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Ham pr disasters 38! Ailing king? Or heartless son?

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jeffgoldblum · 12/09/2026 23:19

Continuing the criticism…still interested, still not bored….

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diddl · 13/09/2026 17:50

What type of boots is M wearing?

They are so ill fitting!

bluegreygreen · 13/09/2026 17:51

SanguineAutumnalCrow · 13/09/2026 17:39

Did you ever get a chance to read this article, @bluegreygreen. So much has happened these past couple of years that I can't remember.

It's by Master Graham Zellick, who is 'a Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader, is emeritus professor of public law and former Principal of Queen Mary & Westfield College, sometime Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, a former editor of Public Law, and was Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, President of the Valuation Tribunal for England and a member of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. He is an Honorary Fellow of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge and of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies'.

So, not just your average legal bod.

https://middletemplar.org.uk/to-strip-or-not-to-strip-prince-harrys-titles/

Yes, I did @SanguineAutumnalCrow, though I wasn't entirely convinced at the time.

I very nearly put a caveat into my post for you though - I obviously should have!

AcquadiP · 13/09/2026 17:52

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 13/09/2026 17:27

Do you think the deer running in the distance were genuine or AI?

Were HAM trying to make us believe they are in the Windsor area.

I'm going with AI. Deer have incredibly sensitive hearing and scenting ability, it's a survival mechanism. A deer herd would
have been aware of the presence of humans and a dog and disappeared long before they had a chance to film them.

Thedom · 13/09/2026 17:52

wordler · 13/09/2026 17:42

I don’t mind the video - although odd music choice.

Visually it’s a DIY version of the Wales kids birthday videos.

Going to be interesting to see where she goes with the Instagram images from
now on.

Diana was a huge Wham fan and apparently had a massive crush on George Michael. Meghan is such a troll.

people.com/royals/george-michael-a-life-book-princess-diana-crush-affected-friendship/

Thedom · 13/09/2026 17:56

JSMill · 13/09/2026 17:24

The deer have got to be fake. I have lived in the Berkshire countryside, which is full of deer, and I have only ever seen a flock of deer running together once. What are the chances it happened when M was recording 🤔.

It’s probably Althorp, they have a deer Park there with hundreds of deer.

MrsLeonFarrell · 13/09/2026 17:58

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 13/09/2026 17:27

Do you think the deer running in the distance were genuine or AI?

Were HAM trying to make us believe they are in the Windsor area.

I think that they are real deer. They seem to be on some kind of estate and herds of deer are a common sight in those circumstances.

PistachioTiramisu · 13/09/2026 17:58

I am so fed up with these nauseating attempts to attract attention. What is so bloody special about 'their kids' (ahem, ahem) that their faces cannot be revealed?

Fondmemories · 13/09/2026 17:59

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 13/09/2026 17:31

That still of the fire could have been taken months ago. We know she likes to engineer her pictures.

I mean.. the theory is bears no relation to reality . Which is their approach to everything.

MrsLeonFarrell · 13/09/2026 17:59

AcquadiP · 13/09/2026 17:52

I'm going with AI. Deer have incredibly sensitive hearing and scenting ability, it's a survival mechanism. A deer herd would
have been aware of the presence of humans and a dog and disappeared long before they had a chance to film them.

Not on an estate. I've been in the grounds of many and deer herds are a common sight. In the wild I'd agree with you but they look like they are on an estate in that bit.

bluegreygreen · 13/09/2026 17:59

AcrossthePond55 · 13/09/2026 17:30

According to the BBC, Andrew's princely title & HRH style were removed via a 'royal' warrant'. I don't know the specifics of how that works, being an American and all. His Duke title would have had to be removed by parliament, but my understanding is that Andrew agreed to stop using it and that it has been removed from the 'Roll of the Peerage', whatever that is.

I must admit that I do love the folderol involved in royalty and the peerage. Then again I don't have to pay for any of it. But I DO have to pay for the shitshow that is our current administration, but at least that clown will be gone in a couple of years.

ETA I don't know if KC has that heart to do that to his son absent some sort of crime or extremely egregious behaviour. So far H is just acting like an ignorant buffoon.

Edited

A couple of links for interest - the first is KC3's Letters Patent removing Andrew's HRH and Prince title; the second is a briefing discussing removal of titles, which also explains the Roll of the Peerage.

Charles III Letters Patent 03/11/25 Letters Patent

Parliamentary briefing Removal of titles and honours

AlwaysRightISwear · 13/09/2026 18:03

PistachioTiramisu · 13/09/2026 17:58

I am so fed up with these nauseating attempts to attract attention. What is so bloody special about 'their kids' (ahem, ahem) that their faces cannot be revealed?

They're trying to pretend they are not capitalising on them.

IdaGlossop · 13/09/2026 18:04

wordler · 13/09/2026 17:42

I don’t mind the video - although odd music choice.

Visually it’s a DIY version of the Wales kids birthday videos.

Going to be interesting to see where she goes with the Instagram images from
now on.

I must say I am rather surprised that Lilibeamoth is riding a little girl's pink bicycle with lilac and pink streamers coming out of the handlebars. With such gender stereotyping by colour in the mundane objects around her, how is she going to become the global champion for the rights of women and girls for which her mother has destined her? Bicycle race matters. The streamer adornment vexed me quite a bit 18 or so years ago when we bought DD's bicycle and my daughter is not destined to be a global champion for the rights of women and girls. Could the bicycle be one belonging to another eg the daughter of Uncle Charles' third marriage? If so, this dates the film to August.

