Guy died in October

[SoTiredDogsKeptMeAwakeAllNight]

So I thought the little pup died last week or something. But he died in October!!! (if Angela Levin is right of course - but she usually is!)

So Me-gains little video in memory of guy was just to promote the netflix programme.

Wowsers

We get only lies, self-promotion, self-pity and manipulation from that woman so this is not a surprise at all.

I think it's because they don't learn. They just keep shoving themselves in the public eye. Permanently. If you don't want vitriol, stop putting yourself out there to be judged. It's so so frustrating.

If you want everyone to stop criticising you then stop being so visible. If you keep quiet people won't have anything to criticise.

If (as I suspect Meghan does) you want everyone to love (not hate) you - then go away and do some lovely things, AWAY FROM THE CAMERAS. The problem with wanting to be loved is that, that is not a loveable trait. To be loved, you kind of have to not want it. You have to be humble and good and noble and kind. Not just tell everyone you are those things and keep creating content for likes (which will inevitably reap only dislikes)

I can’t imagine caring about when the bloody dog died vs when she posted. Why are some posters obsessed with Meghan and criticising her for everything she does? It’s weird.

The children were in the Guy tribute, singing.

How do you know she wants to be loved, though? She's just doing her job.

I’ve seen people call her out before about various Meghan related things and she will just up and leave the interview. If you Google some people say she’s a troll.

I don't put a great deal of store by things Angela Levin claims. She's made up plenty of nonsense in the past.

And I also think that the timing of the post about Meghan's dog isn't really a big deal. Maybe he did die a few months ago; so what? Of all the things to criticise them for - and I think there are plenty - IMO this isn't one.

Some of us are gifted with being able to imagine all sorts of things, while others have less imaginative skill and repertoire. I wouldn't worry about your lack of imagination. It matters not.

Some people care about and find interest in dogs and when they died and what Meghan posted. Some people don't care about that, but do care about some random poster they've never met who does care about it and posts about it. We r all different.

How do you know she wants to be loved

because that is what oozes from her. It's hard not to notice it. Of course I, and many others, could be wrong. But pretty much everything she does screams 'love me, look at me, I'm wonderful and kind and......I'm a narcissist ...'.

Maybe we r all reading her wrong though. I doubt it. But of course it's possible.

I'd love it if they disappeared quietly and did.some really really good.charitable work away from the public eye.

I'd love to be proved wrong about both Harry and Meghan. I loved them when they first got together and I'd love them to be the people I thought they were. I just don't think they are.

Oops wrong pic - this was the one I meant to attach 🤮

I agree.

Another Meghan bashing thread. Yawn...

I'd love it if they disappeared quietly and did.some really really good.charitable work away from the public eye.

But this is exactly what she was doing before she met & married PH. In his own words, it’s part of the reason he was drawn to her. And I’m confused how you can be so certain that they don’t do any charity work under the radar. Because if / when they do, by virtue of the fact of it not being in the public eye, you’d never know.

However, the saying ‘haters gonna hate’ has never been more true. Meghan could find the cure for cancer and end world hunger, and people would still say all the same things they do today.

But this is exactly what she was doing before she met & married PH. In his own words, it’s part of the reason he was drawn to her.

This is what is rumbling in the ether regarding Vanity Fair, I believe, as it was apparently this publication's fact checkers that could find no evidence of Meghan Markle's claim to her 'global philanthropy and activism' credentials. That would have been in 2017.

I suppose it depends on what you regard as a 'philanthropist'. I think in the US it historically has had a hefty (spending) price tag attached to it as well as a minimum amount of evidenced actions over the years, not necessarily up there with Andrew Carnegie but certainly of some proven significance.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/16/fact-checking-meghan-markle-vanity-fair-couldnt-verify-activism-claims-new-book-says/

If the death of the family dog has been used as a way to grab attention and promote the latest Netflix series that IS in very, very poor taste.

I can see why people might find that very distasteful, and would want to be clear on the dates. If it was months ago that’s clearly just being wheeled out to create publicity then that’s pretty sick ( I say that as someone going through that heartbreak now)

I think this is the point.

You don't stop missing a dog after six months. Mine died more than four years ago and not a day goes by when DH and I don't speak of missing him.

