PR disasters thread 27

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

A shiny new thread to continue the chat on the Sussexes summer shenanigans!

Yes, Harry claimed David Foster is his 2nd father, yet he wasn’t invited to their wedding. I think Harry &Meghan like to appeal to peoples egos either those big statements of closeness.

David Foster and his wife are bigtime MAGA supporters, he is a buddy of Trump.

Exactly, William with a tan and a blue shirt and he has movie star looks. He was looking very gaunt and pale there for a while when Catherine and Charles were sick, but he has come back into his own again. I have a friend who met William and she said he is absolutely gorgeous. Harry has never been good looking in the typical sense but he was attractive for a while when he was with Chelsy, however he is not aging well at all, I think the drugs and booze have done a number on him.

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I just checked and David and Katharine didn’t marry until 2019, so after H&M’s wedding. And who knows how long they were together before they married.

However, as others have pointed out, it seems that Katharine did not attend.

I wish, when I was holding down a full time job as was DH and both of us rushing hither and thither to do nursery drop off / pickups because we didn't have a nanny, I had known being a mother was a super power. I wouldn't have worried so much 😂

ETA - I have never seen PW in real life , but he does look well groomed and just rather nice. H , to my mind , less so . But opinions will vary .

Looking at the DM photos, I don’t see ‘amazing skin’ that she could use to launch a skin care / makeup range claimed by some.

It’s the skin of someone with access to good skincare professionals and a good diet but nothing really beyond that compared to say Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway or Jessica Alba

Yes William has come into his own lately, he is very tall, lean, and with long legs, he really is Diana in male form, he certainly looked very buff playing beach volleyball recently and I am very glad he seems to have moved on from his fleece era!

FFS, she is already trying to build an idealistic, unrealistic (and boastful) ‘image’ for these kids , I think her kids are going to be a huuuge disappointment to her, they will never measure up.

What age is the little girl ?? 5? It's absolutely pathetic. I really don't think Meg has a genuine, functioning relationship with her children at all.

Yes and according to "sources" Katherine and Meg lifelong friends so one would assume a wedding invitation would be extended. Considering Oprah was there and did say she was surprised as she didn't know them. Reece Witherspoon was invited too but declined due to having no relationship with them whatsoever

I think she just turned 5, you have hit the nail on the head, Meghan seems to present an image of a very dysfunctional relationship with her kids, between already discussing their future careers based on their parents wants and now this bullshit, those poor kids are going to be so screwed up.

@Thedom I think William has grown into his looks in middle age. As a teen he was seen as a bit off a pin up, then the Royal family genetics and hair loss set in. The Royal family will always have 'that look'. Early pictures of Charles, Prince Philip etc, whilst certainly not model material, met the upper class desirable toff look which apparently was highly desirable.

I am sure how, maybe it is because if a new confidence, but William has become good looking again as he hit mid 40s. Not my thing but no denying despite the inherited balding and upperclass genetics he has a certain attractiveness which I think mainly is about someone being comfortable in their own skin. Which seems crazy considering what awaits. .

Indeed I will, I mean have you seen that watch.

(And I am reminded of why I love this thread, it is a shadow from MN of old. Clever, funny women)

It’s quite interesting to compare how William and Catherine speak about their kids, they have never publicly discussed George being a future king, an exceptional path laid out for him, they never discuss expectations or pigeon holed their kids, they talk about the normal things parents discuss, they like this sport or that sport, it’s appears to be quite normal in a very extraordinary situation.

Then you have Meghan and Harry trying to present their kids as something exceptional, the unbelieveable first words, Archie’s leica camera, Lili the 5 year old brave soldier that Meghan wants to emulate. They are beyond weird, and desperate, in how they try to present their kids.

@Dameputtingonabraveface A friend of mine said once , W was quite handsome until the Windsor ugly gene kicked in. Which I thought was a little unfair. But I do agree W has grown into his looks. I also think that in photographs he does look well groomed and he dresses well & appropriately (my opinion ) But given the photographs we see are of him representing the monarchy it's the right thing, and respectful that he looks like he's made an effort when he meets people. H does look scruffier IMHO but given he's representing no-one other than himself most of the time , that's entirely his choice.

I think I forgot to add the picture.
Is it that choker you refer to? I don’t doubt you but I must have missed it, don’t remember seeing Catherine wearing it.

I bet @DaisyDooley knows!

Meanwhile Meghan has dropped a promo for the cookie queens. Can’t say I could be bothered to watch the whole thing, I have zero interest in this cookie nonsense. But it seems they used Bonne Maman jam! 😂

https://x.com/unremarkleble/status/2085670788233895981?s=46

I read a very similar anecdote. Apparently, a small PR team was asked to prepare a visual presentation for Meghan to view at Kensington Palace. They spent a long time setting up their images on boards in the room in preparation. Meghan kept them waiting for over an hour and when she did arrive, walked in, glanced briefly at the board visuals, said 'No' and walked out.
No idea if either of these stories are true - wouldn't surprise me if they were.

David Foster was from their Canada period, he’s Canadian and I think was instrumental in providing them with accommodation when they were on Vancouver Island.

He used to be married to Yolanda Hadid, former model and mother of Gigi and Bella Hadid. I only know this because I was an avid watcher of the RHOBH and he used to pop up from time to time. I remember Yolanda gushing over DH and referring to him as “my King”. If there isn’t a cringe emoji there should be.

I think his jacket is too small which is very unflattering.

@Thedom , I agree with you. I suspect W&C are trying to bring their children up as normally as possible given the circumstances. I also would not be surprised if they are saying to C & L , you are no less important than your brother but if you choose to accept it , your mission will be to support him. So that we get more of a Princess Anne supporting her brother rather than the mayhem H has wreaked. Apart from photos with L putting his hands over his ears etc I don't think we've heard one comment from W&C about their children's personalities. Hobbies etc - different matter.

I think most people who have had children know there is no way you can pigeonhole a small child. They can endlessly surprise you. It's folly in my view to try to foist a personality on a child , not privately , and certainly not when you are doing it to sell candles or for a sound bite. Also folly to (however misguidedly ) throw out - I'd like to leave IG to Archie , I want to build this business for Lily. There are many ways in which they are not guarding those childrens' privacy and not showing their faces doesn't cover all of it. That's my opinion. There will be others.

Yes! I remember he was married to Yolanda

William always looks very well. He's fit and healthy looking. He also looks very happy in himself

I think W&C have the intelligence to know all 3 of their children may well choose different paths. An adult George may well decide, nope. Future king role is not for me and I imagine his parents will fully respect that.

There just seems something so off kilter with HAM and their parenting. "What would Lili do"? She's barely 5 ffs. It makes absolutely no sense