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Backseat PR drivers: Just for fun how would you manage the Royal PR?

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wordler · 11/09/2024 17:17

Light-hearted or serious suggestions - let's get all those bright ideas from us backseat drivers on the royal and ex royal communications output / and or what to do to improve their public images going forward. Or what not to do.

Pick a team or do them all:

Charles and Camilla

The Wales Fam

Harry and Meghan

The best of the rest - Edinburghs, Anne's clan

For the brave among you - The Yorks

Republicans, play along with your worst suggestions that you hope they will do to bring down the monarchy.

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BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 17:01

Mylovelygreendress · 14/09/2024 16:41

Did you watch the Netflix series ? H and M were quite happy to show their DC for money . Including Archie in his bath .

You would see more on a beach than we saw of Archie, and it was years ago! And we see far far more of other royal children than we do Harry & Meghan's two.
I haven't a clue what they look like particularly now, they are good at shielding them from the media.

No point in discussing it, I think Harry is delighted to be a Dad and it is just my opinion that they come across as loving parents. I'll bow out on that note. Opinions vary.

Mylovelygreendress · 14/09/2024 17:06

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 17:01

You would see more on a beach than we saw of Archie, and it was years ago! And we see far far more of other royal children than we do Harry & Meghan's two.
I haven't a clue what they look like particularly now, they are good at shielding them from the media.

No point in discussing it, I think Harry is delighted to be a Dad and it is just my opinion that they come across as loving parents. I'll bow out on that note. Opinions vary.

I was responding to the poster who is admiring of H and M’s supposed determination to keep their DC out of the spotlight . I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy. And remember that they wanted a film crew to film Lilibet meeting her great grandmother for the first time.
I am sure the children are loved but I do wonder what they will think as they grow older having never met any relatives apart from Doria.
If the Wales children were never seen , I can imagine the uproar .

Ohpleeeease · 14/09/2024 17:16

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 16:38

They have no choice but to travel without their children because it would be an absolute media frenzy of negativity I am sure. I admire them for keeping their children out of the media as much as possible particularly when it is toxic about them as a couple

Personally I think they come across as caring loving parents, others can think different if they so wish

None of their travel is essential travel, it’s all entirely a matter of their choice. Just as it’s their choice not to return home immediately from “work” trips but to nip off for a couple’s holiday instead, as they’ve been known to do.

You have your opinion, I have mine.

SmileyHappyPeopleInTheSun · 14/09/2024 17:30

Goldenretrieversball · 14/09/2024 16:49

I don’t think soham brought in dbs checks. They were already in existence I’m sure. They brought in cross checks between police forces. So every time you dealt with an offender for sex offences you would do a Police National Database check which would tell you if the person had ever been dealt with for similar offences anywhere else in the uk. It was an information sharing development rather than dbs checks.

I posted a correction at Today 15:43 - after googling thanks to eggplant16.

I did say that I was wrong - just misremembered - it brought in safeguarding Authority (ISA) - and CRB checks already existed.

In 2012, the CRB merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The ISA used to do a related role to the CRB and dealt with people who had been formally banned by courts from working with children or other groups. Bringing the two agencies together was intended streamline the background check process

https://crbdirect.org.uk/a-short-history-of-dbs-checks/

Soham lead to tightening of procedures at CRB checks and new agency ISA - which all later merged.

BemusedAmerican · 14/09/2024 19:51

@BustingBaoBun H & M are publicly out of Montecito and the country on a regular basis. We all see it in the news.

The kids have been kept isolated from the UK and their UK family. When was the last the kids were in the UK? When did they last spend time with their UK relatives? How much UK culture have they been exposed to in person?

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 19:55

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 14:30

Two kids raised in strict isolation in Montecito by absentee parents are not the future of the British monarchy

That's a wild accusation, do you have any proof that Harry and Meghan are not bringing up Archie and Lili?
Whatever you may think of them, I think it has been widely agreed that they're caring loving parents so I have no idea where you have got this from?

And are you saying these two little children now don't go to nursery or school because they were before, so I am again perplexed as to why you think they are raised in strict isolation. Are you suggesting they don't mix with other children or other people?

Yet on another thread when I commented that William and Kate seemed like decent kind people you responded with

How on earth do you know that?

I couldn't say that about any famous person, celebrity or member of the royal family. We don't know what they are like

So tell me how you appear to know that H&M are caring loving parents? As you say yourself you don’t know what they are like, and you don’t have a clue on their parenting skills, all you can do, like anyone else is form an opinion on what you see, isn’t it funny though how you can make a favourable judgement on people you have never met because you are fan and yet if someone says something nice about Kate and William you post the comments above, talk about hypocrisy.

