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The royal family

PR disasters thread 18

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NormalAuntFanny · 23/06/2026 15:08

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

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IAmATorturedPoet · 27/06/2026 07:21

Thedom · 27/06/2026 07:02

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

Oh dear!
They really are completely delusional (and clearly circling the drain).

Do we know the exact date that this circus is coming to town? 🎪 🤡 🤡

noonames · 27/06/2026 07:25

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:12

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

William does almost nothing for the BBC since the Dyson inquiry into the Bashir interview. So they will be falling over themselves to get Harry.

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:40

Thedom · 27/06/2026 07:02

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

Thanks. Archived here. Half in, half out, shake it all about 🙄

https://archive.is/aJn9F

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:49

noonames · 27/06/2026 07:25

William does almost nothing for the BBC since the Dyson inquiry into the Bashir interview. So they will be falling over themselves to get Harry.

Maybe they should just apologise and come clean about the interview and who knew what. Harry’s happy to talk to them (as well as his other favourite network that showed Diana dying in the crash) because he has zero morals.

NormalAuntFanny · 27/06/2026 07:51

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:40

Thanks. Archived here. Half in, half out, shake it all about 🙄

https://archive.is/aJn9F

Woah it's all happening.

The Times is a bit more circumspect "BP declined to comment"

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www.thetimes.com/article/c9713c78-4df7-4d87-8a4c-d042fcd36348?shareToken=a357c17e268e3eb5ccf87be19356bb4f

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Mylovelygreendress · 27/06/2026 07:52

jeffgoldblum · 27/06/2026 00:00

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!!

Completely agree . There has been no acknowledgment whatsoever that any of the RF will meet the Sussexes ( IF M and the DC come which I doubt).
KC and QC have a busy week of engagements in Scotland around the time of the alleged visit so it is highly likely they won’t even be in the same country !
As for the suggestion that W and C will expose their DC to the Sussex toxicity , I actually laughed.
I wonder how the Veterans feel about all this nonsense?
It’s interesting and entertaining to chat about but let’s not forget the distress H and M have caused .

noonames · 27/06/2026 07:58

NormalAuntFanny · 27/06/2026 07:51

Woah it's all happening.

The Times is a bit more circumspect "BP declined to comment"

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www.thetimes.com/article/c9713c78-4df7-4d87-8a4c-d042fcd36348?shareToken=a357c17e268e3eb5ccf87be19356bb4f

This sums it up really - Charles has offered accommodation as he always does when Harry comes over. This is because royal residences are already protected, so it relieves the Met of some of the extra work that a Harry visit brings. He usually says no, it’s not safe, and insists on a hotel, which then means extra security provided by us, when we are already paying to protect the residence he was offered. But this time he has accepted Charles’s offer. That’s it.

MyAutumnCrow · 27/06/2026 07:59

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:40

Thanks. Archived here. Half in, half out, shake it all about 🙄

https://archive.is/aJn9F

That’s desperate stuff from Boshoff and Sussex PR.

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:01

noonames · 27/06/2026 07:58

This sums it up really - Charles has offered accommodation as he always does when Harry comes over. This is because royal residences are already protected, so it relieves the Met of some of the extra work that a Harry visit brings. He usually says no, it’s not safe, and insists on a hotel, which then means extra security provided by us, when we are already paying to protect the residence he was offered. But this time he has accepted Charles’s offer. That’s it.

This x 💯.
Plus it's an indication of how they're running out of money. They don't need to pay for a hotel.

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:03

Mylovelygreendress · 27/06/2026 07:52

Completely agree . There has been no acknowledgment whatsoever that any of the RF will meet the Sussexes ( IF M and the DC come which I doubt).
KC and QC have a busy week of engagements in Scotland around the time of the alleged visit so it is highly likely they won’t even be in the same country !
As for the suggestion that W and C will expose their DC to the Sussex toxicity , I actually laughed.
I wonder how the Veterans feel about all this nonsense?
It’s interesting and entertaining to chat about but let’s not forget the distress H and M have caused .

If you are a veteran you are loyal to the Crown. None of these ordinary men and women binned it off because they had a more lucrative offer.

MrsLeonFarrell · 27/06/2026 08:14

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:40

Thanks. Archived here. Half in, half out, shake it all about 🙄

https://archive.is/aJn9F

In the original statement the late Queen said, c and Charles repeated when he ascended, that they remained much loved members of the family. There is nothing new here except more Sussex spin.

MrsLeonFarrell · 27/06/2026 08:19

NormalAuntFanny · 27/06/2026 07:51

Woah it's all happening.

The Times is a bit more circumspect "BP declined to comment"

Share token here

www.thetimes.com/article/c9713c78-4df7-4d87-8a4c-d042fcd36348?shareToken=a357c17e268e3eb5ccf87be19356bb4f

This is what is happening, shorn of spin.

The Sussexes are coming over for Invictus, we knew that
They are taking up the offer to stay in royal accommodation this time, we knew that.

And nothing else. The palace declined to comment, as ever, because, they have said repeatedly in the past, they don't comment on private family matters.

Thedom · 27/06/2026 08:20

This humiliating return must be really hard for them to swallow, they are both so arrogant, hence the mega H&M PR activity to try to camouflage how much of a loser they really are, returning with their tail between their legs.

So many people predicted this would happen.

Thedom · 27/06/2026 08:21

MrsLeonFarrell · 27/06/2026 08:19

This is what is happening, shorn of spin.

