PR Disasters chapter 12

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Meg n Harry giving us plenty to talk about as usual…..

I defer to your superior knowledge, but I will say I think the outfit would have looked better with a plain white, crew necked shirt and as you say unbuttoned.

I guess when superfans can't defend they resort to outright falsehoods.

All of the US news networks ran stories of the Princess of Wales going to Italy across the political spectrum. CNN sent a reporter to Italy as did various other networks.

Very few overseas news events make it to US mainstream news which is inwardly focused because all 50 states and 7 territories generate so much news that impacts people domestically, so it is hard for overseas news to meaningfully break through.

Actually your statement "Meghan's as crass as fuck" is the most venomous thing I've read on this thread.

Meghan clothes looked better than normal but the tailoring wasn’t great as other have said.

After a long flight ber skin looked understandably dehydrated and the severe hairstyle showed poor blending from most angles (apart from front on), I’m guessing the WHO didn’t pay for a stylist, hairdresser and MUA to travel with her.

She really needs to think about using their kids on SM, as it jars with her message about kids not being on SM.

The pasta making way Day 2, I think? That was all over the papers (broadsheets as well as tabloids) and the TV news (eg BBC, Channel 4). In fact, it was hugely covered to the point I thought it was a bit OTT!

I think that would have worked too 😃

My point exactly! @Rhaidimiddim🤷‍♀️ , I’m also suspicious of new names arriving and acting like they are longtime posters who are critical, say something negative then get upset about something inconsequential like criticism of an outfit!

I just find them interesting, how they always manage to snatch defeat from the arms of victory.

They have squandered so many opportunities. Most people never ‘get in the room’ They have been given so many chances. It’s fascinating

Hooray 🙌🏻, I won’t decamp to style and beauty yet though! 🤣

Eh - I don’t get this - you’re saying you don’t understand why you didn’t see coverage of the trips and you’re “mainly referring to the UK newspapers” but then say that you don’t read them? I think there’s a clue in there that can solve this conundrum 🕵

If you don’t read the papers, don’t watch the news, don’t look for news about the RF and you don’t discuss the RF with friends, maybe it’s not that surprising that you don’t see stories about them? Individual feeds are driven by the articles and stories you click on, so your feed doesn’t tell you anything much about what the broadcast and print media are reporting.

A few of the not-well covered moments from various US networks. And that is not touching on the global coverage!

Princess Kate visits Italy in first overseas trip since cancer treatment

Indeed ! Not only were they “in the room “ but they went so far as to leave it , trash it , then set it on fire!
now they are complaining that they are no longer allowed in the house that the room was situated!

It got us all talking about the outfit and diverted us from the plagiarised speech.

True! 🤔

Are there photos showing the audience at the Geneva event? The only photos I've seen show the barriers next to and behind M and the optics are terrible. A few stray, disinterested people. It really shows her up as a nobody.

I just wondered if there is a large crowd in front I haven't seen in photos?

So you don’t look for royal news on social media, don’t buy newspapers and don’t watch tv news broadcasts. I’m puzzled as to exactly how you expect to discover whether or not these topics made the news in order to form your opinions, expressed so strongly here, that they were disappointing in terms of coverage? Do you think someone should knock on your door with a personal digest of what has been reported?

Anyway, here are some of the front pages of the Times in relation to the two events you said were disasters… (Charles was covered on the front page a couple of times before he left too, but I don’t feel I need to copy every one to illustrate the point).

Why does she always look for the camera?
why does she always have the opposite expression on her face to those around her?

I doubt there was a large crowd.

I don't think Meghan's presence at that exact event was known in advance and in any case, she's hardly a household name in Switzerland. Why would the Swiss care about the American wife of the younger son of the British king?

I think what's more telling is that this was basically a minor event on the periphery of the WHO conference. Which isn't to say it wasn't very meaningful to the parents of the children commemorated, but it wasn't a high level occasion. I can't imagine, say, Angelina Jolie flying all the way to Geneva and leaving her children at home yet again just to speak at this low key event. So unless Meghan has some other 'appearance' scheduled, this kind of reeks of desperation to me.

Oh yes, you are indeed correct!

Oh look, jeff ... the guy alongside's engaging with whatever's being said and Meghan's contribution is a doe eyed stare into the nearest camera

Quelle surprise ...

I'm in the USA currently and yes it has all been on there. 🤷‍♀️

I have just looked at a video for you ( sound off !) and what is very interesting is that there doesn’t appear to be any pictures of the people in front of her at all ! None ! , this is very odd ! And I assume it’s either to protect the families privacy ( strange because they are pictured with her later) or it’s because there wasn’t anyone there apart from them and the press!

Yet here you are ..

🤣 I had noticed puzzled ! But at this point it would be easier to point out when she isn’t playing to the camera!

There were rows of chairs set up in front of the lecture from which Meghan spoke - you can see them in this picture. I too presumed the rest of the attendees were not pictured, to protect their privacy. But you can see from this video, pre-arrival, that there were 40-45 chairs set out in total.

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