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The royal family

PR disasters thread 23

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BigWillyLittleTodger · 11/07/2026 23:05

Let the games continue…….

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Fromhere1 · 14/07/2026 00:30

Did he really say the thing about his hair being sunset auburn?! Was it a joke? If not, he has really lost the plot..

And I think the occupation on the birth certificate as Prince, etc is ridiculous.

BasiliskStare · 14/07/2026 01:43

I think it was Bower (maybe not) who said that H was if not a bully at school prepared to pull rank.

He really is scraping the barrel of victimhood here . Anyway good for him, it won't be long at current course and speed before he has no hair at all and then all talk of ginger must end.

(I speak as one whose DH is follically challenged - I don't mind a jot . EG I prefer the older Michael Kitchen who is losing his hair somewhat to the young full curly headed MK. I genuinely think amount of hair has nothing to do with someone's attractiveness. ) The only reason I joke was he rather ill advisedly mocked his brother for losing his hair. But W's well groomed. To my eye H isn't.

That interview sounds like an ill thought out mess.

BasiliskStare · 14/07/2026 01:52

Lunde · 14/07/2026 00:26

Didn't Harry used to bully other kids? Especially if they were not posh or white??

He bullied the matron at Lugrove by his own admission who had a disability. Oh and IIRC correctly "didn't make him horny" . He wrote this in Spare. If I have this wrong someone tell me.

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:27

I’m sort of trying to take one for the team and listen to this. I am 5 minutes in, most of which were ads then lots of faff about who the guest would be and how he was in the top 20 most recognizable people in the world but then how their secretary wouldn’t recognize him and would think it was “The ginger whinger”.

So far it reminds me of a horrible thing that happened once when I was young and wasn’t prepared for my presentation so tried to copy the person that went in front of me. They even mentioned the Swift/Kelce wedding so, yeah.

Follow me for more updates.😜

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:35

Trigger warning: weirdness and I’m only 9 minutes in:

I must stop to say that Harry, in a rather sensual moment, describes Joe Marlers fingers as being “like Cumberland sausages.”

Whats his obsession with sausages?

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:44

eine kleine minuten bitte

Joe: “Most famous person in your contacts?
Harry: Probably Dylan Hawley or James Haskell.
Joe: Decent.
Harry: Right. You've seen them play rugby.
Joe: Very good. Very good. Yeah.
Makes the sport worth watching, doesn't it?
Harry: Good looking guys as well.
Joe: Yeah, very, very good.
Joe: Yeah.”

From Joe Marler Will See You Now: Prince Harry Like You've Never Seen Him Before, Jul 13, 2026
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joe-marler-will-see-you-now/id1850736713?i=1000776622781&r=510
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TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:49

I’m sorry, this just gets weirder. It’s like they are flirting and just… odd. Maybe someone would think it’s funny.

Harry:
“who wouldn’t want to run around on stage in a pair of tights”.

I’m listening and reading the transcript and after that it gets gross.

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:59

The rest just gets even weirder. (Sorry, I’m lacking in more adjectives.) Someone else should listen and tell me if I’m actually unhinged. “I’ve been in the locker room, I know what goes on in there.”

I’ll take a knee for now. But good lord, Harry, the MiG had your back, brother. Get back to base. You can’t do this media stuff without professional help.

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 03:05

Fromhere1 · 14/07/2026 00:30

Did he really say the thing about his hair being sunset auburn?! Was it a joke? If not, he has really lost the plot..

And I think the occupation on the birth certificate as Prince, etc is ridiculous.

He said this. I think he was trying to be cute but it was unclear. But honestly, that’s the least of the weird stuff I heard.

ShamedBySiri · 14/07/2026 03:46

Thanks for taking one for the team @TheHatTrick

BasiliskStare · 14/07/2026 04:19

For reasons I could not sleep , listened to this. Good lord how embarrassing is he? He thinks he's one of the lads ( whilst being happy to be a little "deferred" to as Princely and Dukely ) and they seem to be taking the piss out of him. I'm not sure it was the greatest as an IG promotion.

Anyway the big takeaway I took from this was he only trims his beard once every 5 or 6 days . It shows H , it shows. 😃

Lockupyourbiscuits · 14/07/2026 06:18

The good news is The Daily Mail won’t be able to resist some digging to tell us that it was Harry who was the humungous bully at school -those casually maligned school friends will be happy to put the record straight

what an idiot as usual !

JSMill · 14/07/2026 06:37

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:44

eine kleine minuten bitte

Joe: “Most famous person in your contacts?
Harry: Probably Dylan Hawley or James Haskell.
Joe: Decent.
Harry: Right. You've seen them play rugby.
Joe: Very good. Very good. Yeah.
Makes the sport worth watching, doesn't it?
Harry: Good looking guys as well.
Joe: Yeah, very, very good.
Joe: Yeah.”

