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Ham pr disasters thread 47! …it’s all so quiet…it’s all so still ….

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jeffgoldblum · 05/10/2026 17:28

Still interested! , still not bored ( well slightly!) 😁

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BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:48

Mylovelygreendress · 08/10/2026 13:47

If the stories are true about the house ( and I too have read them) how will HAM explain where they stay when/ if they return to Monteshitshow ?
I know they have borrowed houses in the past but surely the vast majority of people will be scunnered ( good Scottish word) with them by now ?
One thing I do hope is that the DC are happy .

What about those poor koi?

Lunde · 08/10/2026 13:48

RecriminationsMayVary · 08/10/2026 12:12

Quite possibly. The house was bought cheap but its value has rocketed to nearly $30m in that time and maybe H&M couldn’t afford to buy him out with that price hike. Might also explain why no renovations were done.

Somebody did a deep dive 6-12 months ago and said that Montecito had a $9.5 million mortgage on it.

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 08/10/2026 13:49

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:43

For someone wearing a 25k outfit she looks terrible. The whites don't match and the skirt makes her look shapeless. It's looks as though she's aiming for the beige frump look in the hopes of looking old money.

Her designer pal is now running Uniqlo. Meghan could get better beige clothes there and save the leftover money.

£25k? Are you kidding?

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 08/10/2026 13:50

AtIusvue · 08/10/2026 13:25

Worst outfit yet?

Never did £25k look so dreadful (although I don’t think jewellery costs count really).

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 13:51

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:15

Anglican churches in the US are called Episcopal churches. I live literally down the block from one.They generally have great music and concerts.

I think the Page Six writer must be a Kevin O'Sullivan fan and he was giving a sweet nod to Kevin. His opening monologue on "What just happened" contains non- stop alliteration. Harry is always referred to as "The Petulant Prince". Although Kevin is unhinged with his Trump support, his HAM commentary is amusing.

Oh yes, Kevin O'S is the guy who shouts, 'If not, WHY NOT?'

I use that on DP sometimes Grin

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:52

According to this article that @AtIusvue kindly posted, that was the price of the outfit.

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 13:52

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:43

For someone wearing a 25k outfit she looks terrible. The whites don't match and the skirt makes her look shapeless. It's looks as though she's aiming for the beige frump look in the hopes of looking old money.

Her designer pal is now running Uniqlo. Meghan could get better beige clothes there and save the leftover money.

Yes, her ideas are always at least a decade out of date, and she still has this idea that wearing 'neutrals' is somehow 'classy' and a 'rich lady' signifier, even though that went out years ago.

What makes it worse is that she's really not a beige and cream woman. She has the sort of colouring which looks great in jewel tones, but bland neutrals don't suit her at all.

bluegreygreen · 08/10/2026 13:52

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 08/10/2026 12:54

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a74069732/prince-harry-grief-masterclass-princess-diana/
He's an expert on grief counselling now. Why do people give him the time and space?

Hmmm.

This summary by Max Pemberton was the best explanation of Harry, grief and therapy that I have ever read.

https://archive.is/RO60a

Mylovelygreendress · 08/10/2026 13:53

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 13:43

For someone wearing a 25k outfit she looks terrible. The whites don't match and the skirt makes her look shapeless. It's looks as though she's aiming for the beige frump look in the hopes of looking old money.

Her designer pal is now running Uniqlo. Meghan could get better beige clothes there and save the leftover money.

Those trousers are awful . Why does she insist on wearing oversized overlong trousers ?

Kingsandqueenz · 08/10/2026 13:56

FancyKitten · 08/10/2026 13:46

Speaking of Beckhams… MM does remind me of VB. She tries really hard, but… She just doesn’t have natural style or grace. Throwing money at the situation really doesn’t help.

Princess Diana looked amazing in a sweater & cycling shorts. She just had “it”. K-Middy, even though she has to adhere to a certain wardrobe, has nailed the brief with elan. Plus, she has natural grace. Her figure helps as well, to be fair!

MM wants so badly to be a sophisticated laydee, but she ain’t. She also wants fashionista credit, but again… It’s just not there.

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Love Catherines casual country look, it's natural not contrived

Cocolapew · 08/10/2026 13:56

Going back to Meghan signing a NDA for the pay off if they were to get divorced. I think she would forgo a pay off for the fame and notority. Imagine, books, TV appearances, podcasts, she'd be in her element.