BemusedAmerican · 14/09/2024 19:59

I'm just pointing out that the parents travel frequently. I don't know anything about the kids activities in the US. I just know that they have not gone to the UK. We all know that due to the security case. Also due to criticism for Charles not flying to the US to visit.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:04

Mylovelygreendress · 14/09/2024 16:41

Did you watch the Netflix series ? H and M were quite happy to show their DC for money . Including Archie in his bath .

Yes, I heard them referred to as Prince Merchie and Princess Lilibucks on a podcast, very fitting I thought.

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:10

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 19:55

Yet on another thread when I commented that William and Kate seemed like decent kind people you responded with

How on earth do you know that?

I couldn't say that about any famous person, celebrity or member of the royal family. We don't know what they are like

So tell me how you appear to know that H&M are caring loving parents? As you say yourself you don’t know what they are like, and you don’t have a clue on their parenting skills, all you can do, like anyone else is form an opinion on what you see, isn’t it funny though how you can make a favourable judgement on people you have never met because you are fan and yet if someone says something nice about Kate and William you post the comments above, talk about hypocrisy.

I'm not a fan
It's all about perceptions. And opinions. Which we are all entitled to

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:12

BemusedAmerican · 14/09/2024 19:59

I'm just pointing out that the parents travel frequently. I don't know anything about the kids activities in the US. I just know that they have not gone to the UK. We all know that due to the security case. Also due to criticism for Charles not flying to the US to visit.

I think they can lead a very nice life where they are without going to the UK...surely.

Rhaidimiddim · 14/09/2024 20:13

Goldenretrieversball · 14/09/2024 16:42

I’d love them to move out of their London circle and do some work else in the uk. Everything they do is so close to home and always involves something they love.

They were at Uni in Scotland, then lived in Wales for several years.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:14

Goodness if you are not a fan considering the amount of times you post defending their honour I don’t know what is. Yes we are all entitled to our opinions, please remember that yourself before you play the you don’t know them card in future @BustingBaoBun

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:14

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:04

Yes, I heard them referred to as Prince Merchie and Princess Lilibucks on a podcast, very fitting I thought.

How nasty to talk about two little children like that
Horrible

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:15

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:14

Goodness if you are not a fan considering the amount of times you post defending their honour I don’t know what is. Yes we are all entitled to our opinions, please remember that yourself before you play the you don’t know them card in future @BustingBaoBun

Edited

Don't feel you have to reprimand me. Really not. I am expressing my opinion

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:15

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:14

How nasty to talk about two little children like that
Horrible

True though, they have bought the domain for Lilibet’s closet apparently, watch this space…….kerching!

exprecis · 14/09/2024 20:15

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:04

Yes, I heard them referred to as Prince Merchie and Princess Lilibucks on a podcast, very fitting I thought.

What a crass thing to say.

I don't think any of the children should be part of this discussion.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:17

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:15

Don't feel you have to reprimand me. Really not. I am expressing my opinion

Then don’t reprimand people yourself who also express an opinion, it’s called hypocrisy which you have clearly done, as demonstrated in my previous post.

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:17

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:15

True though, they have bought the domain for Lilibet’s closet apparently, watch this space…….kerching!

It's unpleasant to talk about two little children like that. And does you no favours.

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:17

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:17

Then don’t reprimand people yourself who also express an opinion, it’s called hypocrisy which you have clearly done, as demonstrated in my previous post.

Says you 😂

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:19

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:17

It's unpleasant to talk about two little children like that. And does you no favours.

Well let’s see how long it takes before Lilibet’s Closet opens it’s doors.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:21

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:17

Says you 😂

Really like your hypocrisy being demonstrated do you, must be very annoying.

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:21

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:19

Well let’s see how long it takes before Lilibet’s Closet opens it’s doors.

In all seriousness, maybe leave horrible nicknames of two little children out of posts

It really is not nice

BustingBaoBun · 14/09/2024 20:22

BigWillyLittleTodger · 14/09/2024 20:21

Really like your hypocrisy being demonstrated do you, must be very annoying.

😂😄😂

needingadviceandthoughts · 14/09/2024 21:00

@BustingBaoBun

"You would see more on a beach than we saw of Archie, and it was years ago! "

ANY sensible parent knows not to share intimate family photos of a child. It was highly irresponsible but when the 💸 are waved then they go for it .

needingadviceandthoughts · 14/09/2024 21:06

As we would say in Scotland they would sell their Granny and ask for change......0h wait . They did!

Backseat PR drivers: Just for fun how would you manage the Royal PR?