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Ham pr disasters 36! The clap backs continue!

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jeffgoldblum · 09/09/2026 11:03

A continuation of our continuing discussion of our favourite private citizens! 😁

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bookingamazonas · 09/09/2026 23:37

Chrysanthemumsinpots · 09/09/2026 23:28

And why is his attempt to cos play with the British Army so dodgy? What would an honorary role entail and how could he make money off the back of that?

Think carefully about why a country with experience of coup d’état would question getting involved with someone who is trying to get the army to recognise him rather than the head of state….

Sorry I am still not following. My knowledge of British history is patchy, I went to school in another country and haven't watched the crown for a long time. After a quick google, is it to do with Lord Mountbatten and Cecil King?
< intrigued and confused> What has any of this to do with Uganda in particular?

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 09/09/2026 23:42

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 09/09/2026 20:37

You know, if, say 10 years ago, someone had written a drama with this story, people would have said it was too far fetched.
It just never stops.

Agreed. A sad reflection of these mad times.
Imagine 20 years ago telling anybody that in the future America would be wanting to invade Canada and Prince Harry would write a book complaining about sausages.

Lunde · 09/09/2026 23:42

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 09/09/2026 23:07

The global chief of globalness James Holt left, it was converted into a different financial vehicle within a ‘philanthropies’ envelope, and never heard of again.

Holt is back in England spending more time with the Liberal Democrats.

But what happened to the $8,000,000 in capital that the foundation had? It seems to have fallen into a black hole!

jeffgoldblum · 09/09/2026 23:47

bookingamazonas · 09/09/2026 23:37

Sorry I am still not following. My knowledge of British history is patchy, I went to school in another country and haven't watched the crown for a long time. After a quick google, is it to do with Lord Mountbatten and Cecil King?
< intrigued and confused> What has any of this to do with Uganda in particular?

In the U.K. the military swear an oath of allegiance to the king or queen…nobody despite an accident of birth can circumnavigate the head of the forces , the monarch and ask to have military command or honours bestowed upon them , the fact that Harry would ( allegedly) try is only proof that he is obviously clinically insane and in danger of ending up in the tower on charges of treason!

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AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 09/09/2026 23:47

Lunde · 09/09/2026 23:42

But what happened to the $8,000,000 in capital that the foundation had? It seems to have fallen into a black hole!

I suppose we have to wait till accounts are filed, although I’ve no idea how much of them are going to be visible to journalists and the public.

wordler · 09/09/2026 23:47

bookingamazonas · 09/09/2026 23:37

Sorry I am still not following. My knowledge of British history is patchy, I went to school in another country and haven't watched the crown for a long time. After a quick google, is it to do with Lord Mountbatten and Cecil King?
< intrigued and confused> What has any of this to do with Uganda in particular?

No - these are two separate issues.

Uganda - is to do with the Invictus Games as I explained above.

The speculation over Harry wanting to get back into a ceremonial armed forces role is completely separate.

It's being speculated that the reason the King issued the letter calling Harry and Meghan just private citizens is because they have been contacting various charities and potentially military organisations trying to arrange engagements in a quasi-royal manner.

Some posters believe Harry is desperate to be able to attend events wearing full ceremonial uniform again which he is no longer allowed to do as a veteran with no current role - after his military positions were removed at Megxit.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 09/09/2026 23:50

Rhaidimiddim · 09/09/2026 18:53

Scuttlebug on Twitter (X) has itbtgat H wss ringing round his military connections, trying to get a regiment to appoint him to an honorary role (e.g. Captain of the Royal Marines) that would give him standing at military ceremonies. And that this had something to do with The Slapdown Letter.

Interesting that the Ugandan chap is raising similar concerns.

I suspect it would still have to be approved by the Head of State or Monarchy so he can ring around all he likes. It’s not going to happen. There’s also the added confusion that as a member of the RF the route to an honorary appt would be different for him.

wordler · 09/09/2026 23:51

Just to add there's no evidence that Harry has been contacting branches of the armed forces in this way but the palace were very specific in wording that had sent the letter to military officials. So that's made people speculate.

