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Dan Wootton obsessed with H &M

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BeverleyMakka · 22/07/2026 15:16

Why is Dan Wootton so obsessed and full of hatred for Harry & Meghan?

i recently listened to Spare on audible - purely because it was free and I was interested to see what he had to say. ( most of it was boring self indulgent crap imo)
predictably the algorithms have filled my YouTube with H &M stuff!

it seems there is a daily barrage of videos from DW about them, such vitriol from this man. It’s unhinged!
I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of theirs at all but Jesus he acts like they murdered his granny.
He’ll post a picture of one of them literally smiling and turn it into a massive conspiracy theory about smirking at the Queen on her deathbed or some utter nonsense

rant over!!!

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lollibit · 28/07/2026 00:00

jeffgoldblum · 27/07/2026 18:36

I can’t even be bothered to look! , no interest then , no interest now!! …dare I say ..seems a tad obsessive 🤷‍♀️

It's almost like counting up the number of posts there have been about the Ham family on here. Tedious.

lollibit · 28/07/2026 00:01

Redtartanlass · 27/07/2026 20:18

Wait!! What now? “Coded-In jokes”?

What? Like the attached picture? Or “cancel the cheque” or “”pombears” or “a chicken can feed a family of five for 3 weeks” or even “screaming in the Sistine chapel”?

Those kind of in-jokes?

Everyone who regularly posts on mumsnet knows the pigeon idiom. It’s not just on Royal threads!

Who the hell is that? 😂

Bobbbb · 28/07/2026 00:16

jeffgoldblum · 27/07/2026 23:23

Yes if posters are interested there is a few in a series of byline times threads ! , just search and you will find them , very illuminating now we have more evidence.

unless some helpful person can link? I’m not the expert I’m afraid! 😳

Edited

And if I remember correctly there are is a poster on two on this thread who was crowing away at the time - “we see you”

IndefatigableSusan · 28/07/2026 00:21

Like this:

See You Basketball GIF
IAmATorturedPoet · 28/07/2026 00:22

jeffgoldblum · 27/07/2026 23:23

Yes if posters are interested there is a few in a series of byline times threads ! , just search and you will find them , very illuminating now we have more evidence.

unless some helpful person can link? I’m not the expert I’m afraid! 😳

Edited

Very illuminating.
Here’s one of them:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/4931733-the-royals-and-dan-wootton-byline-times-part-1-of-3-year-investigation-into-how-wootton-got-information-about-the-royal-family?page=1

lollibit · 28/07/2026 00:22

IndefatigableSusan · 28/07/2026 00:21

Like this:

I love this girl 😂

lollibit · 28/07/2026 00:25

Bobbbb · 28/07/2026 00:16

And if I remember correctly there are is a poster on two on this thread who was crowing away at the time - “we see you”

Oh I remember that ! 😂 she's a cracking girl !

I See You GIF by HBO Max
IndefatigableSusan · 28/07/2026 00:30

lollibit · 28/07/2026 00:25

Oh I remember that ! 😂 she's a cracking girl !

She inspired Sophie!

jeffgoldblum · 28/07/2026 00:39

Bobbbb · 28/07/2026 00:16

And if I remember correctly there are is a poster on two on this thread who was crowing away at the time - “we see you”

Couldn’t possibly comment!

jeffgoldblum · 28/07/2026 00:40

Ah excellent!!! , I knew someone like yourself would come to my rescue!! Thanks! 😘

IAmATorturedPoet · 28/07/2026 00:42

jeffgoldblum · 28/07/2026 00:40

Ah excellent!!! , I knew someone like yourself would come to my rescue!! Thanks! 😘

You're welcome 😊

jeffgoldblum · 28/07/2026 01:08

IAmATorturedPoet · 28/07/2026 00:42

You're welcome 😊

😘

Well Done Thank You GIF by Spotify
Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 06:17

BemusedAmerican · 27/07/2026 18:47

Well, Harry is doing his best to criticize and undermine the First Amendment in my country.

I just ignore him and hope he gets his visa reviewed. He can move to his new home in Portugal.

Trump seems to be taking the wrecking ball to the first amendment ( actually the constitution in its entirity) so whatever Harry is doing is peanuts by comparison.

MadeInGrimsby · 28/07/2026 06:20

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 06:17

Trump seems to be taking the wrecking ball to the first amendment ( actually the constitution in its entirity) so whatever Harry is doing is peanuts by comparison.

