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The royal family

PR Disasters Part X

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AtIusvue · 29/04/2026 13:09

For all Meg and Harry PR shenanigans

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 04/05/2026 10:29

LaurenBacal · 04/05/2026 10:16

She probably didn’t want to continue !

I wouldn't blame her, LaurenBacal; he's hardly a catch after all

CathyorClaire · 04/05/2026 10:30

DaisyDooley · 03/05/2026 22:55

Sandringham & Balmoral belong lock stock and barrel to the King.
The Duchy of Lancaster belongs to the monarch- it is to provide him/her with their private income. It was not set up like that or set up by the goverment (like the civil list was) so it’s complicated.
Put it this way, if we became a republic tomorrow the Duchy of Lancaster would go with the King.

In the happy event the UK became a republic tomorrow both Duchies would revert to the nation.

I'd recommend getting hold of a copy of Norman Baker's book 'Royal Mint, National Debt' which examines royal finances and property in depth.

It's eye-popping.

StrawberryWasp · 04/05/2026 10:33

The Holy Communion thing is odd.

You have to be a Catholic to be a God parent in the Catholic church.

CathyorClaire · 04/05/2026 10:34

Thedom · 04/05/2026 06:57

Met gala tonight, chaired by her buddies Serena and Beyonce, bankrolled by the Bezos, I think this is the best opportunity they have ever had for an invite.

I don't really follow these things but isn't the Met Gala in the deathly grip of Anna Wintour who apparently doesn't like Rachel after some Vogue cover mis-step?

I don't think they'll be there.

LaurenBacal · 04/05/2026 10:37

Puzzledandpissedoff · 04/05/2026 10:29

I wouldn't blame her, LaurenBacal; he's hardly a catch after all

Probably once she realised he hasn’t got any money she decided he wasn’t worth her bother.

Indianrollerbird · 04/05/2026 10:38

Serenster · 04/05/2026 10:04

The photo of Meghan at the First Holy Communion was a good example of something that seems to happen seldom in the UK - the mother of one of the other children in the event took a photo of Meghan in the congregation (in a “look who’s here” sort of way) and posted it to twitter. As she is a journalist, it got a lot of traction.

Assuming Meghan didn’t have any involvement in this I feel sorry for her here, as I would for any celebrity who finds their private life isn’t respected by the public.

The journalist in question is MNBC's Natalie Martinez. She's a prominent political reporter in Chicago. Quite the coincidence!

JSMill · 04/05/2026 10:45

StrawberryWasp · 04/05/2026 10:33

The Holy Communion thing is odd.

You have to be a Catholic to be a God parent in the Catholic church.

Exactly!

IcedPurple · 04/05/2026 10:46

Mylovelygreendress · 04/05/2026 09:20

Not quite solo when she had security guards with her !

Why does she need a security entourage? She's not a Head of State. She sells fruit 'spread' on the internet.

A source also told PEOPLE that Meghan arrived early to the church and waited with other families and friends in the pews and that she didn't use a separate entrance or have any special accommodations.

Also this. Why would she require 'special accommodations'? The delusions of grandeur are comical really. And this 'she's so down to earth' schtick just confirms that she was the one to 'leak' this 'story' to People magazine.

Lunde · 04/05/2026 10:57

StrawberryWasp · 04/05/2026 10:33

The Holy Communion thing is odd.

You have to be a Catholic to be a God parent in the Catholic church.

Not all priest check up - I know this front first hand experience

Thedom · 04/05/2026 11:01

Indianrollerbird · 04/05/2026 10:38

The journalist in question is MNBC's Natalie Martinez. She's a prominent political reporter in Chicago. Quite the coincidence!

😂😂 coincidence indeed.

As Serenster says, unlikely to happen in the UK.

Thedom · 04/05/2026 11:02

LaurenBacal · 04/05/2026 10:37

Probably once she realised he hasn’t got any money she decided he wasn’t worth her bother.

Unlikely to get a US visa, even spousal visas take years for some nationalities.

MrsLeonFarrell · 04/05/2026 11:06

IcedPurple · 04/05/2026 10:46

Why does she need a security entourage? She's not a Head of State. She sells fruit 'spread' on the internet.

