Confessions of a Female Founder fails to chart this week

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It's not good news for Meghan. The podcast by Meghan is out of the Spotify 100 in the US and the UK. With Apple it's not even in the top 200 chart.

https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/

According to people, but I'm not sure which podcast, Meghan was discussing the racism she had as an actor, yet again this is contradictory to the statement of never facing racism till she came to the UK. So much crap is such a small amount it time

And as for the interview with JLK: it is, yet again, "nobody understands me, how much work I put into my As Ever line, how much effort it takes to coordinate social media, that just because things are out of stock doesn't mean I'm not working to replenish them, how much effort it takes to choose between various options of packaging presented to me etc etc - and I'm being a mom and a wife and a friend the whole time too, packing lunchboxes and brushing my teeth, and I'm just like you because I don't have time to meditate anymore and which working mom does haha".

You post made me mentally compare Meghan with Sara Davies (the Dragon on Dragon’s den) who is a similar age to Meghan and has built up her own international business based on producing craft supplies starting from when she was university. Like Meghan she is married with two young children. She also produces a series of short videos on her instagram aimed at giving advice to budding entrepreneurs.

I follow Sara on instagram having seen her and liked her on Strictly a couple of years ago. And she really does portray the hard work that comes with her job - the 4am starts, the early trains to London, the middle of the night QVC filming sessions, the business trips to the US and Asia, how tired she is, how much she misses her children, how she relies on make up and skin care to look awake, how she struggles to fit in time for exercise, how she’s always looking for tips from make up artists she works with so she can do a better job when she has to do her own makeup etc. Her whole attitude however is that she is so very lucky to be doing something that she loves, and that when she does get the chance to spend time with her family, she makes sure she is in the moment with them and makes the most of it - and that takes place off social media.

Meghan absolutely could be that woman. But she would rather keep telling us how hard it is. One is an attractive and inspirational attitude. One is not.

As for Megxit, I agree with you @HiRen . I do not think either H or M truly understands that IT IS OVER.

The HRH is just one aspect of H&M violating the Sandringham agreement. I am not sure why people are surprised, it was inevitable. H&M stated that they wanted HIHO and they pursued it. They used their charities as backdrops for pseudo-engagements and grifters getaways/fake tours. They used Invictus as the big set piece to compete against Trooping/Remembrance/Earthshot.

And just as inevitably, they will fail. H&M ran out of time around the South Park episode. They are the equivalent of those cartoons where the Cayote runs in the air for a few seconds and then realises it's out of road, then plummets to the earth. They are in the running in air stage.

Hollywood is the most transactional place on earth. These are the people who knew what Weinstein was up to and ignored it to make money. H&M lose money therefore they are finished in Hollywood. Sandoros at Netflix answers to investors who control his stock options, and he won't want to lose one cent of his benefits due to loss-making H&M. Lemonada is frowning at the losses from the flopcast, while the Spotify team is hi-fiving that they shed the "f*ing grifters".

IMHO, the scandals will come thick and fast as H&M's charity facade collapses over the next three to five years. H&M face a full reckoning on the shenanigans at Invictus as I think the full scandal involving wounded veterans AND taxpayers dollars is yet to come because the c-suite turnover serves as a massive red flag to me.

Exactly!

The HRH styling can be removed at the stroke of the monarch's pen.

And they didn't 'agree' anything with the Queen. She told them that while the HRH styling was not revoked, they were no longer permitted to use it. That's it. They didn't get to negotiate.

Remember the 'nobody owns the word royal' clapback? This is along the same lines. The thing is, when you're using British royal titles, the monarch kind of does 'own' them. They only hold those titles on the monarch's whim. The precious titles are not really 'theirs'.

I am listening now. Meghan is talking about how much she loves being in nature and how good it is for you. Well I never 🙃

She doesn't sound convinced when she answers yes to the question 'Do you think you'll be married for ever?'

Tick for use of the word 'lens' twice.

There is annoyance in every line.

It also shows that either Harry didn’t understand what he was told by the queen or he did and didnt explain it to Meghan!
they were not meant to merchandise their titles for money , those titles would be the duke and Duchess of Sussex.
they were told they couldn’t use the HRH at all .

Fergie's HRH was formally removed, as the Queen issued letters patent saying that henceforth divorced spouses would not be entitled to HRH.

The Susssexes' situation is bit odd as 'technically' they are still HRH but are not permitted to use the styling. And we can see why.

M has lots of voice notes of the children, which she is emailing to them. These too could be monetised. She could become an expert in language development in the early years, for example - Magical Mouthfuls with Momma Meg'.

As she herself has been filmed saying, she's such a fraud.

She attended a couple of summits/gatherings with female entrepreneurs, had some meetings with Netflix executives, picked out a product line and approved some packaging, put some posts on IG: she is now a FEMALE FOUNDER, happy to go toe-to-toe with the best of them, including the ones who've made hundreds of millions of dollars. So accomplished and successful is she as a female founder, she's now qualified to host an entire podcast series on what it is to be a female "entreprenoor". She's cosplaying.

She appeared at some charity functions, gave a few speeches, spoke beseechingly: she is now a HUMANITARIAN. She's cosplaying.

She married Harry: she is now ROYALTY. She's cosplaying.

And on and on and on, for all her iterations over the years. She's been a waitress, and actress, a duchess. She knows little girls see a princess when they meet her and really understands the burden of that pressure. But her most important title is that of mom - to two children she pimps out on SM to maintain her relevance and raise revenue (I would and do speak just as disparagingly of everybody who puts children on public SM, not just the parents who lecture others about the harms of it on especially young minds)

She's talking about how much she loves being in nature and how good it is for you?? Seriously?

