Ham pr disasters 41! ..untitled!

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Still interested, still not bored!

About the serialisation, I recently read it’s the publisher who gets paid for the serialisation not the author, apparently its part of the overall deal between the publisher and author.

Oh dear lord, I’ve just seen Spencer’s claim about reading his eulogy to Diana in her coffin … he just happened notice while sitting there that he had his eulogy in his pocket … and he felt she was applauding him.

Oh for fuck’s sake.

Things That Never Happened In That Book #397.

Exactly. It doesn’t take much imagination to imagine the narrative in spare. “Kept away from my own mother’s funeral, whilst Willy, the future dog bowl pusher, was centre stage. S’not fair”.

"I was desperate to walk behind my mum's coffin, on her final journey. Pa said no; this was a cynical attempt to exclude me and try to stop me effectively mourning. I still think about that terrible slight every day"

"Can you imagine stopping a young boy from walking behind his mother's coffin? The Windsors are unbelievably cruel".

That’s fascinating, I looked it up because I found it hard to believe they can be hired privately and it’s true

“Yes, you can hire the Band of the Irish Guards (or small ensembles from it) for private and commercial events, provided the booking does not conflict with their official royal and state duties”

Invictus have a lot to answer for !

I would be interested in H&M putting out a statement or commenting on the book - as they have had a lot to say or clap back to on everything and anything. Their silence is revealing.

@RepercussionsMayVary I’m thinking the Sussexes may be getting the money from the book, or at least a cut of it. 🦢

typo

So do we think we are going to see any mention of Diana's affairs? Just trying to imagine the spin he will put on those sorry episodes.

Urgh, friends with Darius Guppy? That figures 😐

It won't, if people lose support for the RF then that's them too.

Yes, and that applies to CS as much as H&M, if not more. I'm not much of a monarchist, but can respect the current institution for making an effort to remain relevant to ordinary people, and for trying to keep its distance from the über-wealthy and the aristocracy. Among my more republican friends, one of the more cogent arguments against a constitutional monarchy is that it cannot distance itself from the aristocracy. Simply by existing, it perpetuates centuries of a highly stratified society with a vast gulf between the Haves and the Have Nots. I doubt CS understands that whereas the British public may retain a fondness for the monarchy, it has none whatsoever for the aristocracy.

I think that rumoured documentary by H&M will be off the back of this book.

I saw this on the other thread. I mean, how stupid are they? Surely this is like a completely basic first question you would ask? Did this kind of timing issue not come up in the States? They were both in some kind of educational setting there, weren't they?
Flabbergasted.

I no longer watch or read BBC news. It is now little more than a tabloid gossip site. Have they asked a drag queen what he thinks of this yet?

Ah yes, things are becoming clearer now - the trip to Althorp in the summer, posting photos from there, the hasty return, the airbrushing out of William from the story, the sly use of the swan emoji, now this aligning H+M with Diana. God knows what the goal is - obviously money for Uncle Charles, but is it just destabilisation, just pissing off KC3? Or trying to rehab Harry’s poor popularity ratings, so he can return as a working royal with CS as his adviser or something. Maybe Harry hopes learning a load of lies about KC3’s treatment of Diana will wreck William’s relationship with him and maybe even persuade William that it’s Harry he needs. I mean it all sounds like a completely deranged plan of course, but.. somehow also quite characteristic of H+M 🤔

In contrast this is The Guardian's take on the King's statement. I agree it wasnt the master stroke that reflections may vary was, but they are countering more far reaching claims. Better to do one statement that isn't perfect than get sucked into tit for tat on each line.

Charles’s rebuttal of Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana offers rare glimpse into palace thinking https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/charles-earl-spencer-diana-royal-statements?CMP=share_btn_url

I am just trying to imagine Harry's performance now had he not been allowed to take part!

When the decision was made for it not to be a private funeral it was always going to be a spectacle along royal line, I would have thought.

Harry does seem to get dragged into other people's plans fairly often. I suspect he thinks this is bolstering his status as Diana's son. Charles S is simply using Harry in his grudge.

They're not exactly known for their intelligence, and long-term thinking. 😉

I wonder whether now it’s all going a bit wrong, are they are beginning to think they’d be better off saying something to distance themselves. Harry could easily say - “I love my dad and he was never mean about our mum, they were good friends and he was devastated when she died. He did his best for her and for us. I don’t believe he would act like this. It’s disappointing. Enough has been made off the back of her life by people more interested in money than in truth. Let her rest in peace.”

But silly Meghan using the swan emoji has made it harder for them to look like it’s nothing to do with them now. And a stance like that would also make his own doc difficult of course. (But probably not impossible in Harry’s head where u turns and hypocrisy are frequent and don’t need any explanation.)

It was just the one swan actually.

Am decades too late, as ever

I suspect they think the RF ‘need’ them, as the cool popular kids. That they can sweep in and make them popular again if only given a chance.
I see a lot of SF go on about how boring W&C are, about HAM true love compared to theirs, how much they are needed. When in fact none of that matters.

For me it's more a case of how much did they spend on raising that 1.7 million. Possibly more than 1.7 million.

Can someone please explain the significance of the swan emoji? I don’t get it!

There are two of those - there’s one in RF which is 2:1 in favour of KC3 (I can still see it, will post a link if you’d like). And then they tried the same question in AIBU, presumably hoping that a more general readership - ie not we frothing, foaming, overinvested forelock tuggers - would give the opposite result. It’s a bit closer but still more in favour of KC3 than CS.

The book Charles Spencer has written about Diana and Charles marriage is called Swan Song.

Meghan added a Swan emoji it’s a totally irrelevant text, it’s another one of her cryptic messages, clearly showing her and Harry’s alliance and support for CS book.