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 09/09/2026 23:52

If Harry blows it’s going to be soon. I hope someone who knows what they’re doing is keeping en eye on him and his family. He’s volatile and unstable, and needs a bloody long stay in a clinic quite frankly.

Starryfifty · 09/09/2026 23:55

The son of Ugandan President is as mad as a box of frogs and should be ignored. But no, HAM have to clap back

jeffgoldblum · 09/09/2026 23:56

Starryfifty · 09/09/2026 23:55

The son of Ugandan President is as mad as a box of frogs and should be ignored. But no, HAM have to clap back

At this point are you really surprised starry?

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Mylovelygreendress · 09/09/2026 23:56

thenightsky · 09/09/2026 23:31

Can you c&p the best bits at all? Grin

Warning ! A Blind which might cause offence . Scroll past if not interested

So, let me tell you a story. We are going back in time. I call this her athlete period. Although there have been athletes since, this was next level of athlete appreciation if you know what I mean. To start, lets go back to a Tweet from earlier this week, shortly after her split from the television producer who did not get her more famous. The publicist of the alliterate one got her a gig as co-host of an award show. I know. I know. And for the record no one knew who she was. Literally. Everyone knew her co-host, but no one knew her. No one had seen her show. It was just some random American woman co-hosting this show. Anyway, as the Tweet indicated, the alliterate one met and f**ked this foreign born former A list athlete who has quite the celebrity career and is currently with the woman who is responsible for One Direction.

So, at the time the alliterate one and the celebrity hooked up, he was dating someone, but the alliterate one broke that up. It was basically a one night stand, but she did manage to ruin the relationship. Now, what happened next has been written up and cited and no one is questioning the wonderful writing of the reporter who sat down with the alliterate one at Soho in London for three bottles of fizz. What she wrote is 100% accurate. What she didn't know at the time, but the darling friends of the alliterate one know who are writing the book is that the alliterate one left that fizz filled interview and went straight to the house of the foreign born permanent A list soccer player mentioned in the article.

The soccer player was in between reality stars at that time, although one would enter his life shortly thereafter. The alliterate one stayed with him for multiple days and nights. The catch was she wasn't allowed to use her phone because he knew who she was. Apparently, she did get two very clothed photos of them together which have been seen by her book writing friends. She thought she got the bag, but what she got was a boot out the door after a couple of days.

She was the same age as him, but that was too old for him. Plus, he liked them freaky and she was anything but as far as he was concerned. After hooking up with a millionaire she met at the Soho bar who also wasn't interested, she headed home, determined that she was going to get an athlete.

So, in the US, almost right away she got a gig that was going to put her right smack in the middle of dozens of pro athletes. She thought she had it made. What she hadn't thought of is that every other B list actress was also there and throwing themselves at the athletes too. Oh, and this is where the alliterate one says she became best friends with the GOAT. OK. So, the alliterate one is throwing herself at these athletes and making it very clear she will do anything with any of them.

She finally got a bite. To be fair, a big bite. A pro QB. One who actually ended up playing for a decade. Of course he has drinking and drug issues and somewhat of a temper, but he also has been a color guy for a long time now too. He played college ball in California so they had that in common and a love of coke. The season had just ended and our QB was feeling bold. He had just ended a relationship with a D lister who was super super super young at the time and he got a lot of flack, so here was this television actress who would party and f*k and that is what he wanted. They did so for about a week and then he dumped her. Ghosted her for an A list party and he was photographed taking someone much higher on the list who he had also been f*king when not with the alliterate one. This kind of turned our actress against athletes for quite some time. Maybe until the golfer.

QuibblingGingerDuke · 09/09/2026 23:59

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 09/09/2026 23:42

Agreed. A sad reflection of these mad times.
Imagine 20 years ago telling anybody that in the future America would be wanting to invade Canada and Prince Harry would write a book complaining about sausages.

