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BigWillyLittleTodger · 01/09/2026 08:21

A shiny new thread for September Sussex shenanigans!

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PoppysAunt · 03/09/2026 09:06

OliveMyLove · 03/09/2026 08:57

Given that the ensure the record was corrected over something as minor as a lunch, anything they don’t correct leaves the sense that it must be true.

They should not be talking about security of their security is in question.

It's really not wise. However, I have no idea what's rumour and what's fact at this stage.

MaturingCheeseball · 03/09/2026 09:08

I don’t think there’s any visa drama or wotnot - I think that all options have bombed in the US - nfi anywhere, Netflix gone, Archwell defunct, and as for As Ever… no one wants some spread from a factory in Idaho or wherever with a label slapped on it; well maybe they do but not for $15 or whatever.

The move imo is the realisation that they have to get back under the royal wing. Frankly I had lost interest in them - they were out of the picture. Harry had to get A&L back in the fold asap. He has to be on the spot to beef up his roles in charities. Was it the Queen Mother who said people have to see us to believe in us? I think Harry is doing this. (Plus of course wanting free security and the chance to pick up with his old dimwit pals.)

As for Meghan - if we judge the future on past performance then she’ll be cooking up some new scheme. Martha Stewart in The Cotswolds no doubt.

Baital · 03/09/2026 09:33

AnneBoleyn123 · 03/09/2026 08:28

Has it occurred to anyone that they may not be able to afford the mortgage on their Montecino home? They may want to sell it and buy something outright in the UK

That was my assumption - it is a face saving way of down sizing, after all the gushing over Montecito/ living the dream/ the trees connected like H&M etc

They can pay off H's legal debts, buy a 'nice' house with half the number of bedrooms without a mortgage, and live within their means.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 03/09/2026 09:43

bluegreygreen · 02/09/2026 17:41

Well, I can't guarantee it - who knows what can set off a Sussex reaction? - but it's the most recent one that mentions the Diana award and it does say Harry is 'expected' to attend.

The article on 23/08 that mentions the Diana Award said it was 'not known' if the Sussexes would be there, although it had mentioned that the brothers took turns and William wasn't due to attend.

I admit I'm also kind of surprised if Harry's not going, bluegreygreen; anything to do with Diana's usually catnip to him, and as you say it's hie "turn" for an event about her

I don't know where that clapback quote came from, but really do have to wonder what the hell's going on, especially as I don't think either have been seen since their reported return

Justdancevance · 03/09/2026 09:44

Most people find it more advantageous to get a mortgage and invest their spare cash elsewhere, especially when you’ve billionaire investment buddies giving you tips

George Soros seems to like them, paying for their faux royal trip to Colombia and Harry being involved with the aspen institute.
How the aspen institute whose role is to prevent the flow of disinformation, work with Harry who spreads disinformation every time he opens his mouth.

justcallmemarywhitehouse · 03/09/2026 09:44

jeffgoldblum · 03/09/2026 07:53

It’s starting to get to “Freddie star ate my hamster “ level now isn’t it!

That sums it up. We've had years of this - whatever latest stunt creates a headline for a short time but then it bombs VERY quickly now. It's the same old over and over. Yes we look initially and we may raise our eyebrows but that's about it. I don't follow any people who talk about this pair endlessly and I'm not on any of the other forums which are more extreme.

justcallmemarywhitehouse · 03/09/2026 09:54

Starryfifty · 02/09/2026 23:08

Their worst nightmare but unfortunately they generate too many clicks. There is years of this and when Hamlets are teens, they'll probably be at it too

They have created a horrible situation for their children. All this hiding of them while at the same time flaunting of them in their social media. Time will come and photos of these children or young adults will emerge. There will be interest because of the above. These young people will be picked apart - I thought she had blue eyes ? Oh he doesn't look like Harry! Doesn't she look like Thomas Markle! Oh he looks nothing like Meghan - you would never know she is his mother. Maybe there will be a big reveal in Hallo for a big fee - "At home with the Sussexes in their new Cotswold retreat" .

PoppysAunt · 03/09/2026 10:00

justcallmemarywhitehouse · 03/09/2026 09:44

That sums it up. We've had years of this - whatever latest stunt creates a headline for a short time but then it bombs VERY quickly now. It's the same old over and over. Yes we look initially and we may raise our eyebrows but that's about it. I don't follow any people who talk about this pair endlessly and I'm not on any of the other forums which are more extreme.

Good points, it's like a roller coaster at times.

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 10:19

OliveMyLove · 03/09/2026 08:48

Leaving the children behind?

Yes and her disruptive debt ridden addict STBXH - she wants him out of her hair in LA. Not sure hes clocked it yet…..

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 10:30

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 10:19

Yes and her disruptive debt ridden addict STBXH - she wants him out of her hair in LA. Not sure hes clocked it yet…..

I agree with this. I think they assumed they were hugely popular in UK. Cheeky, arse slapping Harry, etc.

Already we have spin about him being a stay at home dad (while his kids are day boarders🙄) and a few Nannie's thrown in. Her spin is building her global empire from international bases or such bilge

bluegreygreen · 03/09/2026 10:57

Someone linked a while ago to an article on a website that I've dipped in and about of since. She does royal/celebrity comment but also some satire - I thought people might appreciate these

First day at school

House hunt

thenightsky · 03/09/2026 11:14

bluegreygreen · 03/09/2026 10:57

Someone linked a while ago to an article on a website that I've dipped in and about of since. She does royal/celebrity comment but also some satire - I thought people might appreciate these

First day at school

House hunt

Love that first link, especially 'why is your hair only on the sides?' Grin

Off to read the second link now.

