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Further pr discussions with the lone gunman now in charge!

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jeffgoldblum · 31/12/2025 14:05

im hoping that @Atlusvuewill not mind me continuing her work, I have a feeling that there is more to discuss and come!

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BasiliskStare · 21/01/2026 12:07

It would not surprise me if Charles has made provision for A&L as his grandchildren. And if out of his personal money , well that's understandable. I thought H said they were putting Diana's money aside for the children. I have no idea whatsoever if they are running out of money . I bet they aren't in any real sense but I suspect their idea of running out of money is a great deal different to mine.
& I absolutely agree with @Trimmernow .
& I agree with @MrsFinkelstein The Wales children ( who are of constitutional interest , whether you agree with the current set up or not , appear in carefully released photographs , birthdays , public events etc. As private citizens the Sussex children do not have to be on SM , photos released at all. Even with blurry faces. I read that G&A Clooney take phones off people coming to their house for dinner to avoid any photos of their children. If true - that's the way to do it
My tuppence worth 😊

IAmATorturedPoet · 21/01/2026 12:08

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 21/01/2026 11:42

I guess there are no checks when giving money to a UK Prince.

But people don't give millions for nothing in return, I wonder if TP thought he would have access to BP and other areas that 'money can't buy' . He must have wanted a return for his investment.

Always thought it was a bit odd they asked a man they barely knew to be their daughter’s godfather.
Another PH/MM transactional arrangement? Offer up godfather position in lieu of payment or at least make it more awkward for TP to ask for repayment.

I wouldn’t put anything past those two.

BoudiccaRuled · 21/01/2026 12:36

Puzzledandpissedoff · 21/01/2026 12:02

I think William with all his faults/etiquette is twice the man KC is. KC at Williams age was moaning to Dimbleby and anyone who would listen how unhappy his life was

You may be right, @binkie163, and it's true that William doesn't tend to whine to journos, but I'm always conscious of just how carefully his image is minded

I'm obviously not blaming the grey suits for Charles's many farces - there's only so much they can do if anyone who suggests anything unwelcome is sacked - but after one failure I can quite see they wouldn't want another, and W&K have nothing like the turnover of staff his father did

Exactly. William looks like a massive moaner. I reckon it's the men in grey suits keeping him on the straight and narrow. The institution learned from Charles & Diana how well whingeing goes down with the public, so it keeps a lid on it now.
Unfortunately Hazza rejected the advisors so, left to his own devices (and brains) is fucking everything up.

cockandbullstories · 21/01/2026 12:41

smilesy · 21/01/2026 09:36

I saw Harry’s actual hair on the news coverage yesterday. It reminds me of those carpet tiles that you used to get in car showrooms. They would go sort of fuzzy and threadbare…

I saw a reference to " a boiled sweet covered in pubes ". 😳

cockandbullstories · 21/01/2026 12:42

jeffgoldblum · 20/01/2026 23:51

!!🤔🙄 photoshop and misan is obviously back in play.

A bit different from the court drawing!

Further pr discussions with the lone gunman now in charge!
cockandbullstories · 21/01/2026 12:44

BigWillyLittleTodger · 21/01/2026 11:15

There are also claims that Tyler Perry is calling in their debt to him which apparently runs into millions……..🤔

They sold their souls to the devil.

Ohpleeeease · 21/01/2026 12:48

Rhaidimiddim · 20/01/2026 22:26

Yes, that was really weird.

I'm of the older generation (I'm in my late 60s) and "we'll show them that pic of you naked in the bath then you were a babe" was always a jokey threat.

But there he was....

But now, they're protecting his face.

In the days when we sent our photos to the chemist to be developed, newsreader Julia Somerville was arrested and questioned by Scotland Yard’s anti-pornography unit over entirely innocent photos of her daughter in the bath. It made headlines at the time. The risks were known in an age where pre internet those photos would have had a very limited circulation.

It’s madness to post images of very private family moments on social media, especially when you have a high media profile.

BasiliskStare · 21/01/2026 12:53

Re the Tyler Perry thing. I have no idea. But I think on their NF documentary even H said it was quite strange someone they didn't know had offered them his huge house as sanctuary. Now that may have been a nice gesture from someone who had sympathy for them , but sometimes , as my Granny would say , if something looks too good to be true , it sometimes is. I suspect they thought being intertwined with a billionaire would be a good thing. (but can be no more than a suspicion) On balance mine and DH's mantra has been , pay your own way. But we don't mix in these circles , and our needs / aspirations are pretty modest.

I think contentment is an underrated thing, but maybe I am just old. 😊

Mylovelygreendress · 21/01/2026 13:06

BoudiccaRuled · 21/01/2026 12:36

Exactly. William looks like a massive moaner. I reckon it's the men in grey suits keeping him on the straight and narrow. The institution learned from Charles & Diana how well whingeing goes down with the public, so it keeps a lid on it now.
Unfortunately Hazza rejected the advisors so, left to his own devices (and brains) is fucking everything up.

In what way does he look like a massive moaner ?

Ohpleeeease · 21/01/2026 13:10

William’s judgment seems pretty sound. I don’t think he needs keeping on the straight and narrow. However if/when he does, I bet he listens.

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:17

@BoudiccaRuled you think William "looks like a massive moaner"?
You've no idea how much he moans just by looking at him.
He certainly doesn't do interviews which show him moaning, does he?

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:18

@BasiliskStare quid pro quo.
A royal prince turns up, needing a favour?
That would suit some people.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 21/01/2026 13:18

Mylovelygreendress · 21/01/2026 13:06

In what way does he look like a massive moaner ?

I was wondering the same! He doesn’t come across as the whiny type at all.

