Sentebale is suing Harry for defamation

[QueenOfHertz]

The boot is on the other foot. Hope he knows a good litigation lawyer.

https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/prince-harry-sued-defamation-charity-sentebale-1236714614/

This is why there may never be a reconciliation between PW and PH. Could you forgive people who played a key role in cyber trolling and harassing your spouse?

But surely most famous people in the public eye have ordinary normal fans and others who are whacky and dangerous? And they will try and interact with the normal ones?

The nature of posting on-line is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which?

I don’t claim to be an expert in this area as I actually had to look up who the Sussex Squad actually are!

From this article, it seems some are legitimate:

https://abcnews.com/amp/GMA/Culture/meet-sussexsquad-army-strangers-supporting-duchess-meghan/story?id=62580044

Evidently, there are some very nasty malevolent people out there too who make horrific threats and that is utterly despicable and indefensible.

I can understand why some of the legitimate supporters were moved to post in Meghan’s favour though as I think she has faced a media onslaught out of all proportion to what she has done. And I think racism plays its part in that too very sadly.

Ultimately, they are all individuals behind key boards, some well intentioned, and some really nasty, which surely reflects the entire population engaged in on-line sm?

Most reasonable people know that this dispute between the royal brothers and their spouses is magnified and agitated by the media who are all profiting from it enormously.

If some extreme wierdo, out of a twisted sense of patriotism, attacks Meghan and Harry and sends them a death threat on line, or says something vicious about their dc, do you blame King Charles personally for that?

As far as I understand it, there is no evidence that H and M had personal knowledge of any cyber-bullying by Bouzy prior to their collaboration.

When Archewell Productions and Netflix partnered with him, it was in his professional capacity as a data analyst studying the structural online harassment directed at MM. I have to admit to only now looking this up but as I understand it, he was brought in as a technical contributor rather than a close personal friend.

The timeline of the most severe public backlash regarding Bouzy's own social media behaviour, which I agree was thoroughly nasty, peaked after the documentary aired.

Again, how much control do you think H&M have over what an individual writes on-line?

But I think if you spear head a campaign against online hate, toxicity, and cyberbullying and as M has done, appealed for on-line interaction to be measured, that is a pretty clear message.

The nature of posting on-line is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which?

Perhaps not, but there are some times when it is quite straightforward. The link below was June 2026:

https://archive.is/QMCPe

Between 2019 (your reference) and 2026, there has been a significant amount of Sussex Squad activity, which has included the attacks on Sentebale discussed on this thread, and horrendous attacks on the Princess of Wales (while she was unwell, and ongoing).
None has been condemned by the Sussexes, who have continued to be photographed with leading members at Invictus events, and even invite them to a special thanksgiving service.

Again, how much control do you think H&M have over what an individual writes on-line?

Very little, in most cases (there are some exceptions). However, if someone were writing such things in my name, I would be clearly distancing myself from them.

Without going further off-topic (as you don't know very much about the Sussex Squad), until the case comes to court, or is settled, we must take at face value that Sentebale has suffered a 'coordinated adverse media campaign', the start of which many of us witnessed, and has 'identified through evidence [Prince Harry and Mark Dyer] as the architects of that adverse media campaign'

@SheilaMaid76543 Meghan personally contacted the once upon a time ‘“lead” for the Sussexes Squad to thank them for their support and fundraising. At the time the lead (Dani) was publicly tweeting on Twitter (as it was then) calling Catherine “anorexic ho” and similar derogatory names for TLQE2 and Camilla. If I was aware of this then Sunshine Sachs, Meghans retained PR should have known and intervened, maybe they did and she knew better

I’ll definitely be interested to see what happens! I can’t say I warmed to Dr Sophie Chandauka when I saw her on the news but she certainly has an impressive cv.

As you say, I don’t know a lot about the Sussex Squad and I don’t frequent TikTok, but nor do I tend to take tabloid articles at face value.

I loathe on-line nastiness like that full stop no matter who it is directed at.

When you call someone the “lead” Sussex Squad person; aren’t they just a bunch of individuals posting on-line? They are not an official fan club are they?

A journalist once posted an innocuous article that mentioned Meghan’s basket contained a mix of vegetables she couldn’t possibly have grown due to seasonality and she was hounded. She wrote an article about it

This ‘squad’ are a liability to the Sussex’s but she thanks them in her latest post. Not smart behaviour.

There are, of course, just random individuals posting on the internet, and amplify the noise

However, the Sussex Squad is a core group who organised initially on Twitter/X, now mostly on Discord.

To be fair, you don’t know what MM is thanking for them for specifically? If it’s ordinary, straightforward, non-toxic support then presumably that’s acceptable? Especially as she is in receipt of such an onslaught of nastiness every day herself, she may feel she wants to thank the supportive ones? And simply because she has such a large following, she may feel under pressure to thank them from time to time?

The actions of some of the Sussex squad has meant they are seen collectively as toxic.

The problematic ones will see this thank you as a tacit approval to keep up the attacks as she has never condemned their nasty attacks.

People who are in positions of privilege have choices which are less constrained than others.

The Sussexes have chosen to speak openly about the risk of online harm. They have also chosen remain closely linked, over several years, to a group of people known for very vindictive online behaviour.

This week the Sussex Squad attacked 2 priests who commented on a better option for an advent calendar (to include the story of advent, and give to charity). Meghan chose to thank her 'squad of support' the following day.

We all have choices. Mine would be different.

She hasn't got "such a large following" whatever large and following is supposed to mean in this context. It's tone deaf as ever to thank her squad after they trolled priests online. I mean it's not fine to troll anyone online but, really, priests promoting a charity advent calendar? And squad is such a weird concept, as if MM is some sort of cult leader.

I also loathe online nastiness but so much worse when it's targeted and coordinated against innocent people.

There was one Sussex Squad member describing herself as a ‘Lieutenant’ (pronounced ‘Loo-tenant’) a while ago, as though the squad has a formal structure and hierarchy with a leader(s).

I’m not sure how calling someone by the name they have chosen for themselves is insulting either 🤷‍♀️

I think we have attracted a pigeon. One of the naive ones.

Tis the season.

Mouldy Old Dough 🎶

TOTP 1970s

Meanwhile…the thread is slowly becoming a one man band and there is nothing to be done about it.

I understand this to some extent but they are not a collective.

Open season for unnecessary rudeness as per usual! 🤨

If you find yourself thinking that posts that have nothing to do with you are suddenly rude , perhaps you should take a step back and wonder why .

I object to posts that are rude whether they are directed at me or not jeffgoldblum

Well then perhaps the rudeness is only in your head.

No. It’s there in black and white.

Three posters talking about another one instead of addressing that poster directly.

And being mildly derogatory.

It’s rude.