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The royal family

PR disasters continued. Thread 6

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AtIusvue · 17/03/2026 11:47

For all PR disasters of Meg and Papa Sussex

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Lunde · 19/03/2026 18:23

wordler · 19/03/2026 17:53

I remember reports at the time with source claiming William had contributed to the deposit using funds from his inheritance from Diana but it was all very speculative.

He wouldn’t have needed to give them the whole amount as they were selling a property in the same village worth over a million pounds.

It was speculated that the move was to provide better security etc. It’s very possible that William felt responsible for all the baggage that came with having him as a son in law so wanted to help.

However the Middleton’s were clearly doing very well - they spent quite a lot of their own money for the wedding - nothing compared to Charles of course but a significant amount for an ordinary middle class family.

I would not be surprised if William contributed to security upgrades and possibly an extension/building to accommodate RPOs and their equipment when he, Kate and the kids were staying there.

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 18:27

I think the main takeaway here is far from painting William in a bad light, in a rather desperate attempt to defend Harry , it actually makes him look better! 🤷‍♀️

JSMill · 19/03/2026 18:37

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 18:27

I think the main takeaway here is far from painting William in a bad light, in a rather desperate attempt to defend Harry , it actually makes him look better! 🤷‍♀️

I agree.

GoldBthehypo · 19/03/2026 18:39

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Tired Excuse Me GIF by Spotify

Give it up , it’s getting boring now!

GoldBthehypo · 19/03/2026 18:43

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JSMill · 19/03/2026 18:44

I think the point the Spotify executive was making was that they wanted to earn a lot of money for not much effort.

Rhaidimiddim · 19/03/2026 18:45

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 18:43

Give it up , it’s getting boring now!

Shift's not over yet.

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 18:46

JSMill · 19/03/2026 18:44

I think the point the Spotify executive was making was that they wanted to earn a lot of money for not much effort.

Don’t bother it’s a distraction, it’s the new …but Andrew…

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 18:46

Rhaidimiddim · 19/03/2026 18:45

Shift's not over yet.

🤣

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My2cents1975 · 19/03/2026 18:57

All the determined derailing won't help H&M.

Bela Bajaria now commenting makes the duo look even worse. It is simply unprofessional and extends the news cycle.

jeffgoldblum · 19/03/2026 19:09

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So according to you ( checks notes) all the RF are grifters .
what exactly are you doing here then?

you are ( checks notes again) not a h and m super fan , but just coincidentally turn up to defend them whenever posters say even the smallest criticism of them 🤔

you got very offended when you thought other posters had accused you of bringing h and m up on a thread not about them but here you are doing exactly that on a thread clearly not about William or his mil .

this is either satire or you are being very disingenuous.
none of this will make any difference to posters opinions of either Meghan and Harry or William, you are wasting your time and ours.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 19/03/2026 19:15

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But you got most upset at a previous posters suggestion that Meghan’s wisteria picture was from last year and went to the effort of trying to prove that poster wrong by posting pictures of a wisteria from some garden centre in California and continued to argue with them. For someone who claims not to be a super fan you sure spend a huge amount of time defending even Meghan’s plants!

Guest385 · 19/03/2026 19:17

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Well I am not privy to the contract terms but when a senior Spotify exec, who is in a much better position judge than you or I, it’s not unreasonable to believe him.

like I said, if the sums banded around by the media are anywhere near close to correct (which they won’t be) H&M played a blinder getting all that cash for very little output.

They have made fools of the likes of Spotify and Netflix for signing them for such massive sums. I bet their competitors who got outbid circa 2021 are feeling quite pleased they missed out.

In my humble opinion the reason why these deals have gone so spectacularly bad is that the studios paid far too much for 2 people that only had the BRF to sell. What have they got to sell that others can’t already do better?

SixSevenShutUp · 19/03/2026 19:21

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Yes, I believe that also happened to some people. Thanks for reminding me.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 19/03/2026 19:22

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The grifting term had to be explained to you on this very thread, you were the one using incorrectly, gifting, as in William buying the Middletons a house (though we are all still waiting for you to corroborate this) is not grifting, for you to turn it around on others and say it’s them using the term incorrectly is frankly laughable.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 19/03/2026 19:24

They grifted Oprah as well with their lies, no wonder she has wiped it from the internet never to see the light of day again, she must have felt such a fool.

Indianrollerbird · 19/03/2026 19:26

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How about people buying a $64 candle with no wick in it, and having the pain of having to return it or not be able to use it? MM gets the benefit of my money in her pocket, my sale added to her claim that she sells out, and my personal details, that I wouldn't trust her not to be passing on to third parties for money.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 19/03/2026 19:30

SixSevenShutUp · 19/03/2026 19:21

Yes, I believe that also happened to some people. Thanks for reminding me.

I had forgotten about that! Did they ever get their money refunded or is it sat in Meghan’s bank account earning interest?

GoldBthehypo · 19/03/2026 19:36

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