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The royal family

PR disasters thread 25

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BigWillyLittleTodger · 21/07/2026 13:24

The Montecito diaries continue……..will it be Balmoral or bust?

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FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:39

ShamedBySiri · 24/07/2026 14:37

I’d be surprised if Althorp doesn’t have a pool, presumably in private area not open to the public.
There are photos of Diana when she was young, though that might have been at Park house. As regards the photo drop i think the pools are different - wider paving slab surround in one than the other.

It does have a pool. The previous Earl Spencer had one installed for his children when they moved there.

AnAutumnCrow · 24/07/2026 14:41

TemuSussex · 24/07/2026 13:46

Also, why on earth would she post those photos of her arse?! It's very odd.

None of her face. Just of her arse and her jewellery.

CormorantWings · 24/07/2026 14:42

canklesmctacotits · 24/07/2026 13:36

The lake photo is Loch Ossian apparently, half way between Inverness and Glasgow.

There’s speculation online that the black stone slab on which lavender was strewn in one of the pics was Diana’s grave Confused . Don’t really want to say more, even as an anonymous poster on an anonymous forum who never had so much as a passing interest in Diana when she was alive - too icky.

I wonder if they're now looking for a house in Scotland?

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:43

ShamedBySiri · 24/07/2026 14:37

I’d be surprised if Althorp doesn’t have a pool, presumably in private area not open to the public.
There are photos of Diana when she was young, though that might have been at Park house. As regards the photo drop i think the pools are different - wider paving slab surround in one than the other.

Possibly the current Earl had it modified? He does have 7 kids.

DaisyDooley · 24/07/2026 14:43

Lunde · 24/07/2026 11:19

There was something last weekend about Farage wanting 8 protection officers rather than his current single bodyguard

... so none left for Harry

You need 8 officers for a team to provide a 24/7 security officer.

CormorantWings · 24/07/2026 14:43

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:43

Possibly the current Earl had it modified? He does have 7 kids.

He never seems to see them though!

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:44

CormorantWings · 24/07/2026 14:43

He never seems to see them though!

You have no idea how often he sees the three younger children. Unlike the Sussexes, those children's lives are private.

corblimeymlud · 24/07/2026 14:47

ShamedBySiri · 24/07/2026 14:37

I’d be surprised if Althorp doesn’t have a pool, presumably in private area not open to the public.
There are photos of Diana when she was young, though that might have been at Park house. As regards the photo drop i think the pools are different - wider paving slab surround in one than the other.

Ah that's where she got the idea for the photo ! Bingo !

canklesmctacotits · 24/07/2026 14:50

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 14:32

Do you think it’s not real? , or that it’s staged to imply that it’s where they were?
I imagine only family will know the truth!

Who knows. I care enough to post on these threads, but not enough to try to work out AI stuff etc. I mean why would a person want to imply something like that when it’s entirely plausible that they were actually there given she’s married to the deceased’s son, and the media had been trailing the visit for weeks?

So many times these two have said/posted/done things that they think to be really clever by not being outright falsehoods, but which deliberately sail close enough to get their point across but also allow them to cry “we didn’t actually say that!” when they’re called out on the point they’re making. They’re like A Level Law students thinking they’ve found a gotcha. We didn’t call them racist when you actually look back at the tape, we got “married” three days beforehand, they took my passport and keys”, the “we have to be seen as not having had anything to do with him” re Omid Scobie, the “tugging on the heartstrings” letter to Thomas Markle, posting photos of the back of their kids’ heads while preaching about the evils of social media’s invasion of children’s privacy - and all the rest. They must have a plaque in their kitchen emblazoned with “Plausible Deniability”. This photos falls right into that category: the only people who would know what those lavender sprigs on a black stone are, are people who she knows wouldn’t call her out for it. But she won’t post enough to show exactly what it is, just enough to make people guess and to be able to say “who me? What do you take me for? I would never! You’re so mean to me, you’re bullying me again. Just because i took a random photo of lavender which I just happened to think was a pretty thing by the side of the road! Go on, prove me wrong!”.

CormorantWings · 24/07/2026 14:50

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:44

You have no idea how often he sees the three younger children. Unlike the Sussexes, those children's lives are private.

That's true. He doesn't seem to have a very good relationship with any of his ex wives and never mentions his kids on social media or otherwise. It's good their lives are kept private.

corblimeymlud · 24/07/2026 14:50

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 24/07/2026 14:04

I agree.

No one knows who anyone is or isn't on here.

We have normally managed to disagree without being rude, and are usually quick to apologise if we unintentionally cause offence.

Let's not let this thread be derailed, as some quarters would love that.

That's very true !

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 14:52

DaisyDooley · 24/07/2026 14:43

You need 8 officers for a team to provide a 24/7 security officer.

Not a fan of farage but seeing as Ann widdicome was with reform and that he has had death threats it seems reasonable.

