Is there another couple like the Sussexes Part 2

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With this new authentic Insta post where Meghan positions herself as a go between in securing some signed merchandise I think there's still plenty to discuss.
This is a new image. No make up. Carefully edited insta. New lips. Is this influencer territory? Mention of " my husband and l " Echoes of the Queen ?

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As you well know, no time limit. 🙄
I am not making money nor promoting my brand when I talk of my late mother.
It does not define me nor make me a perpetual victim.
Harry has no discernable talent. However, he is the son of Diana. He has a particular narrative. He has selling points. His choice, but others are allowed to be critical of public choices that he makes.

Speaking of hypocrisy - I remember Harry in an interview (I think it was with Tom Bradbury ) talking about paparazzi taking and selling photographs of him and M & then he said "It is amazing what people will do for money" without a shred of irony. Er Harry , Netflix documentary , Spare? I think part of their problem is they seem to not have any self awareness at all.

"amazing what people will do for money"
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Posted too soon!!!
😳 was replying to @MaturingCheeseball, was going to say ,
I don't believe that Archie asked Harry about land mines for one minute!
It was obviously a way to shoe horn Diana into a subject that was completely not relevant in any way.

I know what you mean. I’m not keen on inappropriate PDA’s. However, I think the Waleses is really more a celebration of having got through a rough year. It’s a kiss on the cheek and she is laughing, so not really that intimate iyswim. It also looks quite natural. The Sussexes, however looks more “smoochy” and is definitely put on for the camera. I don’t need to see that 😂

Depends on what privacy is to a person. It's also not a black and white answer to what that means. They wanted more privacy for their children thays what they are able to do. What you define to be privacy isn't the same as what someone else thinks.

My sister doesn't want any pictures or videos of her children on any social media sites not even if your account is private and locked. She will share anything on WhatsApp and thats it. No Facebook no instagram etc. That's her decision on maintaining privacy for her children. Others like myself will be okay to share on private locked accounts. Others happy to share on open public accounts.

It's not hypocritical to raise awareness about online safety and then decide to share a few pictures of their children that doesn't compromise their safety in any way. Online safety doesn't equate to never showing pictures of your children.

It's kind of weird and unsettling how they are trying to push the 'intellectual' kid onto their son and the 'Diana lookalike beauty' onto their daughter.

They are so disingenuous about everything, even down to how they are trying to project images of their kids.

Probably depends on context.

At IG in public, when the focus should be on the contestants, there probably should be a time limit on a middle-aged man talking about how his mother died when he was 12 as he's there supposedly celebrating the achievements of people whose lives and whose spouses' and children's lives have been drastically changed because of their jobs. Some of them have probably also had lost parents when they were young as well.

In his therapist's office, he should be able to open up. But even then, I suspect that a skilled therapist would be trying to move him on from that now, decades later.

To his son across the breakfast table, maybe. Depends on what was said. Hopefully Archie hears about things other than landmines, granny Diana, Invictus and "guys" being "blown up".

To Meghan, definitely. I'm sure she will listen with a sympathetic ear to stories about Harry having a mother who is now dead for the rest of her life if need be.

Depends on what privacy is to a person. It's also not a black and white answer to what that means. They wanted more privacy for their children thays what they are able to do. What you define to be privacy isn't the same as what someone else thinks.

Sure - to me privacy for my children would include not sharing pictures of them publicly online when you have no idea who's looking and where the pictures are going to end up.

But yes, I suppose some might think privacy for children involves posting pictures of them online, which you know will be viewed and gossiped about by millions, and which there is no need to post. Just like my children, H+M's have no constitutional significance and there is no reason to breach their privacy. But then we know that other people's privacy means zilch to H+M.

Very unhealthy for the children to be pigeonholed very young .

Same.

I get the whole 'modernising' and moving with the times thing, but I think Kate leans too far into the shmaltzy Instagram type stuff. I thought the 10th anniversary video they made was very self indulgent and cringey. I used to think the Waleses had struck the perfect balance between being 'accessible' and mystique, but now I'm not so sure.

But then I'm old so maybe this isn't aimed at me!

There are so many celebrities whose children I've never seen. I couldn't even tell you the age, names or gender. It can be done. But these celebrities have a talent so don't depend on their children for relevance. So there's that.

I get the feeling either they or their PR people are trying not to be outdone by M and H on the schmaltz stakes. Trying to present W and K as so in love and so touchy feely. 🤮

I agree with you! However, judging by responses, some people love it.
I just liked the late Queen's tribute to Philip, when he died after 73 years of marriage: "He always had a twinkle in his eye. That lasted until the moment he died".
I loved that. It was enough.

What you define to be privacy isn't the same as what someone else thinks

Well, considering Meghan believes she is the most bullied person on line, you would question why she thinks bringing her kids into her online public orbit is a good thing for her kids..

I think that's a mistake. They should not copy Meghan and Harry, it's lowering standards to act like them.

I really don't think they're trying to compete with the Instragram blogger and CHIMPO. I think this is just Kate's style. She's a bit schmaltzy.

Yes, you could be right. It would take a new level of naffness to act like the Sussex duo 😂!
Entertaining, though.

And when she hadn't all these years on here there were still plenty of comments. Where are the children? They are never seen? Are they even real? Why is she hiding them away? Did she even give birth to them or was it a fake bump?

Now there are some images or videos showing them ...why si she monetising them? Why is she is showing them...

Do you see how it doesn't matter what on here it will never be right what they do.

I wouldn't expect to "tell" others what to do, Spectre8, which is why I said each to their own
It seemed obvious that this was simply me giving my own view of it, but maybe not ...

Are they even real? Did she even give birth to them or was it a fake bump

I think you might be mixing this up with a different forum.

Edited to add : most posters on this forum felt very positive about them stopping merching their kids since their Netflix series aired.

Do you see how it doesn't matter what on here it will never be right what they do.

Not sure if you are deliberately missing the point or not understanding - it's not about comparing what H+M do with what people want them to do. It's about comparing what they say and what they do.

So - they say we should take care of the environment, but fly on private jets. They say misinformation is very bad but tell lies. They say privacy is very important but repeatedly breach the privacy of others. They say family is very important but have cut off nearly all of both their families. They say they can't come to the UK because it's not safe, but travel to Nigeria and Colombia and publicise the trips in advance. They say the RF is so awful that they needed to take a freedom flight, but insist on using Royal titles including for their children. They say online safety for children is very important but post pictures of other people's children whenever they feel like it and may be about to do the same with their own. They accept an award for fighting racism, but apparently Lady Hussey didn't mean anything by it and it wasn't racism after all and it's ok to use uncomfortable language to describe their daughter's genes and looks. Etc etc etc.

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And it is not a coincidence the kids are being merched for a second time in collaboration with a Netflix series, despite everything they have said about online safety, meghan being the most bullied person online etc. etc.. Do their financial endeavours trump their kids privacy and safety concerns ? It appears so.