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 …

Rumour has it that her cameo was on the cutting room floor! Embarrassing for her if true! , that’s the reason that people normally don’t publish surprise cameo’s before the film comes out! 🤷‍♀️

I read that they had cut her cameo of that is the one you mean!

Imagine you can’t even play yourself well enough to make the final edit?!

The full rumours I heard are damning if true!! ( obviously this is hearsay) , she was too demanding ( wanted royal treatment and freebies) , her acting wasn’t up to scratch and the producers and stars were pissed off that she hijacked their movie, made it all about her for her own pr purposes! 🤷‍♀️

But she was happy to accept the perks - security , staff , endless clothes and jewellery plus - most important- a title.

BUT ….I thought she was now inundated with offers !?

It doesn’t matter if it’s a 5 minute wonder - the people who will profit from her will be whipping her up to spill the beans - then the genie is out of the bottle. That’s when they get their pay day - that’s all that matters to these ruthless people. If MM has ‘worse’ to divulge than the OW stories - there is no reason to believe that it wouldn’t cloud the monarchy for many years same as the OW interview which had people chattering and speculating for years. MM won’t give a shit - she will take the money and run - that would be the classic manoeuvre of ‘narcissistic collapse’ if you don’t win / get what you want (status / fawning / A list wealth in MM case) then just go scorched earth - her rep is in the dust she might as well get the revenge pleasure of trying to take others down with her.

PH gets very little out of any divorce - MM gets the opportunity to make a mint spilling the beans on her STBXH and his family. Spare was probs the sanitised version.

It would be a pretty bleak outlook for him. No friends, living alone in a foreign country with essentially nothing to fill his time. He’d be a pretty shit father on his own I imagine. Freedom indeed.

He wouldn't last 6 months on his own in the US. He'll be holed up in the UK somewhere

I think H&M already sailed that ship - the USS Scorched Earth has set sail and is long gone, last seen floundering up the North-West Passage somewhere.

I think there's another argument , which is , because of the Oprah interview and the miniseries anything she said wouldn't cloud the RF in the same way. She was shown to have told so many whoppers and implied things which were subsequently seen not to be true it won't have the same effect. I'm not saying it won't be a best seller or earn her (and the circling sharks) a lot of money but I think her potential for real damage is not the same as it was. I certainly don't think it's a reason for KC or PW to step in with huge payoffs. The real card she holds is the children.

IIRC he received authorisation from the then board (made up of his mates in who all resigned in the end) to get outside legal advice on ousting Dr Sophie from the charity - at an estimated cost of £5,000.

When the new board got the bill it was for £67,000

I think she has a few grenades held back for some further earth scorching which she will unpin and fling post divorce - when there is nothing to salvage from her reputation only for one last cash grab.

Oh I agree that the RF won’t pay her off to silence her (look how their recent activities doing similar has left a bad taste in the mouth).

It depends what she has to say and if she has any receipts (extra marital affairs / AMW) as to how explosive or not it could be to the monarchy. Agree if it’s the vague, smearing drivel it will be a flash in the pan.

Not sure why the kids are her cards tho?

@MrsFinkelstein Perhaps the lesson for Harry is stop lecturing Trump and Putin and start supporting Aston Villa. If nothing else it might be the best chance he's got of bonding with his big brother.

That clip , though , is of a man happy in the moment.

The real card she holds is the children.

That's only against Harry though.

@BelzPark - The reason I say the children (and be in no doubt it's opinion and speculation) is if a payoff meant KC seeing more of them or H being able to bring them to the UK and she played ball , that might be a reason for a financial top up. However , I'm not au fait with Californian divorce laws. I'm sure the "other parent" whichever that might be gets reasonable access so maybe not as strong a card as I suggested. Don't know.

Surely Fergie would have received a chunk of money from the sale of the marital home, Sunninghill Park, for £15 million

Plus she jointly owned the skiing chalet with AMW that was sold for approx £19 million in 2022 - although I believe there was a mortgage to pay off

Plus she bought a house in Belgravia for £4.25 million in cash that she rented out for approx £250K a year - she sold it last year just weeks before the announcement that they were being kicked out of Royal Lodge - although she made a loss and got £3.85 million.

He was able to move Invictus funds around without scrutiny simply because he was allowed to, which brings into question once again who exactly is running this thing

And yes, @BelzPark, Meghan will without doubt be keeping her powder dry, and if it comes to it I don't imagine she'd be beyond accusing harry of abuse.
After all it's the sort of thing that people don't really like to query, and there's a pattern there with the racism, miscarriage and suicidal ideation

I'm not au fait with Californian divorce laws

Edited to add neither am I, @BasiliskStare, but I do at least know that the 10 year point is held to mark a "longer marriage", which cann spark entitlement to longer term maintenance - as opposed to it being being for half the time the marriage lasted, which I believe is the case with shorter ones

The children are just Harry's problem though. Short of a tidal wave overwhelming the home counties, his children will never be on the throne so not of interest to anyone else.

100%.

Harry needs scaffolding around him at all times.

First it was the RF and "men in grey suits." Then it was the army. Then it was Meghan. He needs someone to steer him, support him, and tell him what to do at all times, because he shows absolutely no ability to function independently as an adult.

There has been much comment on how Meghan appears to direct and dominate him, in public and presumably in general. That's largely been seen as a reflection on her personality. But I think it's also very much a reflection on his.

Possibly but she has proved that her truth is rarely THE truth. I might read it but for entertainment value only!

This is when you realise why The Sussexs are running out of money.

Fergie should have had more than she ever needed but her income didn't match her lifestyle need.

There is a proverb about being only happy if your outgoings are less than your income

You give her far too much credit, it won’t cloud the monarchy for years to come, she really isn’t that important in the grand scheme of things, she can say what she likes, no one of any worth or standing would believe her anyway, and as for “receipts” she won’t have anything of worth, do you really think the MIGS would allow her near anything of importance? Absolutely not, and let’s not forget The Palace will always, always have more receipts than she has, the bullying report could be released for starters and that’s probably just the tip of the iceberg. William and Catherine will more that likely be King and Queen with the next decade, George will be a 22 year old heir to the throne, we will be in a completely different era, she can spout all the nonsense she wants, she and her cronies will get some attention and a big pay day, but that’s it, the monarchy will continue with new, young attractive players at the helm, Meghan can’t hold a candle to that.