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Ham pr disasters 45! …hiding? …undercover?..or ready for the next adventure!

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jeffgoldblum · 30/09/2026 00:57

still discussing the delightful escapades of our favourite twosome!

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drivinmecrazy · 30/09/2026 10:59

Don’t the RF members usually take their children to the pre Christmas lunch?
it might be the first opportunity for A&L to meet the cousins.
Though I can imagine the cousins closing ranks to the interlopers, headed up by Mia Tindall 😜

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:00

IcedPurple · 30/09/2026 10:54

Or if the driver, assuming he exists, is quietly released without charge within a few hours.

Even if the story is true, how would having taxpayer security help? Taking pictures of children at school is obviously inappropriate, but it's not an actual security threat.

Don't be surprised if we have a fake kidnapping soon

Keepingtimer · 30/09/2026 11:02

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:00

Don't be surprised if we have a fake kidnapping soon

I wonder if Charles is wise to their antics.

Williaminagingerwig · 30/09/2026 11:08

drivinmecrazy · 30/09/2026 10:59

Don’t the RF members usually take their children to the pre Christmas lunch?
it might be the first opportunity for A&L to meet the cousins.
Though I can imagine the cousins closing ranks to the interlopers, headed up by Mia Tindall 😜

They wouldn't allow the Sussexes near the children.

Handbagsandoldcurtains · 30/09/2026 11:10

OFFS The Tale of the White Van has made the radio news linked to RAF fairford. I guess that means that the radio news agencies are still in the WhatsApp group. I don’t need to guess who made the connection. If only the combover was as well stretched.

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:11

bluegreygreen · 30/09/2026 10:35

there is usually a large family dinner at BP prior to Christmas for all the extended family and I can't see them being invited to that either

I could actually see them being invited to that, if they are invited to anything.

It's extended family, and it's a short event (people drive there and then leave afterwards); unlike Sandringham, where people are staying over.
There would be little time for private conversation, and I'm sure the Wales family could easily keep out of their way.
It would be a good way to show to the world that there is no 'feud' but that they remain on the outskirts of the family - wedding and funeral acquaintances.

Not even wedding acquaintance.
Ham got no invite to Peter's wedding, that must have stung!

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:15

Keepingtimer · 30/09/2026 11:02

I wonder if Charles is wise to their antics.

He should be wise to it. Bet he's praying they pack it in and leave the UK (again)

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:15

drivinmecrazy · 30/09/2026 10:59

Don’t the RF members usually take their children to the pre Christmas lunch?
it might be the first opportunity for A&L to meet the cousins.
Though I can imagine the cousins closing ranks to the interlopers, headed up by Mia Tindall 😜

God no, I can't see the Hamlets ever mixing with the royal children!
William, Kate, Mike & Zara etc will definitely be gatekeeping who has access to the royal children & rightly so.
Ham have proven they cannot be trusted & may try using the children to get information about the royals!

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:18

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:15

God no, I can't see the Hamlets ever mixing with the royal children!
William, Kate, Mike & Zara etc will definitely be gatekeeping who has access to the royal children & rightly so.
Ham have proven they cannot be trusted & may try using the children to get information about the royals!

Their behaviour is really impacting their children. They are so unbelievably selfish. Literally don't give a damn about their own offspring

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/09/2026 11:22

Gonners · 30/09/2026 10:53

No publicity except a few photos in cars.

On that basis, what on earth would be the point of attending?

It would be the nearest they have got recently to being photographed with members of the family. Probably worth it at this point.

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:25

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:18

Their behaviour is really impacting their children. They are so unbelievably selfish. Literally don't give a damn about their own offspring

Yep it is horrendous.
A&L have no contact with their grandad & have never met him, no contact with the Markle side & probably no contact with Doria's side either
Now they are back in the Uk & have three lovely first cousins they will never get to socialise with due to their parents actions & behaviour.
Also they will never get to meet up with the wider Windsor family either eg Zara, Peter, Beatrice & Eugenie's kids.
It is utterly dysfunctional & they brought it all on themselves.

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/09/2026 11:25

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 10:52

I honestly don't see why KC should include them in anything. If he does, it will be leaked. Meg felt ignored, blah blah

I think he might because so far that type of leak has made him look good. The risk is worth it because it isn't causing damage.

