As Ever #3 As If

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Another thread to discuss the rebranding of ARO and the merchandising of With Love, Meghan

Part 2: www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/5278062-as-ever-2-whatever

Anyone else entertained by Kate offering people her jam recipe on her outing yesterday? Plum jam, too. Much more sophisticated. 😀

meghan married a racist man, a man who sets himself up as some sort of oracle of what is and isn't racism. It was Harry who supposedly heard the "unconscious bias" conversation, whose only intervention seems to be telling Meghan who clearly seemed to think it was racist, Oprah believed it was racist, they even excepted an award. Then good old Harry dismisses it all and blames it on the press, who the hell is he to decide the difference between racism and unconscious bias. Maybe if a man needs all his friends filtered out the red flag is the man himself.

What’s her chosen career? I didn’t know she had one.

And moving on.

New 'behind the scenes' has dropped on IG. Apparently it was posted then deleted and then reposted but I haven't seen the deleted one to see why.

It feels forceful cheery. The dancing is cringe, surely to anyone.

She posted the ‘bloopers’ reel by accident! Surely she cannot be that incompetent!

It must be a fake stunt designed to get the headlines. I mean it’s worked. But it’s also insane!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14440915/Meghan-posts-quickly-deletes-scenes-footage-new-Netflix-series-featuring-husband-Prince-Harry-dance-moves.html

X post! Sorry!

I would recommend following the Emma, Marchioness of Bath's cooking show. She knows what she's doing, has been cooking for years and presents beautifully.

Also a ‘bloopers’ reel is supposed to be funny!……she even managed to make that boring! I mean how is that possible. Doesn’t look like it will be alright on the night 😜

It wasn't funny, endearing or relatable. I saw a comparison with Pamela Anderson's food programmes - Meghan has some competition from capable and hard working women.

I must say I love the Knauf interview. I detect the hand of William at his bitchy, grudge-bearing best.

"Nice suppressed report filled with Meghan bullying allegations you've got there. Would be a shame if somebody....leaked it."

Bitchy and grudge bearing?.🙄
Has William done a tell all autobiography, given detailed interviews, had a Netflix series all containing bitchy grudge bearing claims? 🤔

Oh no someone posts something and deletes it...hardly a big deal. Hardly a blooper. So bloody what. No she doesn't have to be perfect nor does her instagram it does have to be managed perfectly either. Nor is it something to criticise someone over either.

Hugging, laughing about nothing and a gratuitous Harry cameo.

Three of our predictions ticked, and the show hasn't even aired yet!

She posted the ‘bloopers’ reel by accident! Surely she cannot be that incompetent!

Because posting, deleting, then re-posting garnets more attention, surely? The impulse would be to watch it to see why it might have been deleted, or what, if anything, has changed in the reposted version.

if you are cynically looking to get the maximum views, that would be a good tactic.

I actually think she messed up again; it wasn't deliberate. The whole roll-out has been one pratfall after another - it's been the kind of sloppy, unprofessional debacle that the phrase 'fumbled the ball' was made for.

This is why I think the report that WME has dropped her is actually true. They are probably still working on some Archewell projects but no way are they working with Meghan on the As Ever roll-out. WME is a highly professional firm that is brilliant at what it does.

Lots of people online were anticipating Meghan posting something on Instagram following the Prince and Princess of Wales’ joint visit yesterday and here we are!

I've done plenty, but then there's times I haven't too. Is there nothing that you SHOULD do that you don't do every single time you should do it?

Plenty to criticise her for, but whether or not she challenged a racist joke decades ago isn't one of them.

Apparently she doesn’t have the permission of the other people who appear in the video so had to take it down.

Totally agree.

So that would be mostly Netflix crew then?🙄😂

But she hasn't posted has she, it's deleted. So what has she posted? So there is no gotcha moment

So more speculation.. in other words you don't know the reason but let's just gossip anyway

@FarmerDramaLlama My son's best friend is from the US and he said cake and biscuit mixes are much more popular in the US , more so than here he thinks and lots of people have them as a regular store cupboard thing. I think they are getting more popular here , but my impression is people are / have been a bit snootier about them here ( let me know anyone if I'm wrong anyone on both counts ) If the US is her target market ( which I am sure it is ) it does make sense.

So I can see this would fit in with Love Meghan if she is going to be showing biscuits and cakes ( more than just that pinnacle of glamour - A Victoria Sponge. ). If she is trying to reach a mass audience then I can see the thinking - also I assume they have a decent shelf life so packaging , distribution , time on shop shelf is longer so easier for a large scale operation. And they can be easily elevated .
Just my two pennyworth Farmer. Other opinions (as ever ) are available - I have no RL experience in selling food products for the avoidance of doubt.

😊🍪🍰

Edited to add - oops noticed you said pancakes not cake. My experience is pancakes are eaten more in the US - eg those thicker breakfast ones . In this house pancakes get made from scratch but only on Shrove Tuesday - if we remember. So thank you for reminding me - March 4th this year - coinciding with the NF release ! Brilliant marketing 😂

Oh but she tried and someone has swiftly had her remove it. Obviously. She’s so predictable and now more transparent than ever in her timings.

Absolutely. That’s what we’re here for. Discussion. It’s not a courtroom. 🙄