PR Disasters, chapter 13

[AtIusvue]

Meg and Harry and all their PR shenanigans

Trigger Warning: this thread may contain talk about sleeves.

My point was that some of the discussion is starting to cross into obsession tracking flights, airport locations, landing times, anniversary timelines and reconstructing someone’s movements across countries to try and catch them out.

They set themselves up for it, they are proven liars so when pictures appear apparently from their anniversary morning people will question their authenticity, and we all know being authentic is very important to Meghan right?

Can you honestly say if this was a group of people doing this if it was Kate you would be okay with it? We would all be saying it’s unhinged, obsessive etc.

These musings about her flight are just that musings, it doesn’t even remotely come close to the worldwide media hysteria from the Mothers Day card debacle and the Where is Kate onslaught, though Meghan no doubt wishes she had the same clout and status to receive such media and online attention, she will have to make do with Mumsnet musings instead, and by the way it’s not gone unnoticed how you are trying to paint posters here, you did it on the previous thread as well.

@Serenster and @notimagain thanks for the clarity on BA policy changes. All the more egregious, then, that MM should invade cabin crew privacy and copyright in publishing their card (unless she had their express permission, of course).

Jeff I applaud you! 👏👏👏 !! I didn’t spot that, explains it all now!

Hope the BA crew all signed with fake names. 😁

I mean it was Meghan herself who posted a card from her flight on her instagram account, which had the actual flight number on it!!! It doesn’t really require secret agent squirrel levels of intelligence to “track “ her flight does it! 🙄

Like Meghan herself, some people think we are entirely un observant and clueless!

Might I add that I feel sorry for those poor people in Geneva. There you are, waiting at a bus stop, when some woman shows up and makes a terrible speech. Then you ended up all over social media erroneously identified as listening to the speech when you are just waiting for a bus. Couldn't they have put her in a less public location? Does no one care about the commuter experience anymore?

It's bizarre how people still claim, in the face of all the evidence, that H&M want privacy.
It's baffling.
Meanwhile I'm totally here for their egotistical nonsense 🍿

How I wish those two ladies at the bus stop had been "The Extras" from French and Saunders. That would have been hilarious.

Yes agreed ! , I really felt sorry for that poor woman quietly sunbathing in Sydney, minding her own business, then not only being practically trampled over but having her picture published globally!!

Although she is now an Australian hero.

They never really wanted privacy. They wanted control.

How about this?

True ! But did she want to be?

Absolutely. Control of their media and silencing all their bad press and any scrutiny of them, sold by Harry as "fixation" to those gullible enough to listen to the pillock. Meanwhile, they will invade everyone else's privacy, including their families and sick children, and they will remain silent while their squaddies viciously attack anyone who questions them.

No, no, I definitely didn’t say that! I said it happened on cruise ships (and is excruciating).

My point was that most hospitality businesses have things they do to mark special occasions.

I think BA crew picked for her flights might be expected to (and might actually) feel honoured to be the chosen few and so if a card was sent round by MM’s PA some gushing would be expected.

Not bad! They need to be wearing cloth caps and gurning in the background 😂

Youtube is full of videos taken by passengers when someone is kicking off or has to be removed from a flight and the flight attendants are the main focus of these. It must be appalling to have to be dealing with a drunk/entitled passenger causing issues and have a sea of phones in your face at the same time.

It’s very embarrassing sitting on a plane and someone is trying to get a special occasion made of their flight by letting the crew know its a birthday trip/wedding anniversary trip etc. I always want to sink into my seat with embarrassment for them.

It’s ok though when it’s a child and they want to see the cockpit or have their picture taken with the pilots but anything else is too much.

I desperately wanted to gift you the Eric and Ernie talking grapefruit giff ! , that if pictured behind Meghan would certainly have livened up her speech ! But alas it seems that it’s too old fashioned for mn giffs it seems! 😭

Tsk, the young have no idea what comedy gold they're missing!

To clear up some confusion.

I agree with you about the source of the card.

I think BA crew picked for her flights might be expected to (and might actually) feel honoured to be the chosen few and so if a card was sent round by MM’s PA some gushing would be expected.

I don't think they assign special crew members to flights just because the Duchess is on board!

And London to LA must be one of the most celeb heavy flights in the world. I imagine crew members working First Class are used to dealing with celebrities far more famous than the fruit spread chick from Montecito.

A bit like the fork handles!