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The royal family

Sentebale no. 3

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Thedom · 31/03/2025 07:40

The ex lead Patron Its getting plenty of media coverage today.

(ps, my hash key doesn't work )

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CorrectionCentre · 01/04/2025 10:07

RandyRedHumpback · 01/04/2025 10:06

Only if they inhabit a Jeeves & Wooster novel.

🤣

MayaKovskaya · 01/04/2025 10:07

JandamiHash · 01/04/2025 09:59

And a huge dose of humility and a cracking sense of humour

Plus the attitude is that the work she does isn't for personal enhancement or kudos.

JADS · 01/04/2025 10:07

Bruisername · 01/04/2025 10:00

do Brits use the word stink?

In this context, no.

We kick up a stink, we talk about stinky trainers, but not like this. Maybe it's different for poshos though.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 01/04/2025 10:08

ViolasandViolets · 01/04/2025 09:55

Just thinking about Aunty Anne - she had a one big advantage that all the princes lack; a genuine talent for something. A focus on something (horses) where you are respected for your talent, rather than just because of your royal connection, must make it so much easier to find your own place in the world.

Exactly and I mean someone actually tried to kidnap her once and she told them where to go, in fact responding "not bloody likely" to a man with a loaded gun ordering her out of her car is probably one of my favourite things anyone's ever said.

IIRC she also point blank refused her parents wishes to have extra security and carried on with her life.

Compare that to the meltdowns and wailings about the NYC multi car crash which never happened. Be More Princess Anne is not a bad mantra to live by.

ThePoshUns · 01/04/2025 10:10

Profhilodisaster · 01/04/2025 08:24

I wonder what's in it for Alex Rayner , he must be getting something out of it for him to be willing to make an absolute twat of himself.

I suspect it’s that old boy’s network. You scratch my back etc; very poor judgement professionally on his behalf. They are joking about the ‘finger’ on Times radio rn.

CorrectionCentre · 01/04/2025 10:12

JADS · 01/04/2025 10:07

In this context, no.

We kick up a stink, we talk about stinky trainers, but not like this. Maybe it's different for poshos though.

Maybe old Etonians experience undercurrents of stink 🤔
The more I look at that phrase the more ridiculous it becomes.

JADS · 01/04/2025 10:13

I don't know where Harry gets the idea that he was the Great (white) Hope for the RF. He was popular granted, but that doesn't mean we all thought we should throw over William for him.

I didn't used to care much for William, but I think he has inherited the best from his Dad and his Mum. He really is family orientated and I admire him for that.

JADS · 01/04/2025 10:14

Deleted this post because it makes less sense that Alex Rayner statement!

ViolasandViolets · 01/04/2025 10:14

He is just beyond heartbroken and flabbergasted that the charity he founded as a teenager has been taken hostage by the chair. It feels tantamount to a hostile takeover**

This is a big issue to many charity founders - recognising that the charity is not their personal possession. It is also an indication of the level of control or influence he felt he still had that he words it like this. There could still be a hostile takeover by a chair but when a charity is twenty years old you should have moved beyond the point where you are talking about how you founded it and at least talk about how the chair is changing the direction of the charity away from those groups it was set up to help (if that is what is happening).

CoffeeCantata · 01/04/2025 10:15

I predict the next comment from H and/or M will be to disassociate themselves from the Rayner statement and try to claim they've been misunderstood and misinterpreted. Just like 'the RF are racist' accusations, which Harry later said came from the press, not Meghan.

It's as if they have no clue about how appalling they come over (both in their conduct and in their words) until the world reacts - and then they panic and try to row back. Pathetic. 'Oh no - we never said/did/meant that! We're good (nay, saintly, heroic) people. The press has twisted our words!"

JandamiHash · 01/04/2025 10:18

JADS · 01/04/2025 10:13

I don't know where Harry gets the idea that he was the Great (white) Hope for the RF. He was popular granted, but that doesn't mean we all thought we should throw over William for him.

I didn't used to care much for William, but I think he has inherited the best from his Dad and his Mum. He really is family orientated and I admire him for that.

And quite fit with his beard now. Which helps.

But I agree. He exudes warm and sincerity and never whines despite him having periods of hell in his life. I often wonder if Harry thinks he’s the only one who lost his mother. The way he bleats on you’d think it was the case

Thedom · 01/04/2025 10:18

This is funny, from the Nigeria trip, I had never seen this before, the narrator is annoying, but it is only 2 mins long, Meghan has form.

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Vespanest · 01/04/2025 10:20

That's at least one less friend for Harry, possibly more if Alex is thrown to the wolves. The Sussex fanbase are probably waiting for a denial from Harry and then it will be a William plant attack. It may be quiet on here today

Lunde · 01/04/2025 10:21

AtIusvue · 01/04/2025 06:28

Harry’s friend. Speaking on behalf of Harry.