SheinSussex · 24/07/2026 14:53

Please stop! This is descending into 2022.

SheinSussex · 24/07/2026 14:54

In other news, Althorp House definitely has a private swimming pool.

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Mylovelygreendress · 24/07/2026 14:55

canklesmctacotits · 24/07/2026 14:28

I was thinking that when I first posted. Nobody knows what the grave looks like because for 30-odd years nobody has gone there (“there” being photographing the resting place of a famous woman who many believe was hounded to a premature death escaping from…photographers). But here is Meghan Markle, doing just that. I mean, who knows what that random bit of black stone is (other than people who know the grave). But you have to ask yourself why else a person would post a photo of randomly and unattractively strewn flowers in an otherwise “look at our summer holiday photos!” photo dump to the general public, knowing full well the media was full of speculation they’d be at Althorp. Beggars belief.

Could have been worse , it could have been flower sprinkles.

corblimeymlud · 24/07/2026 14:55

SheinSussex · 24/07/2026 14:53

Please stop! This is descending into 2022.

What happened then?

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 14:56

corblimeymlud · 24/07/2026 14:47

Ah that's where she got the idea for the photo ! Bingo !

Then there are these!

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corblimeymlud · 24/07/2026 14:57

It's too early for Heather in Scotland .

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 14:58

canklesmctacotits · 24/07/2026 14:50

Who knows. I care enough to post on these threads, but not enough to try to work out AI stuff etc. I mean why would a person want to imply something like that when it’s entirely plausible that they were actually there given she’s married to the deceased’s son, and the media had been trailing the visit for weeks?

So many times these two have said/posted/done things that they think to be really clever by not being outright falsehoods, but which deliberately sail close enough to get their point across but also allow them to cry “we didn’t actually say that!” when they’re called out on the point they’re making. They’re like A Level Law students thinking they’ve found a gotcha. We didn’t call them racist when you actually look back at the tape, we got “married” three days beforehand, they took my passport and keys”, the “we have to be seen as not having had anything to do with him” re Omid Scobie, the “tugging on the heartstrings” letter to Thomas Markle, posting photos of the back of their kids’ heads while preaching about the evils of social media’s invasion of children’s privacy - and all the rest. They must have a plaque in their kitchen emblazoned with “Plausible Deniability”. This photos falls right into that category: the only people who would know what those lavender sprigs on a black stone are, are people who she knows wouldn’t call her out for it. But she won’t post enough to show exactly what it is, just enough to make people guess and to be able to say “who me? What do you take me for? I would never! You’re so mean to me, you’re bullying me again. Just because i took a random photo of lavender which I just happened to think was a pretty thing by the side of the road! Go on, prove me wrong!”.

Very true!

ShamedBySiri · 24/07/2026 15:01

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 14:43

Possibly the current Earl had it modified? He does have 7 kids.

Yes indeed. Also it looks possible that the recently planted hedge in the background of the Diana photo is the mature, neatly clipped hedge in the current photos. Similar width of lawn too.

CariadDarling · 24/07/2026 15:04

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 14:25

I posted pictures!! , and are you now outing that poster as a man!! 😬 , and replying to a post to someone else? , seems you are trying to drag this out!! 🤷‍♀️

Yep. I do tend to think as itsimagain as a bloke. It’s something to do with his username. Am I trying to drag it out? No. Not at all. No, not at all. But I can understand why you wouldn’t like it being pointed out that until you admonished a poster it was very likely the spat would never have garnered any attention in order for the thread not to go off piste.

FenellaFeldman · 24/07/2026 15:05

ShamedBySiri · 24/07/2026 15:01

Yes indeed. Also it looks possible that the recently planted hedge in the background of the Diana photo is the mature, neatly clipped hedge in the current photos. Similar width of lawn too.

Good spot!

jeffgoldblum · 24/07/2026 15:06

@HoldMyWine! Let it be shown I’m holding firm to my word to you! 😁

Lunde · 24/07/2026 15:07

ChimneyPot · 24/07/2026 14:24

I know nothing about Althorp but from Google maps there does appear to be something swimming pool shaped with a stone surround the same colour as the stone in the photo.
Just beside the tennis court.

You're right

However what is interesting is that Google maps shows a pool with a paved surround whereas the pictures HAM posted show a pool with a narrow stone "kerb" surrounded by grass which is how it looked in Diana's day. I wonder if it was in black and white to cover it being an AI creation or a composite of several photos.

CariadDarling · 24/07/2026 15:07

canklesmctacotits · 24/07/2026 14:24

Interesting! I’ve always thought @notimagain is a she. More implausible to me that an ex-military man would participate in these Royal Family threads, than that a pilot would be a woman!

Given how many men post at MN I’m don’t think we can be sure of anything when it comes to a persons gender.

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