PR disasters thread 31

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

Have the eagles landed yet? Another thread to discuss yet more Sussex shenanigans!

Come on. This is a Meg n Harry thread. Not how glorious William is.

Apologies, I'll make sure I double-check user names and not mix up similar ones in future.

Apologies not thinking clearly this morning vestibular migraine

There may be one or two stories out there about W.

There are one or two stories about H.

Sorry - likely one or two hundred - about H.

I wonder how many stories have been quietly ignored about him.

Or her.

As for acting? There’s a panto horse for every occasion.

‘Young stallion’ and a rider. And their wee egg faced mouthpiece.

Giddy up.

💐 take it easy

Did you mean to quote me? I wasn't talking about William, who I agree gets unfairly labeled workshy.

They are genuinely talented and with a strong body of work.

I think it’s a stretch to compare M's acting career with theirs.

Thank you @FenellaFeldman it’s been months nay years but this year particular bad and today off scale! So brain not functioning thank goodness for autocorrect but doesn’t always correct to what I want to actually say!

This is a great post. Whilst many on this thread deliberately ignore anything that could go against their staunchly and Harry and Meghan and pro William and Kate, I appreciate the detail.

Of course negative stories about William are more likely to be blocked and pulled because he's the heir, this is what one or two posters don't seem to get, it's not comparing like for like. After Harry went rogue of course there would be even more stories because there wasn't the protection of BP against the media.

None of the royals are above criticism. And this is a discussion board that AFAIK isn't meant to be an echo chamber.

H has thrown aspersions of racism on our current head of state and on the future queen,
That definitely damaged the UK’s reputation for a while and maybe permanently. He later sheepishly retracted, but the damage was done.

Did you really not know this?

H has thrown aspersions of racism on our current head of state and on the future queen,
That definitely damaged the UK’s reputation for a while and maybe permanently. He later sheepishly retracted, but the damage was done.

Did you really not know this?

You do realise the whole point of this thread is the PR disasters of Harry and Meghan. Actually the first couple of threads were specifically about As ever and other PR disasters.

It’s nothing to do with William or anyone else. This is NOT a generic RF thread.

Well that's quite an exaggeration. People can juggle many things but can still comment on things like this. It doesn't mean they are devoid or less knowledgeable about other things.

It sounds awful, I hope it passes quickly.

Actually going by the headline alone, I thought it was a general RF PR disasters thread. I did then realise it was about the Sussexes yes, but many posters were bringing William up as a positive, so it's only naturally that one or two would say well actually...

The poster I was responding to was responding to people saying there haven't been more negative news stories about William because he has essentially kept his hands clean - and its not as simple and that's not necessarily true.

So if William shouldn't' be discussed here, he shouldn't be mentioned by anyone.

It's highly likely that William is the not the saint the media portrays him as. But we don't need - or want! - to know about it. He's going to be the next king and there's nothing we can do about it (other than assassination or becoming a Republic - both controversial). May as well let the MIGs do their PR so we can live in happy ignorance (if that's the case). They are very skilled at it.

But but but but but…

For me? I think sometimes it is easier to cast shade on others because some find it impossible to argue the very valid points made about the chosen two.

It may seem so much easier to deflect.

It just confirms my opinion that the special ones are both nigh on impossible to defend.

I suppose it could be called an echo chamber of sorts.

One with vast swirls of truth in it.

Oh I absolutely want to know about it precisely because he is my future king.

By that reasoning, do you think Charles's affair with Camilla shouldn't have been revealed?

I am very glad that the accusations against Andrew came to light and angry that the then monarch clearly was complicit in covering up his abusive actions.

I don't want to live in a monarchy where there is no transparency about the actions of the Royal Family.

"The media" (sic) have never once portrayed William as "a saint".
In the UK we have many news outlets, it's not a hive mind. I've seen critical pieces in the Guardian and the Independent about William, and the BBC news rarely gives him credit for his positive activities, unlike their coverage of the Sussexes Australian tour.
It's a complete myth that in any "media" William is a saint and Harry is a sinner.
I think his fans should realise that Harry has brought this on himself, and trying to trash William is really very silly. They should really read what id actually said about both men.

No it absolutely isn’t. It’s a long running thread specifically about Meg and Harry PR disasters. The reason why it’s ran so long, is because there’s always a story to discuss with them.
Yes, other royals will appear in discussion but it’s often used as a tactic to derail by some posters.

And it is.

Absolutely. Which is why William is never portrayed as "a saint"!
Also "the media", fortunately isn't some amorphous mass, all saying the same thing!

I too would like transparency about the RF.

So we have mentioned the King andd Queen. William. AMW.

Wonder who we could do next?

Perhaps we could have full transparency with the two that seem so desperate to cling to the monarchy.

I feel that there is much that has been kept quiet. Him certainly. And quite likely her.

You will note that I was quite specific in what I said.

I have no doubt that there have been stories pulled about many royals, including William, for reasons that a defamation lawyer will be familiar with.

I am also sure that a celebrity could agree that one story about himself could run instead of another story.

What I was referring to was the misunderstanding that has cropped up on several occasions on these threads, that the 'UK media' acts as one entity, and acts in a similar way to US celebrity productions.