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The revolving EXIT door of employees chez Sussex continues

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Thedom · 04/10/2024 05:51

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13922531/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-global-press-secretary-announces-major-job-change.html

Ashley was approached by other clients who were seeking the high-quality counsel she has provided to the Sussexes.

'High quality counsel' that's a bit of a stretch! she should have left when she originally quit, they clearly paid her to stay on at that time.

It's really lousy timing for this announcement, immediately after the employee bullying disclosures, and the spin they are trying to put on it is amusing. Likely the retention package expired at a very inconvenient time and she was not staying a minute longer as their employee.

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MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 19:24

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 06/10/2024 18:21

For a pair that have 2 children, neither Meghan nor Harry ever talk like they have any idea what it's like to be a parent! First in Spare we had the weird birth story where Meghan was happily eating Mexican food during labour, then had an epidural, then was home 2 hours afterwards (?) Now she has loads of friends and loads of mom friends that all have children in hospital. It is, fortunately, pretty rare for children to have to stay in hospital (I'm excluding accidents being patched up here)! Who are all these people, she talks like it's normal to know loads of people with hospitalised children. It isn't.

Exactly what I thought.

elessar · 06/10/2024 19:27

With the kids I reckon you've got the combo of Harry's obsessive paranoia and absolute fear and refusal for them to be papped anywhere colliding with Megan's wish to merchandise the children (remember Lilibet's closet?)

I think Harry has probably fallen into line with so much that Meghan wants but is digging his heels in with regards to the kids and she doesn't know how to handle it.

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 19:28

Its not so much about the big events, more the small events.

For example, the charity tennis match they were at a couple of weeks ago, there were kids there. So did they take the kids along, making sure no one took photographs? Did they ever take them to any polo matches where there would have been other kids?

We don’t expect Archie and Lili to come along on all their international trips, but it would be incredibly sad if they never attended even the local ones.

There will come a point when it isn’t us lot online questioning their actions, it’s going to be their kids

StrawberryWasp · 06/10/2024 19:31

To give her the benefit of the doubt, last night red carpet could have been: M had previously promised to attend friend's charity event. M & friend both know M attending gives lots more coverage for the charity.
M is having a nightmare week but doesn't want to drop out and disappoint friend. Tells friend I'll come for the media frenzy to generate the publicity but then I'm going to dip out because I'm really not up to smoozing just now I'm so low with everything going on.

It could have been an act of generosity for her friend?

Also the photos together could be planned. No one is going to publish a photo of Kelly whoever she is on her own, but they will with her and M. M is allowing friend to use her fame to get attention.

I can't stand M or H but it is still possible she does some things out of generosity for others sometimes. She's not the devil.

And she does form close female friendships which seem quite intense, it's just they don't seem to last over time.

This seems to be her current bff who she is probably love bombing and who probably thinks she's so special to M.
Until she's not anymore

Not2identifying · 06/10/2024 19:46

@Uricon2 - thanks for this: ARO makes Duchy Originals look like Microsoft

😂

Not2identifying · 06/10/2024 19:46

I seem to remember the kids being papped at a 4th July parade in Montecito a while back (not this summer but maybe last year).

JSMill · 06/10/2024 19:49

Not2identifying · 06/10/2024 19:46

@Uricon2 - thanks for this: ARO makes Duchy Originals look like Microsoft

😂

I agree. That's a brilliant comment.

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 19:50

The sewer squad are already starting to turn on Global Garry/Harry…..

x.com/TvKhaleesi/status/1842787349102526659

Uricon2 · 06/10/2024 19:56

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 19:50

The sewer squad are already starting to turn on Global Garry/Harry…..

x.com/TvKhaleesi/status/1842787349102526659

Interesting. I said in the last few days that I wondered where the Squad would fall if it hit the fan and someone (can't remember who, sorry) said with Meghan and I think they were right.

Rabid loyalty can ultimately only have one focus and I think it's her.

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 20:06

I’ve always wondered too, with her new PR guy Kyle in LA, who is an LGBTQ advocate….if she would chase a gay fan base, in the hope that it protects her from online criticism and more cynically….getting a share of the pink pound.

Diana had/has a huge gay following

The Sussex squad would 100% follow meghan. I’m sure they would get pretty nasty about Harry.

Stopbeingawalkoverandwalk · 06/10/2024 20:10

Uricon2 · 06/10/2024 19:19

I think the infamous interview in The Cut said that Archie was at preschool, I don't think I'm remembering wrong. I certainly hope both children are mixing and socialising.

ETA on the subject of preschool, I'm pretty certain me and everyone else I know never went around hand in hand with their friends much after the age of 5. It's cute in very small children, less so in middleaged women who want to be taken seriously.

