H&M Fathers Day video

[Bickybics]

So they are showing faces now, how long until they are including them in everything, showing them fully.
I feel like this is a bit desperate now. It was their last card to play, the children. They’re trying anything now for attention, what do they have left, showing private videos of them after all the criticism about the Wales children being on display.
One thing about them is they always surprise me.

Oh bless you @Spectre8 , you really try hard .

With great amusement, we watch the shifting of the goalposts...

Exactly.

Anyone with the intention and ability to harm those children isn't going to be depending on photos on public social media.

Besides, if you really think there are people out there with intent to harm your children, why post public photos of them at all? Obscuring their faces doesn't change the fact that they are voluntarily putting their children into the public eye.

I don't know why people keep comparing the Sussex kids to the Wales kids. It's apples and oranges.

The Wales children are going to be high profile public figures throughout their lives. George is going to be King! It makes sense for them to be gradually introduced to the media, as we see with royal children across Europe.

By contrast, the Sussexes are the children of a wannabe Instragram influencer and a professional whiner. There is absolutely no reason for photos of them to be shared with the public, unless of course their parents choose to do so for their own reasons.

Yes they have, a lot.

Cute footage of W and Charlotte talking about Women's world cup, because he couldnt be bothered wasn't going

And what about the endless schmaltzy videos of them on the beach in Norfolk, in woods, jumping around on camera
I know exactly what each of them looks like, even down to their latest hairstyles

Can't say the same for their cousins across the water.

Up to Harry and Meghan, the kids look so sweet, what I can see of them

'Yes they have, a lot.'

You've given one pretty spurious example.........

well said.

H&M are sharing content of theirs and their children's private lives to make money. They're trying to be celebrities now, and Meghan is a hostess/influencer. That's part of the deal, you sell your life.

Well said 👍

Also, it's funny that the only time they've been papped since their wedding is subsequent to them leaving the UK.
They weren't papped when living or visiting here, either as a couple, or with their children.
Strange.

The British media has an unofficial agreement not to publish photos of the royals, especially the children, when 'off duty', and it's usually adhered to. Occasionally you see photos of the kids in social media or even in European magazines, but the much criticised 'BM' almost never publishes them.

Of course, no such constraints apply to the media in California.

So, @IcedPurple , it's obviously more of a private life in the UK, then.

Definitely.

There's a modus vivendi between the British press and the royals which doesn't exist elsewhere.

That said, 'paps' aren't what they used to be a few decades ago, and the Sussexes and their children probably aren't that high up on their target list, so they can probably lead a private life there too. That's if they want to.

Yes, I can see that. I saw a picture of the Clooneys at an event recently, and was just thinking I'd never seen a picture of their children, papped or otherwise. However, I know that they're private and don't want intrusion into their private lives. Fair enough.

Spotify built a home studio and provided over 20 producers and yet the end result was so awful as to thoroughly burn H&M's bridges not just at Spotify but at all leading audiocasters. Even H&M's PR admits that any Netflix renewal will be for far less lucrative economics than the original 5-year deal, which is hardly surprising given the string of low rated, loss-making and cancelled projects.

And it is quite obvious that Netflix is not involved in As Ever except as a passive investor. One only needs to look at the point-perfect Netflix merch game for hits such as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Squid Games, etc. and compare and contrast with the hot mess that is As Ever. The jam that turned out not to be a jam but instead a runny spread.

With no access to the real royals for fresh gossip, all they have to merch are the kids. Anyone who thinks they will not show the faces of their kids sooner rather than later...well I've got a bridge to sell you!

However, I must admit that I am surprised at how rapidly H&M are plummeting down the path of a "Keeping up with the Sussexes" reality show. It will be quite interesting to see how the super fans will try to justify this move as all those cameras that allegedly bothered H in his childhood...are no longer such a bother when H is getting cold hard cash.

Of course you know what they look like, be very odd if you didn’t considering George will be King, Head of State and Charlotte will probably be the new Princess Royal and Louis the Duke of Edinburgh, good on Catherine and William for preparing them for their public life in the way they have with controlled pictures and public events. Archie and Lily have no role and will have no role in the working royal family, there is absolutely no need for the public to see them at all, but their fame hungry money grabbing grifting parents have other ideas, and don’t worry you will soon know Archie and Lily’s faces, just give it a few more weeks.

Yes, wasn't he traumatised by every "click and flash of the lightbulb". He seems to have recovered from that.

God knows how Archie and Lily feel, there must be someone shoving a camera in their faces 24/7, it must be like living in the Montecito Big Brother House.

Constantly filming for that housewife series, in the garden etc. there must be cameras and film crew all the time.

I called this a few weeks ago, they'd start showing the kids faces. I can guarantee that this video will have more engagement than the others like Disney. And as result they'll just use their kid's faces for the views.

I think certain posters are very confused regarding Archie and Lily’s royal status, it’s laughable they think that they are in anyway similar to the Wales children, just like Harry and Meghan thought they were as important as William and Catherine! Such delusion all round.

I have no idea why their situation is compared to that of the Wales children. H&M , by choice, have gone down a completely different route. Those Sussex children could had private lives, had their parents so wished.

MM & H are definitely going to monetise the kids. It’s the only thing they have that is guaranteed to bring in the cash.
I still think H was stupid enough to believe that moving to the US was a privacy thing and not MM’s need for status and glory.

The Father's Day video was nice. I have the same caveats as others re the hypocrisy.

I think it is inevitable that they will start showing the kids faces, even if just to gauge the level of interest. What puzzles me is how the "likes" they get will translate into $$$. I don't think people are going to buy As Ever products (if they are ever restocked) because they saw a nice picture of Lili on Insta, the same way noone will buy Highgrove stuff because Louis was waving like a star at Trooping.

The next move and how far they will go will be interesting. I would put money on a "Lilibets Closet" type enterprise, with clothes being shown on said Lilibet or featuring the kids in With Love (or a successor)

I don't think it's all on her. In all honesty Harry seems to enjoy the fame and attention as well. I doubt he ever wanted to live a non royal life.