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The royal family

PR disasters thread 26

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BigWillyLittleTodger · 26/07/2026 11:15

Let the conversation continue……

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Kirys · 31/07/2026 13:44

CariadDarling · 31/07/2026 13:14

I thought Netflix had parted ways with them.

I understood they still have a ‘first look’ deal? Maybe any film crew is not directly employed by NF but any content shot would be aiming for NF broadcast?

Kirys · 31/07/2026 13:48

Starryfifty · 31/07/2026 12:40

why does he need a father figure?? He has a father. Didn't he have a mother figure in Africa too ??

Perhaps he should pivot his focus outwards to ensure he is role-modelling the best father figure for his own son and daughter to stop the intergenerational trauma - rather than bleating on in his victim way in his forties.

KilkennyCats · 31/07/2026 13:55

BasiliskStare · 31/07/2026 13:51

@Lunde - Not so much photoshopped , more time travel 😂

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g42191250/prince-harry-meghan-markle-botswana-third-date-photos/

ETA - the DM article does say it's from a previous holiday as a pp said , just didn't say where.

Edited

Why would they print this nonsense ten years later?

HoldMyWine · 31/07/2026 13:55

That’s Botswana

AnAutumnCrow · 31/07/2026 13:57

HoldMyWine · 31/07/2026 13:55

That’s Botswana

Yeah I’ve seen that one before.

GoddammitPrincess · 31/07/2026 14:07

How shocked am I that the only leak from NDA island and its famous visitors is from the HAM team who couldn’t possibly comment whether they were there or not!!

Which is an answer in itself.

Kirys · 31/07/2026 14:13

GoddammitPrincess · 31/07/2026 14:07

How shocked am I that the only leak from NDA island and its famous visitors is from the HAM team who couldn’t possibly comment whether they were there or not!!

Which is an answer in itself.

Well spotted. I wonder if they have blotted their copy book with Wace as well? Or maybe he’s said ‘jog on’ to an IG donation so they are exacting their revenge?

ShamedBySiri · 31/07/2026 14:23

GoddammitPrincess · 31/07/2026 14:07

How shocked am I that the only leak from NDA island and its famous visitors is from the HAM team who couldn’t possibly comment whether they were there or not!!

Which is an answer in itself.

LOL. NDA Island is a great name for the place. 😂

Aprilfountain · 31/07/2026 14:41

Honestly, I'm now thinking that at this point anything that comes from the HAM camp is just smoke and mirrors, artifice and pretence, if not downright lies! Anything either of them says needs to be taken with a large pinch of salt 🧂

Lunde · 31/07/2026 14:43

oops - didn't see the photo date - shouldn't post when my eyes won't open properly (bloody Blepharitis)

CariadDarling · 31/07/2026 15:34

Aprilfountain · 31/07/2026 14:41

Honestly, I'm now thinking that at this point anything that comes from the HAM camp is just smoke and mirrors, artifice and pretence, if not downright lies! Anything either of them says needs to be taken with a large pinch of salt 🧂

I agree. But all it does is make it very obvious they have sick and twisted minds.

Lockupyourbiscuits · 31/07/2026 16:09

Just what is going through Harry’s mind when he pulls that idiotic face

“hey look at me I’m a 40 yr old twit “

what a catch he is 🤢

thenightsky · 31/07/2026 16:46

Lockupyourbiscuits · 31/07/2026 16:09

Just what is going through Harry’s mind when he pulls that idiotic face

“hey look at me I’m a 40 yr old twit “

what a catch he is 🤢

That applies to both of them. The grins don't reach their eyes.

ShamedBySiri · 31/07/2026 16:59

It's quite bizarre how they manage to keep in with these billionaire friends when it's hard to see what they bring to the table.
I'd have thought Meghan and Harry are just the sort of people secretive billionaires would avoid like the plague. Hangers on looking for a freebie and incapable of exerting some discretion.
Presumably the more important guests don't have to sign a NDA as it's taken as given these people like to go under the radar. But Meghan just can't help herself. Dropping the photo of a Scottish loch (I think it's been identified as being near Balmoral, so not on the island) she hints and teases about a trip to Scotland and then it comes out somehow 🤔 where they have been. This draws attention to Wace and the whole set up. With theories and jokes (on my part anyway) about parallels with Jonathan Wace of the Universal Humanitarian Church in the Running Grave, and possible connections with JKR. Who wants that? These billionaires just want to get on with their private billionaire life without sneaky guests dropping hints and inviting speculation and publicity.

