PR Disasters thread 20

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How grim. Has she made anything on that app ??

😂😂😂😂😂

They are actually this basic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zGkbYt0KpGA&ra=m

The National Crime Agency has said, don’t post your kids’ images online in an age of AI and vile men’s imaginations.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7wj7d0jzzo

HAM need to think on.

Mind you, it’s a dilemma for the family of the heir, also; and for all monarchies with a lineage to legitimise and a social contract to maintain.

The advice is most of all, keep the corporeal details of young children to a minimum. No sun shining through clothes, no talk of smells, no commentary on bodies and hair and eyes … just be sensible and circumspect, school photo style, keep your settings on private.

Omg this is grim, did she need to release such intimate details on their sex life Poor Sophie having this splashed in the tabloids. This demonstrates the pittfalls of a royal dating a celeb, they can sell a book!

At least she portrays Edward in a good light, I guess.

National Crime Agency link

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/new-guidance-for-parents-and-carers-as-ai-manipulated-images-of-children-become-a-growing-concern

Yes, and it was all way before Sophie, I believe?

So Edward had a love life - a relationship - prior to a long, content marriage. 🤷‍♀️

What was the point of this ? It was years ago. Two people had a relationship, big deal ffs

I have just read the third part, it got a bit on/off in the early 90s, they finally it ended in 1993, and he was dating Sophie by the end of 1993, so not that long really.

Sharing stories about romantic picnics at Frogmore or lunch with the Queen is one thing but saying they bonked each other stupid for all and sundry to read, I just find that disrespectful to his wife.

Here’s the latest Mail article on HAM, timestamped ‘22:01, 03 Jul 2026, updated 01:55, 04 Jul 2026’ by Rebecca English Royal Editor.

'Weary, wary' Palace braced for Prince Harry’s visit but King in the dark about plans

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15951917/Palace-Prince-Harrys-UK-trip-King-dark-plans.html

There is an interesting remark near the end of the article:

“There are also fears that a Sussex psychodrama is again eclipsing the Royal Family's work at a vital time for the nation, with a new prime minister in the offing.”

Is this the new script from Rebecca English? That the royal family’s personal family affairs are interfering with the King’s role as Head of State and the smooth running of the country? And who’s going to get the most blame for that, I wonder. I sincerely hope it’s Harry.

I know it has been discussed already. But not being one of the rumoured 1,000 guests at Taylor Swifts wedding is massive.

It really shows their irrelevance.

Btw, I’ve an update on the new political landscape of Birmingham City Council (re the Invictus saga).

When the council supported the ridiculous unaffordable bid for it host the Invictus Games in 2027, it was under a solid Labour administration. The government that approved the £26m underwrite from the department of veteran affairs was Conservative.

Things have changed.

While there are still local Labour MPs around including Shabana Mahmood the Home Secretary, Birmingham City Council is no longer Labour. There were huge Labour losses in the ranks of the councillors.

Finally, Birmingham has been able to cobble together a coalition administration of Lib Dems, Greens, and a bloc of leftish independent councillors (the latter operating under the ‘Better Birmingham’ banner).

This inexperienced coalition wants to be seen to be re-establishing working local services, rescuing and balancing the city budget, and caring about social justice issues. Despite these attempts at financial stabilisation, the authority will remain under the oversight of government-appointed commissioners until at least 2028.

Invictus is going to be a headache, as predicted, given the way in which it will use up officer time and drain resources dealing with the dramatics of the Sussex PR machine and it will bring the IDF to their door.

Even now Emergency Planning Services will be running up a risk register around Invictus. Already it will be a huge distraction.

Here’s a summary of the political composition:
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/1786/new_birmingham_city_council_administration_agreed

I don't think there is a new script, it felt like exasperation that the Sussexes can't simply show up and do good but have to create drama with their unreasonable and unrealistic demands and expectations.

Earlier in the article there was an interesting comment pushing back on the narrative that Charles is desperate to see Harry. That I think is a new angle we haven't been given before. Even a fond parent like Charles has his limits of what he is prepared to put up with.

Forgot to add the quote

"Another source with close links to the royal household told the Daily Mail this week that, contrary to suggestions by some, His Majesty, 77, is not desperate to build bridges with Harry, but as a compassionate man is more than willing to meet his son if that is what Harry really wants."

This is a new narrative I think.

The other problem the Sussexes have is that, whatever happens this week, on Sunday, at the end of their visit, Catherine is at Wimbledon in the Royal box with her children. That will take all the front pages immediately the Sussexes leave the country.

Looks like Edward dodged a bullet.

So the Sussex visit is to be bookended by the ANL judgement and Catherine being given her usual enthusiastic reception at Wimbledon?

Goodness. Justice delayed is not always justice denied.

They aren't friends of hers though!

And it's yet another example of the fact that ever since they left, only for Covid to shut everything down, they have had the worst luck with timings.

True. Imagine making money out of that. Edward and Sophie been happily married for 27 years. Perhaps it's jealousy, Sophie has been doing some great work, lately.

What I noted about this quote is that the grandchildren are not mentioned at all. Seemingly KC3 is indifferent to meeting PH - but also the omission of mentioning A&L indicates to me that he is not going to be emotionally blackmailed with PH’s nonsense.

I wonder if PH hasn’t accepted the royal accommodation yet because KC3 hasn’t confirmed when / where / if he will even meet them? Which given the last minute pantomime is a very wise decision. Also KC3 probs doesn’t want to be front line for PH discharge of rage when he gets his ANL judgement next week.

Best let him process that and cool down.

I don't think RH covers herself in glory with that article at all.

She doesn't, and I've been very disappointed in her, I was always a fan.

Pretty sure they are already married and this is a party that's being filmed for a documentary or similar. Imagine if William and/or Catherine attended the actual wedding which was probably held at a private estate somewhere like the Hamptons. That wouldn't go down well in montecito, and would be the final nail in the coffin of their irrelevance in US celebrity society

RF never declare publicly any personal friendships with celebs - it’s too risky to risk their reputation if anything goes wrong for the celeb in the future.

And the launch of NF and Spare was inconveniently rescheduled due to death of QE2 - and launch of As Ever (or was it WLM?) scuppered by LA wild fires.