PR disasters thread 24

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

What more summer shenanigans await us from the Montecito duo?

Given that H wasn’t bright enough to get into Sandhurst, it makes sense that he wouldn’t have been able to progress much in his army career.

He also had some "help" with the Sandhurst entrance exams

On the raw intelligence test (where 10/10 = genius and 0/10= unable to function)
William scored 7 - very good
Harry scored 4 - poor

So I think Harry's career would have been limited if he hadn't quit the army as he lacked the intelligence and leadership skills to progress very far.

https://archive.is/JIeGy

I think Harry letting his PR put out this nonsense shows how badly things must be in the US

If they were making movies and Meg was making serious money with As ever….there is no way this would be the narrative they are putting out.

I suspect that Harry now sees these last 6 years, as the time he made his money (by selling out his family). That he knows the big pay days are over …..and that he wants to conserve however many millions they have left, by working some solution to come back to the UK with the millions he made in the US…..under the protection of his father.

putting out info that he is in contact with William, again to try and show whether KC or William is on the throne….Harry will be taken care of.

It really shows the desperation of his situation

Eugene Levy is very obviously Jewish. I'm absolutely certain it would have been brought up if people thought he was buying his commendation.

Thanks for those summarising the DM story - I can't access either the direct link or the page archived by @AtIusvue (maybe because it's behind a paywall?).

ETA Archive link has finally opened!

I honestly cannot imagine William having any contact with Harry . Why would he have all the nastiness thrown at his wife ?

Me neither.

I think this is the first I seen this info put out there. Everything else I’ve seen is that there’s no contact and Williams circle know not to even mention Harry.

So the fact team Sussex are putting this out there, I think is part of some pressure strategy on William. We know that’s Team Sussex moda operandi- say that they’ve got security, say that they got Royal accommodation…..to manipulate the situation and try and get their way.

It’s just so desperate and never works

If ( as we've been told is possible) Netflix paid for the nomination, it could be an indication of what they think of the As Ever range.

There is no need for capital letters. We can keep this simple because you are missing the point and are confusing two completely different things:

Opinion: Thinking a show is bad and shouldn't be nominated. That is totally fine.
The issue: making a comment saying she literally bought the nomination. That is an accusation of bribery.

Both shows paid the exact same entry fee. Yet, when Eugene's show paid it, absolutely no one claimed he bought his nomination. Hene the double standard I see.

Saying it is 'not possible' for her to earn it just because critics or viewers disliked it completely dismisses how the actual process works. The official nomination process is decided by fellow TV professionals and academy members. When they vote, they look at technical elements like directing, writing, production value, and performance they aren't looking at newspaper reviews, internet forums, or viewer ratings. The very fact that it got nominated proves that actual industry peers didn't think it was too 'awful' to deserve a spot. Just like they would used a similar criteria when they awarded Eugene's nomaination spot.

Having now read it, the entire article is simply a Sussex wish-list, isn't it?

H's visa application dics are due to be released in the next two weeks.

She’s very photogenic but I think naturally beautiful is a stretch. She’s had too many tweakments for anyone to know what she was born with but none of her early photographs suggest natural beauty.

Not that it matters at all, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Her husband thinks she’s amazing and she thinks he’s a fox so everyone’s happy.

I’ve posted on all of these threads under various names and despite being no fan at all of the gruesome twosome I’ve never not believed that the King wasn’t in contact with the children. They’ve done absolutely nothing wrong and I hope he’s read Harry Potter to them whilst doing all of the various voices the Queen has said he uses when reading to all of his and her grandchildren.

Just why would you wish for the King not to have FaceTimed etc with the children? And in the extremely unlikely possibility he’s not FaceTimed them just why would you want them hurt and humiliated by a BP public announcement?

That article is laughable.
I scrolled up halfway down fully expecting to see it was written by ‘The Chief of Staff to HAM’.
‘Always FaceTiming’ ?? Bullshit.
Im still not convinced about the ‘holiday home’ in Portugal either.

Yes, and there needs to be some movement on the Sentebale case by the 24th Sept, as the six months point since the suit was filed with the High Court is up then.

From memory, there's a six month milestone in terms of the court requiring a response from the respondents (H and Mark Dyer) and the judge making a preliminary determination about whether certain statements are on the face of it defamatory.

Help me out here, @Serenster!

Opinion: Thinking a show is bad and shouldn't be nominated. That is totally fine.
The issue: making a comment saying she literally bought the nomination. That is an accusation of bribery.
Both shows paid the exact same entry fee. Yet, when Eugene's show paid it, absolutely no one claimed he bought his nomination. Hence the double standard I see.

Opinion: Meghan and Harry’s recent long list of awards which at best, they could be considered seriously underqualified for, and at worst, resulted from hefty donations or pledges by them to the organisations awarding them, makes it more likely that they have adopted a similar approach to their category nomination at issue here. You call it bribery, most of us now recognise how these types of award work: they are pay for acclaim.

Eugene Levy has no such context to his nomination,

Daytime Emmy Award Nomination (2026)
Humanitarians of the Year (2025)
Living Legends of Aviation (2024):
Pat Tillman Award for Service (2024)
Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award (2023)
Gracie Award (2023)
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award (2022)
People’s Choice Award (2022):
NAACP President’s Award (2022)
TIME100 List of Most Influential People (2021)

(Of these, only the Gracie and the People’s Choice awards actually had a competitive and decision-making process, and only the people’s Choice was open-contest)

From memory, there's a six month milestone in terms of the court requiring a response from the respondents (H and Mark Dyer) and the judge making a preliminary determination about whether certain statements are on the face of it defamatory.

The defendants need to file an acknowledgment of service within a month of service of the claimants for, and then (assuming they intend to defend the claim) their formal defence. That can take a while, and agreed extensions of time to prepare it are not uncommon, the claim was issued in spring 2026 I think? So it should have been filed by now.

A judge can order there to be a preliminary hearing to decide whether or not the statements complained of are capable of being defamatory, but this is not a procedural requirement. If not dealt with as a preliminary issues, it will be one of the matters the judge rules on in their judgement, however.

Thanks, @Serenster. Sentebale filed its case on 24th March 2026.

I’ve never not believed that the King wasn’t in contact with the children
@CariadDarling Too many negatives - do you think the king has been in touch with them?
My father is 5 years older and goes months and months with only text messages when we are abroad (we visit max twice a year). And my DF is (I assume) a lot less busy than the King of GB&NI.
ETA because my dad doesn't like video calls. It isn't a nice way of communicating.

Thanks for the list @Serenster - I was just starting to put one together.

In the case of the Ripple of Hope award, of course, they publicly contradicted the basis for the award a month after receiving it (though didn't offer to return the award).

Opinion: Thinking a show is bad and shouldn't be nominated. That is totally fine.
The issue: making a comment saying she literally bought the nomination. That is an accusation of bribery.

Sorry when did anyone suggest bribery?

We need the laugh emoji back.

I think « bribery» is the label the PP has decided on to describe the act of paying for awards. I don’t think anyone prior to that used the word « bribery », they just said « these are awards you pay for up front » ( or words to that effect).

I thought it wasn’t possible to name change during a thread but clearly there’s a way with the sock puppeting so blatantly happening on this one.

Catching up but - there's a man with a substantial share of a stonking legal bill incoming on his mind if ever I saw one...