If Harry’s thinks it’s a good idea his friend doing this, shows you what a shambles his communications team is. Also, that those around him, prop up the delusions.

Harry is upset and believes it a hostile takeover/conspiracy:

I can reveal that Alex Rayner, an old Etonian school friend of the prince, who went to the North Pole with him in 2012 and has been in contact with him over the weekend, said that Prince Harry is ‘shocked’ by the accusations made against him and ‘grief-stricken’ at the way the saga has unfolded.
‘H is very happy for me to speak for him about how he feels about this awful situation,’ said Rayner. ‘He is just beyond heartbroken and flabbergasted that the charity he founded as a teenager has been taken hostage by the chair. It feels tantamount to a hostile takeover.
‘He is so upset and hurt and wounded about the things that are being said about him. I think it’s too early to tell whether he will just walk away now or whether he might try and get it back.
‘The way he feels is as if he has had one of his fingers cut off.
‘He set up Sentebale with a schoolfriend when the death of his mum was a fresh memory. At the moment he is just in total shock about what is being said and the accusations being made.’

Dr Sophie is jealous of Meghan/ The script:

But Alex Rayner told me: ‘It feels like [Dr Chandauka] had her nose put out of joint because she was not the most important woman of colour on the stage.
‘There is an undercurrent of stink here because Meghan showed up and it is coming from her [Dr Chandauka].’

Polo drama should have been sorted by Dr Sophie/The Script:

Yet Alex Rayner said: ‘The chair should never have let that narrative take hold, that Meghan had caused an issue. ‘If that narrative did take hold, then I would argue it is down to the chair to put it right. They could have issued a statement and put a stop to it but they did not. Why? Again, the whole thing smells. It feels planned, and I suspect that the whole thing could only have come from the chair herself.

‘Any chair should have been delighted to have Meghan there. When you have both the Sussexes there it doubles the reaction, the power of it. And yet here she [Dr Chandauka] is refusing to get hold of a negative narrative which damages Meghan. It makes you wonder where it came from?’

Polo field loss:

Yet Rayner, who set up the annual Polo In The Park matches and has also worked with Harry on Sentebale events, said: ‘If you are a sponsor then of course you would want the exposure from a Netflix documentary, so this whole story seems simply untrue.
‘You cannot say that Harry’s brand is of no consequence to the charity, it simply does not stack up. Yes, he has gone from being the great hope of the British Royal Family to being seen as a pariah, but he still attracts a lot of exposure. And with a TV crew in tow – what sponsor would not want the global exposure?
This sounds like an excuse to cover up an administrative error at the charity. They lost the venue.’

The script:

He went on: ‘Let’s not get blinded by “let’s bash Harry” and by the idea that there were racial undertones in play... the situation is that she has failed to administrate her role. She was asked to step down and she refused and took over the charity.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-14556141/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Grief-stricken-Prince-Harry-feels-like-hes-one-fingers-cut-amid-charity-chaos-friends-reveal-hes-total-shock.html

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OMG did Harry really agree for this to be put in the public domain? 😳

Because it reads like Harry's side is saying "SC is just an uppity black woman who didn't know her place and didn't grovel to her betters" ... which basically proves what SC is saying

MayaKovskaya · 01/04/2025 10:24

Unbelievable, isn't it @Lunde . I bet he wishes he had those awful "men in grey" now.

JandamiHash · 01/04/2025 10:24

Thedom · 01/04/2025 10:18

This is funny, from the Nigeria trip, I had never seen this before, the narrator is annoying, but it is only 2 mins long, Meghan has form.

“Me me mine mine” 🤣🤣

Conundrumseverywhere · 01/04/2025 10:25

She’s like Gollum

CoffeeCantata · 01/04/2025 10:25

Weepixie · Today 09:10

I have never repeated this, but there a lot of people on social media who claim Meghan herself is a racist
I suspect, and always have done, that she chose the path she wanted to walk with regards to race. Being black has never appeared to be part of her core identity until it came in useful.

I agree. It's a difficult topic to discuss, but to me it's always been the 'elephant n the room' where Meghan is concerned. Yes, I realise there will have been societal pressures on her to conform to what Horrible Hollywood prefers, but I have never seen any evidence of Meghan being proud of or identifying with her African-American heritage. Going to Nigeria and being declared a princess there was somehow different, though - more exotic, I imagine, in her eyes.

There's the nose surgery (apparently she admires Julia Roberts's looks and she does tend to look more like her with each passing year) and the hair, as well as describing herself as Caucasian on documentation. Also - the African-American elements at her wedding came from Charles and frankly - I'm not sure she necessarily appreciated them!

Any woman can choose to look as she wishes and identify as she wishes - I'm not questioning that. The only reason I mention all this is in the light of her claims of racism against people who get in her way.

