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

Sorry if this is old - modern family came on today, I hadn’t seen this episode. Lilly has to announce Cam as the Duchess of Sussex before he enters - I knew about South Park but not this

1995 Pemberley was Lyme Park (exteriors)

Yes they do seem to have a lot in common

That scene was hilarious 😂

Just saw an Instagram reel from Meghan - not sure if it's new or not. Her and a basket of fruit and vegetables wearing a blue striped shirt. I'm not sure what the point of it is - I'm not sure what she is selling? Very deliberately showing the basket of stuff - I think the implication might be she has just picked it all? Deliberate poses and look to camera... In this reel she is a terrible actress.

Thanks for the new thread.

That modern family still is hilarious.

Will the King finally be photographed with Harry’s children?
I don’t think there’s much in this Times piece that’s not already been said within these threads, but at least it puts Harry’s side and then an alternative version. Predictions may vary.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/a95af266-d5e3-4e4e-8d5a-bef4ea4c370a?shareToken=9a7afe24922e52e066e6f0cd5cd46914

Regarding the post by @squeakydinosaur on the last thread,
Yes, Rachel Johnson did say Mehgan was exotic -but I’m pretty sure that she meant it as a compliment .
When you read it in context she was comparing Meghan to the Windsors, showing Harry in derogatory terms. “thicken their watery thin blue blood and pale Spencer skin and ginger hair with some rich and exotic DNA” implying that she would bring something exciting, needed and beautiful to the mix.
What would you (coll) prefer to be called ? ‘Pale and watery’ or ‘rich and exotic’.
Theres plenty of evidence of famous beautiful white dark haired women being called ‘exotic’ so I’m still unsure why there was such a hoo-ha.

They really did put all sides in that Times piece - they even decided to mention the elephant:

Outside the royal circle, of course, there’s another grandfather who has never met his grandchildren: Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father, who has never even met his royal son-in-law.

The truth is out

That’s such a wonderful family photo - but little did we know what was going on behind the scenes as this was the same month that Knauf wrote his email escalating his concerns that in the 12 previous months Meghan had bullied 2 of her personal assistants out of their jobs.

Has anyone seen this parody ? Celeste creel. She is amazing 🤣

m.youtube.com/watch?v=VuZ68y1alx8&pp=ygUNQ2VsZXN0ZSBjcmVlbA%3D%3D&ra=m

An Asian doctor wrote a similar comment about Catherine’s genes for a CNN piece in 2013.

https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/03/health/royal-baby-appearance

Thanks for the new thread.

Yes, @Indianrollerbird, I've often wondered if that CNN article was the origin of the infamous conversation about Archie's skin colour - not in a speculative way, but a conversation in the family warning Harry about what the media stories might be like.

LOVE this!
Theres lots more too!

It's actually scary how on point this is 🤣🤣

You could be right. Personally, I just do not believe the conversation was anything of substance or negative in nature.

Here’s Danny Baker explaining his chimpanzee tweet to a sympathetic James O’Brien, who is one of H&M’s staunch defenders in the media. I don’t believe he was being racist either.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2422526304625693&vanity=LBC&http_ref=eyJ0cyI6MTc4MjIyMzUzMjAwMCwiciI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbVwvIn0%3D

Another parody

I see that they are teasing the whole "staying with Earl Spencer and visit to Diana's childhood home at Althorp" to their favourite US mouthpiece - People magazine

..... only Althorp is not Diana's childhood home as her father didn't inherit the Earldom until 1975. From birth until age 14 Diana lived in the rented Park House on the Sandringham Estate.

I have watched that , I’m sure favourable posters will jump …but I believe him ! 🤷‍♀️

A cup of vomit anyone?

One reason I'm not keen on the matcha trend is the colour. That isn't anything that Meghan can fix but it's a very virulent green.

Frog spawn and pond weed. Lovely.