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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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JSMill · 01/08/2026 14:00

M clearly didn’t want to leave H alone in the UK with his family. If it’s true that KC met with H on his own first in Highgrove, she must have been furious.

corblimeymlud · 01/08/2026 14:37

It just struck me today when I saw this photo how much George looks like the Late Queen's father. Lovely photo of the Wales family at the Commonwealth Games.

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AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 14:54

corblimeymlud · 01/08/2026 14:37

It just struck me today when I saw this photo how much George looks like the Late Queen's father. Lovely photo of the Wales family at the Commonwealth Games.

Yes they are like peas in a pod.

binkie163 · 01/08/2026 14:56

thenightsky · 01/08/2026 10:38

Isn't it full on midge season in the Highlands and Islands right now?

I have the image in my mind of a cloud of midges around them bit like Linus in the peanuts 😂 only not as sweet or likeable.

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 14:56

I assume they are all on their way to Balmoral as Sophie and Edward as well as Anne are in Glasgow.

thenightsky · 01/08/2026 15:02

binkie163 · 01/08/2026 14:56

I have the image in my mind of a cloud of midges around them bit like Linus in the peanuts 😂 only not as sweet or likeable.

😂

Mylovelygreendress · 01/08/2026 15:44

corblimeymlud · 01/08/2026 14:37

It just struck me today when I saw this photo how much George looks like the Late Queen's father. Lovely photo of the Wales family at the Commonwealth Games.

Isn’t it amazing that the Wales family can sit in the middle of a spectators’ stand without clearing multiple rows around them ?

Cairneyes · 01/08/2026 16:00

Mylovelygreendress · 01/08/2026 15:44

Isn’t it amazing that the Wales family can sit in the middle of a spectators’ stand without clearing multiple rows around them ?

Perhaps the two pony-tailed ladies in front are highly trained, heavily armed security guards ready to leap into action at a moment’s notice!

SpiritofaPanda · 01/08/2026 17:17

Mylovelygreendress · 01/08/2026 15:44

Isn’t it amazing that the Wales family can sit in the middle of a spectators’ stand without clearing multiple rows around them ?

They entered without fanfare as well, seemingly without any security (though I’m sure they were there).

canklesmctacotits · 01/08/2026 17:44

RecoIIectionsMayVary · 01/08/2026 06:14

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

Now, in general I think he should be banned from this thread, but we have seen with AMW how billionaires don't mind subsidising Princes, and that they are willing to play the long game and keep Princes onside just in case they become useful again.

The level of money we are talking about is insane.

Andrew actually did the things he was bribed to do: get passports/ British citizenship, make introductions, launder money (Sunningdale), give people access to Ascot and BP etc. That’s part of why he’s such a disgusting person.

Harry can do none of these things for anyone. He might be able to if he gets back into the machine, but because of Andrew’s template and because of the disloyalty he’s already shown, I doubt he will ever be allowed back deeply enough to enable anyone to achieve anything material. Definitely not if William is King, and definitely certainly not if there’s a chance Meghan might come too, or hear about it. (He still hasn’t grasped fully how much this marriage had cost him.)

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 19:23

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified. Louis looks bored .

Starryfifty · 01/08/2026 19:32

canklesmctacotits · 01/08/2026 17:44

Andrew actually did the things he was bribed to do: get passports/ British citizenship, make introductions, launder money (Sunningdale), give people access to Ascot and BP etc. That’s part of why he’s such a disgusting person.

Harry can do none of these things for anyone. He might be able to if he gets back into the machine, but because of Andrew’s template and because of the disloyalty he’s already shown, I doubt he will ever be allowed back deeply enough to enable anyone to achieve anything material. Definitely not if William is King, and definitely certainly not if there’s a chance Meghan might come too, or hear about it. (He still hasn’t grasped fully how much this marriage had cost him.)

Not sure if it's just Meg though. H, like AMW was a disaster waiting to happen. If he didn't meet Meg, he'd hook up with some other grifter

HeddaGarbled · 01/08/2026 19:37

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified

I do often wonder whether he’ll be the one to end the monarchy.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 01/08/2026 19:41

HeddaGarbled · 01/08/2026 19:37

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified

I do often wonder whether he’ll be the one to end the monarchy.

It’s not up to George, it’s Parliament and the public who decide, the King is just a ceremonial HOS, if George wants to pass then it just moves on to the next in succession.

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Mylovelygreendress · 01/08/2026 19:48

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 19:23

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified. Louis looks bored .

Which photos are you looking at ? All the DC look happy and engaged .
Why would George be mortified??

SpiritofaPanda · 01/08/2026 20:00

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 19:23

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified. Louis looks bored .

Really? Louis looks like he’s having a great time and George looks far from mortified.

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myrtleWilson · 01/08/2026 20:13

I thought the footage of the Wales' entering the Games showed George being very confident and comfortable

EmpressSisi · 01/08/2026 20:33

Mylovelygreendress · 01/08/2026 19:48

Which photos are you looking at ? All the DC look happy and engaged .
Why would George be mortified??

I was going to say the same thing. Most of the photos I’ve seen show them looking engaged and involved. Louis looks like he’s having fun, and George seems really relaxed. There are a few photos where they look bored, but the captions explain that those were taken during breaks or gaps between play, so there was nothing to focus on.

They were all happily chatting away with each other, and you can really see how close knit they are as a family. It’s lovely to witness.

CariadDarling · 01/08/2026 20:34

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 19:23

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified. Louis looks bored .

Nope. I can’t see that at all.

bluegreygreen · 01/08/2026 20:40

Harry can do none of these things for anyone.

The main reason Harry can't do these things for anyone is directly because of the Sandringham agreement.
I often wonder if AMW was one of the prime reasons for the absolute nature of that decision.

Starryfifty · 01/08/2026 20:45

bluegreygreen · 01/08/2026 20:40

Harry can do none of these things for anyone.

The main reason Harry can't do these things for anyone is directly because of the Sandringham agreement.
I often wonder if AMW was one of the prime reasons for the absolute nature of that decision.

AMW was useful. What can H offer these billionaires?

Middlemarch123 · 01/08/2026 21:10

George looks like Diana, I think he’s shaping up well, Elton awaits, which even with its privileges, will be daunting for him. No longer going to the same school as his siblings.
Charlotte is going to be a stunner.
Louis in his bucket hat, cheeky and cute 😊.

corblimeymlud · 01/08/2026 21:19

Charlotte is suddenly so much more grown up looking !

EmpressSisi · 01/08/2026 21:23

Middlemarch123 · 01/08/2026 21:10

George looks like Diana, I think he’s shaping up well, Elton awaits, which even with its privileges, will be daunting for him. No longer going to the same school as his siblings.
Charlotte is going to be a stunner.
Louis in his bucket hat, cheeky and cute 😊.

George is pure Spencer. He looks so much like John Spencer and has Diana’s mannerisms.

George is all Spencer.
Louis is all Middleton.

I used to think Charlotte was all Windsor but she’s really starting to resemble William, and William looks like Diana. She’s also starting to develop the Spencer mannerisms.

I’ve actually googled it and there’s something called the ‘Spencer stare’ which Diana, William, George and Charlotte all have. Once you see it, it’s hard to unsee.

Lunde · 01/08/2026 21:49

AliasGracie · 01/08/2026 19:23

Poor George so often looks absolutely mortified. Louis looks bored .

I think Netball might not be their favourite sport

They seemed to perk up at the velodrome for the cycling and chatted to Edward and Sophie who were in the row in front.

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