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The royal family

PR Disasters….Part 8

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AtIusvue · 15/04/2026 09:57

PR Disasters of the The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continued :

  • So far we have Meg using charity events/sick children/vulnerable adults to merch her fashion, with the launch of her new fashion platform
  • She will be appearing on MasterChef Australia
  • Harry claiming to have had therapy when Archie was born, even though he never sought MH help for his ill wife a few short months earlier.
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BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 11:46

I think a not so gentle reminder might be in order @jeffgoldblum Doubt it will stop them but I think it's worth doing as a first step.

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 11:49

BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 11:46

I think a not so gentle reminder might be in order @jeffgoldblum Doubt it will stop them but I think it's worth doing as a first step.

Wellll that was kind of the point I made earlier! But not everyone agreed! 🤷‍♀️

Starryfifty · 15/04/2026 11:52

The more of this I see, the more I believe he has something very damning on KC

Ohpleeeease · 15/04/2026 11:55

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 11:33

No that would be the last thing Australia needs! , can you imagine the things he might promise them! , it was bad enough in Canada.

Oh I agree, Jeff. H best left at home for that one. But the Mountbatten-Windsors have had a lot to say about diversity in the RF and the challenges MM experienced as a biracial woman. You would think that here was an opportunity to connect with Australia’s non white population in a positive and purposeful way.

FallenNight · 15/04/2026 11:56

If he had something very damning on KC I would have thought he would have got what he wanted in the first place.

I think the 'firm' is just sticking to the plan, keeping stum its what they do, and then ride out the storm.

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 11:58

Ohpleeeease · 15/04/2026 11:55

Oh I agree, Jeff. H best left at home for that one. But the Mountbatten-Windsors have had a lot to say about diversity in the RF and the challenges MM experienced as a biracial woman. You would think that here was an opportunity to connect with Australia’s non white population in a positive and purposeful way.

I have a hunch that the aboriginal people might not be quite so welcoming of Meghans brand of word salad!! 🤔

TheAutumnCrow · 15/04/2026 12:45

The Mail story headline is ‘Sussexes For Sale’. So that’s an unspoken comparison with the Yorks.

And Masterchef Australia introduced her as (drum roll) ‘the Duchess of Sussex! <pause> Meghan Markle!’ which has shades of Sarah Ferguson (who I always thought coached Meghan in the first place about grifting off the title and the royal family).

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 12:46

Starryfifty · 15/04/2026 11:33

What does he mean, it's not a royal tour but we are royals (paraphrasing here) ? They now have their half in / half out structure they always wanted

Looking at his furious face when he said it, I took this to be a slap at his birth family, Starryfifty

Tacky merching and the lure of Hollywood might suit his wife, but I rather doubt it's how Harry really saw his life going - or if it is, perhaps someone should tell his face

BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 12:47

I thought he said the whole family , not the royal family - referring to the military "family" . I might be wrong - it was very hard to hear.

ETA - I could get the tone though , and it didn't sound pleasant .

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 12:50

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 12:46

Looking at his furious face when he said it, I took this to be a slap at his birth family, Starryfifty

Tacky merching and the lure of Hollywood might suit his wife, but I rather doubt it's how Harry really saw his life going - or if it is, perhaps someone should tell his face

He was sold a pure breed stallion and has now discovered he left his gilded stable for a donkey!
he can’t admit this though, he doesn’t have the bandwidth to accept responsibility or that the warnings of others were correct.

Irememberwhenitwasallfieldsroundhere · 15/04/2026 12:51

That DM headline is damning isn't it?!

Indianrollerbird · 15/04/2026 12:52

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 12:46

Looking at his furious face when he said it, I took this to be a slap at his birth family, Starryfifty

Tacky merching and the lure of Hollywood might suit his wife, but I rather doubt it's how Harry really saw his life going - or if it is, perhaps someone should tell his face

Is this referring that video on X? I think this one has been cleared up, to be fair to Harry. The person on X thought he said "royal family" (as did I when I listened to it). According to Grok, he said "all family" and was talking about military families being all in it together. His expensive education didn't include teaching him to enunciate his words and not mumble!