And a UK Prime Minister would say on TV “Release the sausages” when talking about the October atrocities.

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:01

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 09/09/2026 23:52

If Harry blows it’s going to be soon. I hope someone who knows what they’re doing is keeping en eye on him and his family. He’s volatile and unstable, and needs a bloody long stay in a clinic quite frankly.

All he has is Meg. Absolutely the last person one needs in a MH crisis

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 10/09/2026 00:02

tara66 · 09/09/2026 19:49

I have just seen video on FB which goes into a few elaborate details not known before to me.

Do not know if true but very extensive detail if untrue. The gist -
H+M have had problem registering DC at school because there is some difficulty with Harry's name on DC birth cert as parent. An inconsistency how he called himself.
KC has drawn up a some new regulation regards royal Trusts stating any member of RF that has lived outside GB for 5 years cannot have any claim on royal assets ie money/property etc This is why H=M came back to uk so suddenly but they have been away more than 5 years.
All the royal tiaras are now property of the state - implying M cannot have any.
It also said W had been told very late about these changes being signed at Sandringham and he helicoptered there to try to stop it but was barred from contacting Charles while actually signing. (C was on third floor)
Apparently he wanted document/s to say future monarchs could change these new arrangements - but was not allowed to discuss with C before he signed..

@tara66without wishing to offend, I think the video must be the equivalent of the bonkers stuff the Sussex Squad come up with.

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:03

Mylovelygreendress · 09/09/2026 23:56

Warning ! A Blind which might cause offence . Scroll past if not interested

So, let me tell you a story. We are going back in time. I call this her athlete period. Although there have been athletes since, this was next level of athlete appreciation if you know what I mean. To start, lets go back to a Tweet from earlier this week, shortly after her split from the television producer who did not get her more famous. The publicist of the alliterate one got her a gig as co-host of an award show. I know. I know. And for the record no one knew who she was. Literally. Everyone knew her co-host, but no one knew her. No one had seen her show. It was just some random American woman co-hosting this show. Anyway, as the Tweet indicated, the alliterate one met and f**ked this foreign born former A list athlete who has quite the celebrity career and is currently with the woman who is responsible for One Direction.

So, at the time the alliterate one and the celebrity hooked up, he was dating someone, but the alliterate one broke that up. It was basically a one night stand, but she did manage to ruin the relationship. Now, what happened next has been written up and cited and no one is questioning the wonderful writing of the reporter who sat down with the alliterate one at Soho in London for three bottles of fizz. What she wrote is 100% accurate. What she didn't know at the time, but the darling friends of the alliterate one know who are writing the book is that the alliterate one left that fizz filled interview and went straight to the house of the foreign born permanent A list soccer player mentioned in the article.

The soccer player was in between reality stars at that time, although one would enter his life shortly thereafter. The alliterate one stayed with him for multiple days and nights. The catch was she wasn't allowed to use her phone because he knew who she was. Apparently, she did get two very clothed photos of them together which have been seen by her book writing friends. She thought she got the bag, but what she got was a boot out the door after a couple of days.

She was the same age as him, but that was too old for him. Plus, he liked them freaky and she was anything but as far as he was concerned. After hooking up with a millionaire she met at the Soho bar who also wasn't interested, she headed home, determined that she was going to get an athlete.

So, in the US, almost right away she got a gig that was going to put her right smack in the middle of dozens of pro athletes. She thought she had it made. What she hadn't thought of is that every other B list actress was also there and throwing themselves at the athletes too. Oh, and this is where the alliterate one says she became best friends with the GOAT. OK. So, the alliterate one is throwing herself at these athletes and making it very clear she will do anything with any of them.