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:31

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:25

Yep it is horrendous.
A&L have no contact with their grandad & have never met him, no contact with the Markle side & probably no contact with Doria's side either
Now they are back in the Uk & have three lovely first cousins they will never get to socialise with due to their parents actions & behaviour.
Also they will never get to meet up with the wider Windsor family either eg Zara, Peter, Beatrice & Eugenie's kids.
It is utterly dysfunctional & they brought it all on themselves.

Do Tom and Sam markle have kids ?

Aprilfountain · 30/09/2026 11:31

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/09/2026 11:25

I think he might because so far that type of leak has made him look good. The risk is worth it because it isn't causing damage.

I honestly don't believe they will spend Christmas in the UK; they won't be invited to anything remotely royal and to avoid that humiliation they'll clear off back to Montecito as soon as the holidays start.

smilesy · 30/09/2026 11:32

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/09/2026 11:25

I think he might because so far that type of leak has made him look good. The risk is worth it because it isn't causing damage.

I agree. He can easily take the moral high ground and watch as the Sussexes self sabotage again

Williaminagingerwig · 30/09/2026 11:33

KC just needs to sit back and watch the Sussexes behave like utter fools. It's worked before.

Lepidopt · 30/09/2026 11:34

Aprilfountain · 30/09/2026 11:31

I honestly don't believe they will spend Christmas in the UK; they won't be invited to anything remotely royal and to avoid that humiliation they'll clear off back to Montecito as soon as the holidays start.

Yes. They'll wait to see whether they're invited to anything. If they are, they'll be in the UK for that date. But for any holiday period with no RF invitations, they'll be abroad, so as not to look too much like Billy No-Mates.

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:37

Starryfifty · 30/09/2026 11:31

Do Tom and Sam markle have kids ?

No idea but it's the wider family in general. The poor kids are alienated from both their mother & fathers family's due to their parents actions, it's awful.
Thomas Markle has repeatedly asked to meet his grandchildren.
In years to come The Hamlets will be reading all of the articles questioning why they never met their Grandad .. the one who wasn't king & was also very ill.

Mymanyellow · 30/09/2026 11:38

I wouldn’t blame the Waleses for not going any where near them. Can’t be trusted not to blab about them or their children.
If the sussexes are invited to any royal do over the Christmas period then I can’t see the Waleses going. And I wouldn’t blame them. Go to the Middleton’s where they can trust everyone.

Keepingtimer · 30/09/2026 11:39

Tabbytiger122 · 30/09/2026 11:37

No idea but it's the wider family in general. The poor kids are alienated from both their mother & fathers family's due to their parents actions, it's awful.
Thomas Markle has repeatedly asked to meet his grandchildren.
In years to come The Hamlets will be reading all of the articles questioning why they never met their Grandad .. the one who wasn't king & was also very ill.

Samantha does . Her daughter appears in the Netflix documentary. She is estranged from her mother. I don't think Thomas was allowed to see Samantha's children for a while either.

Aprilfountain · 30/09/2026 11:41

I think Samantha Markle has a daughter, wasn't MM photographed with a niece a few times?

Keepingtimer · 30/09/2026 11:42

Aprilfountain · 30/09/2026 11:41

I think Samantha Markle has a daughter, wasn't MM photographed with a niece a few times?

Yes that's who I mean

Aprilfountain · 30/09/2026 11:43

Sorry, cross post.

ShamedBySiri · 30/09/2026 11:45

JuniperJumper · 30/09/2026 10:14

I was wondering if he would go & knock on a few doors on his way home and see if he could find any of his old chums . . . .

It must be a pain commuting from somewhere north of Oxford to Lambeth without any helicopters or police outriders to speed the way. Google says a two hour journey. He might want to beg a bed at an old chum's after a long evening and facing a long drive back. Let's hope the M25 is clear.
(I have a horror of the M25 even though I have never personally been stuck in a jam there, probably because I avoid it like the plague).

Styleinabeyance · 30/09/2026 11:56

I take my eye of the thread for a nanosecond and it's filled up, hatched a new one and is 3 pages deep!

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