I bet JKR invites friends to join her on her super yacht. Do we know who/when/where? No we don't. No one else is so desperate for publicity and to advertise who they are rubbing shoulders with or where they have been. She's a security nightmare.

The Royal Family are bonkers if they let them back in. They simply cannot be trusted. So they "prove" themselves by managing not to post pictures from Highgrove (if they exist) or a blow by blow account of the meeting with the King. Big deal. It's the little teasers and hints, stirring up speculation, which in many ways are worse than a full blown spill the beans. It means constantly wondering what she's going to do next, what else she will let drop, what she's saving for a rainy day. It's a constant niggle and sneaky dig. Like in the interview with The Cut when she said something along the lines of not having to sign a NDA, she can speak if she wants to, perhaps she will....???? Always having to be on your guard what you say, that she will store up for another day, wondering what sneaky photographs she's taken - I'd be sweeping all personal photos and anything else remotely private from all rooms before her visit.

And even if they split up and Harry comes back alone, sadly I wouldn't be welcoming Archie and Lily into the fold when they visit, not because of anything they have done, but because children being children they might let something slip to Mother Dearest on their return, and even if they don't she will winkle stuff out of them. Before you know it there will be hints and sources spilling information about the young cousins and their friends - George is 13 now and it won't be long before the press are gagging for information about his social life.

And Harry does see a public role for A&L - I guarantee that whilst staying on the island, presumably in plush private accommodation or even as personal guests of Wace at his own house, they will have been taken to meet some veterans or other people staying for a mental health retreat. That will have been the start of introducing them to the charitable life.

canklesmctacotits · 31/07/2026 17:01

I have to say, this seems like a pretty rubbish summer holiday to me. A few days cadging off Eugenie and Jack in Portugal, absolutely rubbish week for Harry in the UK, antsy kids not knowing whether they’re going to meet grandpa or not, an hour’s tea in England around which at least 24 hours would have been wasted on travel and hanging around (especially Meghan not even being allowed in the room with Harry and her FIL) not to mention days of not knowing whether they’re going or not and days where Meghan will have had the kids on her own, a visit to a grave, cadging off a rich dude on Scotland… I’d rather have two weeks of Airbnb on my own dime and in peace somewhere on the Algarve or in Scotland!

As for posting the reel to randoms on the internet - it beggars belief, really. I don’t know anyone other than influencers who do this. Bethany Frankel type influencers (but she’s at least interesting and a self-made millionaire doing what Meghan is trying to do). It’s pretty lame, tbh. I kind of feel sorry for them!

User867536 · 31/07/2026 17:20

It would be very interesting to see whether Harry gets held liable for the 48M legal costs, would Meghan divorce him to protect her own assets and reputation or would she sell everything they owned and call in all contacts to help them financially? Based on some of the details from the other thread, once the final amount has been decided, they would only have 10 days or so to make the payment. Some have mentioned it could be as "low" as 10M or go up to 48M. And the decision for the final cost is being made these few days.

Declaring bankruptcy would be the ultimate public humiliation for everything she tried to build up over the years.

IcedPurple · 31/07/2026 17:24

ShamedBySiri · 31/07/2026 16:59

It's quite bizarre how they manage to keep in with these billionaire friends when it's hard to see what they bring to the table.
I'd have thought Meghan and Harry are just the sort of people secretive billionaires would avoid like the plague. Hangers on looking for a freebie and incapable of exerting some discretion.
Presumably the more important guests don't have to sign a NDA as it's taken as given these people like to go under the radar. But Meghan just can't help herself. Dropping the photo of a Scottish loch (I think it's been identified as being near Balmoral, so not on the island) she hints and teases about a trip to Scotland and then it comes out somehow 🤔 where they have been. This draws attention to Wace and the whole set up. With theories and jokes (on my part anyway) about parallels with Jonathan Wace of the Universal Humanitarian Church in the Running Grave, and possible connections with JKR. Who wants that? These billionaires just want to get on with their private billionaire life without sneaky guests dropping hints and inviting speculation and publicity.

