PR disasters thread 26

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Let the conversation continue……

So funny

How much did Maaterchef AU charge MM then? Toe curlingly embarressing, actually having the nerve to judge this show and how can Hazza demean himself by calling as instructed as a ' surprise'

Goodness, MM will be judging Strictly next, or actually in it! OmG would the dancing duchess be immune to the strictly curse? Would H threaten to sue the bbc if M was voted off after one episode?

Thank you @Thedom for the archive version - that is very funny . How long can she keep this schtick going - by which I mean - turning up because of who she married. Probably a lot longer yet 😂To our amusement .

That is a funny article, thanks

Thanks to @StartupRepair for sharing it, 😂😂.

I think Emma Thynn was on strictly and also it would seem Serena William's new friend and was invited to the Met Gala. Never say never 😂 They really aren't helping themselves IMHO if they are seriously wanting to come back as WRF ( H not M - not sure she wants it ) . They look like rent a celebs.

& BTW my own opinion is that H's interview after the RAVEC came and his statement after the ANL case is reason enough he can never be considered to take part in being part of the WRF again. He cannot fly off the handle at the courts who operate in his father's name and expect to take a serious constitutional role. My opinion.

Must have missed it but Kirstie Allsop waded in a couple of weeks ago. I do agree with her and hope I live long enough to be still compos mentos enough to read the versions of Spare that Archie and Lily will write.

I do have experience and I can tell you that my expensive necklace sits at the bottom of my jewellery box gathering dust!! , I would never even think for one moment of dishonouring my husbands love or feelings by even asking! , of course you don’t wear love trinkets from your past loves when married to another.

Here's the link.

https://x.com/KirstieMAllsopp/status/2073509320424124654?s=20

I also have experience - a previous boyfriend gave me a Cartier watch. It was beautiful. Now he wasn't really wealthy - he was someone who did a few profitable deals and spent it all while he had it. Feast or famine. Not ideal long term love material.
When I met DH, and got married a "friend" let him know the source of the watch. He wasn't happy and I didn't wear it after that and ended up selling it.
A couple of years ago I was in Liberty looking at vintage jewellery and there was my watch! Well it might not have been mine but it was the same style which is no longer in production and carrying a hefty price tag. If only I had kept it...
Though we have had impoverished times so I expect I'd have ended up selling it anyway. I should have asked the assistant to let me try it on for old times sake! They'd have had to call security to pin me down and wrestle it off me. 😂

Anyway, I also have a pearl necklace from the same boyfriend. DH doesn't know the origin of that. It's just a simple little strand. I don't wear it often but now I think of it I may start wearing it more. 😉

Neil Sean has just said on his youtube podcast that the Master Chef execs ideally wanted Harry but MM insisted it was only her (she called them! - at first they thought it was a prank). The videocall was part of the contract - without a Harry appearance they didn't want Meghan alone. The videocall was fully rehearsed as well.

Oh dear!

She’s right. I am not sure A and L will ever meet their cousins but they will definitely wonder why they missed out on a life in the royal circle and all the privileges and opportunities it brings.

One thing that really annoyed me in the MasterChef episode is Meghan's constant use of the word 'sentimental' as a positive. She told the contestants to make their dishes sentimental, full of sentimental family stories. She often gets words a bit wrong.

😭😭gutted I lost my Tiffany tennis bracelet this year, I don't wear it often as the clasp is flimsy. I usually get it out for Wimbledon fortnight. Its 30 years ago, the replacement value is massive for something I rarely wear.

That’s so sad. Was it insured?

I am a big proponent of St Anthony!

I am insured but I got it 2nd hand off a friend who needed money to escape her husband. Insurance happy to pay out 3k what I paid but not full value for new. Partly my fault for not having recent valuation and itemizing it.
I am asking st. Anthony as I am usually lucky in finding things. 🤞

I’ll send one up for you also.

So not only do they need royal adjacency to KC to bolster their earning power but Meghan needs royal adjacency to her husband to get herself on a tv show. Without him she sinks back to near oblivion and with him she sinks slowly into oblivion anyway as the Wales family’s star ascends.

At least they can try to monetise their Diana adjacency for the 30th anniversary of her death in 2027.

I’ve not had my finger on the pulse of the Masterchef appearance, though I have heard all was not well on set, was it all a bit of a damp squib as it doesn’t seem to have caused huge headlines? Does anyone know how it went down with the Australian audience?

A hilarious takedown of the Masterchef appearance by the Brisbane Times - so snarky - highlights include:

Petro makes celeriac ice-cream, in line with his well-earned reputation as “guy who makes desserts out of ludicrous things”. And it was a wise choice for the guest judge, too, because Meghan LOVES celeriac. And she LOVES the idea of celeriac ice-cream. And she LOVES being on television.

At one point, Poh drags Meghan over to a table and makes her eat her banana and date loaf, just so they can say the duchess really earned her fee. Meghan asks Poh if she can have the recipe and Poh says she can, both knowing that in an hour or so they will part ways and never talk to each other again for the rest of their lives.

“It feels like she’s looking into your soul,” says Casper, possibly hinting that Meghan might secretly be a demon? This is backed up when he immediately cuts himself for the first time this season.

“Make it sparkle for Meghan Markle!” Sofia shouts, and doggone it, that is just about the most brilliant bit of wordplay anyone present has ever heard. The kitchen practically explodes with happiness.

The most amazing part of the judging is when a producer suddenly walks into shot and hands Meghan a phone, on which Prince Harry himself is Facetiming! Isn’t that amazing? Just on the spur of the moment it happened! I’ve never seen anything so spontaneous and unplanned! Everyone again bursts into applause for the concept of unearned privilege.

The judges thank Meghan for coming all this way just to earn a large amount of money and promote her brand, and everyone is happy, especially Meghan, who now gets to go to her hotel room and forget about it.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/markle-ado-about-nothing-the-verdict-on-meghan-as-guest-masterchef-judge-20260723-p60hyq.html

https://archive.ph/CjQ7d

She has form for this. Archetypes instead of Stereotypes etc

Than you @Lunde that’s a grade A piss take if I ever saw one! Burn 🔥

I think she fluffed her lines - she probably meant "meaningful" in place of one of those sentimentals - another word she uses a lot

Diana's anniversary is the next big payout