Where, oh where, have we heard that recently? Was it from a cancer survivor, maybe?

She's unbelievable.

Putting aside the specific issue of her using HRH, it's incredibly gauche to use your full royal title on a gift to a 'friend'. Do we think Kate writes 'HRH Catherine Princess of Wales' on gift cards? Surely with friends we are are less, not more, formal?

Also, isn't it a bit strange to gift ice cream in a fancy little basket? Wouldn't it melt? Good thing we got to see the brand name though.

@Serenster I really like Sara Davies , very down to earth, hard working and appreciative of her life .
Personally , Meghan banging on about how hard she works really grates me .
(Banging my own drum here). I was a single mum, out of an abusive relationship, I worked full time in the NHS , ran a very small rental company all while studying at uni and bringing up my child , no Nannies , no family nearby.
I'm sure there are millions of similar women juggling many, many balls lots of times on low income, so Meghan can fuck off with her mansion, nanny and $$$$$ .

I agree. I don't think the King will respond to a silly gift card on social media. But if they were to start using HRH in more formal contexts, like on one of their weird faux royal 'tours' then it might be more serious. And I wouldn't be surprised if that were to happen. As others have said, they seem to be becoming increasingly desperate.

I also wonder if Meghan noted that Harry was referred to as HRH by one of the government figures he met in Ukraine, and wanted to show that hey, she could be HRH too!

I wonder if any more faux tours are in the offing? Although awful, I have to admit they do provide excellent entertainment . So many great moments - such as when Harry was stuck on the end table in the canteen in Columbia…

And as for the interview with JLK: it is, yet again, "nobody understands me, how much work I put into my As Ever line, how much effort it takes to coordinate social media, that just because things are out of stock doesn't mean I'm not working to replenish them, how much effort it takes to choose between various options of packaging presented to me etc etc - and I'm being a mom and a wife and a friend the whole time too, packing lunchboxes and brushing my teeth, and I'm just like you because I don't have time to meditate anymore and which working mom does haha".

Thing is, I have done merch line production in house, and I have done a small batch launch of a product on Etsy.

It's... Not that hard? Sure, it takes work, but she can afford to invest in staff. I was paid staff. I ran into problems when I lacked experience, but she has all the time in the world to do this.

That canteen moment and Meghan's mocking curtsy are the two moments that demonstrate just how weak Harry is and how domineering Meghan. I'm divided between thinking he needs to grow a pair (extend the application of Elizabeth Arden todger cream) and feeling sorry for him in his humiliation

I wonder if the way the RF will deal with the breach of the Sandringham agreement might be to do what the Japanese RF did and limit HRH titles to the direct line to the throne. So limited it to just the monarch, the heir and the heir’s eldest child. It would certainly take care of both Andrew and Harry in one fell swoop.

@IdaGlossop - there’s also the time they went to an eatery in Montecito and Harry doesn’t even make it onto the main table! He’s stuck on an extension bit with no one to talk to. So embarrassing for anybody, but when you are now the twit who was once the Prince Harry… no wonder he always looks so darned glum.

Completely disagree.

I've missed the Montecito moment.

I do not think that H can come back under KC3.

KC3 loves his firstborn son. There is a moving moment between the pair at the coronation where KC3 thanks W. KC3 was delighted at becoming a grandpa with the birth of G and has great pictures/video interacting with all 3 Wales kids. No one can forget, L confidently climbing into Grandpa King's lap at the coronation concert...little kids can't fake affection and ease with adults. KC3 must be devastated at the daily attacks on W and his family by the SS and given KC3's role as monarch, he would have the necessary security briefings uncovering the hands directing this ongoing assault on the Wales family.

KC3 loved his mother and like any child was devastated at the heartbreak H brought his mother in her final years and must have been doubly devastated that the attacks were not from a stranger but from his own son.

KC3 knows the burdens of the Crown. And he knows he is a caretaker monarch. While he loves H the way a parent loves a child, KC3 knows that H is a problem as he has deployed palace PR to cover H's transgressions over years.

KC3 would not go against every advisor he has and bring H back to create trouble for W's reign. I can see KC3 helping H out financially by directly paying tuition for grandkids, but I cannot see him giving H cash that he can use to buy bots to attack the RF or bringing H back into the RF fold.

IMHO, King Pa who said "I am not a bank" is not the pushover that some people think he is.

'Never complain, never explain' is working brilliantly for the Royal family. H&M are looking more and more out of control and desperate, the RF are occupying the moral high ground. Removing titles doesn't make a material difference. Even so, there is a risk of the Royal family losing respect by doing nothing, and the risk of appearing petty if they do. Perhaps they're waiting for clarity on RAVEC and Sentebale.

If he’s got no chance of coming back under Charles, he’s got even less chance under William.

Quite right, tbh.

I think one of the worst things they could have done was pushed for the children to have titles and then use them. They clearly have no intention of coming back to the U.K., which is fine: why lumber the children with that.
If they do consider themselves royalty what a confusing household for them to grow up, telling them they are royal in a country which won’t really even think of them as royal. They won’t even know how to act correctly if they do I imagine, seeing as it’s all a mystery to M.
when the Wales children are at school they are surrounded by others with titles, people from that society. A&L are going to stand out massively where they live, it’s forcing them to be celebrities.

What would be the point of Harry coming back, he'd want a seat at the top table, William, Catherine and Camilla would not be able to hold their distrust. It would be pleasantries at most. He certainly wouldn't be allowed unsupervised conversations with the wales children. The four couldn't even hold it together for the queens death walkabout. Catherine with her "don't mess with me bitch" face off with Meghan. Whatever Meghan was doing with elbow into William and two men who'd gladly never speak again. Harry is only coming back if he's completely run out of money for free lodging.