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HaM PR disasters 43: AI crashes but amethyst flashes

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bluegreygreen · 23/09/2026 22:36

Hope no-one minds that I started this one...

Continuing the saga of Sussex PR disasters.

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smilesy · 24/09/2026 13:59

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 13:54

It was Harry - happy memories of Highgrove, he says, in spite of all that stuff in Spare.

So nothing to do with it being sleb central then? 😆

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:00

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 13:45

I strongly suspect that the parents are preparing them for public lives. Harry wants Archie to take over Invictus, and Lilibet is often photographed in the garden or kitchen, or in the closet "helping Mom".
Those children will have a public role one way or the other.

Yes but ghe public roles won't be royal ones as William won't allow it.. they'll have to forget a path for A&L , it will be very difficult without the titles & the exposure the royal Christmas events & things like Wimbledon that the Wales children do
They have f*ed up royally & they know it!

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:02

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:00

Yes but ghe public roles won't be royal ones as William won't allow it.. they'll have to forget a path for A&L , it will be very difficult without the titles & the exposure the royal Christmas events & things like Wimbledon that the Wales children do
They have f*ed up royally & they know it!

William won't allow it, but those children will be quasi royal and participate in various events coordinated by their parents.
Especially the girl, whose name is particularly significant.

Starryfifty · 24/09/2026 14:09

Absolutely public roles are being carved out for the hamlets. They and their parents will be quasi royals. I just hope the kids have the stomach for it

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:09

Starryfifty · 24/09/2026 14:09

Absolutely public roles are being carved out for the hamlets. They and their parents will be quasi royals. I just hope the kids have the stomach for it

Absolutely!

Thedom · 24/09/2026 14:17

several threads back a poster pointed out that she hasn’t posted a photo of the kids faces since the one with Lilibeth in the UK for her 1st birthday where her strong resemblance to Thomas Markle was commented on everywhere. I think they probably had a point.

IcedPurple · 24/09/2026 14:17

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:02

William won't allow it, but those children will be quasi royal and participate in various events coordinated by their parents.
Especially the girl, whose name is particularly significant.

Are they going to go around with masks over their faces?

Lifestooshort71 · 24/09/2026 14:19

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:02

William won't allow it, but those children will be quasi royal and participate in various events coordinated by their parents.
Especially the girl, whose name is particularly significant.

Possibly but the name's relevance will quickly fade into insignificance.

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:21

Lifestooshort71 · 24/09/2026 14:19

Possibly but the name's relevance will quickly fade into insignificance.

What?! Princess Lilibet Diana?
No, that's quite a significant name!

IcedPurple · 24/09/2026 14:23

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:21

What?! Princess Lilibet Diana?
No, that's quite a significant name!

Why is it 'significant'? Anyone can call their kids whatever name they want. It has no 'significance' at all.

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:23

Thedom · 24/09/2026 14:17

several threads back a poster pointed out that she hasn’t posted a photo of the kids faces since the one with Lilibeth in the UK for her 1st birthday where her strong resemblance to Thomas Markle was commented on everywhere. I think they probably had a point.

Edited

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/497174/princess-lilibet-takes-after-meghan-markles-father-thomas-in-new-photo-fans-react/

Yee that's right & it was true! Lilibet very like Grandad Thomas Markle in that photo

Fans point out how Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet takes after Markle side of the family

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's youngest Princess Lilibet has likeness to her maternal side of the family…

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/497174/princess-lilibet-takes-after-meghan-markles-father-thomas-in-new-photo-fans-react/

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:26

IcedPurple · 24/09/2026 14:23

Why is it 'significant'? Anyone can call their kids whatever name they want. It has no 'significance' at all.

If they really wanted to be trail blazers breaking all the royal rules & tradition Doria should have been honoured too...
Theodora nn Doria or Lilibet Diana Doria..

By the time Lili arrived Ham obviously regretted Archies name having no family links so saddled their girl with Lilibet Diana for maximum royal ties

Treylime · 24/09/2026 14:28

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 13:54

It was Harry - happy memories of Highgrove, he says, in spite of all that stuff in Spare.

Highgrove is quite a distance from Northant/Oxfordshire border area though. He wont be close to Highgrove. I don't expect he looked at a map

Lifestooshort71 · 24/09/2026 14:31

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:21

What?! Princess Lilibet Diana?
No, that's quite a significant name!

Only to old people (and I am one before any accusation of ageism). Diana will have been dead for 40 years by the time the Little HAMlet is 'hitting the ground running' and QE2, nearly 15 years. Charles will have been replaced by the glamorous W&K and their teenage princes & princess. The name Lilibet may even be just a weird handle that she wished was Elizabeth.

