PR disasters thread 18

[NormalAuntFanny]

Since I finished off the last one by accident here is a shiny new 999 posts which might last us until the end of the heatwave

I don't think the international press are the main audience for the RF, they need to be accepted by the British public.

And the vast majority of the international press doesn't have any interest in H&M, or the RF. The glory days of the OW interview and the NF series are over, in my opinion. We aren't seeing discussions about whether racism exists in the RF, just petty family fueds (from the Sussexes). It gets a day's attention as gossip, and it's gone.

Yes, Buckingham Palace, recognised internationally as the iconic home of the monarch, by people who don’t know the ins and outs of Charles’s fussiness over where he lays his head at night, but who absolutely know what those two words mean - the seat of British royalty. Go and say Clarence House to someone in a different country and see if you get anything other than a blank response.

I think if KC used his influence to prevent a visit it would be huge, reinforcing the victim narrative, KC misusing his position etc

Better to shrug your shoulders and ignore it.

If the pensioners enjoy the visit, that's great. I suspect by the nature of the residents they are going to be pro RF rather than Sussex fans. A bit of an odd choice all round.

I don't think it's just KC, it has been the 'workplace' rather than preferred home fir generations.

Here are a selection of homes Charles has in Wales and Cornwall, although I think they are all owned by the Duchy. I think William should put his foot down as Landlord and tell his father he does not have permission to lend out any of his properties to H&M but he will probably have to take the high road in the interests of family harmony.

Harewood Park is the estate in Herefordshire which he acquired in 2000 via the Duchy. It was once mooted as a place for W&C and I think it was also suggested it might suit Harry but it has been kept as "a rural regeneration project". I'm not sure a "big" house has been rebuilt as once suggested, but there are other houses/barn conversions on the property.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harewood_Park

Llwynywermod was his hideaway in the Brecon Beacons, but he gave up the lease back to the Duchy when he became King, recognising he wouldn't have time to go there much in the future. I believe it is available as a holiday let.

www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/prince-charles-welsh-home

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llwynywermod#:~:text=)%2C%20%5B1%5D%20also%20known%20as,National%20Park%20in%20Carmarthenshire%2C%20Wales.

King Charles III and Camilla have made Restormel Manor – nestled in the heart of the Fowey Valley their official Cornish residence when they visit the county.
"Such is the house’s place at the heart of the community that, when King Charles and the Queen consort are not in residence, the manor – which has both an indoor pool and a tennis court in its grounds – is available to rent as part of the Duchy Estate."

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/prince-charles-house-cornwall

I note interior design in most of these places has been the responsibility of Annabel Elliot, Camilla's younger sister.

Probably none of them are grand enough for the Sussexes though! 😂

Do write. I shall be writing to Birmingham Children's hospital, and I think a couple of FOIs are in order too, to enquire whether parents (and children) are being asked for permission to be part of any publicly photographed part of the visit etc, and afterwards I shall be enquiring about costs, eg security.
I wonder if I can request minutes of any meetings to plan the visit? 🤔

Charities aren't subject to FOIs more's the pity, so I doubt you can send one to the RHC, but a grumpy letter is something at least.

Since I've already done WellChild I may as well add Scotties little Soldiers.

Let these organisations and charities know that they are not helping their brand by associating with the toxic pair who are NOT working Royals.

So why is it sold as the iconic seat of royalty in every souvenir shop - including the official royal
ones? Because it is intrinsically bound into British royal identity, and it doesn’t matter if past and present royals don’t like spending time there. Staying at Buckingham Palace, just visiting the place, holds a significance and meaning, because that’s the perception that was created by the RF itself.

Thanks @ShamedBySiri - I do intend to email someone when I work out the best place to send.

Ah ok thanks. Interestingly there's little in the press about this. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

The press that covers the Commonwealth and other countries doesn’t count for nothing, in fact in some ways it counts for more than our own bullshit press that treats the RF as a soap opera; because, as Charles’s performance in Washington demonstrated, it’s his authority on the world stage, representing the UK, with a stamp of authority crafted in centuries of royal history that cannot be matched by any other country, that makes the institution valuable and worth keeping with all its anachronisms.

How about the media in the next country like Colombia, who not only fetes the royal presence of those arseholes, but is persuaded to listen to their ideas about censorship and/or accept research from one of their commercial vehicles like Travlyst as a policy influencer? Because if the British government is accepting research from their vehicles, all wrapped up under the “authority” of their royal adjacency (given a boost by this visit), why shouldn’t other countries?

They might be a laughing stock to us, but you might want to see who has been using Archewell funded research and to what end. Doubtless had they been merely the druggie and the D lister, the likes of UCLA, Stamford University, the UN and our own government wouldn’t be giving their ideas any credence.

I don’t want to sound bossy ! But … can everyone calm the fuck down!!! This is yet another pr spin from a Sussex friendly source!! It means nothing! It has no official meaning , it’s gossip, it’s spin , it’s will they , won’t they! … nothing official has shown any inclination that Charles or the palace has agreed or acknowledged this!!

I love this post.🤣

I just can NOT believe the Chelsea Pensioners visit. I’ve been there several times for work and i think they’d give that pair of grifters a real hard time!!

I wonder if they were angling for Yeoman Warders and could only get Chelsea Pensioners ('Oh, it's still red uniforms, no-one will know the difference. We'll look super royal in the pictures anyway.')

A flattering report on the BBC news of course.

I’m not in the UK to see it - was there anything more concrete about the visit? Is it “sources” and they are just stirring, or from the horse’s mouth?

Not really. Just the usual interview with Harry - nothing new. Flattering images of the couple, comments about their security anxieties. Quite fawning.

It's all about the image. Meghan will do some hugging. Bonus points for a view of the back of Archie and Lilibet hugging an elderly Pensioner.

@Indianrollerbird- I am looking round at Sky and itv news, nothing so far.

100% ⬆️

The PR push on this visit is on another level, its incessant. The grifters are really desperate to somehow get a bit of British credibility.

www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-15933083/Harry-Meghans-Megxit-deal-ALISON-BOSHOFF-Sussexes-agreed-return-UK.html

Sussex PR spin fatigue is a thing !

They are really desperate.

Thank you. Makes you wonder what that £1.1m of Diana’s (not Harry’s) money to CIN actually paid for.

Who knows!