From Joe Marler Will See You Now: Prince Harry Like You've Never Seen Him Before, Jul 13, 2026
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joe-marler-will-see-you-now/id1850736713?i=1000776622781&r=510
This material may be protected by copyright.

James Haskell is the most famous person in his contacts? The James Haskell who does a podcast with MT. First of all, I don’t believe that’s true. He surely knows way more famous people but why say that? Is he trying to sound like he’s one of the lads? He’s pathetically trying to follow his brother, who has done some good interviews with sports people but his brother is authentic and has charm.

binkie163 · 14/07/2026 06:44

Marler and Tindal are good friends so I am surprised he entertained the dimwit on his show.

Lifestooshort71 · 14/07/2026 06:47

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 03:05

He said this. I think he was trying to be cute but it was unclear. But honestly, that’s the least of the weird stuff I heard.

Thank you for reporting back on this cringe-fest. It sounds as though he reckons he's the most amusing, popular guy who everyone would want on their team - is there nobody close to him to put him right? Does M honestly not care he's a laughing stock here or does she encourage him (malevolenty?)?
(I have to admit to being a huge Joe Marler fan 😁)

Thedom · 14/07/2026 06:48

I have not listened to the podcast, but have seen a synopsis of it and by all accounts it is crass and crude. Sounds disgusting banter.

What is that saying ‘water finds its own level’ …… next up James Corden apparently.

Good to read Harry agrees with the majority, he has no job and is still trying to claim he works as a Prince (of England, no less 🫣🫣). It’s been so long he has clearly forgotten what his job title was.

HurrahforHollywood · 14/07/2026 06:55

TheHatTrick · 14/07/2026 02:35

Trigger warning: weirdness and I’m only 9 minutes in:

I must stop to say that Harry, in a rather sensual moment, describes Joe Marlers fingers as being “like Cumberland sausages.”

Whats his obsession with sausages?

Freud would have something to say.

HoldMyWine · 14/07/2026 07:09

Fromhere1 · 14/07/2026 00:30

Did he really say the thing about his hair being sunset auburn?! Was it a joke? If not, he has really lost the plot..

And I think the occupation on the birth certificate as Prince, etc is ridiculous.

I bet M told him that to make him seem more palatable to her.

HurrahforHollywood · 14/07/2026 07:10

He's not much of a role model for his children is he? Poor kids.

MrsLeonFarrell · 14/07/2026 07:22

I was giving him a pass on the Prince of England mistake because this is someone who thinks his dad is an absolute monarch so clearly has a poor grasp of facts. It sounds like Marler was laughing at him rather than with him. Trying to be one of the boys when you aren't always backfires.

I don't believe he was bullied, but I expect he thinks that being called a ginger is bullying rather than factual (I know people are bullied for their hair colour but in no way does Harry behave as someone who was bullied).

Thedom · 14/07/2026 07:27

HurrahforHollywood · 14/07/2026 07:10

He's not much of a role model for his children is he? Poor kids.

Absolutely, between the drugs, the denigrating of his immediate family and the lager lout vulgar persona, his poor kids will have a big hill to climb in learning what class and dignity is.

Harry, publicly at least, seems to be falling very far short of any kind of positive parental role modeling, don’t know how his kids will develop any respect for others or learn what dignified behaviour is.

TatianaTwinkletoes · 14/07/2026 07:29

Great news that Harry is only a Prince of England, that let's those of us in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland off the hook!
Interestingly if KC were to remove the Dukedom from Harry I wonder if Harry would retain the much reviled Earl of Dumbarton title which caused H&M and few coniptions (love that word!), as well as Baron and Baroness Killeel.

TatianaTwinkletoes · 14/07/2026 07:29

Great news that Harry is only a Prince of England, that let's those of us in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland off the hook!
Interestingly if KC were to remove the Dukedom from Harry I wonder if Harry would retain the much reviled Earl of Dumbarton title which caused H&M and few coniptions (love that word!), as well as Baron and Baroness Killeel.

AtIusvue · 14/07/2026 07:32

JSMill · 14/07/2026 06:37

James Haskell is the most famous person in his contacts? The James Haskell who does a podcast with MT. First of all, I don’t believe that’s true. He surely knows way more famous people but why say that? Is he trying to sound like he’s one of the lads? He’s pathetically trying to follow his brother, who has done some good interviews with sports people but his brother is authentic and has charm.

Oprah said that when the duck/ducklings were at Meg and Harry’s- Harry text or called to say he will be right over to drop them off at hers.

There’s also the famous scene in the NF series when Beyoncé texts.

So that’s two very famous people we know that are in his phone book.

HoldMyWine · 14/07/2026 07:37

I’ve seen a few clips of the Marler podcast on X. Marler and his 2nd are clearly wittier and sharper than Harold. They are definitely taking the piss out of him but he’s too dumb to see it.
‘I know what goes on in the changing rooms’ he says to a professional rugby player…. Thick as mince. As ever.

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