The Sussexes are coming over for Invictus, we knew that
They are taking up the offer to stay in royal accommodation this time, we knew that.

And nothing else. The palace declined to comment, as ever, because, they have said repeatedly in the past, they don't comment on private family matters.

I think they are also trying to bury the controversies and questioning around Invictus.

ShamedBySiri · 27/06/2026 08:22

Thanks for share tokens and archive links. I am trying to avoid giving clicks as much as possible which has been my policy for some time but especially over this coming period with its intense PR push so I really appreciate being able to catch up on the news and chat about it here. (So also thanks to those who keep the threads going).

I have seen on X that Harry (+/-Meghan) will be visiting TWO hospitals. Has anyone seen anything about this? Do we know which the second hospital is? I am really fuming about them wrangling hospital visits so will be complaining and sending FOIs in advance.

Lampzade · 27/06/2026 08:26

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:01

This x 💯.
Plus it's an indication of how they're running out of money. They don't need to pay for a hotel.

I doubt that they are running out of money .
The king probably wants to see his grandchildren and ensure that they are protected
Some of you are so bloody negative
There has obviously been a lot going on behind the scenes , we don’t know what has been agreed or not .
It is not about anyone necessarily backtracking . Some really ridiculous comments

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 08:30

ShamedBySiri · 27/06/2026 08:22

Thanks for share tokens and archive links. I am trying to avoid giving clicks as much as possible which has been my policy for some time but especially over this coming period with its intense PR push so I really appreciate being able to catch up on the news and chat about it here. (So also thanks to those who keep the threads going).

I have seen on X that Harry (+/-Meghan) will be visiting TWO hospitals. Has anyone seen anything about this? Do we know which the second hospital is? I am really fuming about them wrangling hospital visits so will be complaining and sending FOIs in advance.

Check for any hospitals with “royal” in the title that Diana opened 🙄

MyDogClive · 27/06/2026 08:35

jeffgoldblum · 27/06/2026 00:00

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!!

Yes sir. Jeff Sir.

NormalAuntFanny · 27/06/2026 08:42

It struck me as I was just popping to the shops that if you consider only the public pronouncements of H&M then this is nothing more than a complete climbdown for them and victory for the BRF.

They demanded special security, secrecy and an apology. Absolutely none of those things is happening. None.

Annoying though the sight of Meghan pawing some poor Chelsea pensioner may be as it is repeated forever on the pages of People that sort of thing is the most they will ever get.

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HoldMyWine · 27/06/2026 08:42

Thedom · 27/06/2026 08:20

This humiliating return must be really hard for them to swallow, they are both so arrogant, hence the mega H&M PR activity to try to camouflage how much of a loser they really are, returning with their tail between their legs.

So many people predicted this would happen.

Exactly this. They can spin this as much as they like, but everything they set out to do when they left has been a failure. Harold is literally coming back with a begging bowl.

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:43

Lampzade · 27/06/2026 08:26

I doubt that they are running out of money .
The king probably wants to see his grandchildren and ensure that they are protected
Some of you are so bloody negative
There has obviously been a lot going on behind the scenes , we don’t know what has been agreed or not .
It is not about anyone necessarily backtracking . Some really ridiculous comments

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They're not coining it in, as they thought they would. It's difficult having a billionaire lifestyle when all you have to sell is jam and bitterness.
We're negative? Maybe when they drop the titles and the idiocy of their quasi royal lifestyle, maybe when they apologise for all the lies and invasions of privacy, I'll be very positive.
Ain't gonna happen.

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:43

HoldMyWine · 27/06/2026 08:42

Exactly this. They can spin this as much as they like, but everything they set out to do when they left has been a failure. Harold is literally coming back with a begging bowl.

It's cringeworthy. They were going to be global, multimillionaire superstars, eh?

noonames · 27/06/2026 08:44

Indianrollerbird · 27/06/2026 07:49

Maybe they should just apologise and come clean about the interview and who knew what. Harry’s happy to talk to them (as well as his other favourite network that showed Diana dying in the crash) because he has zero morals.

Yes - and happy to sign up to the Netflix deal while they were dramatising his mother’s mental health problems and death for the purposes of entertainment and commercial gain. Well done, Harry.

iirc the BBC did apologise and make various financial reparations after the Dyson report, which explains who knew what.

MrsEmmelineLucas · 27/06/2026 08:44

NormalAuntFanny · 27/06/2026 08:42

It struck me as I was just popping to the shops that if you consider only the public pronouncements of H&M then this is nothing more than a complete climbdown for them and victory for the BRF.

They demanded special security, secrecy and an apology. Absolutely none of those things is happening. None.

Annoying though the sight of Meghan pawing some poor Chelsea pensioner may be as it is repeated forever on the pages of People that sort of thing is the most they will ever get.

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It just shows how desperate they are, and how dependent on the RF they are.

MyAutumnCrow · 27/06/2026 08:48

Lampzade · 27/06/2026 08:26

I doubt that they are running out of money .
The king probably wants to see his grandchildren and ensure that they are protected
Some of you are so bloody negative
There has obviously been a lot going on behind the scenes , we don’t know what has been agreed or not .
It is not about anyone necessarily backtracking . Some really ridiculous comments

Edited

It’s a complete U-turn.

Nothing has changed and Harry’s caved on a whole of his prior dramatic announcements and pronouncements.

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