PR Disasters part 11

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The ongoing dramas from Montecito courtesy of H&M.

I can’t see another thread but I made the same mistake last time …

Final part

26 million pound is obscene.

Especially when compared to how much the US and German games cost.

I can't see anything regarding this on Boeing's own newsfeed but it's still very early AM Stateside, so who knows.

That’s interesting, but not surprising about Boeing pulling their sponsorship considering the global economy is in crises.

They would be better off to ‘postpone’ the games now, rather than limp along pretending all is well and at least retain some honour and integrity, The Harry & Meghan road show has destroyed the credibility of the charity.

I do not understand why IG as a niche event is so lavishly funded or promoted.

Granted, it’s of great value to its participants but doesn’t attract wide public support. It could be hugely scaled back and still achieve the same therapeutic goals for its beneficiaries.

Far too much money is spent on making it look like the Olympics, when what it is is a valuable form of therapy for a deserving but relatively small beneficiary class.

It's extremely creepy.

I totally get not wanting to show your kids' faces, but then why show them at all? Very many celebrities manage that perfectly well. Has anyone seen Margot Robbie's little boy? Do we know his name? How about Emma Stone's daughter? Just two examples of so many.

And it would be one thing posting occasional 'back of head' photos on big family events. But regular gratuitous photos of random limbs and disembodied voices is on another level. Creepy indeed.

$63 million for the Vancouver games is utterly obscene.

The comparisons to the Warrior games ($2m cost) and Germany’s own Invictus games (200k) are very very interesting as well because it proves beyond doubt that there is no reasonable justification of these costs for this event. I believe the original IG cost around £1 million?

So where has this explosion of cost come from? There must be a proper exposé on this, because it seems very clear to me that Invictus is being used as Harry’s personal piggy bank. Let’s be honest, he tried to do the same to Sentebale and that’s what blew up this whole fiasco with Sophie Chandauka.

I don’t know that Harry is being paid by the IG. I would hope not. But there may be huge costs to him being involved, just in terms of moving him and his wife about and protecting them from imaginary foes.

I doubt it’s directly payment - but look at all these trips Harry is doing with some loose Invictus connection - Australia, Ukraine etc.

if IG are footing the bill for his luxury accommodation, private jets or first class flights, security etc - then he’s getting the publicity and self promotion he wants, and even tying this in with paid opportunities (eg. Speaking gigs) while using a charity to fund it all. That would be really disgusting.

I thought E did visit them (in the docuseries?) - also that H&M visited whoever it is who lives in Portugal? Think it came out after they had been and it’s where the buying a house on the estate came from.

That was a while ago. I think their relationship has cooled considerably since.

I don’t think there is a salary, but I would not be surprised if there is some very creative expenses accounting going on, something that makes it very lucrative for H&M.

There seems to be proof now of that, as Invictus have redacted some crucial expenses information, along with blocking people on SM who are asking questions about the need for redactions and their lack of transparency about the organisations finances.

Would be interesting if the two fired execs from the Canada Invictus were able now to do a Sophie and invoke a whistleblower protection, along with the long standing CEO who quit around the same time.

Is there not a charities commission overseeing these activities? How on earth do charities get away with allowing their funds to be exploited for personal gain? I find this really concerning that there seem to be no checks or balances.

This. You know it's coming. All the nonsense about them being shielded from public view - only just.

If they were serious about keeping their childrens lives private for security reasons they would cease posting teasers of them online for clicks and likes on MMs insta page whilst moaning about how unsafe it is for them to come to the UK where they would be given protection as long as adequate notice was provided.
That's not what they want though? They want public adulation and IPP status to swan around the world, earning £, whilst the taxpayer picks up their security tab. No thanks. Making your own way in the world as 'media moguls' and pretend humanitarians? Pay for it out of your jam and salacious book earnings.

And don't be dipping into Invictus sponsorship cash for your efforts either, grifters.

I think they will house and support him if needed but I don’t think they will shell out a stack of cash to MM as part of any divorce settlement - we have the precedent of Diana and Fergie who were WRF and their settlements were ‘modest’ - why would they pay out cash to someone who is not blood - these types of situations have been anticipated and locked down for centuries. Also they boasted that they wanted to be financially independent and to be fair pulled off some lucrative deals - they just squandered the opportunities and the cash.

And I think they know that no matter what Meghan thinks she has to say about her in-laws and the UK, her credibility and reputation is so bad, that very few will give any credence to what she has to say, so there won’t be any big worry about her causing a scandal.

Also I think the Spencer aunts (Diana’s sisters) visited for Lili christening?

I don’t recall PH using Sentebale as his ‘personally piggy bank’ - that’s not what the complaints are about.

The Charity Commission is reactive rather than proactive in these things. Not entirely without justification, they can’t respond to every unsubstantiated complaint. If they were presented with hard evidence of wrong doing on the part of the trustees, they’d act.

Dont the athletes / competitors at I G have to fund themselves ? So why it costs so much is baffling

Was the christening held at their own house or did they borrow a location ?

I disagree - I think a lot of people will be there for the pantomime to watch her throwing shit - if she has ‘receipts’ she will be believed if she doesn’t many will listen, many might discard what she has to say outright but for others some of the mud will stick - and the behaviour of the monarchy over the AMW situation has already sullied their credibility. I think she could do enough damage to a fragile reputation. It will be lucrative, that’s why the ‘investors’ OW etc are still sniffing around MM - to line their own pockets - it’s definitely a angle - the American actress and the British RF that will be curious to many - see the fascination with Wallis Simpson over the decades and she didn’t even speak out I don’t think.

Agree @BelzPark I’ve said similar before.
great name btw!

not directly no, but Harry’s problem with SC starts around the time that she was unhappy that Sentebale had to fork out for a different polo grounds because Harry wanted to bring Netflix and the original grounds weren’t happy to be used for commercial purposes. He also used close to 100k of charity funds for lawyers trying to oust Sophie.

Harry’s behaviour is totally consistent, he treats these charities like his personal playthings and expects to be able to use them to fund his hobbies, lavish lifestyle and commercial enterprises. Sophie Chandauka had the balls to stand up to him and he threw a hissy fit and tried to get her removed.