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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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Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 18:05

What would require Prince of England, Dook, Full time Father to be away for a 10 day stretch?

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 08/10/2026 18:06

An adrenaline crash is very real but wouldn’t normally last a couple of weeks, I think it’s about 72 hours at most but on average it last an hour. Anything lasting a few weeks as described by Harry would be stress related or a burnout.

I believe he experienced an episode after the move to Canada but I think he’s mistaken to call it depression in the real sense. Perhaps it was an episode of reactive depression, not that I’m suggesting it’s not a real depression but it does present very differently from the more serious/traditional type.

JSMill · 08/10/2026 18:06

Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 18:04

A very long time for such young children. Also really don't see what would take them away from their children for any length of time

It’s very strange that he should publicly announce that, thinking it makes him sound good. It makes him sound like a shitty parent.

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:10

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 15:13

A few years ago it was supposedly owned by a Trust, and it was the subject of much speculation. Can anyone remember anything? My mind can't keep up these days.

Yes owned by a trust. Apparently fairly common in California to conceal who the actual owners are,

HairyToity · 08/10/2026 18:12

JSMill · 08/10/2026 18:06

It’s very strange that he should publicly announce that, thinking it makes him sound good. It makes him sound like a shitty parent.

He went to boarding school at 8. He grew up with long periods away from parents. 10 days is probably a short time compared to Charles and Di.

For me and DH 10 days would be unthinkable, but we had normal childhoods.

KilkennyCats · 08/10/2026 18:13

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:10

Yes owned by a trust. Apparently fairly common in California to conceal who the actual owners are,

So it’s not definite that the HAMs are the actual owners, then?

Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 18:14

JSMill · 08/10/2026 18:06

It’s very strange that he should publicly announce that, thinking it makes him sound good. It makes him sound like a shitty parent.

I think it makes him sound "important". Global entrepreneur/philanthropist, etc or whatever he's calling himself this week

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:14

BunnyBunbunbun · 08/10/2026 15:28

Malala isn't all that anymore. She's probably also in need of "projects". I can imagine Meghan contacted her and said she'd love to work on something on girls and education and would she like to meet up for tea so they discuss some ideas she's had, and wouldn't it be a good idea too to get something in the media to raise awareness.

Doesn't Malala have a partnership deal with Apple TV - perhaps Meghan wants to cash in on that?

CluelessAmerican · 08/10/2026 18:15

KilkennyCats · 08/10/2026 18:13

So it’s not definite that the HAMs are the actual owners, then?

No it is not definite

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 18:17

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:14

Doesn't Malala have a partnership deal with Apple TV - perhaps Meghan wants to cash in on that?

If only Meghan had had her own production deal with the world's biggest streaming service!

Scorchio84 · 08/10/2026 18:20

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 08/10/2026 17:49

It's not a good advert for Ralph Lauren. Heck it's not a good advert for Primark.

It really isn't, either "house" 😂

Like you @BemusedAmerican I like a lot of Ralph Lauren clothing, I have a few pieces as my work uniform, (second hand on Vinted I might add!) so I was flabbergasted to discover they were behind this look 🙈

Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 18:22

IcedPurple · 08/10/2026 18:17

If only Meghan had had her own production deal with the world's biggest streaming service!

There has to be an Agenda with Meg. It's never just a casual lunch with a good friend. Peddling the Diana doc but wouldn't Netflix get first look ?

DaisyDooley · 08/10/2026 18:31

“Useless around the house” !!???!!

I would love some examples of when he has been ‘useful around the house’.
I suspect those times can be counted on one hand.

JSMill · 08/10/2026 18:35

HairyToity · 08/10/2026 18:12

He went to boarding school at 8. He grew up with long periods away from parents. 10 days is probably a short time compared to Charles and Di.

For me and DH 10 days would be unthinkable, but we had normal childhoods.

Yes you’re right. It really says something about him that it’s more important to him to sound important than to look like a good dad. Meanwhile, his db and SIL, who are actually important, do their very best to minimise the time they are away from their dcs. I can’t recall either of them being away from their DCs for anything like ten days.

