Is As ever all over? Starting to feel like it.

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It’s been 14 hours since the launch of the 2024 Rose. Nothing has sold out. This is despite it being designed again as a scarcity drop, so it can’t be argued she’s finally got her stock levels right.

• As ever stated the wine launch going ‘live’ at on the 5th August. Language designed to get you to rush and buy. Just like all this SM shopping you get now.
• Meghan put out a message many hours ago, stating that they have so much more stock (sad clapback to stuff not shifting) but hurry and be quick because it’s selling fast!!! (It’s clearly not)
• This launch however, has attracted very little press compared to previous drops

The scarcity gimmick is already tired and because she’s been absent from SM for 2 months…save for a few stock images/videos- she’s lost any momentum she had. She’s putting in bare minimum and her customer base feel it. She’s checked out.

There’s been talk of another series of WLM 3 and Meg getting a new NF contract, but I think that is just to fill the void until she can get WLM2 out. At which point, we will find out if there is any truth in any further deals.

The reason why I doubt WLM3, is that for continuity, you would need the same venue. But the home is now being used to to host weddings etc, it’s no longer a private rental but one open to the public to rent. There’s no way Meg would film in that location now. In addition she would need to have gotten the go ahead already for WLM3 and be filming right now to be able to stick to a schedule. The fact that it isn’t already confirmed, it’s giving the signal that WLM is over (in addition to knowing NF deal is done)

Now if WLM is over, I don’t think she has the draw to pull people to As ever. She doesn’t engage with her fan base enough, she does the bare minimum of SM posts, which she hasn’t even achieved the last few months. The Shopmy page is dead too. This is why the new wine launch has barely registered and hasn’t sold out 14 hours later. Yes, there will be more stock but it’s been designed for a sell out so there won’t be huge numbers.

As ever I think will be slowly wound down. There will be WLM2, with maybe another 18 months of drops. Then like everything else, it will be dropped quietly. Everyone is starting to get a bit bored by the half hearted, very beige effort she’s put into her ‘business’ and have tuned out.

She will have to launch yet another version of herself very soon. We’ve had actress, feminist, activist, producer, philanthropist….now female founder. God knows what’s next!

There’s no way it can be viable with just a Harry hagiography and soppy memories of mummy from his primary school years. No one would be interested - it’s old cobwebs.

The only possibility would be for H to present it and appear in all the scenes, maybe interviewing some charity people who remember her. After the Polo disaster I think NF will insist on this as the absolute minimum. I can’t see who else would agree to participate though - time has moved on even if H hasn’t, and those who care about such things will want to keep in favour with William.

It will be a hit for Netflix, people will tune in for no other reason to see what Harry has to say, even if it turns out he says nothing new. There will probably be a few never before seen private family photos and videos included.

Netflix will definitely want something with some bite, so it will definitely have to have an angle to it.

Harry will never agree to anything which casts even the slightest aspersion on her character, so the only route in I can see would be another flavour of royal scandal and exposure - some insider gossip from Harry about his mum / dad.

Regarding WLM, it will be interesting to see if it breaks into the top 10 this time. I think it’s much less likely this time, there’s not the same level of hype and interest. And I don’t think I’ve seen Netflix pushing it either in their coming soon sections (I mean it’s probably been there, but it’s definitely not showing in the top featured sections - for me, anyway)

I expect it's also not that unusual to have £350k dropped into your account from an unknown offshore source too:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/nov/13/themonarchy.broadcasting

He will have bits about how HE is carrying on her legacy blah blah with Meghan 🙄

Off shore and ‘unknown source’ (although they will know where it came from) is more unusual but certainly not unheard of in very wealthy circles, so long as the income is declared. A journalist can of course ask where the money has come from but this doesn’t have to be disclosed or put on public record, although not saying so will raise a question.

I have to say the 20 year old article has the feel of a bit of a reach by the Guardian (surprise, surprise).

Anyhoo, it’s Bank Holiday not Busmans holiday for me, so I’ll leave you to ponder on the dodginess, or not, of it all.

I expect his recent land mine walk may well be documentary fodder. Look at me
continuing my mothers work etc;

It could all end up being g a bit of a damp squib. We still have a couple of years before the anniversary and things that have been announced by the Sussexes have a habit of not materialising 🤷‍♀️

Anyhoo, it’s Bank Holiday not Busmans holiday for me, so I’ll leave you to ponder on the dodginess, or not, of it all.

Ardent folded with losses of £2m. Investors lost the lot.

Interestingly this £350k cash injection could have had the effect of transferring ownership of the rights to Edward's programmes (Ardent's only asset) to its offshoot international sales arm.

https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/mystery-of-edwards-ardent-fan-6314790.html

Still. All above board and nothing to see, no doubt.

I'm not privy to all the information so couldn't say whether it was above board or not and neither can anyone else. 🤷‍♀️

Why are people like you so obsessed with her? It’s so sad that this is what you spend your time thinking about.

Do you not have a life of your own? Put the Daily Mail down and maybe read a book? Get outside and live your own life.

Also, google the definition of schadenfraude and work on being a better person.

The most likely example is thatthe supplier, Snow, is not being paid.

Well, blimey, give me a break!

Just sat down from doing the garden, writing my newsletter, prepping dinner for guests tonight and looking forward to my very literary read later this aft, and you think I should go and get a life?

A bit of light speculatory escapism on MN is fab for a relaxing 15 mins with a cuppa. Don’t be such a puritan! Aren’t we all supposed to be prioritising our MH. 🤣

Okay.

Because the entertainment is great !

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Actually…I’m not being fair to you. This post is one of the most pompous, assumption-making, judgemental and patronising I’ve read for a while.

Well done!🏆🥇

So what's your excuse for reading this thread? Run out of books? 🤔🤔🤔

Why are people like you so obsessed with us on the RF board?

It’s so sad that this is what you spend your time thinking about, reading and commenting on.

Do you not have a life of your own? Put the Daily Mail down and maybe read a book? Get outside and live your own life.

Also, google the definition of schadenfraude and work on being a better person.

My time is precious I agree with all of the posts above me 😂

Apart from yours obviously

Fascinating set of seemingly near forgotten events nonetheless.

@Francine84 "Put the Daily Mail down and maybe read a book? "

I think you find many who post here are also reading / intend to read Entitled by Andrew Lownie ( which is a book) and are doing other RL things as well. Maybe we are preternaturally able to multi task. Anyway back off to pack things up for DS's move to his first flat which is way more exciting to me than WLM drop 2. But I can be interested more than one thing at once.

I'm going to hate my self for responding but is there not a little part of you Francine that can see people aren't obsessed but it is a thing of interest , greater or lesser , amongst other things they are interested in.

Interesting for a packet mix saleswomen- 'I don't like baking because it is all so measured ' 😂

I do find it quite amusing when people suggest others do something more productive (in their supercilious opinion) than posting on MN when they are on here themselves!