Also troubling me to the extent that I fear I will not be able to eat my dinner this evening is that Hatherop Castle and Kitebrook, two of the probable schools selected for Archibald and Lilibeamoth, appear to have no pupils of African, Asian or Latin American heritage. I think Meghan must have made a mistake in her school choice. She is a self-appointed global champion for racial diversity and a warrior against the toxic legacy of slavery. It cannot be that Lilibeamoth would be left alone and paley loitering with a school-full of other pale children. But Britain is a racist country so all the many black and brown children of the Cotswolds are being educated in the state sector because of deprivation passed down through generations and seen here through the lens of education apartheid in post-colonial Britain.

OliveMyLove · 13/09/2026 18:04

PistachioTiramisu · 13/09/2026 17:58

I am so fed up with these nauseating attempts to attract attention. What is so bloody special about 'their kids' (ahem, ahem) that their faces cannot be revealed?

It’s pretend. There are full photos of their faces over the years.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 13/09/2026 18:10

MrsLeonFarrell · 13/09/2026 17:59

Not on an estate. I've been in the grounds of many and deer herds are a common sight. In the wild I'd agree with you but they look like they are on an estate in that bit.

I agree, MrsLF; I've been closer than that to a doe and her young in a Texas garden, and that was in a place where every second person has a gun Confused

Not sure why Lili would pay any particular attention to them either; they do have deer in Montecito and may even have had them drinking from the pool

KittyHigham · 13/09/2026 18:11

Have I got this right?
H&M briefed People magazine that "sadly" they will never be able to live life as private citizens and then today m posts a video of them doing exactly that!? It makes no sense.
But at least now they have been ableto broadcast the truth for all to see and. It's all just dandy!! Nothing to whinge about at all. (How long will that last ..

IdaGlossop · 13/09/2026 18:17

KittyHigham · 13/09/2026 18:11

Have I got this right?
H&M briefed People magazine that "sadly" they will never be able to live life as private citizens and then today m posts a video of them doing exactly that!? It makes no sense.
But at least now they have been ableto broadcast the truth for all to see and. It's all just dandy!! Nothing to whinge about at all. (How long will that last ..

She is doing the bidding of Sunshine Sachs! Constantly briefing the press with story lines that don't fit together so people talk about them.

KilkennyCats · 13/09/2026 18:22

IdaGlossop · 13/09/2026 18:17

She is doing the bidding of Sunshine Sachs! Constantly briefing the press with story lines that don't fit together so people talk about them.

Is people discussing what utter simpletons they are really a good thing?
I don’t know much about PR, but constantly being disparaged in the media is hardly a way to get the big bucks rolling in?

Usernameinabeyance · 13/09/2026 18:23

JSMill · 13/09/2026 17:24

The deer have got to be fake. I have lived in the Berkshire countryside, which is full of deer, and I have only ever seen a flock of deer running together once. What are the chances it happened when M was recording 🤔.

It's like you've never seen snow white pp.

Princesses are adored by animals and will congregate around them in their time of social media need.

Woodland creatures care not for an abeyance of styles...or style. Either way. They are loyal to the last.

UncleColm · 13/09/2026 18:25

Just watched the latest release....my thoughts

  • the music is completely wrong for the vibe of the video
  • if they are so concerned with security it seems ridiculous to publish this..reckless even. It makes a mockery of their securidee concerns.
  • showing the backs of the kids might generate interest from weirdos who are determined to see them. It's better that we do not see them at all - there is no need for anyone to see these kids in this very public manner
  • I thought the deer looked very odd...I assume it's a private estate
  • I'm in Ireland and it's still quite warm here too...not yet muddy puddles and fire weather. I don't think I've even worn a coat in months.
  • I don't get the point of the video? What are they hoping to achieve with it? Publicity? But they want privacy?!
BigWillyLittleTodger · 13/09/2026 18:29

Channel 5 news have just shown the video, seriously just why? It’s frankly ridiculous.

PlattyCat · 13/09/2026 18:31

HEAR YE, HEAR YE

The Office of the Hon. PlattyCat is pleased to announce that tomorrow she will oversee a vital project bringing clean water to the people.

(I have to go into the office because the water cooler is being delivered)

Mylovelygreendress · 13/09/2026 18:31

Thedom · 13/09/2026 17:56

It’s probably Althorp, they have a deer Park there with hundreds of deer.

Yes i thought part of that was filmed a while ago which might explain the clothes .

Theunamedcat · 13/09/2026 18:34

Has anyone heard the rumours harry is going to change his name to Spencer?

There is another rumour going around about him hand delivering a 6 page letter to his father too

Part of me thinks thats crazy they would never do that! Then the other part of me thinks well...maybe?

IdaGlossop · 13/09/2026 18:35

KilkennyCats · 13/09/2026 18:22

Is people discussing what utter simpletons they are really a good thing?
I don’t know much about PR, but constantly being disparaged in the media is hardly a way to get the big bucks rolling in?

It depends on the brief. If Meghan said 'Coverage at all costs' it doesn't matter what it says. Not an intelligent way to do things but if your ego is massive perhaps it doesn't matter.

TheRealHousewife · 13/09/2026 18:38

A bit of Ai light relief 🤭.

Ham pr disasters 38! Ailing king? Or heartless son?
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