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jeffgoldblum · 18/09/2026 21:22

Still interested, still not bored!

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noonames · 21/09/2026 11:21

JSMill · 21/09/2026 08:21

I heard on the radio last night that CS has said there are other things he could have put in the book about KC but he left them out to protect him. Did H say similar about Spare?

The idea that he has any interest in protecting KC3 is laughable when he is repeating gossip about his sexuality. Just like Harry and Meghan with his vague, threatening insinuations and provable inaccuracies. What an esteemed historian this man is.

Whoopiedooo · 21/09/2026 11:23

I do miss the GIFs Jeff, even though I've only been here for 3 or 4 threads. Maybe a compromise and have some? I don't remember if those against GIFs were recognised posters or drones from the other side, obviously their posts should be weighted differently.

As for the Twatts, that would definitely hurry Scottish independence along. They would have to be actually legally exiled there (remember the Dumbarton title), so the blame would go to KC. I think the Scottish isles have enough litigious American incomers just now. Probably legal exile is the only effective answer, but of course it's not really legal any more.

Baital · 21/09/2026 11:31

smilesy · 21/09/2026 10:59

I’m not sure he is necessarily unwell as such. He seems to be concerned that he will pop off soon because his parents did. Mind you my FiL kept saying that and he is still going strong at 89 😆

When my father turned 70 he began to say 'this might be the last time you see/ speak to me'.

He died in his 90s, by which time the shock value had rather worn off 😂

WilliamsExtraSausage · 21/09/2026 11:36

Lookatmelookatmedontevenlookatme · 21/09/2026 11:11

Long before then there was a stream of threads on here where many posters had come to the same conclusion. Jeff will remember them. We were a community of Penguins in those days.

There were some very unpleasant posters who made it their mission to shut down discussion and get individuals banned and threads deleted. All because a few perceptive posters saw then what many more are seeing now.

Absolutely. I remember those threads very well. This very thread would have been shut down during 2020/2021. Mnhq were very jittery. How times have changed and truth will out.

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 11:38

Lookatmelookatmedontevenlookatme · 21/09/2026 11:11

Long before then there was a stream of threads on here where many posters had come to the same conclusion. Jeff will remember them. We were a community of Penguins in those days.

There were some very unpleasant posters who made it their mission to shut down discussion and get individuals banned and threads deleted. All because a few perceptive posters saw then what many more are seeing now.

I do remember look , it was a wild time when even mn sided with them , so many posters who were spot on ….gone …..

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jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 11:40

Whoopiedooo · 21/09/2026 11:23

I do miss the GIFs Jeff, even though I've only been here for 3 or 4 threads. Maybe a compromise and have some? I don't remember if those against GIFs were recognised posters or drones from the other side, obviously their posts should be weighted differently.

As for the Twatts, that would definitely hurry Scottish independence along. They would have to be actually legally exiled there (remember the Dumbarton title), so the blame would go to KC. I think the Scottish isles have enough litigious American incomers just now. Probably legal exile is the only effective answer, but of course it's not really legal any more.

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JSMill · 21/09/2026 11:43

ShamedBySiri · 21/09/2026 11:17

I listened to this discussion about security and the cost of it on the Daily T podcast with Camilla Tominey and Victoria Ward.

"Paul Lewis, who has run security operations for royal and high-net-worth individuals for more than 20 years, explains the logistics and eye-watering cost of the security the Duke and Duchess would need as both private citizens and high-profile members of the Royal family."

He talks about the need to scope the school trip every morning before leaving, to change the route and all sorts of other logistics - the sort of level that might be necessary if you are Donald Trump or Putin, attracting lots of attempts on your life and/or the lives of your loved ones. Really this sort of level of protection isn't in anyway sustainable for attempting to bring some normality to the lives of young children. And needless to say the cost is off the scale. He agrees later on that the main risk these days is fixated lone wolves, (which I believe Harry has mentioned), the sort no one knows about until they do something as happened to poor Anne Widdecombe. I'm not sure what the answer is but keeping your whereabouts secret would be a good start.

I think the guy rather undermines himself towards the end by becoming a bit boastful talking about some of his past cases and one he was embarking on later that day. 🙄

Is this how the Wales children get to school? Surely it would have been a nightmare to travel like that from KP to Battersea, when they were at their old school.

AlexandraCarrington · 21/09/2026 11:43

Winston Churchill had the same idea - that he would die in his 60s because men in his family didn't live very long. He of course lived to be 90.

(Also used the name Spencer-Churchill of course and distantly related to the Spencers of Althorp.)

hesterscrestcake · 21/09/2026 11:45

noonames · 21/09/2026 11:21

The idea that he has any interest in protecting KC3 is laughable when he is repeating gossip about his sexuality. Just like Harry and Meghan with his vague, threatening insinuations and provable inaccuracies. What an esteemed historian this man is.

vague, threatening insinuations and provable inaccuracies

Alas, the typical modus operandi of any common or garden bully.

RepercussionsMayVary · 21/09/2026 11:48

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 11:38

I do remember look , it was a wild time when even mn sided with them , so many posters who were spot on ….gone …..

Yes the most prolific egregious poster who got so many banned and deleted eventually shat herself in public around her leadership of the ‘Where’s Kate Hate’ - she just changed her name from something reddish to feline. Still here on these threads but has abandoned her irrational and rabid support for H&M - so has maybe seen the light as well.