The Mercury News article is not available to read unless you have a subscription. @TheCrowPeople what else did the article say please?

I think Mercury News took this from Tom Bowers book published in 2022. @TheCrowPeople could confirm if that is the book mentioned in the mercury article. I could only see the bit where it was taken from a book. Then it asked me to subscribe so I couldn’t read any more.

Tom Bower also said that Meghan told VF journalist Sam Kashner, who interviewed her, that Meghan said she liked him (Kashner) because he had a stutter. ??? The Journalist corrected Bowrr’s account. He liked her.

“It’s Meghan I’m after.” Tom Bowers words. He’s not the only one apparently.

Here’s a link to an old Harper’s article about her activism.

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a13945782/meghan-markle-charity-work-philanthropy

And below is the VF journalist’s response to what Tom Bower had written. In a letter to the editor at The Times.

“Sir, I’m afraid Tom Bower didn’t convey my admiration and respect for Meghan Markle in the excerpt from his new book in The Times on Saturday. I found Ms. Markle to be exceptionally warm and gracious and admired her intelligence and her remarkable courage, as I still do.
I regretted the oft-published account of challenging P&G being edited out of my Vanity Fair article, because I’d wanted to highlight her lifelong activism. The piece itself was quite laudatory.

One more thing. I do not have a stutter. I may hem and haw a bit, but a stammer is not a stutter and, as far as I know, Ms. Markle never said she liked me because of it!

A belated congratulations to Prince Harry for taking such an extraordinary woman as his bride. Theirs is clearly a love match, so maybe we should stop piling on an let the couple live their life in peace.”
Sam Kashner
Williamsburg, Virginia

I doubt Meghan was extremely influential charity wise, as a cable tv actress she would not have had that sort of clout. But to try and cast doubt on what charity work she did do is just part of the systematic tearing down of Meghan Markle. When will it stop? When she’s been completely silenced? You don’t have to like her, but it’s a bad look to be digging around in her past constantly trying to discredit her. Thank fuck I’m not famous. I’ve lived the life of a straight arrow but I’m sure any group determined enough could make me look like a complete cunt. With rumours, inferences, gossip and unnamed sources.

Agreed. Plus she didn’t even have an active Instagram account or any personal accounts until 1 January. It wouldn’t have been appropriate to use Archewell to make a statement about their dog’s death. It makes sense to use a personal account, which she only began actively using and was only verified on in the past few weeks.

She doesn’t owe anyone 24/7 rolling news coverage of her pet’s death.

I can’t imagine caring so much about something that you come on to threads just to tick of other users for being interested.

Rather than actually talking about the timing of the announcement and whether it’s ok to draw inferences from rumour

You’re definitely allowed to do the latter. But deciding instead (to use a footballing metaphor) ‘to play the man and not the ball’ doesn’t add anything to the thread, and can be seen as a series of personal attacks

.Which is why I think it’s better to stick to the substance

And I think it is unfortunate that she did not include the date of his death (she included far more intimate personal details of her reaction), so I doubt privacy is the reason. And it’s a bit of difference from how slebs usually announce death of pets (most royals don’t bother, I can only think of only two, though one of those is very recent).

So I was wondering if this is another of the things that’s done slightly different in US, and not including the dates is indeed unremarkable there?

I think H&M have shown in a number of respects that they don’t value the British reaction. But people here remain interested in the British royal family (even minor members of it) even if not the target audience.

No, you don’t stop missing a treasured dog but most people acknowledge it when it happens, or at least a few weeks afterwards. Slightly odd to make an announcement three MONTHS later.

exactly.

And like I say, I do and did feel for her loosing her dog. We have always had rescue dogs and it's so very sad when one of the family pets dies :( But I felt sad this month for what I was led to believe was a v recent death. It's odd to post a tribute with her making jam etc... just before her netflix cooking series about a sad death which occured months ago. It makes people feel manipulated and that's what is not nice. My emotions and empathy and sympathy are being manipulated to drive revenue for a netflix show. It's v poor taste to use a death to do that

Even an imbecile can work out the curated memorial video ( complete with sickly song ) for the dog was to promote her show
He even featured in the trailer a few days before when the poor thing was already dead - she probably thought it was a genius idea

Merching your dead pet is distasteful much like touring other peoples burnt out homes

Exactly this