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As Ever Part 7 - Whatever, however, whenever with edible flowers on top

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TheWayTheLightFalls · 07/03/2025 13:14

New thread as the previous one is full!

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MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:12

Weepixie · 09/03/2025 09:08

Or perhaps he just misses his mum and is trying to keep her memory of her alive in his mind through his wee girl. I’ve looked for my darling mum in all of my grandchildren but not for any dubious reason. My heart just wanted to see her in them.

Genuinely, this is not the same. We all do that, but we're not monetising it.
What has Harry got to sell? He's the son of Diana. $$$$$$$.
Some would wonder why he's so keen to have a blonde blue eyed child when his wife is of mixed heritage.

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:14

elessar · 09/03/2025 09:11

Indeed @Weepixie - she's harmed a lot of people, both directly (through her bullying and damaging lies on the world stage toward people who can't defend themselves) and indirectly (through her vicious and scary Sussex squad attack dogs)

She claimed the media criticism and social media comments she received while in the RF were "almost unsurvivable" - and what she's meted out herself is far more damaging and unpleasant.

Good points. The hypocrisy is extraordinary.

IAmATorturedPoet · 09/03/2025 09:15

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:14

Good points. The hypocrisy is extraordinary.

As ever

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:17

IAmATorturedPoet · 09/03/2025 09:15

As ever

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LovelyJubly12 · 09/03/2025 09:19

IAmATorturedPoet · 09/03/2025 09:15

As ever

I wish someone would publicly challenge them both instead of all this simpering sycophancy. What I find extraordinary is how they manage to get away with behaving as they do and still getting deals and money chucked at them. I cannot think of anyone else who lives their lives in direct contradiction to the values they claim to uphold , yet carry on in the public eye unchallenged. I know the media are very negative but they still carry on with their fake tours and disingenuous lecturing .

MrsLeonFarrell · 09/03/2025 09:26

FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger · 09/03/2025 08:40

And I appreciate your concern over the word "grooming" @MrsLeonFarrell and the connotations that word holds. I do however think, as I think you pointed out in a pp, that the scope of harm that can be done to children from interactions on the internet is just beginning to be discovered. And goes beyond worrying about just that one type of interaction that may end in an extreme result. Inappropriate relationships/dynamics/obligations/fascinations/ cult like worship/negative mental health results can also arise from what appear to be straightforward/harmless exchanges, that can do considerable harm. And then we have to balance in acceptance of an online culture that is not going away and the protection of free speech.

MM is not the person who should be at the forefront of that conversation. She's proven, by her own actions, that she either does not understand it, or that she only cares to talk about it insofar as in affects herself negatively (her bad press and critics), and is prepared to ignore it when it benefits her (the actions of her extreme fan base).

I agree with all that.

Treeleaf11 · 09/03/2025 09:27

I think H is saying Lili is more like Diana than Williams kids are.

TheWayTheLightFalls · 09/03/2025 09:27

LovelyJubly12 · 09/03/2025 09:19

I wish someone would publicly challenge them both instead of all this simpering sycophancy. What I find extraordinary is how they manage to get away with behaving as they do and still getting deals and money chucked at them. I cannot think of anyone else who lives their lives in direct contradiction to the values they claim to uphold , yet carry on in the public eye unchallenged. I know the media are very negative but they still carry on with their fake tours and disingenuous lecturing .

Edited

I don't have the foresight or professional experience of some of the other posters on this thread, but my sense is that they are just sliding towards irrelevance, over the course of several years. It's impossible to challenge them in the same way that it's impossible to nail jelly to a wall.

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MrsLeonFarrell · 09/03/2025 09:27

AtIusvue · 09/03/2025 08:40

Washington Post:

Ouch

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:27

Treeleaf11 · 09/03/2025 09:27

I think H is saying Lili is more like Diana than Williams kids are.

Of course he is. What a nasty piece of work.

LaMarschallin · 09/03/2025 09:29

I've just been catching up on MN and there's a weird thread about the extra bit of WLM that had already been filmed.
It starts "Ha ha....." and goes on a bit in the same vein.
Unfortunately reminds me of a nasty tweet by Giles Coren.
Don't think I can be bothered to follow it.

IAmATorturedPoet · 09/03/2025 09:36

LovelyJubly12 · 09/03/2025 09:19

I wish someone would publicly challenge them both instead of all this simpering sycophancy. What I find extraordinary is how they manage to get away with behaving as they do and still getting deals and money chucked at them. I cannot think of anyone else who lives their lives in direct contradiction to the values they claim to uphold , yet carry on in the public eye unchallenged. I know the media are very negative but they still carry on with their fake tours and disingenuous lecturing .

