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Ham pr disasters 54! ….the relentless reconciliation edition…

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jeffgoldblum · 22/10/2026 15:02

Apologies for my tardiness! , the last thread finished unexpectedly!!! 😱

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Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 22:49

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 22:47

Yes if that was the reason she suddenly wanted nothing to do with him before the wedding why didn’t she at the very least speak to her brothers and sisters about it? Surely she wouldn’t keep quiet if she knew about it which is what the insider is claiming?

A very careless comment from the friend/insider. Basically insinuating that she knew, did nothing then cut contact with him.

HoldMyWine · 22/10/2026 22:50

Exactly I would actually have some sympathy for her if it’s true and if she said she had no idea but to try and use this story to justify why she is NC with him doesn’t help her at all.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 22:54

HoldMyWine · 22/10/2026 22:50

Exactly I would actually have some sympathy for her if it’s true and if she said she had no idea but to try and use this story to justify why she is NC with him doesn’t help her at all.

If she knew, which is what is being claimed by the insider, she could have contacted the police anonymously if she didn’t want to be directly involved, surely she wouldn’t sit on this knowledge for, at the very least, 8 years??

Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 22:57

It's a terrible, terrible look for her if she did know and did absolutely nothing. Nobody would do that. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:00

If Meghan didn’t know about this it will be a huge shock for her and I would feel very sympathetic, if however as is being claimed that this is the reason she cut him off at the time of her wedding and she then didn’t inform on him that really does not look good on her at all.

Rhaidimiddim · 22/10/2026 23:03

My2cents1975 · 22/10/2026 21:58

The raw desperation and sheer incoherence of HaM's PR is just pitiful. Even left-wing stalwarts such as the Guardian in the UK and "The View" talkshow in USA have turned on H, exhausted by his endless whinging!

As Netflix melts down and the entertainment industry resets, even a Diana documentary, cheap enough to make, will not fetch anywhere near the money it would have had the negotiation occurred in 2020. The Invictus promo was lost in the GQ interview drama and the games face increasing scrutiny. And after 2027 when the Invictus games and Diana doc are done...then what? HaM need to make money and selling white label goods at inflated prices in the USA is just not cutting the mustard.

IMHO, it was game over for the HaM and the Crown won with the statement "recollections may vary". This is just filling in the details for history gurus.

The beauty and effectiveness of "recollections may vary" lays in its long-game aim.

It said "we remember things differently" instead of shouting "LIAR" and countering every charge. And then the grey-rock approach let time, and their own characters, unravel them

Some of us on Salty Isle knew from the moment the OW interview dropped just how many lies they told. It took the rest of the world a few years to catch up.

Now - with the lies they've told in court, and their ever-changing and often contradictory personal narratives a matter of record - that mildest of insult "recollections may vary" defines and damns them.

AutumnCrowAndTheEclectics · 22/10/2026 23:07

twosmallaxolotls · 22/10/2026 21:05

Thanks 👍🏼

It was very funny. Posts like yours are why I love being here. Mostly these threads are old school MN: witty, funny, knowledgeable, edgy, cutting, historically intriguing and downright crackers. With occasional disputes - but that’s life. We live and learn. My political republicanism has certainly mellowed.

Mondommountain · 22/10/2026 23:08

My God, that is horrific. If it’s true, is that the reason behind their quick exit from the US?. I very much doubt Meghan knew anything about it for years, if it’s true , even the brother who lived with him only discovered it in July after the father had moved back to the US. Gosh it’s sickening.

AutumnCrowAndTheEclectics · 22/10/2026 23:13

FallenNight · 22/10/2026 21:06

Sorry to hark back to chat from a few pages ago. But I've been ruminating on the don't feel sorry for me I'm a price comments.

I think someone has actually tried to do some pr with him. Pointing out that all the whining doesn't look good on someone who's been brought up in a palace.

What he was supposed to do was to say, I'm not looking for sympathy I'm aware that I have my privilege has enabled me to access support unavailable to do many deserving people, the kind of support everyone should get - you know, a bit humble, a bit apologetic, maybe with an inferrance that he knows how lucky he is and how unfair it is that not everyone gets the same support, link to some mental health charity work.

But got it wrong, because he really doesn't get it and said

Don't feel sorry for me. I'm a Price don't ya know.

I think someone somewhere gave a briefing, watched the edit and cried a little.

Yes, he turned ‘humble’ not just into ‘humble brag’ but straight into ‘brag’ in about ten seconds! He actually thinks he was born ‘birthright special’ or something without even having to pretend to make an effort to earn his privilege.

And indeed, a hundred PR faeries cried.

canklesmctacotits · 22/10/2026 23:14

Sun report: well, only a couple of hours ago I posted about Harry’s hypocrisy talking about reconciliation/letting it go when his wife won’t, only reason being the most horrific of abuses. Here it is. For years people have said she’s going to make allegations against him about herself; this is on a different level. Let the investigation conclude but any which way, if she knew about this in 2018 and did nothing, said nothing, sought no help/guidance on how to report this…it’s not good for her. That “friend” has dumped her right in it. What an unholy mess.

