PR Disasters Chapter 15

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The saga continues

They would need to be in a carriage that went ahead of the Wales family though. And possibly ahead of the King and Queen...

Poor Beaker.

So maybe Invictus Australia are being funded to develop and launch their own better-value-all-round games for the ANZAC and Commonwealth pacific nations like Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Tonga?

I've thought for a while that the Invictus model is a dud. It's financially and politically incontinent, and after Birmingham it needs to re-group (without Harry). You can't base a successful games (or song contest) on the participation of nations at odds with each other or their allies, or under censure by the UN or sizeable parts of the host nation or participating nations. The old orders are changing. And the Invictus grift's under a harsh spotlight.

These ANZAC and Pacific nations maintain historical defense and ceremonial ties to the British military and 'the Crown', with their armies, navies and air defences often operating under shared Commonwealth training regimes and exercises. It works in my head to have regional Invictus Games. Maybe a Global South one too, every few years. Think of the air miles saved!

It's a good thought.

Invictus Germany already seems to be doing its own thing, with its Invictus Germany Sports Festival (held 2024 and to be held again this summer).

I have wondered for a while if countries would move to focusing on the local/regional veteran support aspect (with or without local games events), and then feed in to the international games that are already organised via Paralympics.

Edit to add: I think for Germany the impulse to do something different came from the Dusseldorf games. Perhaps Birmingham will be the trigger for the UK, or others?

I appreciate Radar online is probably American and trying to shit stir for clicks, but even so. Surely even they can see the colossal reach in equating a local planning decision, which probably many many wealthy people encounter, with the decisions of RAVEC who make decisions based on data from the security services?

I really hope it's clickbait because if Harry really said this he'd even further over the reason event horizon than I thought.

Beaker has more hair! 🤣

Harry was offered apartments in Buckingham Palace and St James' palace but turned them down - preferring to stay at Soho House or hotels - which you would think would be less secure than apartments inside the royal security cordon.

The problem is that Meghan appears to see house size as an indicator of her VIP status - Nottingham cottage was an insulting "frat house", 5 bed Frogmore cottage was much less than she thought she deserved ... she wanted the big Montecito McMansion.

I guess the dismantling of Frogmore indicates the finality of their estrangement. I think Harry always assumed he could just just return whenever he wanted but the fact the house is being divided into smaller units, and the Soho House inspired decor is being ripped out is maybe driving home his reduced status.

However, I'm not sure what they expected. Did they think the house would be kept unchanged indefinitely as a museum to them? They moved in in 2019 and only lived there for a few months before they quit the royal family. They spent a few days there in 2022 and Eugenie rented it for a few weeks - but otherwise it has stood empty for 6 years. With the current scrutiny of the Crown Estates it just wasn't viable to keep it empty.

Harry was offered apartments in Buckingham Palace and St James' palace but turned them down - preferring to stay at Soho House or hotels - which you would think would be less secure than apartments inside the royal security cordon.

Yes, proof positive that it was never really about security (along with all the other examples, of course).

Agree re Frogmore. The Sussexes gave up their lease in March 2023. The Crown Estate could (and probably should) have done something with it any time after that.

It’s going to be an interesting few weeks. Who will turn up at the Invictus events.. If England do well in the men’s World Cup William will no doubt be at a match or two, which will reignite the will they won’t they see each other question. (I don’t believe they will.) There are the usual summer appearances at Trooping, Ascot, Wimbledon, garden parties. Plus George’s birthday is soonish I think, and presumably they will be announcing where he’s going to senior school. I wonder if Harry will have anything to say about that… maybe something about the evils of boarding? Then Balmoral later in the summer and some fuss around George’s first day I expect. And Taylor Swift’s wedding in there at some point?!

I think Radar Online do like to shit stir. But this also leans into Harry’s silly contention that the King can intervene in anything, he just won’t for H&M. These are people who are triggered by a jacket, get ptsd from the Charles doing his job (the state visit to the US), and feel hugely insulted that a property they haven’t lived in for 6 years is being converted back to its original use. I think they breached the reason event horizon (great phrase) and entered the black hole of crazy quite some time ago.

MSN is reporting that Harry is demanding "enhanced security" if his children visit Balmoral. Is he actually saying that the security surrounding the Head of State is not sufficient for 2 children of a minor royal and a jam maker?

I was wondering if the Waleses might make an appearance at Taylor Swift's wedding. That would be one in the eye for Montecito, as TS turned down the handwritten invitation to be a guest on Archetypes.

I’m really hoping so. William did imply he was hoping for an invite.
Better still Charlotte as bridesmaid! 🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏
Imagine. I think Meghan would probably self combust. 😂

Of course not!
Plus he might want to do a bit of random door knocking around Ballater 🙄

Most people in the Ballater area are loyal to the RF so I can’t see H getting a good reaction if he thinks he can rock up there !

Imagine someone innocently opening their door to see Harry there 😀

Quite, I was just referring to when he was in London for the court case and was caught on Ring doorbells door knocking random houses!

How awful! 😂

https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-15885141/Meghan-Markles-website-400-000-US-visitors-January-Duchess-launches-collaboration-lifestyle-influencer-plug-products.html

We would probably get a story about how meghan was actually asked to be maid of honour but turned it down so as not to take the limelight off of Taylor

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I would have thought the benefit of using an influencer would be for her to collaborate and sell As ever in her own style, but from the article it sounds like it is scripted very like the original.

Who puts croissants on an afternoon tea?! And those sandwiches are far too chunky.

Mark Dolan now reporting that H's funded security is a given 🙄 just waiting to sign off and H is bringing kids over in July !!

I will believe it when I see it .

I'm going to predict that W & K won't go to TS's wedding but will post a congratulations message on social media.