fantastic job🙄

How about read the content of the opening post, which is rather more relevant to the discussion. It was the OP who suggested a change in editorial direction in posting this:

Hence why they are losing the plot! They have dragged on Harry daily. They must have employed a leftie recently.

Posted to wonder why GB News is posting a positive puff piece on Harry. Anyone with a healthy contempt for GB News wouldn't give them of their views the oxygen, let alone start a thread about them on the RF board with an invitation to give them clicks.

Quote:

“Staunch monarchist Garry Toffoli, the Executive Director of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust, said he and many other Canadians have a strong connection to the Sussexes.”

If I didn’t know better I think it is a way of saying William needs to visit countries like Harry is doing

I do hope they've noticed that William might be a bit more preoccupied with his wife's cancer treatment than with glad-handing the Canadians or indeed some made-up contest with his brother.

Sussex World? Is this a new theme park?

😂

No i haven't. I've based my assumption on the various news outlets at the time and the following historical documentaries which have all said the same thing. If you can link to any other official/recognised historian I would certainly be interested in reading about it. And I wouldn't trust Edward's take on it either, we all remember what he was like in the beginning before QEII bought him off.

(I know this thread has moved on, but I am genuinely interested in this).

Yet oddly enough William & Catherine are raking in donations from the US:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13774397/Prince-William-Kate-raise-money-charitable-foundation-American-donors-based-Harry-Meghan-did-own.html

...at making money from selling his family's privacy...nice.

You misunderstand "tours".
William can't just decide to do a tour. Harry and Meghan can because they're doing it for self promotion and because they want headlines and photos.
William will do a tour as requested by the Foreign Office at the behest of HM Government. He is representing the Head of State. Not having a merchandising jolly.
There is a difference.

Also, no section of the press "embroils" itself. They report. Harry started this with his words and behaviour. He wanted to make money from selling personal and controversial stuff. That's going to get him plenty of press interest. Just as he wanted.

It’s time to stop painting Harry as the black sheep of the family. It hasn’t worked, it just drives more dissent and anti monarchy feeling in the younger generation

I think this is an interesting point. The British press knows anything relating to H&M generates revenue. Certainly feverish negative discussions about them give MN lots of clicks.

There is a long-standing negative narrative about H&M in the UK. I have no idea how the RF feel about it but I agree that outside the UK and for British young people the effect is to put them off the RF. What's a money-making stream for the media is turning into into threat to the future of the institution. I wonder if KC or PW realise this.

I hardly think the nature of the constitutional monarchy is at risk from the inconsistent prattlings of desperate celebrities like Harry and Meghan!

Read the post. It's nothing to do with anything H&M do and everything to do with how they are portrayed and used by the press.

It doesn’t matter what stories they plant in the press. Everyone can see what Harry is.

He looks miserable all the time too.

He is a laughing stock.

How about read the content of the opening post, which is rather more relevant to the discussion. It was the OP who suggested a change in editorial direction in posting this

Spin and an attempt at reverse psychology 😂😂

But Meghan diesn't even underdtand what the Commonwealth is. Empire 2.0

In spite of being given the role of Vice President of the Commonwealth Trust, and having her veil embroidered with all the flowers of the Commonwealth, Meghan's ignorance about it is astonishing.
She really wasn't interested enough. It just seemed performative.

I have also noticed a change in tone at times from other UK sources (more positive pieces eg, the Daily Mail recently wrote a long article which was all about Meghan’s Montecito Mom Squad without veering off into negativity). I think that it is obvious that Meghan and Harry won’t be cowed or controlled by the UK media. The UK media are also the last to know anything about their plans. They’re constantly on the back foot as they are now reliant on when the Sussexes release actual news updates or a partner organisation does. It doesn’t take the brain of a rocket scientist to see what the tabloid culture here is like from another country. It’s pointed, targeted, cruel and dressed up as ‘news’ - particularly in the DM.

On a side note, I remember how Victoria Beckham was treated for years in the tabloids, a negative drip drip through the years. A turnaround after years of goady articles about her in the DM has now taken place and…they are ‘pitting’ her against Meghan. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Particularly, articles centred on the VB & DB show and the recent announcement that VB is to have her own show on Netflix. Very familiar tactics in the DM. First they dragged on Catherine and then pitted the two Duchesses against one another. Now they are doing it with VB. It is so obvious that they run with these narratives purposefully. Who in their right mind is plotting revenge when they are trying to lead their own lives? As for VB I think she is great and thought the musical clip of ‘Islands in the stream’ delightful. I watched Victoria and David on Netflix and actually preferred their show to H and M’s too. Didn’t Meghan wear a designer frock by VB on tour recently? If they are ‘enemies’ she would hardly do that. There is room enough for all these personalities to operate without trying to create negativity in the hearts of people.

Nope, he had a bad boy image. For many that was a cheeky chappie image. I always preferred William until I didn’t.