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Ham pr disasters 40! ..the 40 by 40 anniversary edition!

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jeffgoldblum · 16/09/2026 19:10

Still interested, still not bored!

Ham pr disasters 40! ..the 40 by 40 anniversary edition!
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AlexandraCarrington · Yesterday 17:52

implying his father and queen Elizabeth might have been together if not for Mountbatten is a particularly low flight of fancy!!!

What a lot of bs. Elizabeth never looked at another man. There were equerries and Guards officers who might be occasional escorts or dancing partners, but none of them were ever serious contenders.

11add1 · Yesterday 17:53

Before I spam this thread any further this is my last comment for now

This was a comment she found devastating (she would later share with me that her waist shrank from 29 to 23½ inches between her engagement and her marriage).

How creepy to publish this as her brother. Very, very creepy. Yuck.

11add1 · Yesterday 17:56

I am convinced now that Diana had ADHD, and that as part of that condition she suffered from Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (as do I). This is an intense emotional pain in the face of others’ rejection or criticism, which amplified her wounded response to her husband’s suggestions.

Charles Spencer must be a Mumsnetter 😂

My2cents1975 · Yesterday 18:03

MrsLeonFarrell · Yesterday 16:24

I think the most Charles can do at this point is remove them from the website, which should have been done years ago. The precedent for removing titles is for far more serious offences.

I think we have to disagree on this point @MrsLeonFarrell .

H already spoke out of pocket in Canada to a First Nations Tribe. H purports to represent his father, never overtly but covertly with a transparent veneer of plausible deniability because H "never said those exact words."

H has already insulted the UK judiciary. At a time when "two-tier justice" is a talking point leveraged by those who want to harm the UK by degrading trust in its institutions, H's insinuations that it was a stitch-up are completely out of order.

IMHO, to pretend to speak for a nation when you emphatically are a private citizen, and to maliciously attack a nation's vital institutions for delivering a fair verdict is more than sufficient grounds to remove all of H's titles.

wordler · Yesterday 18:08

PoorBlindAutumnCrow · Yesterday 16:43

Some of the current threads' posters are clearly Sussex PR, along with a bunch of people who are getting all their facts wrong. The latter I can just about shrug about, but it's still annoying because it means it's harder to have a decent discussion about making the workings of the monarchy more democratically transparent. But the former - the Sussex PR machine in action - pisses me right off.

It's almost like the 'good' old days!

Puzzledandpissedoff · Yesterday 18:09

The how is quite simple. Why did KC3 meet with H after H had insulted his judiciary?

Because IMO he lacks judgement, @My2cents1975

Imagine if KC3 had said no. Imagine if BP had briefed that the Duke was out of order insulting the judiciary and he has to apologise in writing and on camera before meeting the King

Pretty good ideas, though I'd be amazed if Charles had the sense to do them, but let's say he did ... how is that going to bring his idiot son to heel rather than increasing his "victimhood" to nuclear levels?
Admittedly he'd make himself look even worse, but he does that without help anyway and it still wouldn't necessarily stop him lashing out at all and sundry

Mylovelygreendress · Yesterday 18:12

Is there or was there an Ingriftus thing today ?

jeffgoldblum · Yesterday 18:12

I must offer my apologies ladies! , I said I wasn’t interested in reading the book ..but after the extract was posted I was curious! , I wish I hadn’t read it honestly.
several posters have told me his history books are very good, however reading this I can only assume they are written differently.
the tone , the outright flights of fancy sounds like it was written by the same ghost writer who did spare! 🤷‍♀️

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MrsLeonFarrell · Yesterday 18:14

My2cents1975 · Yesterday 18:03

I think we have to disagree on this point @MrsLeonFarrell .

H already spoke out of pocket in Canada to a First Nations Tribe. H purports to represent his father, never overtly but covertly with a transparent veneer of plausible deniability because H "never said those exact words."

H has already insulted the UK judiciary. At a time when "two-tier justice" is a talking point leveraged by those who want to harm the UK by degrading trust in its institutions, H's insinuations that it was a stitch-up are completely out of order.

