PR Disasters Chapter 15

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The saga continues

@CathyorClaire "The profits from ticket sales and gift shop sales boost C3's private wallet."

Profits and ticket sales at Highgrove go to the Kings Foundation, ie to charity.

Apologies for the derail.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.highgrovegardens.com/pages/the-kings-foundation%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOopYTseR8Vxv_rqdwwrx9uyjNMWwekcrMtE3w2LAhYidGcVpl9k-&ved=2ahUKEwiVzJfPs-qUAxWYUEEAHR8uHUsQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3VYmpOQ1Na1jpGDwWZ6kkx

On X this morning, ignore the comments about him sitting ‘like a girl’ just silly. But comments below querying why he doesn’t take his own son to watch which are valid. He doesn’t take the boy anywhere.

He was watching Nacho’s son play polo.

Because he wants to protect their privacy and not show their faces at a public event? It’s going to be a trade off over time restricting what his DC get involved in.

I think it's probably true that Meghan wants to distance herself from Harry's drama. She probably had no idea what a hornet's nest she stirred up when she encouraged him in all his grievances as they left. I suspect Meghan thought the interviews were just normal celebrity drama and infighting which would be forgotten quickly, not realising that attacking the monarchy is going to stick with you forever.

Now she has realised and is trying to move away from it all she is stuck with a husband whose depths of bitterness and resentment she had no idea of. Harry seems completely unable to understand that he is the architect of his own problems. He is dragging her attempts at an upbeat, elevated life style brand with his constant moaning and whining and refusal to move on.

She woke the spare dragon and now she is stuck with him.

I think it's probably true that Meghan wants to distance herself from Harry's drama.

I would believe this and stop commenting on here if she dropped the Duchess and Prince and Princess titles.

I suspect Meghan thought the interviews were just normal celebrity drama and infighting which would be forgotten quickly, not realising that attacking the monarchy is going to stick with you forever.

Although this is interesting.

Hilarious - also standard gaslighting on her part which is that she wants to drop the drama and the obvious implication is that they (RF) created it… it was all their fault of course and she’s entirely innocent and is just above all that.

The hilarious thing is the use of the word drama - which couldn’t be more untrue of the RF who have completely stonewalled them. The only drama has come from one side of this.. which is H&M. So by this she means she wants to distance herself from Harry, or for him to put all his grievances to bed because they are now associated with so much negativity?

Everyone knows what she’s like now. She’s shown them.

Can you imagine the reaction to “can you please just make up with your family now and put it all behind you because the drama we created is the reason everyone hates my jam.”

I agree, very good point.

I’m not so sure - I think she loved the huge disruption that the OW interview had - because she then went on to escalate this by developing a 6 part NF docuseries and was absolutely behind a third intense thrashing with Spare. Then all the snipy interviews - The Cut etc and all the ‘clap backs’. That’s not even touching the ‘drama’ with her own family and friends she has fallen out with.

Maybe just, maybe the first shafts of insight have broken through that the ‘drama’ is now not making them cash (like it did before) - so it’s not about the drama but about the cash. She IS drama 24/7 from bullying, icing out friends, conflict and jealousy with family - this is her persistent and consistent personality trait and is manifested as the performative faux ‘damsel in distress’ nonsense whenever she manipulates / triggers PH into anger / action to do her bidding in his faux ‘white knight’ shenanigans.

Drama, pantomime, karma - I’m here for it all - all of their hilarious and ridiculous drivel they put out almost daily - it’s deliciously entertaining to watch the downward spiral of two deeply unpleasant delusional narcissists and I imagine it must also be satisfying for all of the people they have hurt and trampled on over the years.

I believe it's claimed the Highgrove receipts go to charity, cathy, which reminds me of the same claim about the bona vacantia money which turned out to be largely spent on the duchy's own properties instead

For that matter you could say the same about Buck House entrance fees, which were supposedly intended to pay for the repairs to Windsor Castle, except they've long been completed and still they're raking it in

Just another day of smoke and mirrors then ... quelle surprise

One of Meghan's recurring roadblocks is that she assumes she understands the rules of whatever game she is playing better than the people around her, and that she can subvert them.

Whether it's being a royal duchess, creating a podcast or starting a business, she does not appear to be capable of listening to advice or learning from the experience of others.

I do genuinely struggle to see what her next major move can be, because the patches of scorched earth are starting to join up.

Re profits - @CathyorClaire was quoting from @Jellybelly80's post, which was talking about the Balmoral shop, not Highgrove.

Highgrove proceeds do indeed go to charity: The King's Foundation. That is clear on their website.

Meghan may indeed have decided now to complain about the 'drama', but I think what she's really complaining about is the consequences of the Sussexes' own actions, which she dislikes.

Apropos of absolutely nothing , my son came to visit last weekend and played some Dire Straights. I have an ear worm. As an insight into my less than Montecito glamorous life , here's what I came up with this morning whilst looking for the velcro backed mop head. My apologies.

You check out Foxy Aitch , he knows all the words
Mind, it's strictly salad , he won't be any sort of future King
They said a faux chateau is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to earn the bling

And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't meet the Queen
He's got a part time job, he's doing alright
He can play the victimhood like anything
Savin' up each imagined slight
He's got the Dukedom,
He's got the Duchess of Cling.

Posted whilst I had a cup of tea to give one last thought to where the mop head is before I resort to Amazon to get a replacement.

I'm convinced that Chef Andre didn't want Meghan at his book launch because he was afraid she would grab the mike and take over his event. 😁

I fully expect another As Ever product launch on the day of PP's wedding. Possibly monogrammed dish towels.

Or an ashtray?!

What is he even doing at that launch? How pathetic 🙄

Possibly a new line in monogrammed wedding stationery. For those who need to buy more invitation cards.

Great use of Sultan of Swing, @BasiliskStare - a perfect fit!

I don't think she sees the titles and drama as related though. We all realise that if you use royal titles the tabloids will use you as click bait forever. Meghan still seems to be attempting to play the Royal game by celebrity rules and it simply doesn't work.

I’m really surprised that she hasn’t done a skincare or makeup line - for me that would be something authentic as I do rate her glowy, flawless presentation. Maybe that’s coming down the line and is why she ditched Daniel who she had worked with for years.

Didn’t she ditch Daniel because after the trip to Paris he did a post about how he created her look, including managing her dry skin? It was very innocuous, just talking about how flying can cause dryness, but I don’t think he’s been seen or heard since 😬

Today's clap-back to criticism of photos of the Sussex children:

https://archive.is/Mdj5x

Hmmm I wonder who actually wrote that. The cognitive dissonance is astounding.

This poster on X never includes the link to articles, just a screenshot.
However it seems there maybe a reason other than privacy for Meghan obscuring the children’s faces.