A source also told PEOPLE that Meghan arrived early to the church and waited with other families and friends in the pews and that she didn't use a separate entrance or have any special accommodations.

Also this. Why would she require 'special accommodations'? The delusions of grandeur are comical really. And this 'she's so down to earth' schtick just confirms that she was the one to 'leak' this 'story' to People magazine.

I too was wondering why the wife of the 5th in line to the throne need special accommodations. Meghan really does herself no favours with this sort of press.

AtIusvue · 04/05/2026 11:13

Yes, my husband and I are both godparents to children who were baptised in the Catholic church, even though we aren’t Catholic. Think it depends where you are though and how strict the church is.

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MildManneredRepublican · 04/05/2026 11:13

So is she passing herself off as still be of the Roman Catholic denomination after having been baptised into the Church of England by the Archbishop of Canterbury in early 2018?

AtIusvue · 04/05/2026 11:16

Eugenie is having another baby.

Announced by BP, not sure why though. Surely she should be doing that herself.

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IcedPurple · 04/05/2026 11:24

AtIusvue · 04/05/2026 11:16

Eugenie is having another baby.

Announced by BP, not sure why though. Surely she should be doing that herself.

Yeah, I thought that was weird too. Eugenie is way down the LoS and not a working royal. It's odd that BP made an official announcement.

Starryfifty · 04/05/2026 11:28

CathyorClaire · 04/05/2026 10:34

I don't really follow these things but isn't the Met Gala in the deathly grip of Anna Wintour who apparently doesn't like Rachel after some Vogue cover mis-step?

I don't think they'll be there.

I would think Beyoncé has plenty of power. Isn't she a good friend and of meghan (according to meghan) and her text to meghan after the freedom flight was blasted all over the world in the hideous documentary

BridgetJonesV2 · 04/05/2026 11:30

I think the media had already been posting about Eugenie being pregnant again - so why BP got involved I don't quite understand. Maybe it's a show of display from KC?

Abra1t · 04/05/2026 11:31

StrawberryWasp · 04/05/2026 10:33

The Holy Communion thing is odd.

You have to be a Catholic to be a God parent in the Catholic church.

Two of my daughter's three godparents weren't Catholic. Christening was in a Catholic church in England.

Lifestooshort71 · 04/05/2026 11:38

BridgetJonesV2 · 04/05/2026 11:30

I think the media had already been posting about Eugenie being pregnant again - so why BP got involved I don't quite understand. Maybe it's a show of display from KC?

...or just pleased to have good news to report for a change

Thedom · 04/05/2026 11:38

AtIusvue · 04/05/2026 11:16

Eugenie is having another baby.

Announced by BP, not sure why though. Surely she should be doing that herself.

Yes, I agree ! Official announcement with her full title too, she has her own Insta account, she could have officially announced it herself before or after she did the pregnant pap walk a few days ago. .

IcedPurple · 04/05/2026 11:40

Starryfifty · 04/05/2026 11:28

I would think Beyoncé has plenty of power. Isn't she a good friend and of meghan (according to meghan) and her text to meghan after the freedom flight was blasted all over the world in the hideous documentary

Beyonce is Meghan's "good friend?"

When have they ever been known to spend time in each other's company?

MildManneredRepublican · 04/05/2026 11:40

BridgetJonesV2 · 04/05/2026 11:30

I think the media had already been posting about Eugenie being pregnant again - so why BP got involved I don't quite understand. Maybe it's a show of display from KC?

I wish Charles wouldn’t do stuff like this.

My2cents1975 · 04/05/2026 11:40

Thedom · 04/05/2026 11:38

Yes, I agree ! Official announcement with her full title too, she has her own Insta account, she could have officially announced it herself before or after she did the pregnant pap walk a few days ago. .

A pap walk timed for Charlotte's birthday...interesting choice by the Yorks.

MildManneredRepublican · 04/05/2026 11:42

IcedPurple · 04/05/2026 11:40

Beyonce is Meghan's "good friend?"

When have they ever been known to spend time in each other's company?

“Beyoncé just texted about my bravery in slaying inter-generational curses, H, what a co-incidence just as we were filming ourselves …”

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