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 13:01

Ah, fair enough @Indianrollerbird and @BasiliskStare - though while I still object to his presumption in suggesting what should be in everyone's minds it's only what I'd expect

He was sold a pure breed stallion and has now discovered he left his gilded stable for a donkey!

Exquisitely put, jeff Grin

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 13:03

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 13:01

Ah, fair enough @Indianrollerbird and @BasiliskStare - though while I still object to his presumption in suggesting what should be in everyone's minds it's only what I'd expect

He was sold a pure breed stallion and has now discovered he left his gilded stable for a donkey!

Exquisitely put, jeff Grin

😉🤣

FallenNight · 15/04/2026 13:07

He was sold a pure breed stallion and has now discovered he left his gilded stable for a donkey!

Raised a giggle with me. 👏

BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 13:11

@Puzzledandpissedoff "though while I still object to his presumption in suggesting what should be in everyone's minds it's only what I'd expect" - now here I absolutely agree and I thought his tone of voice was unpleasant - bit patronising , bit overbearing , bit "my word it final". Deeply unattractive.

It's a bit like when in interviews he ends a lot of his sentences in "right?" . As if - I have spoken - what I say cannot be gainsaid "

Jellybelly80 · 15/04/2026 13:14

Indianrollerbird · 15/04/2026 12:52

Is this referring that video on X? I think this one has been cleared up, to be fair to Harry. The person on X thought he said "royal family" (as did I when I listened to it). According to Grok, he said "all family" and was talking about military families being all in it together. His expensive education didn't include teaching him to enunciate his words and not mumble!

He looked so angry in the video I suspect was close to bursting at the seams. Even Meghan looked a bit taken aback by whatever he was saying/the way he said it and I’d love to know what lead up to it.

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 13:15

BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 13:11

@Puzzledandpissedoff "though while I still object to his presumption in suggesting what should be in everyone's minds it's only what I'd expect" - now here I absolutely agree and I thought his tone of voice was unpleasant - bit patronising , bit overbearing , bit "my word it final". Deeply unattractive.

It's a bit like when in interviews he ends a lot of his sentences in "right?" . As if - I have spoken - what I say cannot be gainsaid "

Yes! So unpleasant and dismissive… the venom in his voice when he was asked about giving up his titles! “What difference would that make!” He practically spat! , well harry quite a bit actually as uncle Andrew has discovered!

TheAutumnCrow · 15/04/2026 13:17

Irememberwhenitwasallfieldsroundhere · 15/04/2026 12:51

That DM headline is damning isn't it?!

Yes. SUSSEXES FOR SALE.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/04/2026 13:21

I thought his tone of voice was unpleasant - bit patronising , bit overbearing , bit "my word it final". Deeply unattractive
It's a bit like when in interviews he ends a lot of his sentences in "right?" . As if - I have spoken - what I say cannot be gainsaid"

Precisely, @BasiliskStare - the royal arrogance on full display, but without the sense to save it for behind closed doors

AtIusvue · 15/04/2026 13:46

Meg is meeting with radio host behind the under 16 SM ban.

She looks unwell.

PR Disasters….Part 8
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RecoIIectionsMayVary · 15/04/2026 13:51

Thanks for the new thread.

jeffgoldblum · 15/04/2026 13:56

AtIusvue · 15/04/2026 13:46

Meg is meeting with radio host behind the under 16 SM ban.

She looks unwell.

I don’t like to comment on appearance normally but I have to say the difference between the photoshopped pictures put out and a clearly unfiltered one is quite surprising.

BasiliskStare · 15/04/2026 13:56

@Atlusvue - I wonder if part of that is very unflattering lighting . But her face does look very thin. I think recently her face has looked a lot thinner , I think she's lost quite a bit of weight though. I certainly don't think that lighting is helping - she looked much better in most photos yesterday.

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AtIusvue · 15/04/2026 13:59

I don’t get why she didn’t keep the Masterchef hairstyle. This swept back look is too severe.

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