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:19

BigWillyLittleTodger · 21/01/2026 13:18

I was wondering the same! He doesn’t come across as the whiny type at all.

No. There's no evidence.

bluegreygreen · 21/01/2026 13:19

William looks like a massive moaner.

Nothing like judging by appearances.

Trimmernow · 21/01/2026 13:22

BasiliskStare · 21/01/2026 12:53

Re the Tyler Perry thing. I have no idea. But I think on their NF documentary even H said it was quite strange someone they didn't know had offered them his huge house as sanctuary. Now that may have been a nice gesture from someone who had sympathy for them , but sometimes , as my Granny would say , if something looks too good to be true , it sometimes is. I suspect they thought being intertwined with a billionaire would be a good thing. (but can be no more than a suspicion) On balance mine and DH's mantra has been , pay your own way. But we don't mix in these circles , and our needs / aspirations are pretty modest.

I think contentment is an underrated thing, but maybe I am just old. 😊

Tyler Perry is part of Oprah Winfreys commercial collaborations - he was a strategic part of the grooming process to get H&M to do the infamous OW interview - which OW then subsequently rowed back on by hosting a one off interview with Gayle King the day after QE2 died and she realised she was in the wrong side of history when all world leaders paid their respects. She has now taken it down from the internet and her relationship with MM appears distant but business like - as she will be keeping her investment warm to have first dibs for the divorce interview but not involved anywhere near her personal life so that OW brand is not tarnished with H&M toxic shenanigans.

KnickerlessParsons · 21/01/2026 13:23

Mylovelygreendress · 21/01/2026 10:54

I am not so sure after all look what he did with AMW ? I don’t think many people thought he would ( eventually) go that far . According to reports Anne and Edward think A should have been allowed to remain a Prince.

Surely AMW is still a prince? He’s the son of a monarch.
He’s not allowed to use the title, but he is a prince by birthright and I don’t think they could take that away from him so easily.

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:25

KnickerlessParsons · 21/01/2026 13:23

Surely AMW is still a prince? He’s the son of a monarch.
He’s not allowed to use the title, but he is a prince by birthright and I don’t think they could take that away from him so easily.

Yes, they can.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 21/01/2026 13:25

KnickerlessParsons · 21/01/2026 13:23

Surely AMW is still a prince? He’s the son of a monarch.
He’s not allowed to use the title, but he is a prince by birthright and I don’t think they could take that away from him so easily.

The Prince title can always be removed by the monarch.

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:26

Also, @Trimmernow , it must have been bad for OW that the central "wow!" moment in the interview turned out to be a lie.
Archie is a prince.
Lilibet is a princess.
Meghan lied about titles and skin colour.

Trimmernow · 21/01/2026 13:27

Puzzledandpissedoff · 21/01/2026 12:02

I think William with all his faults/etiquette is twice the man KC is. KC at Williams age was moaning to Dimbleby and anyone who would listen how unhappy his life was

You may be right, @binkie163, and it's true that William doesn't tend to whine to journos, but I'm always conscious of just how carefully his image is minded

I'm obviously not blaming the grey suits for Charles's many farces - there's only so much they can do if anyone who suggests anything unwelcome is sacked - but after one failure I can quite see they wouldn't want another, and W&K have nothing like the turnover of staff his father did

Or his brother and his wife - they must be the winners hands down.

These people can’t talk as bound by confidentiality agreements - but at the end of their tether they can walk - and the attrition rate of employees in any capacity says it all.

Trimmernow · 21/01/2026 13:31

PoppysAunt · 21/01/2026 13:26

Also, @Trimmernow , it must have been bad for OW that the central "wow!" moment in the interview turned out to be a lie.
Archie is a prince.
Lilibet is a princess.
Meghan lied about titles and skin colour.

Yes. She knows they lied to her which I am sure many guests do via spin - but OW’s cat got the cream stance / big ego either got the better of her in that moment or SHE was groomed and fell for the MM charm / grooming / shtick / spell over the preceding years.

Oprah Winfrey must feel very foolish.

smilesy · 21/01/2026 13:38

Mylovelygreendress · 21/01/2026 13:06

In what way does he look like a massive moaner ?

In a way that can only be seen by someone who believes that Harry should have been given a extra sausage 🤪

binkie163 · 21/01/2026 13:49

I didn't know they owed Tyler Perry money, I thought the use of his house was just a 'kind' gesture. Didn't M push his housekeeper in the swimming pool? Harry is used to being given everything so it wasn't unusual for him but M will have known there was a price to pay.
I honestly don't think OW cared if they lied, she hadn't had a huge hit in years. She will have made sure she carried no liability for inaccuracies, the viewing figures were enormous enough to soften the huge bite on her arse after.

Trimmernow · 21/01/2026 14:27

binkie163 · 21/01/2026 13:49

I didn't know they owed Tyler Perry money, I thought the use of his house was just a 'kind' gesture. Didn't M push his housekeeper in the swimming pool? Harry is used to being given everything so it wasn't unusual for him but M will have known there was a price to pay.
I honestly don't think OW cared if they lied, she hadn't had a huge hit in years. She will have made sure she carried no liability for inaccuracies, the viewing figures were enormous enough to soften the huge bite on her arse after.

I agree OW sees them as commodities for her commercial gain and does a transactional calculation at every interaction hence the exceptional scheduled interview with Gail King.

With Tyler Perry - I expect all rich people share assets but expect payment in kind downstream - especially when he read that they had secured $100m NF contract, $20m Spotify, ?$million PRH / Spare - even $26 million in jam alone in 6 months from AE.

Maybe being L godfather didn’t tally up in his calculations?

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