PR Disasters thread 20

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If it's so dangerous, stay at home. Do a video tribute or whatever. Seriously what an absolute farce

Does he think that constantly treating the British people with complete disdain and painting the entire country as full of murderous racists is going to endear himself to the people?

Another Londoner here who agrees wholeheartedly. Millions of us walk the streets safely every year. To suggest that he and his family wouldn't be safe behind the fortressed gates of Buckingham Palace is both a joke and insulting. He can stay away from the capital and keep staying away as far as I'm concerned.

It's not even an event! It's "a year to go". Such nonsense.

His aunts, uncles and cousins use the tube and cycle through London all the time! Totally ridiculous.

Also, the King isn't at Sandringham, he's at Holyrood and on his way to Balmoral.

Oh gawd, we'll have to go through this nonsense all over again in a year's time!

Oh fuck. 2027 😨

Ingriftus have to take note of this lunacy. Get shot of him before the main event. Alternatively, cancel the whole thing

Yup. If they move now, they can get shut of him before July 2027.

Yes indeed...

Yes indeed...

QC is 80 next July so I suppose we will have to go through the will they/ won’t they attend the party / dinner/ gala/ thanksgiving service or whatever else is planned .
Then in 2028 KC turns 80 …..

More and more I think this is Meghan Markle’s doing. He didn’t seem to worry too much about his security on his own account, why does he now think his wife and children are at so much risk? Bringing up two young children in an atmosphere of fear and paranoia is unhealthy and irresponsible.

I don’t know anything about US school terms but would Archie not be at school

Obviously schools vary, @Mylovelygreendress, and I've no idea which one Archie attends, but in Santa Barbara County they generally break up towards the end of June and start again mid August, which is similar to the rest of California

TBH I'm surprised (though glad) that nobody's leaked the school he goes to. With no regard for titles I realise he'll be just another rich kid to locals, and the wealth of the area may mean nobody's bothered about journalists' pay-outs, but I'm still surprised and wonder if those who reckon he's home educated might have a point

I think divorce will be announced before July next year

Oh they would have a high old time playing victim Olympics ! , nether acknowledging that their own actions have led to this!

If we were dealing with a rational person, I'd say that maybe he's prepared to take a risk for himself but not for his children. That's a fairly common attitude.

However, we of course are not dealing with a rational person. I agree that it's quite likely Meghan refuses to allow him to take the children to Britain and is using 'security' as an excuse. He's too dumb and too under her spell to challenge this.

And yes, soon enough the children will find out that they are the grandchildren of an actual King but never get to see him. Being told that Harry's home country is too unsafe for them is not very healthy. Neither is being told to turn their back to the camera - while all the adults are allowed to grin and preen - every time Meghan wants to update her Instagram profile.

Someone was saying 10 years, then MM would do well under California law.

Was the Columbia trip the one where they donated a drum? Or, knowing what a generous pair they are, it might have been a pair of drums?

I don’t think Meghan and the dc will come, I don’t think there was ever any chance that that was on the cards. What I do think is that they are probably delighted by the furore surrounding this trip. Never in their wildest dreams could they have predicted the level of press stupidity, um I mean press interest in this visit.

I can imagine them both, sat side by side at that uncomfortable looking marble table, laptops balancing on piles of The Bench, counting how many times they get a mention.

I'm still waiting for someone with their head screwed on at Birmingham council to get that 'for YOUR safety, we regret...' cancellation press release out there. Come on folks, act fast before they make another bizarre decision.

This is true - perhaps this is why the Sussexes have been in Portugal (in Eugenie's house) if she is waiting to give birth in Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace (opposite Nottingham Cottage where the Sussexes used to live)

I've never understood why anybody would work as an unarmed security guard for someone like Harry. I would not risk my life and take a bullet/knife for someone that I did not hold in the highest esteem (and probably not even then, tbh, as I'm quite fond of my life). At least if you carried a Glock you could possibly shoot first and be a hero. Just imagine sacrificing your life for Harry....doesn't bear thinking about 😱

HAM will see this as a win though. The amount of coverage they are getting is incredible.

I agree that it's quite likely Meghan refuses to allow him to take the children to Britain and is using 'security' as an excuse. He's too dumb and too under her spell to challenge this

If we're talking about allowing Harry to bring the kids to the UK on his own then I agree completely, @IcedPurple
As I've said before she'd be running the potential risk of him not bringing them back