DancingFerret · 21/09/2026 11:48

WilliamsExtraSausage · 21/09/2026 11:36

Absolutely. I remember those threads very well. This very thread would have been shut down during 2020/2021. Mnhq were very jittery. How times have changed and truth will out.

I wish I'd been on MN back then; she struck me as a bad 'un from the moment she appeared. I just couldn't believe so many people were taken in by her so obviously fake posturing. Mind you, that was when I believed the RF's PR presentation of Harry. Surely he would entertain someone like her, I thought? 🙄

diddl · 21/09/2026 12:02

When they got engaged I thought that she could have been a good thing for the RF.

Presumably wasn't distracted by cameras/press & wouldn't be too nervous about giving speeches.

Then I saw the engagement interview & how she took over & they "larked about" & I thought "hmm..."

AlexandraCarrington · 21/09/2026 12:10

I thought H was desperate to marry and have a family of his own, and having lost out with Chelsy and Cressida, was thrilled to find someone who would take him on.

At first I didn't see her as fake; was just enjoying the prospect of a royal wedding with tiaras and frocks.

I thought she was a grown woman with experience of putting on a public face and should know what she was getting into.

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 12:11

I spotted this on Reddit…found it interesting so I thought I’d plop this here …I’m sure most of us already knew that cat deeley is friends with Marcus Anderson ! …..disclaimer this was not me , I just screenshot someone else’s post!

Ham pr disasters 41! ..untitled!
Ham pr disasters 41! ..untitled!
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Lookatmelookatmedontevenlookatme · 21/09/2026 12:12

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 11:38

I do remember look , it was a wild time when even mn sided with them , so many posters who were spot on ….gone …..

It was ridiculous, Jeff, HQ really lost control, I suspect under a lot of pressure from HAM. In those days they had clout.

I’m hopeless at spotting posting styles (apart from a very obvious one in the Sussex camp) so I wouldn’t know if people are back under new names but I like to think they are.

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 12:15

Lookatmelookatmedontevenlookatme · 21/09/2026 12:12

It was ridiculous, Jeff, HQ really lost control, I suspect under a lot of pressure from HAM. In those days they had clout.

I’m hopeless at spotting posting styles (apart from a very obvious one in the Sussex camp) so I wouldn’t know if people are back under new names but I like to think they are.

Oh they are!! , but if in doubt….if out of nowhere suddenly you see me being attacked……

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Horses7 · 21/09/2026 12:15

KnickerlessParsons · 20/09/2026 23:50

She might not be in the ground though.

Apparently she is buried on the island - lead lined coffin and the island was consecrated so she could be buried there. A perfect place in my opinion - the other would be Westminster Abbey.

WilliamsExtraSausage · 21/09/2026 12:15

Interesting body language there from Cat.

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 12:16

WilliamsExtraSausage · 21/09/2026 12:15

Interesting body language there from Cat.

Always a lot of interesting body language around Marcus…….

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OceanKitten · 21/09/2026 12:17

It could be a new Dukedom and we could send them there. What bliss that would be. Behold the Duke and Duchess of Twatt.

Just spewed a mouthful of my first tea of the day! Thanks for the laugh out loud!

GrumpyMuleFan · 21/09/2026 12:18

diddl · 21/09/2026 12:02

When they got engaged I thought that she could have been a good thing for the RF.

Presumably wasn't distracted by cameras/press & wouldn't be too nervous about giving speeches.

Then I saw the engagement interview & how she took over & they "larked about" & I thought "hmm..."

I was the same. I thought her body language was v off during the engagement interview.

Mylovelygreendress · 21/09/2026 12:21

AlexandraCarrington · 21/09/2026 11:00

The interesting thing about that article is the comments. Many readers were onto her already, back then in 2019.

It was on the S Africa trip in Sept/Oct 2019 that she did the Tom Bradby interview - 'not many people have asked if I'm OK' - which was what I think made people begin to revise their opinion of her.

For me it was the engagement interview . She came across as fake and over confident . Then the hugely expensive dress ( which KC paid for).

PlotTwistPending · 21/09/2026 12:24

jeffgoldblum · 21/09/2026 12:11

I spotted this on Reddit…found it interesting so I thought I’d plop this here …I’m sure most of us already knew that cat deeley is friends with Marcus Anderson ! …..disclaimer this was not me , I just screenshot someone else’s post!

Maybe being thick. But what would be the DM’s motive for not naming Markus and then cutting him out the picture completely?

Mylovelygreendress · 21/09/2026 12:24

RepercussionsMayVary · 21/09/2026 11:48

Yes the most prolific egregious poster who got so many banned and deleted eventually shat herself in public around her leadership of the ‘Where’s Kate Hate’ - she just changed her name from something reddish to feline. Still here on these threads but has abandoned her irrational and rabid support for H&M - so has maybe seen the light as well.

Ah , I did wonder about that poster and seems I was right .
Got it ( as they were prone to saying !)

noonames · 21/09/2026 12:29

Mylovelygreendress · 21/09/2026 12:24

Ah , I did wonder about that poster and seems I was right .
Got it ( as they were prone to saying !)

If I'm thinking of who you're thinking of, these days they seem to concentrate on negativity towards the Waleses more than positivity towards the Sussexes. As in - the piano-playing, gallery-visiting, exhibition-curating, art history graduate, amateur artist and photographer Catherine has no interest in the arts. Only tennis, apparently.

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