IMHO, to pretend to speak for a nation when you emphatically are a private citizen, and to maliciously attack a nation's vital institutions for delivering a fair verdict is more than sufficient grounds to remove all of H's titles.

I agree Harry has been speaking out of turn about politics, not than once. But I believe it is rather for the government to intervene and put a stop to it, not the King.

My2cents1975 · Yesterday 18:16

Puzzledandpissedoff · Yesterday 18:09

The how is quite simple. Why did KC3 meet with H after H had insulted his judiciary?

Because IMO he lacks judgement, @My2cents1975

Imagine if KC3 had said no. Imagine if BP had briefed that the Duke was out of order insulting the judiciary and he has to apologise in writing and on camera before meeting the King

Pretty good ideas, though I'd be amazed if Charles had the sense to do them, but let's say he did ... how is that going to bring his idiot son to heel rather than increasing his "victimhood" to nuclear levels?
Admittedly he'd make himself look even worse, but he does that without help anyway and it still wouldn't necessarily stop him lashing out at all and sundry

KC3 just needs to call up Sophie C. and have a chat.

She can take a settlement for the charity and then join BP as a WAMIG (women and men in grey suits). Her job title would be "The Lord Chamberlain of “Absolutely Not”, The Lord High Refuser, and The Royal Nay-Sayer".

Give her a damehood too for the headache of dealing with the HaMs!

sickofsixseven · Yesterday 18:16

bluegreygreen · Yesterday 14:01

Yes, the Telegraph report is here

https://archive.ph/QWWyF

He really is a nasty, vindictive person. Its no wonder all they seem to attract is negativity and nothing goes right for them. Its impossible to live like that and have a happy and fulfilled life.

DancingFerret · Yesterday 18:21

jeffgoldblum · Yesterday 18:12

I must offer my apologies ladies! , I said I wasn’t interested in reading the book ..but after the extract was posted I was curious! , I wish I hadn’t read it honestly.
several posters have told me his history books are very good, however reading this I can only assume they are written differently.
the tone , the outright flights of fancy sounds like it was written by the same ghost writer who did spare! 🤷‍♀️

I've just finished reading it. I wonder how KC will feel about being called a "bellowing buffoon", and even more startling, Diana stating he was "in love with his valet"?

I agree, Jeff, this awful book is very much in the style of Spare.

TheRealHousewife · Yesterday 18:21

SqueakyDinosaur · Yesterday 17:20

Laydeez an' gennlemen, I give you... PART ONE

https://archive.is/gC58w

Pics are blurred but words are there.

This bit already caught my eye:

"My sisters knew that Diana had always wanted Mozart’s Requiem to be played for her, after her death. But when I passed this on, it was rejected as a possibility: ‘No part of a requiem can be played at a Church of England funeral,’ I was told.

I later found out that was not the case – the first of several untruths that the authorities would push my way at that time."

Well, I'd imagine he found out pretty smartish, as part of Verdi's Requiem was in the service itself.

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@SqueakyDinosaur Much appreciated! Thank you … part 2 same time tomorrow? 😉x

The piece includes some eye widening and quite shocking claims. I’ll not repeat any in case anyone is intending to read the book!

Andylion · Yesterday 18:22

jeffgoldblum · Yesterday 18:12

I must offer my apologies ladies! , I said I wasn’t interested in reading the book ..but after the extract was posted I was curious! , I wish I hadn’t read it honestly.
several posters have told me his history books are very good, however reading this I can only assume they are written differently.
the tone , the outright flights of fancy sounds like it was written by the same ghost writer who did spare! 🤷‍♀️

I confess I have looked into purchasing the audio version, narrated by CS himself. I will likely do it as I will be able to listen to it during my trip to London.