I think what an elected President does in his own country, and what a Royal on a visa does are different things. Perhaps Harry - a direct descendent of George III - should rule!

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 06:40

After years of terrorising h+m.....Piers Morgan stormed off his own show ...when he got a bit of push back about a picture of his own wife.

MadeInGrimsby · 28/07/2026 06:43

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 06:40

After years of terrorising h+m.....Piers Morgan stormed off his own show ...when he got a bit of push back about a picture of his own wife.

I'm no fan of Piers Morgan, but "years of terrorising"? Really? Don't get hyperbolic, it ruins the argument.

SuperGinger · 28/07/2026 06:43

Poor old Dan Wooton, he has fallen from grace. We worked on the same publication a long time ago and he was a very brilliant journalist with a good brain. He has made a number of terrible decisions over the years and he shouldn't have stuck with showbiz journalism, his own brand is now very toxic and now it is almost impossible to recover.

H&M are also victims of their own poor judgement, they blame journalists for a lot but now they are no longer working members of the royal family they court them to keep their own flailing brand going. Sad and the exact opposite of what Harry probably envisaged for his family.

BemusedAmerican · 28/07/2026 07:01

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 06:17

Trump seems to be taking the wrecking ball to the first amendment ( actually the constitution in its entirity) so whatever Harry is doing is peanuts by comparison.

Harry has been working with the Aspen Institute for years. Trump will be out in a few years. The midyear elections may see out the Republicans. However, it looks like we will be stuck with Harry since Trump feels sorry for him because of his wife.

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 10:49

MadeInGrimsby · 28/07/2026 06:43

I'm no fan of Piers Morgan, but "years of terrorising"? Really? Don't get hyperbolic, it ruins the argument.

Dont know what planet youre on but the one I inhabit PM used every opportunity to have a pop for years, repetitive and assinine. All because she blew him out when she realised what a poisonous ass he was ...seems she was right.

Bobbbb · 28/07/2026 11:03

SuperGinger · 28/07/2026 06:43

Poor old Dan Wooton, he has fallen from grace. We worked on the same publication a long time ago and he was a very brilliant journalist with a good brain. He has made a number of terrible decisions over the years and he shouldn't have stuck with showbiz journalism, his own brand is now very toxic and now it is almost impossible to recover.

H&M are also victims of their own poor judgement, they blame journalists for a lot but now they are no longer working members of the royal family they court them to keep their own flailing brand going. Sad and the exact opposite of what Harry probably envisaged for his family.

Agree. All have squandered significant opportunities and all have lost any semblance of integrity. All desperately grasping and grifting throwing shit at others for $$$$$.

Grandmistress991 · 28/07/2026 11:04

BemusedAmerican · 28/07/2026 07:01

Harry has been working with the Aspen Institute for years. Trump will be out in a few years. The midyear elections may see out the Republicans. However, it looks like we will be stuck with Harry since Trump feels sorry for him because of his wife.

The damage that trump has caused in the US and globally will be felt for many many many years to come and he hasnt even finished yet. Somehow no matter how hard h+m could try, nothing would be remotely comparable to trumps shxt show.

LipglossAndLies · 28/07/2026 11:14

More derailing why are we even talking about Trump on here jesus 🙄 and its the long term posters doing it even after MNHQ specifically asked the derails to stop

IndefatigableSusan · 28/07/2026 11:24

LipglossAndLies · 28/07/2026 11:14

More derailing why are we even talking about Trump on here jesus 🙄 and its the long term posters doing it even after MNHQ specifically asked the derails to stop

It seems like the conversation simply evolved.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 28/07/2026 11:26

LipglossAndLies · 28/07/2026 11:14

More derailing why are we even talking about Trump on here jesus 🙄 and its the long term posters doing it even after MNHQ specifically asked the derails to stop

No it’s not derailing, the conversation has progressed which is completely different to derailing, nowhere does it say that the conversation cannot evolve.

but please could we do away with the personal digs, coded in-jokes jokes and group heckling. We ask posters to argue with the point, not the poster

IAmATorturedPoet · 28/07/2026 11:34

LipglossAndLies · 28/07/2026 11:14

More derailing why are we even talking about Trump on here jesus 🙄 and its the long term posters doing it even after MNHQ specifically asked the derails to stop

Relax!😎