I bet JKR invites friends to join her on her super yacht. Do we know who/when/where? No we don't. No one else is so desperate for publicity and to advertise who they are rubbing shoulders with or where they have been. She's a security nightmare.

The Royal Family are bonkers if they let them back in. They simply cannot be trusted. So they "prove" themselves by managing not to post pictures from Highgrove (if they exist) or a blow by blow account of the meeting with the King. Big deal. It's the little teasers and hints, stirring up speculation, which in many ways are worse than a full blown spill the beans. It means constantly wondering what she's going to do next, what else she will let drop, what she's saving for a rainy day. It's a constant niggle and sneaky dig. Like in the interview with The Cut when she said something along the lines of not having to sign a NDA, she can speak if she wants to, perhaps she will....???? Always having to be on your guard what you say, that she will store up for another day, wondering what sneaky photographs she's taken - I'd be sweeping all personal photos and anything else remotely private from all rooms before her visit.

And even if they split up and Harry comes back alone, sadly I wouldn't be welcoming Archie and Lily into the fold when they visit, not because of anything they have done, but because children being children they might let something slip to Mother Dearest on their return, and even if they don't she will winkle stuff out of them. Before you know it there will be hints and sources spilling information about the young cousins and their friends - George is 13 now and it won't be long before the press are gagging for information about his social life.

And Harry does see a public role for A&L - I guarantee that whilst staying on the island, presumably in plush private accommodation or even as personal guests of Wace at his own house, they will have been taken to meet some veterans or other people staying for a mental health retreat. That will have been the start of introducing them to the charitable life.

I guarantee that whilst staying on the island, presumably in plush private accommodation or even as personal guests of Wace at his own house,

It's a tiny, barely inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. I doubt the accommodation there is 'plush', certainly not by the Duchess' standards.

I agree with @User867536 that this sounds like a pretty shit holiday. Certainly for those who aspire to an A list lifestyle. And an empty, windswept island in the North Atlantic sounds like Meghan's idea of hell. She's more of a SoCal kind of girl.

AliasGracie · 31/07/2026 17:28

canklesmctacotits · 31/07/2026 17:01

I have to say, this seems like a pretty rubbish summer holiday to me. A few days cadging off Eugenie and Jack in Portugal, absolutely rubbish week for Harry in the UK, antsy kids not knowing whether they’re going to meet grandpa or not, an hour’s tea in England around which at least 24 hours would have been wasted on travel and hanging around (especially Meghan not even being allowed in the room with Harry and her FIL) not to mention days of not knowing whether they’re going or not and days where Meghan will have had the kids on her own, a visit to a grave, cadging off a rich dude on Scotland… I’d rather have two weeks of Airbnb on my own dime and in peace somewhere on the Algarve or in Scotland!

As for posting the reel to randoms on the internet - it beggars belief, really. I don’t know anyone other than influencers who do this. Bethany Frankel type influencers (but she’s at least interesting and a self-made millionaire doing what Meghan is trying to do). It’s pretty lame, tbh. I kind of feel sorry for them!

Totally agree

TheHatTrick · 31/07/2026 17:33

“And Harry does see a public role for A&L - I guarantee that whilst staying on the island, presumably in plush private accommodation or even as personal guests of Wace at his own house, they will have been taken to meet some veterans or other people staying for a mental health retreat. That will have been the start of introducing them to the charitable life.”

Archie’s intro was watching their security team pass out life-giving granola and water to hobos while driving around with the reporter in the vehicle.