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 13:59

Cocolapew · 08/10/2026 13:56

Going back to Meghan signing a NDA for the pay off if they were to get divorced. I think she would forgo a pay off for the fame and notority. Imagine, books, TV appearances, podcasts, she'd be in her element.

Yes, for a few months maybe.

Then the media would move on to the next big thing. There's only much she can say about the antics of a dim prince in his 40s.

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 14:00

AtIusvue · 08/10/2026 13:25

Worst outfit yet?

Not a single piece of that outfit fits her. Not a single piece of that outfit suits her. Not a single piece of that outfit looks pleasant.

Whoever let her leave the house looking like that is working undercover.

fridaynightzzz · 08/10/2026 14:00

I see the priests advent calendar is selling very well now so some good has come from that.

She looks ridiculous, how did she think fashion houses would be interested. Why she refuses to hire a stylist is beyond me when she is so willing to spend so much on clothes. Expensive clothes even in neutral palettes still look crap if they don’t fit.

BasiliskStare · 08/10/2026 14:00

Thanks @Atlusvue

  1. My guess , those clothes will have been given to M so she can shill them on on Only One. (though not sure she's the best model )
  2. Private tea with Malala at Claridges . & there was no other entrance they could leave by or couldn't have had a hug indoors (If Malala was comfortable with the hugging. ) ?

Even if M has the best intentions , I think eg the comments under the DM article just show , she has a mountain to climb to get any real popularity at the moment. I'm not saying they are everyone's opinion

Mylovelygreendress · 08/10/2026 14:02

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 13:59

Yes, for a few months maybe.

Then the media would move on to the next big thing. There's only much she can say about the antics of a dim prince in his 40s.

Would anyone believe anything she writes ?

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 14:04

Mylovelygreendress · 08/10/2026 13:53

Those trousers are awful . Why does she insist on wearing oversized overlong trousers ?

Maybe a sign that she doesn't have to work. The length limits mobility. All she can really do is sit. I wonder if one of the reasons she wants security is that she can't move fast in a dodgy situation. She would have to drop the pants to run.

Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 14:04

Mylovelygreendress · 08/10/2026 14:02

Would anyone believe anything she writes ?

No they wouldn't believe a word but it would be so salicious and would probably sell

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 14:06

I think her book would be boring. She actually leads a full life. She's also not a great writer.

bluegreygreen · 08/10/2026 14:07

A book by Meghan would sell - Spare sold, and there would be a circuit of interviews, but it's a short-term plan.

I like the drape of her coat, but think it would work better with deep autumn colours for the rest of the outfit, perhaps with leather boots.

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 08/10/2026 14:08

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 14:06

I think her book would be boring. She actually leads a full life. She's also not a great writer.

Do you think it's a full life? I think she dabbles in a lot of things, but I wouldn't have thought she's busy.

smilesy · 08/10/2026 14:12

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 14:00

Not a single piece of that outfit fits her. Not a single piece of that outfit suits her. Not a single piece of that outfit looks pleasant.

Whoever let her leave the house looking like that is working undercover.

She seems to be cos playing what an “appropriate” outfit to have tea with a Pakistani muslim lady should be. And what is that bag? It’s probably expensive but it looks like one of the less popular bags for life from Tesco

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 14:13

bluegreygreen · 08/10/2026 14:07

A book by Meghan would sell - Spare sold, and there would be a circuit of interviews, but it's a short-term plan.

I like the drape of her coat, but think it would work better with deep autumn colours for the rest of the outfit, perhaps with leather boots.

It would sell, but nowhere near the level of 'Spare'. Harry had a lifetime of royal inside gossip to sell. Meghan was only really royal for about 5 minutes, and even then I doubt she got close to any of the family other than Harry.

FancyKitten · 08/10/2026 14:14

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 13:52

Yes, her ideas are always at least a decade out of date, and she still has this idea that wearing 'neutrals' is somehow 'classy' and a 'rich lady' signifier, even though that went out years ago.

What makes it worse is that she's really not a beige and cream woman. She has the sort of colouring which looks great in jewel tones, but bland neutrals don't suit her at all.

Agree. She could be rocking a whole Michelle Obama vibe. But the problem is, when she arrived on the scene, there was an expectation that she would be or become a person of gravitas. And she isn’t / hasn’t…

TheOvertGardener · 08/10/2026 14:36

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 14:00

Not a single piece of that outfit fits her. Not a single piece of that outfit suits her. Not a single piece of that outfit looks pleasant.

Whoever let her leave the house looking like that is working undercover.

I was reading the comments and thought they must be exaggerations but man alive, you are right.

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