Prue Leith on Meghan Marble

[ZebedeeDougalFlorence]

I just saw this article about Prue Leith's pronouncement on Markle's new programme, which she says she would never watch. She says that she isn't a Markle fan because of all the "touchy feeliness" and talk about what creams you put on your hands. She says life is too short to think about what people think of you. Prue Leith is around 80 years old (?) is alway impeccably and colourfully dressed, her hair just so, her skin is lovely, she is always talking about food that is or isn't "worth the calories" - all of which which suggests that she very much cares what people think of her and that she takes a lot of time with her own appearance even though she is much older than Meghan who I would argue - as I would for all young women - that they should enjoy and relish their youth and beauty and make the most of it while it lasts.

My question however is about why Leith found it so easy to make this comment in public. I can't imagine her judging another celebrity so publicly and forcefully. So what makes Meghan different to the others? What makes Leith so incensed that she had to be so negative about her in a TV interview? I am sure that Meghan is not the only touchy feely, hand moisturising celebrity on the planet.

Aside from your feelings about her estrangement from the royal family which has been discussed ad nauseam what legitimate reason is there for treating her like that?

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/netflix-meghan-markle-duchess-lady-gaga-sussex-b1216699.html

Are we saying that because someone had an affair or told a lie they are never allowed to have an opinion again ? 😂 That's not the real world .

The Netflix announcement of 2.6 million views worldwide over the entire series is very far from being a success.

But you just keep right on telling yourself it is.

I don’t think Meghan cares two hoots about viewing figures. She has her fee. And she and Harry have plenty of money between them. She has always worked and it’s normal for her to work.

I think she wanted to make a wider point, which was that in order to be a successful royal, you have to dress well, do something completely bland and non-controversial, be interested in hosting, and engage with, and be respectful of, other cultures. All of which she demonstrated perfectly in the show.

I do think the day will come when the RF will regret not allowing H & M to pursue a new adapted way of being in the RF, as they could have brought the institution up to date.

And let’s face it; what H & M wanted to do was raise a family, be free to make their own money and to continue to support, and advocate for, certain charities. And they are doing all three of those things.

I think this amounts to far more than one women simply standing up for a friend! Especially when that women is an experienced tv presenter of many years. And when you follow the trajectory of what Piers Morgan, Jeremy Clarkson, Gyles Brandreth, and now Prue Leith have written and broadcast, let’s say it’s fairly clear that there’s a common central point or denominator.

I agree wholeheartedly!
that common denominator would of course be the liar and bully Meghan!

Where to start with this!! 🤣
all I will say is…. You clearly are attributing morals and intelligence to Meghan and Harry that they don’t actually possess.

All of this

Nah

Morgan, Clarkson and Brandreth-a common connection? Besides being publicity seeking right wing misogynists?

Well Andrew, Fergie etc trade and make money off they're royal status so I couldn't care less who wants to make money off their status.

And what do your personal opinions have to do with anything?
and what does Andrew and Sarah have to do with this thread?
I couldn’t care less about your opinions.

Meghan doesn’t care about viewing figures 🤣🤣🤣🤣

That’s right. She just wants to be left alone with her millions, and 80 production staff and make up artists and designer toggs. So simple and free. What a humanitarian!!!

The little caveat 'imo' is useful because it signals to others that you are aware you are not really in any position to judge the intelligence or morals of people you don't know personally.

Right oh.

Why are you singling out @jeffgoldblum 's post? There are plenty of statements being made on this thread about the characters of strangers to those posters that are not being caveated with "imo". For example, Lampzade's nasty
little missive on the previous page. Why haven't you given her this mini lecture?

🤣🤣🤣 right back at you!!🤣🤣🤣

did not use that little abbreviation, did not need to ! Any person with eyes and ears has been bombarded by the evidence of morality and intelligence from these !

Obviously this little gem is for @mathanxiety!

We both probably know why @FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger!

Anyway, imo, on a website that is built on opinions, and with a readership that is, imo, intelligent enough to understand that most of what is written here is opinion, your "imo" caveat is superfluous. And this post of yours is nothing more than a series of opinions, so you missed out your own "imo" caveats.

It should read:

"IMO, the little caveat 'imo' is useful because IMO it signals that, IMO, you are not really in a position to judge the intelligence or morals of people you don't know personally".

I hope you apply your demand for the caveat to all the posters judging the intelligence and morals of the royal family members they don't know personally, and all the critics of H&M they don't know personally, but to whom they ascribe nefarious motivations like envy and racism. Or is that somehow different in your opinion?

IMO, a false dichotomy was set up by H&M from the outset of their relationship going public: that you either love her and everything she does unreservedly or you are a racist. IMO, many foolish people still adhere to this false dichotomy in the face of all objective evidence that she is being judged on the content of her character, on her behaviour, and on the media output that she is paid to put into the public sphere. MM is someone who wants to be both famous and admired and be paid for being in the public eye; and, more importantly, she wants to be a political player. The notion that people who don't know her are not in a position to judge her because they don't know her personally is as ridiculous as the notion that we cannot judge each and every actor, influencer or politician we don't know personally but who place their lives, opinions, products and policies in front of the public and say, "Buy this". In my opinion.

"The day will come when the RF will regret not allowing H and M to pursue a new adapted way of being in the RF ..... blah blah ....".😑

No fucking way 😂😂😂

Bravo 👏 @FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger very concise!

my short and less elegant comment would simply be this!

on a forum such as this every poster is posting their own opinion! To add a silly unnecessary abbreviation to every post is superfluous.
obviously I’m posting my own opinions, I’m not likely to be posting others now am I?

Is there any relationship between MM agent prior to her relationship with PH, Gina Nethorpe-Crowe a South African founder of Kruger-Crowe agency. Is PL married to a South African Kruger. G N-C was 'dropped' by MM and did a couple of scathing interviews about her afterwards.

If they really wanted to be left alone, they could have lived quiet lives.. Turning up at endless award ceremonies, traipsing over smouldering ruins, and constant Netflix shows doesn't really indicate that they want privacy.

If we could go back to 2018 and take the Harry and Meghan that we thought we had then I’d maybe agree with you that their step away was a loss to the monarchy.

However - even discarding every single unsubstantiated rumour about the pair (tiaragate, bridesmaid row, who made who cry, etc) if we look at a core few things we know have happened because we’ve seen them with our own eyes and ears -

— clearing the paid for seats at Wimbledon

— the ego driven, truth adjacent, wingefests of the Oprah interview, the Netflix documentary, and Spare

— the need for a bullying investigation in the UK, followed up by the sourced and researched HR article on the bullying in the US

— releasing that ridiculous statement after the ‘car chase’ in New York which had been wholly created by their and their own security team’s actions

and me for the absolute worst

— using a school shooting tragedy - unconnected to her in any way - for an intrusive and inappropriate photo shoot

all of this shows just how absolutely unsuitable these two people are to be engaged in domestic and international diplomacy on behalf of the head of state.

They’ve displayed a whole catalogue of poor judgement and indiscreet behavior over the last five years alone. And if even a fraction of the ‘anonymous’ royal source stories that came out during the first two years after the wedding are true it’s even worse.

Meghan skill set is TV.

Harry’s skill set is military, cutting ribbons at unveiling ceremonies, and charity work.

Beating in mind that because Harry is 5th in line to the throne and this requires him to fund security for his family, how do you suggest that they earn a living, which includes a security team?