CariadDarling · 31/07/2026 17:49

ShamedBySiri · 31/07/2026 16:59

It's quite bizarre how they manage to keep in with these billionaire friends when it's hard to see what they bring to the table.
I'd have thought Meghan and Harry are just the sort of people secretive billionaires would avoid like the plague. Hangers on looking for a freebie and incapable of exerting some discretion.
Presumably the more important guests don't have to sign a NDA as it's taken as given these people like to go under the radar. But Meghan just can't help herself. Dropping the photo of a Scottish loch (I think it's been identified as being near Balmoral, so not on the island) she hints and teases about a trip to Scotland and then it comes out somehow 🤔 where they have been. This draws attention to Wace and the whole set up. With theories and jokes (on my part anyway) about parallels with Jonathan Wace of the Universal Humanitarian Church in the Running Grave, and possible connections with JKR. Who wants that? These billionaires just want to get on with their private billionaire life without sneaky guests dropping hints and inviting speculation and publicity.

I bet JKR invites friends to join her on her super yacht. Do we know who/when/where? No we don't. No one else is so desperate for publicity and to advertise who they are rubbing shoulders with or where they have been. She's a security nightmare.

The Royal Family are bonkers if they let them back in. They simply cannot be trusted. So they "prove" themselves by managing not to post pictures from Highgrove (if they exist) or a blow by blow account of the meeting with the King. Big deal. It's the little teasers and hints, stirring up speculation, which in many ways are worse than a full blown spill the beans. It means constantly wondering what she's going to do next, what else she will let drop, what she's saving for a rainy day. It's a constant niggle and sneaky dig. Like in the interview with The Cut when she said something along the lines of not having to sign a NDA, she can speak if she wants to, perhaps she will....???? Always having to be on your guard what you say, that she will store up for another day, wondering what sneaky photographs she's taken - I'd be sweeping all personal photos and anything else remotely private from all rooms before her visit.

And even if they split up and Harry comes back alone, sadly I wouldn't be welcoming Archie and Lily into the fold when they visit, not because of anything they have done, but because children being children they might let something slip to Mother Dearest on their return, and even if they don't she will winkle stuff out of them. Before you know it there will be hints and sources spilling information about the young cousins and their friends - George is 13 now and it won't be long before the press are gagging for information about his social life.

And Harry does see a public role for A&L - I guarantee that whilst staying on the island, presumably in plush private accommodation or even as personal guests of Wace at his own house, they will have been taken to meet some veterans or other people staying for a mental health retreat. That will have been the start of introducing them to the charitable life.

I’ve forgotten the name of the Loch but it was mentioned in a previous thread at the time and when I googled it, it was over a 3 hour drive from Balmoral. The Island they're said to have been on is about 40 minutes further from lake Ossian in a different direction.

GoddammitPrincess · 31/07/2026 17:53

the highest security bill for any VIP over the same five-year period - more than the Obamas, the Clintons and the Trumps dear goodness! And even more than for his dad!

I love how the DM uses every opportunity to publish Harry’s freedom flight photo!

BigWillyLittleTodger · 31/07/2026 17:54

Always having to be on your guard what you say, that she will store up for another day, wondering what sneaky photographs she's taken - I'd be sweeping all personal photos and anything else remotely private from all rooms before her visit.

I remember back in the day when someone claimed on here that one of the reasons the Cambridges at the time fell out with the HAMs was because Meghan was caught taking pictures of Charlotte’s bedroom, I even remember defending her and saying as if she would do something so unthinkable, but now knowing everything we know about her it wouldn’t surprise me one little bit if that story is true.

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bluegreygreen · 31/07/2026 17:55

User867536 · 31/07/2026 17:20

It would be very interesting to see whether Harry gets held liable for the 48M legal costs, would Meghan divorce him to protect her own assets and reputation or would she sell everything they owned and call in all contacts to help them financially? Based on some of the details from the other thread, once the final amount has been decided, they would only have 10 days or so to make the payment. Some have mentioned it could be as "low" as 10M or go up to 48M. And the decision for the final cost is being made these few days.

Declaring bankruptcy would be the ultimate public humiliation for everything she tried to build up over the years.

They live in a community property state, so they jointly own all assets and all debts.

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