PR Disasters Chapter 15

[FenellaFeldman]

The saga continues

Always forget L has a living grandmother who has neither blue eyes nor blonde hair.

How is this anything other than colourism, and perpetuating the sad practice of "passing for white"? Why do the Sussex fans tolerate and celebrate this? Poor Doria is not allowed to be seen in either of her grandchildren, but I fear her racial heritage will be used and weaponised to fend off any criticism that might come their way, as learned from their parents.

If so, then surely they would protect him better by not posting gratuitous family photos on a near weekly basis? To repeat yet again, there is absolutely no reason for us to see these photos. Ever.

Surely the very obvious difference in the way both children are 'presented' is giving rise to such speculation which may very well be completely off the mark? Why would people who claim to be the 'most bullied person ever in the history of the universe' want to encourage this sort of discussion about their own child?

Then the fair / sensible thing would be to not have pictures of either child , particularly as they are unnecessary anyway ., by doing it the way M &H are if it does turn out that he is ND it will look like they were ashamed of him .

I’m sorry but you seem to be having a bad day and in the nicest possible sense I think it’s better to just leave you to it and wish you a better day tomorrow.

Agree with your post @tinyspiny

If (and it's a big if for me) MM was protecting Archie (for whatever reason) she shouldn't have posted a picture of the poor lad hiding behind a pillar at Disney.

The far better approach would be to not post either of the children on SM at all. She is sending out the wrong (and potentially damaging) message by posting photos in the way she is currently doing.

@IcedPurple ’s posts make perfect sense to me 🤷🏻‍♀️
If you have some different theory of your own why not just present it, rather than telling other posters they’ve got it wrong and / or have missed the point?

I don't think I've ever seen a passive aggressive retort which produced the desired affect.

The above is no exception to that rule.

I'm not sure that the more pictures of Lily aren't any more than M thinking of her as a mini me. I don't know. I did disagree with her talking about As Ever which she could pass on to her daughter - who was 4 FFS. When my DS was born DH idly hoped he might play for a premiership football team ( not seriously ) DS never will and never would have done & he's doing all right, and of course DH never really cared , just wanted DS to be happy in what he did. I think it is very wrong to put your aspirations on to your children. In our case it was a quick jokey 3 minute chat in private about DS. MM put that out to the wider world about Lily inheriting her business. I think these things are also damaging to have hanging around the internet forever for the child. Let them be what they will be. I think H also said he's like A to take the IG mantle . Who do these people think they are? IG and As Ever might not even exist when these children are adults and for all we know they want to be marine biologists or landscape gardeners or accountants or God forbid Harry , journalists. This is another thing which makes me uncomfortable , them throwing out hints of the children's personalities when the children are so very young.

@BasiliskStareI was quite academic and BEFORE I had my first dc, I had dreams of him doing better than me and attending a university like Harvard. However, when he actually arrived, I realised all that mattered was that he was healthy and happy. Mind you, many parents impose their aspirations on their dcs. It’s not unusual but it’s not healthy.

I agree with everything you say. I’ve been concerned about the way the Sidleys have been posting for a while. I initially followed
them because they are genuinely committed to their work supporting animal shelters. They ask donors not to tip them or give through YouTube and instead donate directly to the shelters which is laudable.

However their content has become more and more fractious and it’s uncomfortable viewing. I also think they’re in danger of revealing too much personal stuff. I hope they can take a step back and find their earlier form.

Maybe if she resembled Diana at all, but she doesn’t. Every photo confirms she’s a Markle. With the best will in the world they are not a family blessed with exceptional beauty. Not that this matters at all, every child is beautiful in their parents’ eyes and no other opinion matters, but if they’re hoping to build a following based on any resemblance with Diana, they’re on to a loser.

I vaguely remember reading something about Rob and he made it very clear he did not want to be part of the circus

Possibly because Diana's relevance diminishes with each passing year.

We took our then very young dc up to see the flowers outside BP the day after the funeral. I was much less of a republican then and wanted to steep them in a bit of history. I did expect the furore to have died down a bit but it hadn't.

There were still still international news awnings and breathless reporters in abundance.

None of the dc remember any of it let alone placing her in history...

Look at any footage of the available footage of Meghan as a child. She looks sulky and unhappy. She's projecting onto Lily the childhood image she herself would have wanted to convey to the outside world had she had the opportunity - a happy, free-spirited, care-free, archetypically sun-bleached, Californian child, adored by her mother who has enough resources not to worry her child about money. One can only hope that's Lily's reality.

Who do these people think they are? IG and As Ever might not even exist when these children are adults and for all we know they want to be marine biologists or landscape gardeners or accountants or God forbid Harry , journalists.

I so agree.

I quite like living in interesting times 😂

I'm pretty sure he has advisors who keep him apprised of threats to his family at a personal level and to Monarchy. And I'm sure he has the nous to understand the technologies used, even if he doesn't use them himself.

That was rather patronising! 🙄

Bur Archie gets short bacl and sides? I'd agree with them attempting relaxed-casual if the boy-child also had long, unkempt hair.

I'm not so sure.

America was besotted with Michael Jackson too. Leaving aside the child sex allegations, his legacy included music, videos, fashion and dance styles that are still influential in popular culture today.

When he died, his daughter was a red-hot property. But didn't seem to have a marketable talent, and so no longer sells magazines.

Diana's granddaughter? Why would the USA be interested in the grandchild of a woman who died in the 1990s? Are they interested now?

I hope Archie becomes a scientist and cures cancer.

H&M's superfans are a few sandwiches short of a picnic on a good day so seeking any logic in their behavior...is a challenge.

I also think that the parasocial Sussex Squad's desire to laud L as the new Diana has the potential to be extremely damaging to L's development. It is highly irresponsible of H&M to expose their daughter to these rabid online fans in a cash grab from these crazed fans.

IMHO, A&L's parents need to step back from social media and place the emotional health and well-being of their children over their one-sided competition with William and Catherine.

H&M always seem so behind what is popular etc. The twerking video was a popular craze years ago, for example. They genuinely believe that Diana will be a huge USP for them. He drops her name into every daft speech he gives. That's intentional

You are right. People will speculate. Why post that pic of Archie hiding ? It was suggested on here before that Archie has some special needs and this has been raised again.

I really hope the poor boy doesn't have special needs because his parents are woefully ill equipped to manage it

LOL

Hilarious. Do the newspapers just completely make this up or has someone “let it be known”??