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Ham pr disasters 46! …NATO nuisance and surprise appearances abound!

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jeffgoldblum · 02/10/2026 11:57

the Discussion continues! , we are still interested and still not bored 😁

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Boudy · 05/10/2026 14:12

https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16183423/Meghan-Markle-kitchen-Instagram-post.html

I don't know if this will show. I know it's for the clicks( guilty!) But it is a long piece. I am also thinking that it sounds like there will be a 'motivational' type quote behind each door of advent calendar😱..Also,are we really expected to believe that M personally painted every number on each chocolate!?😁

Is this Meghan's new kitchen? Duchess showcases luxurious room

The Duchess of Sussex, 45, shared an image from her company's official Instagram page that showed her stirring a copper saucepan in a swanky cooking space.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16183423/Meghan-Markle-kitchen-Instagram-post.html

jeffgoldblum · 05/10/2026 14:16

Boudy · 05/10/2026 14:12

https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16183423/Meghan-Markle-kitchen-Instagram-post.html

I don't know if this will show. I know it's for the clicks( guilty!) But it is a long piece. I am also thinking that it sounds like there will be a 'motivational' type quote behind each door of advent calendar😱..Also,are we really expected to believe that M personally painted every number on each chocolate!?😁

Oh is this the picture where Meghan is cooking on a turned off hob?

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bluegreygreen · 05/10/2026 14:18

Archive link here https://archive.is/mez1M

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 14:26

Lunde · 05/10/2026 12:27

I think he is struggling to accept his reduced status.

Did the UK really stump up 24/7 security for an active duty soldier for 10 years? Were they in the helicopters and armoured vehicles with him?

Although I did read back in the day that he had 6 bodyguards in Afghanistan and he spent 99% of his time in a secure bunker.

His status was reduced when he left in his freedom flight 6 years ago. Surely he should have come to terms with it now?

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 14:37

AutumnCrowOfCleves · 05/10/2026 13:43

Thanks, @Lunde. I do recall you posting about this.

There’s so much to keep up with! I’m not surprised HaM get away with so much - we’re saturated with misinformation and information, smoke and mirrors, all the time. I wonder who the mastermind is behind the curtain, because it certainly isn’t either of those two clowns.

Someone is the puppet master. HAM are too dumb

Boudy · 05/10/2026 14:40

😁 @jeffgoldblum

jeffgoldblum · 05/10/2026 14:42

Well Marcus Anderson has long been thought to be Meghans fixer and he certainly has his fingers in many high profile pies!

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BasiliskStare · 05/10/2026 14:42

To be fair - M cooking in a borrowed kitchen is ( I think ) par for the course over the last few years. Now, if she chooses to continue this , that's her choice, She will either get more fans or customers for her As Ever brand , or the risk to her is it is just "more of the same" and it won't make a blind bit of difference to her "Domestic Goddess / home cook brand" and she gets more criticism or just people laughing at her. I'm not too bothered . I do like the associated laughs .

What I do wish H&M would do , now they have moved back to the UK ( and I actually believe they have ) is look at what has gone wrong for them and change it. I don't think M's brand is going to be the money spinner they thought , I think H overestimates his popularity. & his charity things ( let's set IG to one side ) aren't going to make him money even in expenses . But it's only a couple of months - so I'm prepared to see their longer game. ( By which I mean - no idea how long- I suspect H is here until the IG in Birmingham - but it won't be as long as the longer game the WRF are playing 😂)

BasiliskStare · 05/10/2026 14:47

So apart from my post above

This made me laugh

www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16183677/battle-royal-advent-calendars-buckingham-palace-25-version-meghan-markle.html

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 14:49

jeffgoldblum · 05/10/2026 14:42

Well Marcus Anderson has long been thought to be Meghans fixer and he certainly has his fingers in many high profile pies!

Here as a distraction is a little story told to us by our A level French teacher to warn us of the dangers of using colloquialisms when speaking foreign languages.

A man was sitting in a café with a friend, talking about a common business acquaintance. 'Ah yes,' said the first man. 'He's very well connected. He has a finger in every tart.'

Could the acquaintance have been Marcus Anderson?

jeffgoldblum · 05/10/2026 14:52

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 14:49

Here as a distraction is a little story told to us by our A level French teacher to warn us of the dangers of using colloquialisms when speaking foreign languages.

A man was sitting in a café with a friend, talking about a common business acquaintance. 'Ah yes,' said the first man. 'He's very well connected. He has a finger in every tart.'

Could the acquaintance have been Marcus Anderson?

🤣🤣🤣 seems very probable Ida!

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Mylovelygreendress · 05/10/2026 14:56

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 14:26

His status was reduced when he left in his freedom flight 6 years ago. Surely he should have come to terms with it now?

