As ever, WLM, PR disasters continued

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Online, people are pointing out that a very expensive cashmere jumper that Meg wore on suits, also made its way to her wardrobe

It’s been nothing but PR disasters of late.

What I have noticed which is curious - is that the UK tabloids are not running with P6 story about the dress. Just like they avoided talking about the NY car chase. They only reported on the media frenzy. But, we know Harry sent out some sort of memo not to publish photos etc. None of the UK press did. Now Meg has acknowledged the stolen dress story and released an official refute ….and none of the UK press are even reporting on that?

That’s weird. They will literally print any old Meg story to get clicks…..but not this one???

The articles on this issue are mainly American.

Preens.

My solid gold scooter, man! Get to it!

https://unherd.com/newsroom/prince-harry-doesnt-belong-on-late-night-tv/

‘It is easy to forget now that in early 2020, before Covid-19 took hold in Europe, the major non-political domestic news story in Britain was the “Sussex Wars”. Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back from royal duties in January of that year had been preceded, and was followed, by numerous press reports of conflicts between the couple and other royals. There were claims that Meghan had been high-handed towards staff, and counter-claims that her husband’s family had been unwelcoming and unkind.
Nearly six years later, the Sussexes have faded from the headlines, re-appearing only briefly and intermittently. The most recent such occasion was Harry’s turn on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he made some jokes about Donald Trump being a “king”. The jokes were not especially funny or sharp, but being rude about the President of the United States is a way of life in the wealthy West-Coast circles in which the Duke and Duchess now move. You can signal your membership of and loyalty to the class of international right-thinking luminaries by making such reliably progressive gags.
This is a clue to the origins of the falling-out between the couple and the other royals. It was above all a culture clash: the Californian actress, full of therapy-speak and keen to advocate for trendy causes, coming up against a relatively old-fashioned English ethos of reticence, reserve and carefully guarded political neutrality. Whatever the exact truth of the matter, the Sussexes clearly wanted to remain public figures, on their own terms — an understandable desire given the strange and constricted (albeit privileged) existence that members of the Windsor family must endure, but one which brings its own dangers.
The problem is that both Harry and Meghan have struggled to find a niche. Life as a freelance celebrity is all very well, but without anything distinctive or special to offer, the public will become bored. In the highly competitive landscape of modern entertainment, that is fatal. Various attemptsat documentary-making and podcasting by the pair have been met with a mixture of apathy and disdain. Harry’s effort at that classic celebrity product, the self-indulgent and unreflective memoir, received critical ridicule. It turns out that you can only be “famous for being famous” for so long.
None of this solves the underlying problem of a man in search of a role, trying to fit into various circles in which he doesn’t really belong. Harry is not a man without qualities. He served with genuine distinction in the Army, including active combat in Afghanistan, and learned to fly an Apache helicopter. Early in his civilian career, he helped to launch the Invictus Games and the associated charitable initiatives for disabled service personnel, a genuinely impressive achievement. He continued his mother Diana’s work with HIV/Aids charities, with a particular focus on Africa. He was popular with the public, and there was enormous goodwill towards him and his wife at the time of their wedding, despite absurd attempts to claim that the British public did not warm to Meghan because of her ethnic background.
In exchanging Britain for the United States, the Prince, who remains fifth in the line of succession, gave up a fixed place within a particular rule-bound hierarchy in favour of a freer and more open way of life, in which he would be at liberty to broadcast his unremarkable opinions. Unfortunately, not everyone is well-suited to carving their own path. Sometimes, the guardrails are there to make sure you don’t get lost.’

The gin completely done me in!

😝

I have had a bad day and on my 3rd glass of wine so sorry 😂

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/thomas-markle-meghan-leg-amputated-z8kf8tn2c

Meg has got her staff to stop packing As ever boxes to go find out if her father is ill

Gin? Tut, how working class…

I take it with a twist and sprinkles, you ignoramus! And it makes me happy. I'm off to get a Christmas tree tomorrow!

I was being self deprecating. But hey-I apologise-no offence intended.

Claiming to be ultra posh is self depreciating?

I think the chocolate ones are called chocolate vermicelli. Cos I'm dead posh, I know this.

Surely the hospital wouldn’t speak to her “staff” only family, why she couldn’t text or pick up the phone herself is baffling.

Have you tried Whitakers of Skipton? Good chocs from an old family firm & palm oil free.

Products – Whitakers Chocolates UK

Now the reason I said to check out the highlighted section upthread is because before this was published, I heard rumour from one of those royal commentators who had a source who told him this but added that the actual reason she wanted the staff to verify if Thomas was really ill is because she thought ( just as she did with Philip before) that he was faking it to steal her limelight! Not because she actually cares.

No worries, I’m sure it was a complicated narrative.

I just can’t get my head around the fact she won’t even call her own father after he’s had major surgery and had his leg amputated, instead she sends her aides to do it for her.

And then, in the same breath, she’s on Netflix talking about the significance of Christmas trees and ornaments telling your ‘family story’ and the ‘chapters of your life’. Honestly, you couldn’t make it up.

This is a really bad look for her.

Aww come on, she’s not completely cold hearted. I’m sure she would have send a note saying ‘you’re so brave’ and a 20% off voucher for As ever.

Only if you find sprinkles complicated.

What’s the jist of the Times article? I can’t access it

Nor me

I’m sorry @garlicandsapphires and @FleurDeFleur! I did try to take a screenshot too but although it went to my photos it wouldn’t let me post it here!! , copyright??? 🤔 , have you tried @EmpressSisi archive link?

No worries, Jeff, it happens.
What's the gist?

Reposting the Times archive link

https://archive.ph/h6NIO

Ok trying a screenshot from different source!