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The royal family

PR Disasters ….part 7

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AtIusvue · 03/04/2026 12:27

Meg and Harry PR shenanigans

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IAmATorturedPoet · 13/04/2026 19:28

I agree @wordler The security is a smokescreen..

Not getting the rapturous welcome she believes she is entitled to if she was out and about would not go down well with her at all and, heaven forbid, if she hears anyone booing it would likely bring on a meltdown. I don’t think she would risk it. As we already know there has been vetting of attendees of the ‘fireside chat’ .

Coclare · 13/04/2026 19:38

BasiliskStare · 13/04/2026 18:29

I absolutely agree with you , and @Puzzledandpissedoff , Also a walkabout (in this context) is very much associated with the WRF on an official tour / visit. Wouldn't it involve closing off roads etc. which I am sure wouldn't go down well in those cities. I do think , like you though , the security is a bit of a smokescreen. It's one thing being a shiny new couple as part of the WRF with a baby on the way to being a couple who have been labelled grifters , accused of bullying and 50% of you being sued by a charity (inter alia).

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It’s more disingenuous lying and smoke-screening about security from a couple happy to flounce around Nigeria, Colombia, Ukraine and Middle East. It’s embarrassing that they think the general public have forgotten!

wordler · 13/04/2026 19:50

Recklessismymiddlename · 13/04/2026 19:01

Any sympathy I may have had for Meghan and indeed Harry evaporated when they did Oprah and Harry wrote spare. That curtsey in the Netflix show was the icing on the cake. All of it showed us what they were. And it wasn’t pretty.

The Ulvalde PR trip was my hard out of any sympathy I had for Meghan - you don’t use dead children for publicity.

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ShamedBySiri · 13/04/2026 20:27

Their itinerary has been posted on X. Seems very veterans/Invictus heavy - I wonder who is paying🤔

PR Disasters ….part 7
ShamedBySiri · 13/04/2026 20:30

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Ohpleeeease · 13/04/2026 20:41

I do get sick of seeing them described as “the Sussexes”. If MM is set on a family name, they have one. It’s Mountbatten-Windsor.

Mylovelygreendress · 13/04/2026 20:53

I tend to think it’s because they are concerned that William will remove their titles so they want to retain some sort of continuity.

BillyBites · 13/04/2026 21:04

Recklessismymiddlename · 13/04/2026 19:01

Any sympathy I may have had for Meghan and indeed Harry evaporated when they did Oprah and Harry wrote spare. That curtsey in the Netflix show was the icing on the cake. All of it showed us what they were. And it wasn’t pretty.

Actually, for me it wasn't even the curtsey that was the worst thing (as I do actually think she was trying - and failing - to be self-deprecating there but it landed wrong). It was the comment she made just before when she related how Harry had told her she needed to curtsey and she replied, "and I thought it was a joke." She almost spat out the word 'joke,' indicating her absolute disdain for the protocol and a complete lack of respect for the Queen.

OtherS · 13/04/2026 21:07

Mylovelygreendress · 13/04/2026 20:53

I tend to think it’s because they are concerned that William will remove their titles so they want to retain some sort of continuity.

But if they didn't have the titles, the Sussex name would make no sense. It would just seem really sad and desperate. How would they explain why they felt the need to call themselves Sussex when they have zero link to the county? It would be like if Princess Diana had changed her surname to Wales after the divorce!

Mylovelygreendress · 13/04/2026 21:19

A lot of the H and M’s actions make no sense but I imagine that they think that everyone associates them with Sussex . Remember M telling someone ( quite rudely) that she is Sussex now ?

Ohpleeeease · 13/04/2026 22:02

Mylovelygreendress · 13/04/2026 20:53

I tend to think it’s because they are concerned that William will remove their titles so they want to retain some sort of continuity.

I’m sure they are concerned, however if everyone colludes with them by referring to them on here and in the media by that name it helps their case for keeping it.

StartupRepair · 13/04/2026 22:11

It makes me cross that they are visiting the Children's Hospital here in Melbourne.
Not far from where I live. The last celebrity visitor there a few weeks ago was Ed Sheeran who put on a surprise free concert in the foyer. There was lovely footage of parents, children and health professionals watching from the staircases with their faces absolutely lit up. I hate to think of H and M using the children for props in contrast to Sheeran who was being generous with his time and skills.

ThePoshUns · 13/04/2026 22:16

Yes @StartupRepair what are they going to bring to the hospital? They are purely there to look good.