Starryfifty · 08/10/2026 18:36

DaisyDooley · 08/10/2026 18:31

“Useless around the house” !!???!!

I would love some examples of when he has been ‘useful around the house’.
I suspect those times can be counted on one hand.

This is the man who was incapable of paying his pen mobile bill up until quite recently so I would imagine he's pretty useless

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 08/10/2026 18:37

Shane Watson in the Mail gushing over MM and getting fashion reliably wrong as usual

https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-16193691/SHANE-WATSON-Meghans-five-figure-outfit-matched-better-new-best-friend-Malala-planned.html?ico=comment-anchor#comments

Is Malala's a 'new best friend' she'd better not plan any sleepovers, because that won't last.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 08/10/2026 18:37

@DaisyDooley perhaps he meant withdrawn from family and the goings on of day to day life. That they were too much for him in the same way people talk about their experience when they post on MN about feeling depressed.

What he experienced is very real and we can’t discount it or mock it because it’s Harry who’s talked about it.

Hamsterwheeloffortune · 08/10/2026 18:39

BemusedAmerican · 08/10/2026 17:36

The pants are apparently Ralph Lauren and cost 1000 pounds.

There are several Ralph Lauren stores in NYC. For years I've admired the clothes in the window and their ads. I don't understand how Meghan can take such great clothes and make them look so bad. The Ralph Lauren people are probably thinking the same thing.

Just a bit of translation (I'm fluent!)

🇺🇸 Pants = 👖= 🇬🇧 trousers

🇺🇸 Panties = 🩲= 🇬🇧underwear/undies/knickers/pants

(🦢 = 🙄)

Hamsterwheeloffortune · 08/10/2026 18:39

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:14

Doesn't Malala have a partnership deal with Apple TV - perhaps Meghan wants to cash in on that?

Omg you know that's definitely in the mix

fridaynightzzz · 08/10/2026 18:44

for all his criticism of being sent to boarding school I think it seems like a good option for his children, would probably give them more consistency than what they offer. Changing schools, changing countries, security drama, parents regularly away, and if press is believed a revolving door of staff.

ForAmberPoster · 08/10/2026 18:47

Hamsterwheeloffortune · 08/10/2026 18:39

Omg you know that's definitely in the mix

I’m more puzzled why anyone including Malala would meet with her and if she considered that many in a country that has helped her would be offended by this

thenightsky · 08/10/2026 18:48

Lunde · 08/10/2026 18:14

Doesn't Malala have a partnership deal with Apple TV - perhaps Meghan wants to cash in on that?

Aren't HaM doing a documentary about Afghanistan and Malala is from Afghanistan.

Horses7 · 08/10/2026 18:50

RL must have had a bang on the head when ‘he’ designed those awful trousers (miles too long) poor Meagain!
I normally like his preppy New England style but I’m now seeing RL in a new (very dim) light.
Article in DM says security OFFICERS and Police car around.Claridges - hope this doesn’t mean RAVEC has caved in and we’re paying for her jaunts.
Btw whoever was the first to come up with Monteshitshow really deserves an OBE or Damehood!! Makes me smile every time - can’t believe I didn’t think of it!!

TheSaintedAutumnCrow · 08/10/2026 18:52

thenightsky · 08/10/2026 18:05

I suspect he means he suddenly found real life to boring after his freedom flight and other excitement. It wasn't an adrenaline crash Haz, its just boredom.

Is this H’s latest excuse? ‘I’m actually addicted to adrenaline, not narcotics - it’s a physiological phenomenon that I can’t help. Can I have my visa renewed please?’

Hamsterwheeloffortune · 08/10/2026 18:53

thenightsky · 08/10/2026 18:48

Aren't HaM doing a documentary about Afghanistan and Malala is from Afghanistan.

She's Pashtun, technically Pakistani but shares a border with Afghanistan iirc

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