Ham pr disasters 41! ..untitled!

[jeffgoldblum]

Still interested, still not bored!

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Absolutely, that's what surprises me. I think very badly of the school for allowing it.

Their parents would have given consent for this.

It's not like they just turned up without notice and started filming. This whole event would have been RAed by the school, consent forms etc filled in.

With Harry it's all about a performance. Doing the "down with the kidz" class clown routine worked very well for him 15-20 years ago. It focussed the media attention on him, while it also absolved him from actually having to learn stuff for the engagement - a huge contrast to William and Catherine who sit down and chat knowledgeably to the people they meet.

He hasn't moved on from the "all lads together" banter from his 20s. But society has moved on from the "lads and ladette" trend of the early 2000s - and schools are less tolerant of stupid behaviour as well, hence the kids looking around nervously. Now Harry's in his 40s it comes across more of a try-too-hard, cringey uncle. But he doesn't understand this.

William does understand this - and leans into it. He often lets things slip about embarrassing the kids. William is a grown up and know he's a dad in his 40s whereas Harry is still playing Peter Pan.

What age group are the kids? I find it very difficult to make out

"We weren't even allowed to use the bus lanes" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Can't you hear the absolute astonishment in their voices? I'm just surprised they even bothered to ask (assuming they did).

I wonder if they expected to 'cut the line' in the drop off lane. I would have feared for my very life if I had tried that. Someone once pulled to a stop in the 'through' lane next to the drop off lane to let their child out, another no no. They were a social pariah for at least two terms for that. (ETA the parents, not the child)

I still wonder if HAM chose the new school because they figure they'll be the biggest fish in that smaller pond.

Yes and no ! , if it’s like my children’s school you receive a consent form at the beginning of each term asking if you consent for your children’s image to be used for school purposes and activities…my daughter was on the cover of the school prospective for example…I had no idea until I was waiting in the foyer to pick her up once, so they may have given consent for school purposes but not this …..or yes they may have been asked separately for this occasion…..we don’t really know.

I think a lot of the reason behind his deliberate scruffiness is his determination to position himself as the anti-William.

See also: bum-slapping, todger references, manic leaping around, etc etc. He's a rebel! He's cool and down with the kidz! He's not some buttoned-up Royal conformist like his brother!

The problem is, William is extremely good at his job. And Harry is attempting to do very much the same job. So trying to be the opposite of William is not actually a clever choice at all.

You know William once said that this chaotic style of being the "fun one" and hyping everyone up was what Diana would have been like as a grandmother. So perhaps Harry imitates what he lived as a child with Diana and thinks it will get him the same results?

I don't think Diana ever related to Harry as growing up in the way she did to William.

one of Harry's (many) problems is William is extremely popular and he's "out in force" a lot now. As is Catherine. I think her illness, now I am phrasing this very badly I know, did engender them both with people who otherwise thought very little of them. William and the "our next king" was lovely and you could see he was genuinely thrilled. If that spontaneous moment happened with H, he'd be totally lost

Harry should really find a valet who loves him 😉😉😉

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Given that this was an Ingriftus even - why isn't he wearing a new and freshly ironed IG polo shirt?

Meg using the Swan emoji. Subtle.

And pay for it himself? Not likely.

Ridiculous, isn’t it! Swans have absolutely nothing to do with her range - unless she’s breeding a new range of miniature swans and they’ve produced the eggs on the shelf 🤷‍♀️

She's just being nasty and stirring.

She's just being nasty and stirring.

A pro pros nothing in particular, Swans used to be eaten as a sign of wealth, but apparently they are a very tough and unpleasant to eat. So I hope Meghan isn’t going to breed swans for dinner 😂😂

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/inside-prince-harrys-birmingham-school-34640224.amp

Here is the write up from the Birmingham Mail. The photo of Harry looks like my gay pub landlord.

I also take issue with her references to that as filling your pantry or pantry favourites!!! , tea , spread , honey and apparently lemons!! , where is the actual “pantry “ food? , she’s ignorant and insufferable!

I’m kind of hoping she does try to add swans to her range of edible shit - she’d very quickly land in hot water and the King would have the perfect excuse to have her prosecuted 😂

It seems to me that it's William who is far more of a rebel than Harry.

William took his time and married a non-aristo. He refuses to wear a kilt and dislikes 'dressing up' in general. He's taking capital from the Duchy of Cornwall to fund public-facing projects. He's been explicit that things will change when he's king. He is openly affectionate with his children in public. He's not afraid to be 'one of the lads' except he's not). He keeps his own counsel. He prioritises his children and family life over Royal duties. He's interested in concepts like servant leadership. He lives according to a set of moral values he's worked out for himself.

Harry is merely one of a long train of entitled, emotionally incontinent Royal men with dubious interests who don't know how to behave, most recently Andrew and Edward VIII.

Only the monarch is allowed to eat swan.

I think this is going to be a huge issue in Birmingham - especially if the IDF veterans attend

Well Meghan will definitely be up for trying it then