Can Ham break into Codswolds high society (article linked)

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/19/harry-and-meghans-battle-to-be-accepted-into-cotswolds-high/

Can Ham break into Codswolds high society? I think they won't as the elite country folk will close ranks.. Will be funny to see them try!

Can't see the article, behind a pay wall.

Ah crap, I was able to read it. It was just listing all the Codswolds folk the Sussex will need to try & associate with the become accepted ,sounds like a tough audience!

It’s Cotswolds with a T.

How sad that you are gleeful about something like this.

Why?! They sold stories about the royal family for millions, went on Oprah selling their inaccuracies about the royals for millions while Prince Philip is dying & also expect the British taxpayers to pay their security!
I'm delighted to read that the Codswolds folk will close rank to keep Ham frozen out. The elite protect their privacy & won't want anyone selling stories about them!

Why??
Because it won't affect your life one tiny bit unless you are the elite of the Cotswolds!
With all that's going on in the world it's sad and telling that this is your thing that's worth getting your knickers in a twist.

It’s Cotswolds!

Sounds like cod(t)swallop

This is such a weird thing to be delighted about. Although surely you're not serious because where the hell are the codswolds?

I suspected that was the point!

Yay another thread about them when this could ofbeen said on the PR disasters thread instead and we repeatedly hear the public don't care about them and its boring now and yet here we are...more threads than there ever used to be and another opportunity to keep on repeating the same old tired comments bashing them 🙄

Well because it's funny watching them try fit back into Uk life after everything they have said & done. Who doesn't love a comedy roadshow!

I would also argue that Northamptonshire (delightful as it is) does not really qualify as the Cotswolds. So much in fact, that it is locally known as the Notswolds!

Codswolds?

WTF

Ffs it is spelled Cotswolds.

As a member of the hoi polloi in the Cotswolds I can assure you most of us couldn’t care less.

Rather spend my time going to see actual comedians then think its funny or entertaining laughing at two strangers who don’t affect my life one bit.

Why pay money for comedians when you can watch the Sussex clown show for free!

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Is the pub that MM & EDG popped into today one that was mentioned in the Telegraph article over the weekend? A tactical PR response?

I prefer Codswolds 😂😂 it's certainly more 🐠y. It's a load of old codswallop 😂 upper or lower codswallop? Oh wait it's Twatley isn't it ?

The Codswolds the land of a chipper on every street corner.
Chipper =chip shop for those not in Scotland.
Once KC goes it should be wound up in its current set up .

If Ham is now the accepted acronym for them is Wank the same for the Wales's ?!!

You do that, but you can’t legislate for what’s funny to others.

If they do daft things I will have a laugh - God knows we all need one at the moment.

I think it always has been on Celebitchy!😲

But it doesn’t quite work because actual name begins with a C - and it’s only the press who called her Kate - because they need to fit it into their banner headlines.

Diana always hated being called Di or Lady Di which was a newspaper thing too.

Shouldn't it be WanC?