Starryfifty · 24/09/2026 14:33

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:23

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/497174/princess-lilibet-takes-after-meghan-markles-father-thomas-in-new-photo-fans-react/

Yee that's right & it was true! Lilibet very like Grandad Thomas Markle in that photo

She may have changed but Lili image of T Markle

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:33

Lifestooshort71 · 24/09/2026 14:31

Only to old people (and I am one before any accusation of ageism). Diana will have been dead for 40 years by the time the Little HAMlet is 'hitting the ground running' and QE2, nearly 15 years. Charles will have been replaced by the glamorous W&K and their teenage princes & princess. The name Lilibet may even be just a weird handle that she wished was Elizabeth.

They're going to cash in, believe me.

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:34

Lifestooshort71 · 24/09/2026 14:31

Only to old people (and I am one before any accusation of ageism). Diana will have been dead for 40 years by the time the Little HAMlet is 'hitting the ground running' and QE2, nearly 15 years. Charles will have been replaced by the glamorous W&K and their teenage princes & princess. The name Lilibet may even be just a weird handle that she wished was Elizabeth.

It won't be long till the little Hamlets have "boots on the ground" & are "hitting the ground running "!

AutumnCrowSpiesACollusion · 24/09/2026 14:46

MouldyCandy · 24/09/2026 11:57

I don't think the "Prince / Princess" title has the cudos it once had. You have Katie Price's daughter Princess, the kiln technican on Pottery Showdown is called Princess, one of Michael Jackson's sons is called Prince as are probably numerous US music and sports stars kids. Noone believes/thinks these people are Royalty so having lost the HRH titles, Harry is nothing special. His name in the credits for the Cookie film was Prince Harry. It could easily just have been Princess Andre for the clout it carries.

Yes, and Tyson Fury and Paris Fury have sons called eg Prince Adonis - which does sound similar in a way to Prince Archie. Anyone can do it. Without the 'HRH', the Sussexes are just 'reality' wannabes irrespective of who todgerhead's dad is, especially since HaM burned all their connections.

fridaynightzzz · 24/09/2026 14:48

He doesn’t own Invictus though. By the time A is old enough they might have managed to get rid of H or gone bankrupt.
What if A&L don’t want to be famous, I’m sure W&Cs children dont but they are used to it to a certain extent as they can’t get away from it. I’m very much hope and expect the younger two have been told they need to do a certain amount of public work but can choose a different path as they grow up.

IcedPurple · 24/09/2026 14:50

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 14:33

They're going to cash in, believe me.

How? Nobody's interested in the backs of some kids' heads just because they've got empty royal titles.

Tabbytiger122 · 24/09/2026 14:52

fridaynightzzz · 24/09/2026 14:48

He doesn’t own Invictus though. By the time A is old enough they might have managed to get rid of H or gone bankrupt.
What if A&L don’t want to be famous, I’m sure W&Cs children dont but they are used to it to a certain extent as they can’t get away from it. I’m very much hope and expect the younger two have been told they need to do a certain amount of public work but can choose a different path as they grow up.

Well that's the thing also ,you mentioned the Wales kids being used to it.
The Wales kids plus other royal kids like Zara & Peter Philips were brought up with the pomp & ceremony of royal life. They know how to politely greet folk, sit through long boring formalities, sign from the hymn book when it's required at a mass etc.. the Hamlets have had none of the soft skill training the other royal children have been mastering since birth & they'll have American accents too...

Aprilfountain · 24/09/2026 15:02

AutumnCrowSpiesACollusion · 24/09/2026 14:46

Yes, and Tyson Fury and Paris Fury have sons called eg Prince Adonis - which does sound similar in a way to Prince Archie. Anyone can do it. Without the 'HRH', the Sussexes are just 'reality' wannabes irrespective of who todgerhead's dad is, especially since HaM burned all their connections.

"todgerhead" 🤭

Starryfifty · 24/09/2026 15:05

H is on record as saying he wants to "hand Ingriftis over to Archie" . Not his daughter funny enough 🙄 he doesn't realise that he cannot do this. He has also said he would like his children to have the option of a royal role . Completely ignoring the fact that his brother will be on the throne by then and it's not an option

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 24/09/2026 15:12

If the children do rock up when they're adults and want a royal role I wonder how much it might be like MM all over again, there for five minutes and declaring how they're going to 'modernise' the royals and 'collaborate' with HM.

I wonder as well what stories the children will get about their royal relatives as they grow up. I'll bet they're not positive ones.

twosmallaxolotls · 24/09/2026 15:13

Starryfifty · 24/09/2026 15:05

H is on record as saying he wants to "hand Ingriftis over to Archie" . Not his daughter funny enough 🙄 he doesn't realise that he cannot do this. He has also said he would like his children to have the option of a royal role . Completely ignoring the fact that his brother will be on the throne by then and it's not an option

They have very traditional gendered roles in that family.

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