Coclare · 13/04/2026 22:19

ShamedBySiri · 13/04/2026 20:27

Their itinerary has been posted on X. Seems very veterans/Invictus heavy - I wonder who is paying🤔

So much scheduled - can’t wait to see the pantomime fuck-ups. It’s going to be so entertaining. As Ever.

And it all kicks off tomorrow morning in Melbourne….so with that time difference from UK will be waking up to the shenanigans.

It feels a bit like Christmas Eve ! Not sure if I will get any sleep with the excitement.

🎄🎄🎅🎅🎄🎄

Coclare · 13/04/2026 22:22

AtIusvue · 13/04/2026 20:04

Well that’s one PR disaster avoided. At least Harry and Meg never got their pic with Katy Perry at the party! It’s quite shocking what she’s accused of!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/katy-perry-ruby-rose-sex-assault-claim-1236562751/

How gross. But she was married to the repellent rapist Russel Brand so they must have had some deviant behaviours in common. Wonder how long it will take Tradeau to drop her.

ShamedBySiri · 13/04/2026 22:35

StartupRepair · 13/04/2026 22:11

It makes me cross that they are visiting the Children's Hospital here in Melbourne.
Not far from where I live. The last celebrity visitor there a few weeks ago was Ed Sheeran who put on a surprise free concert in the foyer. There was lovely footage of parents, children and health professionals watching from the staircases with their faces absolutely lit up. I hate to think of H and M using the children for props in contrast to Sheeran who was being generous with his time and skills.

I sincerely hope parents refuse to allow their children to be props for these two disaster tourists. I'd wait til they were walking down the ward and then pull the curtains around the bed while loudly explaining why.

YourTruthorMine · 13/04/2026 22:42

Lockupyourbiscuits · 13/04/2026 12:36

She’s actually a genius
The dress was on purpose and she managed to eclipse the Sentebale story in the papers
There is no way it was a mistake and only a nutter would think of it - wild but inspired !

Agree with this, such an obvious PR stunt, anyone discussing this or sharing photos is contributing to her grifting. We'll never see the back of her

Coclare · 13/04/2026 23:13

YourTruthorMine · 13/04/2026 22:42

Agree with this, such an obvious PR stunt, anyone discussing this or sharing photos is contributing to her grifting. We'll never see the back of her

How? She’s serially unable to translate any of the negative PR noise to $$$$….if anything the chatter and ridicule is diminishing any residual value her brand still holds - so keep up the chatter !

corblimeyguvnr · 13/04/2026 23:48

AtIusvue · 13/04/2026 16:29

Telegraph:

‘The visit Down Under has been in the diary for around a year but was originally planned on a much smaller scale. It was expanded in recent weeks when the dates coincided with various charitable and business invitations and the couple “saw an opportunity” to visit grassroots organisations that shared their values.
However, planned but unannounced walkabouts in Sydney and Melbourne had to be abandoned after an operational note was leaked, compromising security.’

They had planned a walkabout!!!!!! Are they for real!

Love that it’s gone tits up. But would have been funny to see the Aussies lacklustre response 😂

Walkabouts my arse! She couldn't handle it in the UK after the Queen's death. She hasn't got the guts to face reality.

TheAutumnCrow · 13/04/2026 23:49

Ohpleeeease · 13/04/2026 22:02

I’m sure they are concerned, however if everyone colludes with them by referring to them on here and in the media by that name it helps their case for keeping it.

Fair enough. I shall aim to think of them as Mountbatten-Windsors, as well as a pair of right knobbers.

Ohpleeeease · 14/04/2026 00:05

TheAutumnCrow · 13/04/2026 23:49

Fair enough. I shall aim to think of them as Mountbatten-Windsors, as well as a pair of right knobbers.

I mean I do get it, it’s a cumbersome name, doesn’t trip off the tongue so easily, but that’s what MM signed up for. Harry was a Mountbatten-Windsor before he was a “Sussex”.

whattheflipz · 14/04/2026 04:11

I wish they had done a walk about to get the reactions.
wouldn't have been good that's for sure!

Guest385 · 14/04/2026 06:31

They have arrived in Australia, hospital visit them homeless hostel for Megs. Looks like she’s promoting an Australian fashion designer. How very fake Royal.

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 14/04/2026 06:38

They are so peculiar. 'We don't want to be royal!.....Oh, hang on, yes we do!'

I see the manic-grin-mad-eyes look has been plastered back on. Lots of grabbing and patronising head tilts.

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