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It's interesting when you think that (according to the rumour mill) Meghan had wanted to go into the royal box at Wimbledon hand in hand with Catherine, but the then Duchess of Cambridge was having none of it. I think she uses the handsiness as both a control and an equaliser, and that all goes for the un-solicited hugging. She's trying to put herself on the same level as her victim, and then she uses their capitulation to her handling as a means of control.

Stopbeingawalkoverandwalk · 06/10/2024 20:12

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 19:28

Its not so much about the big events, more the small events.

For example, the charity tennis match they were at a couple of weeks ago, there were kids there. So did they take the kids along, making sure no one took photographs? Did they ever take them to any polo matches where there would have been other kids?

We don’t expect Archie and Lili to come along on all their international trips, but it would be incredibly sad if they never attended even the local ones.

There will come a point when it isn’t us lot online questioning their actions, it’s going to be their kids

Nacho's kid was caught on film asking where Lily was when they went to that polo match in Florida a few months back.

CathyorClaire · 06/10/2024 20:19

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 19:50

The sewer squad are already starting to turn on Global Garry/Harry…..

x.com/TvKhaleesi/status/1842787349102526659

Oh dear.

Shame they picked the shot where discounter Costco branding's so very prominent😐

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:36

Hilarious that Lizzie Cundy was there. Someone else who Meghan used and ghosted. The gala obviously wasn’t A-list (or B or even C list!)
Just goes to show that you need to be careful how you treat people and who you tread on, on your way up because you may just meet them on your way back down…..

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:37

Wearing a red dress too 😂

The revolving EXIT door of employees chez Sussex continues
MrsFinkelstein · 06/10/2024 20:45

StrawberryWasp · 06/10/2024 16:53

Oh dear God how she crow bars 'old school friends and local mom friends' into that interview to make herself seem warm and popular is embarrassing!!

It's about ill children Meghan, not about how amazing and popular you are.

And no one believes you have old school friends or actual mom friends.

I'd believe the "old school friends" line if any of them had been invited to her wedding.

Theonewhogotaway · 06/10/2024 20:50

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:36

Hilarious that Lizzie Cundy was there. Someone else who Meghan used and ghosted. The gala obviously wasn’t A-list (or B or even C list!)
Just goes to show that you need to be careful how you treat people and who you tread on, on your way up because you may just meet them on your way back down…..

I don’t think that’s right, there was quire big stars there, Demi legato, Jamie Lee Curtis etc.

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:55

I have no idea who Demi Legato is….
Lizzie Cundy is not A-list.

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:56

@Theonewhogotaway did you mean Demi Lovato?

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 21:06

MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 20:36

Hilarious that Lizzie Cundy was there. Someone else who Meghan used and ghosted. The gala obviously wasn’t A-list (or B or even C list!)
Just goes to show that you need to be careful how you treat people and who you tread on, on your way up because you may just meet them on your way back down…..

Omg that’s hilarious

Maybe that’s why Meg bolted out the side door 😂

I mean the hair, dress, heels, flash of the leg….they could be twins.

If only Lizzie had been able to set up that Ashley Cole date for megs…..what a different world we would be in!

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 21:11

Are they wearing the exact same heels?

This is so embarrassing for Megs. Lizzie Clundy!

Twistybranch · 06/10/2024 21:27

The Sun article :

Thankfully for Lizzie, Meghan headed home after the photocall, leaving the presenter to hobnob with the likes of Jamie Lee Curtisand Demi Lovato instead.

Confirming that meghan pissed off after the photos. She literally just turned up in a red dress to be photographed and went home. Very weird.

When Lizzie Clundy is better dressed than you, behaves with more class than you (staying for the charity event)……then you’ve got to ask yourself some hard questions

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MummyJ12 · 06/10/2024 21:49

No wonder she made a speedy exit @Twistybranch! 😂
Super embarrassing for Megs as you say! Oops!

NotTram · 06/10/2024 22:09

Looking at that people article I laugh how they say she is a hero for recycling the gown.nope no income yo buy a new one. She also looks terrible
Dress didn't fit boobs then and still doesn't.

Spectre8 · 06/10/2024 22:12

NotTram · 06/10/2024 22:09

Looking at that people article I laugh how they say she is a hero for recycling the gown.nope no income yo buy a new one. She also looks terrible
Dress didn't fit boobs then and still doesn't.

It's only the media who call it recycling in real life e eryone wears their outfits more than once. It's the same stupid shit they do with other royals ohhh look she is recycling her outfit ...oh please stop making up stupid headlines and articles. 🙄