Rebrand, Restructure, Harry and Meghan 2025 version

[Thedom]

The Era of Joy didn't last long.

This is going to be interesting, it's going to be a full on PR onslaught for the next few months, and then we will have Harry launching his very own 'commercial project'.

Clearly an article straight from the Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, giving an exclusive to the DM.

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Yeah that's what I thought.

Granted I don't follow celebrities on social media but the only people I know who post birthday photos of their children are royals. But while Meghan's children are 'royal' in the sense of being the King's grandchildren, their parents don't have a public role and neither will they. So there's absolutely no reason to post photos of them at all.

And no, it's not different because we only see the backs of their heads or selected portions of their faces.

*"If I had to write a résumé, I don't know what I would call myself," Meghan confessed."But I believe all the notes I am playing are part of the same song."

I was hoping that was somehow made up, @foreverblowingbubbless, but on googling it see that it's from her original resume

Suffice it to say I've seen thousands during my time recruiting, but never one which included a phrase like that

Right. So instead of just a post saying thank you to well wishers, they are treated to a moody black and white photo of Meghan with massive out of control hair who has Lili in some sort of quasi Heimlich manoeuvre on a boat. Fantastic 🙄😆

*"If I had to write a résumé, I don't know what I would call myself," Meghan confessed."But I believe all the notes I am playing are part of the same song."

Hmmm. Reminds me of the Morcombe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn. “I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order”. Doesn’t make for a tuneful melody

I don't think iit is Harrys scowl at all, she has Thomas Markles' eyes

At least it's a front-facing photo this time. It's so weird all the photos of their backs. Have they got someone permanently trailing behind them just in case of a photo opportunity?

And as an aside, sorry if this has been discussed before, but Meghan Sussex. Have the children had their surnames changed from Mountbatten-Windsor?

Is Harry chopped liver?

That’s it exactly. The spit of her grandpa.

Stacey Solomon does and a few others. But the difference is that they post lots of photos of their children as part of their social media presence/story. Their instagram is about family and life in generalso the children naturally appear a par of that.

This feels more for attention rather than part of an organic social media presence.

The spit of her grandpa.

Yes, Harry and Meghan won't be too happy they couldn't manifest those Spencer genes.. The black and white photo is obviously to camouflage the fact Harrys ginger genes didn't stand up to Meghans fathers genes after all.

From what little I've seen, both of the kids seem to be miniature Markles.

Meghan won't like that.

Shes definitely pushing it in terms of how much of their faces she’s revealing. Agree with what another poster said on here, that she’s doing it for clickbait.

The kids must know already that they have to pose in certain ways, which is a weird thing for a child to understand that they must perform in a particular way, when they are having pics of them with mum.

It’s the pressure of taking shots in a certain way, editing them etc that I think she hopes will wear down Harry and she can finally post freely. She’s building up to it

Where were those very obvious freckles in the 'no make up' podcast?

Showing just a bit of Lilibet’s face is going to make people more keen to see what she actually looks like. It’s like teasing a dog with a glimpse of a biscuit then snatching it away.

They desperately need a circuit breaker and that will be a new baby, if Meghan can get pregnant.

What I’m most suprised about in that photo is that Meghan has posted it. Her hair to me, looks like her extensions are exposed.

I know what extensions look like because I use them from time to time myself (age related hair loss). On the right side of her head, the pic with Lili, she has fine hair exposed with two sections of tightly compacted hair strands- this is how extensions look in fine hair.

However, I know naturally she has curly hair and chemically straightens it- so I don’t know what effect that would have on her hair, particular near the salty sea air. But I don’t think it would cause it to look like that. That’s how my hair would look, if a gust of wind lifted it and you could see the fine hairs at the root along with thick hair strands from the root- which obviously isnt naturally possible.

She lives in California where it's perfectly legal to purchase a baby (although it wouldn't be eligible to be in the LoS).

Even if she were so inclined, and I see no evidence of that, I really don't think there would be that much interest. Noone much cares about celebrity babies anymore. It's not 2005.

I’ve been reading along and find this is an Interesting thread @Thedom Thank you.

In reference to COAFF I actually think MM has used it as a dredge net for inspiration for her own endeavours and then implements them scatter gun fashion. Hence it’s all coming across disjointed and adhoc. The only true passion she has is to make money whilst being in the spotlight.

Does anyone know in regards to the As Ever brand of merch which allegedly sold out in 45 minutes; How many units were sold? I’ve heard MM mention her stuff selling out so quickly as a bench mark for success but theres a big difference between selling 300 and 30,000 units.

😂😂😂

I think it would be more likely to be-

1. Try and stop negative press by milking being a delicate older pregnant woman
2. Giving her a face saving way to exit AE- difficult pregnancy, needs to focus on health, then so busy as a mum of 3
3. Try and wriggle back into RF- new life, let bygones be bygones.
4. New baby lines to sell.

etc etc.

Your surrogate suggestion is interesting. However, I can’t see them doing this with all of their waffle about having only 2 kids for the environment. A surrogacy pregnancy can’t be explained away as an oopsie.

I keep looking at the baby picture posted today and isn’t the hand wrong, the thumb is on the wrong side for a left hand?
Am I missing something here, as I don’t understand how that hand works in the picture.

It does look a bit odd but presumably it’s her right hand. She’s just been squashed up a bit. I have to say, Meghan has not picked the best photos to post 🤷‍♀️

Well I can only hope whatever award she gets is right up there on one of the French reclaimed mantle shelves with Harry's Legend of Aviation award. 😂

Isn't it the case - if you are a Royal you give out awards you don't receive them.

On the face of it - and I don't know - it looks farcical. But people must buy into this stuff.

Yes royals present awards, they don't accept them.

Unless they are fancy honours from a whole country of course!

They could create their own rainbow family by adopting a child for each of the spare (!) bedrooms in the Montecito mansion. A bit Angelina Jolie but it would get her the attention she craves.