As ever: it’s a rich woman’s vanity project. That’s why she’s front and center, it’s about her not the goods. At least VB’s range actually has good quality clothes and make up, this is tat Meghan’s selling. She hasn’t even sourced her rattan stuff from the women’s collective she’s previously touted. If there’s ever a reason Harry won’t be accepted in, it’s because to do so would only lend royal credence to this brand.

The Thomas Markle thing, it’s shocking and grotesque. And she/they knew, this whole time 😔. And to preach about protecting children. Where do you even begin.

Mondommountain · 22/10/2026 23:17

On a lighter note, looking forward to William on the Graham Norton show tomorrow evening.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:18

Mondommountain · 22/10/2026 23:08

My God, that is horrific. If it’s true, is that the reason behind their quick exit from the US?. I very much doubt Meghan knew anything about it for years, if it’s true , even the brother who lived with him only discovered it in July after the father had moved back to the US. Gosh it’s sickening.

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Seeing as it was all discovered in the Philippines I doubt it had anything to do with returning to the UK, it makes no difference where they live.

PullTheBricksDown · 22/10/2026 23:19

HoldMyWine · 22/10/2026 22:43

There’s a line in the Sun article from a friend saying ‘ maybe now people will understand why she’s had nothing to do with him since 2018’.
So if Meghan knew about this in 2018 why didn’t she report him to the authorities?
Of course we know she knew sweet FA but of course she will try and spin it to make herself look good. As Ever.

Grim story. And they will try and spin it now as being behind the estrangement, not realising that it looks worse to have kept quiet. There's been lots of criticism of Thomas Markle junior but he's the one who has apparently gone to the police about this material.

@Mondommountain Don't think there's any connection between this and their relocation away from the US. That's on HAM.

Mondommountain · 22/10/2026 23:21

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:18

Seeing as it was all discovered in the Philippines I doubt it had anything to do with returning to the UK, it makes no difference where they live.

The report says the brother reported it to the FBI and he is being investigated in the US too.

Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 23:21

If she did know and didn't report it, surely she would be in serious trouble?

Mylovelygreendress · 22/10/2026 23:23

Is it being reported anywhere other than The Sun ?

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:24

If she spins this as the reason for the very sudden estrangement then it could massively backfire on her, you don’t sit on information that your father has thousands of images of child rape which you don’t report to the authorities and then preach to the world about the safety of children online.

jeffgoldblum · 22/10/2026 23:25

Well no sooner do i find out that William is on the Norton show but this as well ! ….im bemused….particularly after the claims that m would put forth on his death…..and from her pervert brother too!! Very odd! Very convenient very odd ….may take some time to absorb it all.

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BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:27

Mondommountain · 22/10/2026 23:21

The report says the brother reported it to the FBI and he is being investigated in the US too.

Maybe then if as has been stated by the insider that Meghan did know and this is the reason for the estrangement, she doesn’t want to have to speak to the FBI as she didn’t inform them, it’s all really very very odd.

Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 23:28

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:24

If she spins this as the reason for the very sudden estrangement then it could massively backfire on her, you don’t sit on information that your father has thousands of images of child rape which you don’t report to the authorities and then preach to the world about the safety of children online.

I honestly think their "spokespeople" are just HAM. My first thought when I read that's the reason she cut ties with him was WTF ??

They are actually that stupid, the pair of them will probably insist this is why they have no relationship with him, not realising they actually covered up
the most heinous of crimes.

Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 23:30

Mylovelygreendress · 22/10/2026 23:23

Is it being reported anywhere other than The Sun ?

It actually isn't. Which is odd. I really hope it's all nonsense

AcrossthePond55 · 22/10/2026 23:30

I have a feeling that the law firm bankruptcy thing is because some or all of their clients in the ANL lawsuit are planning to sue them for 'professional negligence'.

Let's see, who amongst the litigants in that case is in need of (or lacks) funds? It was apparently agreed amongst the litigants that they would cover the costs for Doreen Lawrence, so we can leave her out.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 22/10/2026 23:31

They are actually that stupid, the pair of them will probably insist this is why they have no relationship with him, not realising they actually covered up
the most heinous of crimes.

Oh just like the fans on here accuse the royal family of doing with Andrew…….🤔

BigAnne · 22/10/2026 23:31

Starryfifty · 22/10/2026 23:30

It actually isn't. Which is odd. I really hope it's all nonsense

Its reported in the Australian Courier.

Gimlettt · 22/10/2026 23:32

MrsNathanDrake · 22/10/2026 15:14

Found it hard to follow her argument / speculation around The Gentleman offer / rescinded offer etc - can anyone clarify?

But totally on board with the idea that the only thing that they have done worth repeating is the NF docuseries - which would indicate that they are here just for content creation by mischief making……but my spin on that is that is MM goal to cause trouble and flounce back to the US but her STBXH still believes that they are creating content for a series on a relocation and reconciliation…..

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