Thank you.

SqueakyDinosaur · 03/09/2026 11:26

From the house hunt link, this

^"Can we live here," Archie-ish asked, "or is this another one we're just looking at."
Nobody answered him, which he correctly understood as an answer.^

has made me feel really sad for those children.

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 12:03

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 10:19

Yes and her disruptive debt ridden addict STBXH - she wants him out of her hair in LA. Not sure hes clocked it yet…..

Then shit will get real for her. The nasty, vindictive man baby she has encouraged will turn on her. If he so easily turned on his family he will turn on her. He is not a nice person. I expect they will both be airing the shitty laundry on TV, media and anyone who will listen. Again will look really bad for RF. I doubt they will pay her off as they will be funding idiot boy. Her divorce will be on what he has not what his family has as Ferguson found out.
They can't afford motorcades and full security team for her in LA, she doesn't earn any money to pay herself, she wants status. I don't see this going well.

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 12:20

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 12:03

Then shit will get real for her. The nasty, vindictive man baby she has encouraged will turn on her. If he so easily turned on his family he will turn on her. He is not a nice person. I expect they will both be airing the shitty laundry on TV, media and anyone who will listen. Again will look really bad for RF. I doubt they will pay her off as they will be funding idiot boy. Her divorce will be on what he has not what his family has as Ferguson found out.
They can't afford motorcades and full security team for her in LA, she doesn't earn any money to pay herself, she wants status. I don't see this going well.

Absolutely H will throw her under the bus. He's absolutely repugnant. RF will take him back under their wing and rehabilitate him but he really doesn't deserve it

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 12:44

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 12:20

Absolutely H will throw her under the bus. He's absolutely repugnant. RF will take him back under their wing and rehabilitate him but he really doesn't deserve it

And this is where I suspect the file on m will come into play. There is no way RF or MI5 don't know about her past, it may be used as leverage. If I was m I would say, go to hell, print it, I doubt it is any worse than what has been said on SM and people love a redemption story. However h is going to hang, she 100% has videos, pics, emails that will destroy him, she is in a strong bargaining position unlike the dimwit.

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 12:48

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 12:03

Then shit will get real for her. The nasty, vindictive man baby she has encouraged will turn on her. If he so easily turned on his family he will turn on her. He is not a nice person. I expect they will both be airing the shitty laundry on TV, media and anyone who will listen. Again will look really bad for RF. I doubt they will pay her off as they will be funding idiot boy. Her divorce will be on what he has not what his family has as Ferguson found out.
They can't afford motorcades and full security team for her in LA, she doesn't earn any money to pay herself, she wants status. I don't see this going well.

I expect she had planned a 10 year fade out like Charles and Diana - separate lives under the radar that no one would notice before public divorce announcement…..which would allow her max glitter immersion in royal adjacency from her DCs and STBXH which would maintain her “status” into her late 50s - but that was pre digital age and every manoeuvre now is captured, interrogated and commented on by SM - so they won’t pull this off - especially with their random media exposure and announcements as well as PH chaos and volatility. Transparent and messy….‘more to come’ as the media keep telling us.

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 12:49

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 12:44

And this is where I suspect the file on m will come into play. There is no way RF or MI5 don't know about her past, it may be used as leverage. If I was m I would say, go to hell, print it, I doubt it is any worse than what has been said on SM and people love a redemption story. However h is going to hang, she 100% has videos, pics, emails that will destroy him, she is in a strong bargaining position unlike the dimwit.

I suspect there is more money and more strategic sense in the RF buy both of their silence.

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 13:06

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 12:49

I suspect there is more money and more strategic sense in the RF buy both of their silence.

I don't think RF will release anything on her. It will reflect badly on them. For example, why did they not manage her bullying behaviour etc. That's on them. The Yacht girl stories smells a bit like shaming

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 13:33

Meg may hold out for the Diana documentary. Also Ingriftus. Gives her a chance to do a few walkabouts

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 13:35

Starryfifty · 03/09/2026 13:06

I don't think RF will release anything on her. It will reflect badly on them. For example, why did they not manage her bullying behaviour etc. That's on them. The Yacht girl stories smells a bit like shaming

And a bit like unhinged SM conspiracy.

binkie163 · 03/09/2026 13:38

Wommmble · 03/09/2026 12:49

I suspect there is more money and more strategic sense in the RF buy both of their silence.

I don't think they could be silenced paid or not. Both are addicted to chaos and attention.
There will be interest in her dishing the dirt on him, tbh it serves him right. There were reports of her touting a divorce book last year.

KilkennyCats · 03/09/2026 14:01

DancingFerret · 03/09/2026 13:57

Markle's acting ability, such as it is, will never match the class and "no comment" side-stepping on display here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05rg7mj2p1o

Why would M put out a story like that? Doesn’t she understand she’s made herself look like an utter fool?

DandyAF · 03/09/2026 14:15

KilkennyCats · 03/09/2026 14:01

Why would M put out a story like that? Doesn’t she understand she’s made herself look like an utter fool?

I don’t see how M could have put out the story herself without there being some truth in it. Because Ritchie could easily debunk it.

Theo James’s response in the video is funny. I do like him!

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