She finally got a bite. To be fair, a big bite. A pro QB. One who actually ended up playing for a decade. Of course he has drinking and drug issues and somewhat of a temper, but he also has been a color guy for a long time now too. He played college ball in California so they had that in common and a love of coke. The season had just ended and our QB was feeling bold. He had just ended a relationship with a D lister who was super super super young at the time and he got a lot of flack, so here was this television actress who would party and f*k and that is what he wanted. They did so for about a week and then he dumped her. Ghosted her for an A list party and he was photographed taking someone much higher on the list who he had also been f*king when not with the alliterate one. This kind of turned our actress against athletes for quite some time. Maybe until the golfer.

I knew about her and Rory Mc. I think he moved on quickly

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 10/09/2026 00:09

Starryfifty · 09/09/2026 23:55

The son of Ugandan President is as mad as a box of frogs and should be ignored. But no, HAM have to clap back

And he was already in charge of the Ugandan military while Invictus was welcoming Uganda into the fold.

It makes you wonder what on earth is going on at Invictus Board meetings.

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Lunde · 10/09/2026 00:10

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:03

I knew about her and Rory Mc. I think he moved on quickly

I think the soccer player is Ashley Cole

MeghanAndTheSeals · 10/09/2026 00:14

I dip in and out of reading threads on this board, but it’s a long time since I’ve posted. Thought it was time to dig out one of my “spare” user names 🦭

Am just gobsmacked that they’ve only been back for two weeks and are seemingly unable to just keep quiet. I think things are going to implode at a fairly fast pace.

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:14

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 10/09/2026 00:09

And he was already in charge of the Ugandan military while Invictus was welcoming Uganda into the fold.

It makes you wonder what on earth is going on at Invictus Board meetings.

Muhoozi and H. All kinds of mad 😳

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:16

MeghanAndTheSeals · 10/09/2026 00:14

I dip in and out of reading threads on this board, but it’s a long time since I’ve posted. Thought it was time to dig out one of my “spare” user names 🦭

Am just gobsmacked that they’ve only been back for two weeks and are seemingly unable to just keep quiet. I think things are going to implode at a fairly fast pace.

He needs a long spell in a treatment centre

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 10/09/2026 00:18

sickofsixseven · 09/09/2026 21:57

They literally have no shame. Any normal people would be mortified to be having family squabbles like this in front of their neighbours, let alone the entire world. Seriously what is wrong with them?

In a nutshell!

Chrysanthemumsinpots · 10/09/2026 00:19

bookingamazonas · 09/09/2026 23:37

Sorry I am still not following. My knowledge of British history is patchy, I went to school in another country and haven't watched the crown for a long time. After a quick google, is it to do with Lord Mountbatten and Cecil King?
< intrigued and confused> What has any of this to do with Uganda in particular?

I was referring to Uganda’s response. Uganda had coup d’état in 1971 and 1985. This is when the army was used to overthrow the government and head of state. The first was led by Idi Amin who established a brutal dictatorship. The first step in a coup d’état is to gain control of the army apart from the head of state. We think of Harry as being idiotic and vain but if you are sensitive to such actions then the attempt to bypass the head of state and seek loyalty from armed forces would look very concerning even if you don’t think there is any hope in their success - and especially if you don’t think there is any hope in their success you would want to distance yourself from them. But also the symbolism of it to the head of the Ugandan army.

Mark Tatcher, son or the late PM, was part of an attempted a coup d’état in Equatorial Guinea barely twenty years ago so these things are not just theory.

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 10/09/2026 00:21

Starryfifty · 10/09/2026 00:01

All he has is Meg. Absolutely the last person one needs in a MH crisis

There’s his ‘close friend’, his bodyguard, that came over with him. I hope he’s trained in de-escalation, because this could end very badly. Anyway, that’s probably enough said.

jeffgoldblum · 10/09/2026 00:22

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · 10/09/2026 00:21

There’s his ‘close friend’, his bodyguard, that came over with him. I hope he’s trained in de-escalation, because this could end very badly. Anyway, that’s probably enough said.

Doubtful autumn ! , he only seems trained in glock in box .

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