DaisyDooley · Yesterday 18:23

Charles Spencer is an utter Cu🙄t.
Utterly. I’m sure his ex wives would agree.
Since Diana died he has made sure that he made as much £££ from her that he could. The book -which I will not be buying- is utter proof of this.
He doesn’t give a shit about Diana’s children and grandchildren -it’s all about making money and bashing the King whom he despises.
The bit in the Daily Mail that grabbed me was where he says he thinks Diana had ADHD because he does, and as a man who has been divorced three times (from women who are all double divorcees) shows his utter contempt for women. He is saying the equivalent of “I’ve been divorced three times but it’s not my fault as they are all dreadful -no man can live with them”. THAT showed me what sort of man he is.

The main people involved in this book are either dead or cannot reply.
I expect William is appalled.
I remember quite clearly watching the then Prince of Wales going to Paris -against everybody’s wishes -to collect his ex wife’s body and bring her home. He was devastated. He fought with his mother to have the Royal Standard on her coffin.
I don’t believe for a second he was as ‘giddy as a lottery winner’. Charles Spencer is a nasty liar. Why did he feel the need to write this?
From my recollection and knowledge William wanted to walk behind the coffin - and can you imagine if Harry was denied it! Harry wanted to do it because William was. Prince Philip counselled William during this time and supported him walking behind Diana. He had done it for his sister at the same age.
If the RF had stopped W & H walking behind the coffin they would be damned for that. Harry would be writing how fucked up he is because he was denied that.

One thing it has shown us -Harry is a proper Spencer isn’t he! Cashing in on the dead Princess , lying, and a nasty piece of work. Peas in a pod are Harry & Charles Spencer.

Here’s the screenshot showing the part I mean.

DaisyDooley · Yesterday 18:24

Here it is, it didn’t load.

Ham pr disasters 40! ..the 40 by 40 anniversary edition!
jeffgoldblum · Yesterday 18:25

DancingFerret · Yesterday 18:21

I've just finished reading it. I wonder how KC will feel about being called a "bellowing buffoon", and even more startling, Diana stating he was "in love with his valet"?

I agree, Jeff, this awful book is very much in the style of Spare.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this ferret!

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DaisyDooley · Yesterday 18:26

11add1 · Yesterday 17:53

Before I spam this thread any further this is my last comment for now

This was a comment she found devastating (she would later share with me that her waist shrank from 29 to 23½ inches between her engagement and her marriage).

How creepy to publish this as her brother. Very, very creepy. Yuck.

The Emanuel’s had told us this donkeys years ago because altering the dress had been very difficult! He wasn’t telling us anything new there.

11add1 · Yesterday 18:29

DaisyDooley · Yesterday 18:26

The Emanuel’s had told us this donkeys years ago because altering the dress had been very difficult! He wasn’t telling us anything new there.

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How does that matter, it's creepy that he writes this in a book for £££
it's disgustingly misogynistic and objectifying coming from the brother. It's the opposite of protecting Diana's dignity - and as a man who has made a sick joke about anorexia he should shut the fuck up about shrinking waist inches of his sister. Gross. It's nasty because he is completely objectifying his sister and commodifying her eating disorder.

Swan song my arse. Horrid man.

DancingFerret · Yesterday 18:47

Harry's turned up alone at the Invictus reception. Apparently, Markle can't attend as she's too busy settling the hamlets into their new life.

SqueakyDinosaur · Yesterday 18:50

And too worried about being booed.

Noodledog · Yesterday 18:54

CS claiming to suffer from "rejection sensitive dysphoria" which causes him "intense emotional pain in the face of criticism" seems sadly very familiar to the kind of manipulative tactic abusive men like to use to turn themselves into the victim and minimise their responsibility for being abusive.

AlexandraCarrington · Yesterday 19:04

CS claiming to suffer from "rejection sensitive dysphoria" which causes him "intense emotional pain in the face of criticism"

Translation - doesn't like being told No.

Starryfifty · Yesterday 19:05

DancingFerret · Yesterday 18:47

Harry's turned up alone at the Invictus reception. Apparently, Markle can't attend as she's too busy settling the hamlets into their new life.

First outing Meg has will be with hamlets. She'll use them to ensue she's not booed