But William’s star is rising and that is feeding his jealousy. Plus Catherine is not only wearing Diana’s ring , she is also The Princess of Wales.
And Harry ? Floundering around with fewer public engagements than me !

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:00

Mylovelygreendress · 05/10/2026 14:56

But William’s star is rising and that is feeding his jealousy. Plus Catherine is not only wearing Diana’s ring , she is also The Princess of Wales.
And Harry ? Floundering around with fewer public engagements than me !

I think some of HAM's current super-frenzy is prompted by seeing that W&C are within touching distance of the crown and tgatvwhatever delusional fantasy they may have ad about H usurping W is simply not going to happen.

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 15:09

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:00

I think some of HAM's current super-frenzy is prompted by seeing that W&C are within touching distance of the crown and tgatvwhatever delusional fantasy they may have ad about H usurping W is simply not going to happen.

But William and C were ALWAYS going to be king and Queen. Unless some tragedy stopped that. It was never going to be any other way. I do believe a lot of Harry's issues stem from a deep and quite frankly disturbing utter hatred of his brother

bluegreygreen · 05/10/2026 15:11

BasiliskStare · 05/10/2026 14:47

Archive link https://archive.is/YUnAy

meercat23 · 05/10/2026 15:13

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:00

I think some of HAM's current super-frenzy is prompted by seeing that W&C are within touching distance of the crown and tgatvwhatever delusional fantasy they may have ad about H usurping W is simply not going to happen.

The problem is that they have refused to understand that in this country, the crown passes to the first born child (until recently son) of the sovereign and everyone else's position is determined by order of birth. If either of them was capable of even half a thought they would realise that a system that has operated in this country for over a thousand years is not going to change because they they think they should jump the line because they don't want to walk behind someone else!

twosmallaxolotls · 05/10/2026 15:14

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 15:09

But William and C were ALWAYS going to be king and Queen. Unless some tragedy stopped that. It was never going to be any other way. I do believe a lot of Harry's issues stem from a deep and quite frankly disturbing utter hatred of his brother

Which was never apparent until relatively recently.

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:21

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:00

I think some of HAM's current super-frenzy is prompted by seeing that W&C are within touching distance of the crown and tgatvwhatever delusional fantasy they may have ad about H usurping W is simply not going to happen.

Apologies for awful typos.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 05/10/2026 15:24

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:00

I think some of HAM's current super-frenzy is prompted by seeing that W&C are within touching distance of the crown and tgatvwhatever delusional fantasy they may have ad about H usurping W is simply not going to happen.

Though there's no knowing I can't quite see that even this idiot thinks he could usurp William's position, Ida, but I could easily buy that he's worried about the money, titles and security position when his brother takes over

FWIW I haven't the same level of faith as some over what William will do - for me it's more of a wait and see situation - but frankly almost anything's got to be better than the chaos they're in now

BasiliskStare · 05/10/2026 15:25

@Starryfifty and @IdaGlossop I do agree. I think H and M have never really got the fact that H is only "H" because he is the second son. The privilege and the money and the audience he has because of this is beyond most people's dreaming. So he can kick off about W all he likes , but that's why H has what he has. If he were plain Mr MW with his skills , attributes and abilities , does he think for a moment he would be where his is now, ( I may be being naughty here - but given some have said M came over to get a rich English husband - would he even have M were it not for his status ? ) Don't know but I hope it is

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:30

BasiliskStare · 05/10/2026 15:25

@Starryfifty and @IdaGlossop I do agree. I think H and M have never really got the fact that H is only "H" because he is the second son. The privilege and the money and the audience he has because of this is beyond most people's dreaming. So he can kick off about W all he likes , but that's why H has what he has. If he were plain Mr MW with his skills , attributes and abilities , does he think for a moment he would be where his is now, ( I may be being naughty here - but given some have said M came over to get a rich English husband - would he even have M were it not for his status ? ) Don't know but I hope it is

No, he wouldn't have M.

Horses7 · 05/10/2026 15:32

Ashley Cole dodged a bullet !!

thenightsky · 05/10/2026 15:32

IdaGlossop · 05/10/2026 15:30

No, he wouldn't have M.

Nope, not a chance she'd have even glanced his way.

AutumnCrowOfCleves · 05/10/2026 15:37

Starryfifty · 05/10/2026 15:09

But William and C were ALWAYS going to be king and Queen. Unless some tragedy stopped that. It was never going to be any other way. I do believe a lot of Harry's issues stem from a deep and quite frankly disturbing utter hatred of his brother

I hope RAVEC as a whole has twigged how deep it goes, because Charles R and Theo Ryecroft just don’t seem to get it.

twosmallaxolotls · 05/10/2026 15:38

I think when they were first married, the hams got completely carried away with their popularity and support, it was overwhelmingly positive. They thought they could be equal to wac and have a share of the Duchy pot.
Plus go off to California and be A lister billionaires.
Didn't quite work out.

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