ViolasandViolets · 01/04/2025 10:29

If I were H&Ms PR company I think I would be throwing in the towel

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 01/04/2025 10:30

CoffeeCantata · 01/04/2025 10:25

Weepixie · Today 09:10

I have never repeated this, but there a lot of people on social media who claim Meghan herself is a racist
I suspect, and always have done, that she chose the path she wanted to walk with regards to race. Being black has never appeared to be part of her core identity until it came in useful.

I agree. It's a difficult topic to discuss, but to me it's always been the 'elephant n the room' where Meghan is concerned. Yes, I realise there will have been societal pressures on her to conform to what Horrible Hollywood prefers, but I have never seen any evidence of Meghan being proud of or identifying with her African-American heritage. Going to Nigeria and being declared a princess there was somehow different, though - more exotic, I imagine, in her eyes.

There's the nose surgery (apparently she admires Julia Roberts's looks and she does tend to look more like her with each passing year) and the hair, as well as describing herself as Caucasian on documentation. Also - the African-American elements at her wedding came from Charles and frankly - I'm not sure she necessarily appreciated them!

Any woman can choose to look as she wishes and identify as she wishes - I'm not questioning that. The only reason I mention all this is in the light of her claims of racism against people who get in her way.

And I think it's absolutely fine for her to navigate it how she wants to - I mean, I would hate music in Yiddish at my wedding even though I'm part Jewish, Welsh even though I'm half Welsh etc.

But what is quite telling is how she uses it when she chooses, and the manner in which she uses it.

EsmaCannonball · 01/04/2025 10:31

What kind of PR expert would regard a person being 'regarded as a pariah' but 'still receiving a lot of attention' as being a selling point? Sponsors don't want to be associated with the wrong kind of attention, which is exactly what Sophie Chandauka has been saying.

Honestly, when you look at Harry and his posh attack dogs you start to wonder if Eton should do refunds.

Skimpyy · 01/04/2025 10:32

potsandmud · 01/04/2025 07:50

Something tells me the new PR may not have been fully across this media carnage. I think he’s delusional. This is really not good on any level. It makes him look bitter, unhinged, misogynistic, and completely departed from reality. Even to point out that the polo venue fuck up was an admin error is so wrong. It just goes to show how stupid he is. Venues offer knock down prices for charity of course they do. ENTIRELY different if Netflix want in as a COMMERCIAL entity. It’s got nothing to do with sponsors not wanting coverage - it’s the fact that they don’t want to be entangled in a very murky world where H&M are using charity as a commercial platform to their own brand and interests. EVERYONE can see it apart from them. Why should a venue at the lowest common denominator offer a cheap rate knowing that this is essentially now a TV shoot and therefore a completely different thing to a polo match. Why does everyone have to bend to what they want without any say in the matter let alone money changing hands. He is so naive and stupid it’s not true.

Why didnt H&M just cough up the additional fee from their $100,000,000 pot - they must have budgeted for venue hire? But seems they are cheapskates and want to exploit others (charity!) to max out the profit on their commercial projects.

Seems MM is saying similar WRT As ever - she doesnt want investors (suspect she couldnt persuade any), doesnt want to put any of her own money in (maybe doesnt have enough or doesnt want to risk her own $$$)

chatshit · 01/04/2025 10:35

https://www.reddit.com/r/HarryandMeghanNetflix/comments/1jmj4w7/megathread_on_sentebale/

This post has some very interesting alternative takes on what is going on. I think it's highly suspicious that they've recruited William's ally to the board. Disgusting behaviour.

MayaKovskaya · 01/04/2025 10:35

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 01/04/2025 10:30

And I think it's absolutely fine for her to navigate it how she wants to - I mean, I would hate music in Yiddish at my wedding even though I'm part Jewish, Welsh even though I'm half Welsh etc.

But what is quite telling is how she uses it when she chooses, and the manner in which she uses it.

Well, Charles was just trying to be inclusive, with the Black cellist as well. He actually supports Gospel Choirs and had one singing at his Coronation.
They knew nothing about music, so left it all to him (and his wallet). I thought the music was beautiful. However, they had the opportunity to change that, should they have so wished.

MummyJ12 · 01/04/2025 10:36

Thanks so much for the synopsis of the article @AtIusvue. There really is a script for supporters to work from! Unbelievable! He’s making a couple of points that Giles B made on ITV yesterday.

Hypocrisy again from Harry. He is doing the same thing he blamed the RF for doing and claimed “he never does” planting stories and briefing the press via sources and other people. Like many others have already posted, using the evil media, particularly the DM when it suits Harry’s purpose is absolutely fine.
He’s certainly illustrating SC’s point perfectly. This is a campaign of bullying at scale and there is certainly misgynoir going on.

Harry is being infantilised again. They are trying to pull at the heartstrings of the public. Poor Harry, he has already lost his mum and now this meany is trying to take away his favourite toy.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse. It does. Harry is disgusting.

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