Edited

It is both staggering and frustrating.
Nearly everything they do is 'do as I say, not as I do,' absolutely no-one challenges them or pulls them up on it. I find their complete lack of self- awareness off the chart and the amount of fawning and sycophantic behaviour they receive from their adoring fans is weird and cult like.

It's a slow creep but I think certain journalists and publications, particularly stateside, are waking up. In the meantime I'm quite content to continue to call out their grifting, hypocrisy, lying and bullying behaviour.

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 09/03/2025 09:47

In the Netflix docuseries Meghan & Harry, she mocked the pageantry of curtsying to the late Queen Elizabeth II, but she seemingly has no problem with people bowing to her

This is their problem throughout. You have to chose your side in something like this.

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 09/03/2025 09:49

@LaMarschallin I had a quick look yesterday and it has been critiqued quite well by posters on here.
We all know there is a war room...

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 09:53

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 09/03/2025 09:47

In the Netflix docuseries Meghan & Harry, she mocked the pageantry of curtsying to the late Queen Elizabeth II, but she seemingly has no problem with people bowing to her

This is their problem throughout. You have to chose your side in something like this.

They mock royalty. They monetise accusations against the RF.
What are they? Why do they have privilege, wealth and opportunities? They're royalty. Oops.

MidnightTales · 09/03/2025 10:15

Oops wrong video, will post below!

Above is video analysing her interview with Drew Barrymore. First half is really worth watching. It is very strange, beyond la-la land; I actually cannot find the words to describe what is going on here.

LaMarschallin · 09/03/2025 10:16

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 09/03/2025 09:49

@LaMarschallin I had a quick look yesterday and it has been critiqued quite well by posters on here.
We all know there is a war room...

I bet it has.
You're quite right about the war room.
I think it's best to let such a strange thread sink into obsolescence.

MrsFinkelstein · 09/03/2025 10:16

Treeleaf11 · 09/03/2025 09:27

I think H is saying Lili is more like Diana than Williams kids are.

That part.

Both of them (but especially Harry) seem incredibly competitive in a negative way. Harry is constantly trying to "one up" his older brother, he's obviously very jealous of William.

MayaKovskaya · 09/03/2025 10:19

MidnightTales · 09/03/2025 10:15

Oops wrong video, will post below!

Above is video analysing her interview with Drew Barrymore. First half is really worth watching. It is very strange, beyond la-la land; I actually cannot find the words to describe what is going on here.

Edited

I thought it was very peculiar. Meghan seemed uncomfortable and defensive. She offered a treat to the other guest and immediately prompted "tasty, right?"
So needy.

MidnightTales · 09/03/2025 10:20

j

This was the Drew Barrymore interview…

FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger · 09/03/2025 10:25

LaMarschallin · 09/03/2025 09:29

I've just been catching up on MN and there's a weird thread about the extra bit of WLM that had already been filmed.
It starts "Ha ha....." and goes on a bit in the same vein.
Unfortunately reminds me of a nasty tweet by Giles Coren.
Don't think I can be bothered to follow it.

That's a very interesting observation. Very interesting indeed.

Rhaidimiddim · 09/03/2025 10:46

TheWayTheLightFalls · 09/03/2025 09:27

I don't have the foresight or professional experience of some of the other posters on this thread, but my sense is that they are just sliding towards irrelevance, over the course of several years. It's impossible to challenge them in the same way that it's impossible to nail jelly to a wall.

Tom Bradby (mildly) challenged H over the "RF is racist" claim and H point-blank denied that he or M had ever made such an accusation.

Arguing with narcissists is pointless and frustrating - because they deny things and make things up as required to bolster their fragile self-esteem.

Baital · 09/03/2025 10:50

I don't think they are getting deals these days? It looks more like the tail end of deals from 4/5 years ago.

CathyorClaire · 09/03/2025 11:22

Baital · 09/03/2025 10:50

I don't think they are getting deals these days? It looks more like the tail end of deals from 4/5 years ago.

Agree.

I did wonder if 'Season 2' being released in the Autumn reflects NF sliding it under the wire as the original deal expires.

I've always thought they were running down time on it and it makes sense to hold some of the material back both to let the furore associated with this debacle die down and build anticipation for another dose.

Hollyhobbi · 09/03/2025 11:47

BemusedAmerican · 07/03/2025 19:49

This Irish reviewer seems to be accurate. The last few paragraphs are gold:

https://archive.ph/gqNp8#selection-1717.0-1721.192

Gotta love our sarcastic sense of humour🤣

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