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

[jeffgoldblum]

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

I know there is a lot to discuss here but honestly I am still processing the plush speaker wtf.

If she maintains RF knew and did nothing, RF will absolutely have to respond. If it's untrue, there will have to be consequences for such a horrible allegation against the RF

A source close to Meghan told The Sun: “Now maybe people will finally understand why she has had nothing to do with her father since 2018.”

I know this is typical of the duo, that they have to respond with an immediate clapback, but in this case they'd really have been better served not doing so - because people are going to read this as MM knowing all along. And given that she was presumably expecting him to walk her down the aisle and cut him off for some photos (allegedly), this doesn't ring very true as damage limitation.

I never had an issue that she didn’t invite her dad. It’s more that she didn’t invite anyone else to be with her mum, even her mums friendship group etc.

This is covering up a heinous crime and should be investigated if she was aware her father was a paeodophile.

Surely they have lawyers advising them?

Yep that was extremely odd for me too.. she invited none of Doria's side, none of the Markles, no old neighbours or friends of Dorias. It was a humongous wedding, the sky was the limit with guest numbers...
Compared to the Wales wedding, Catherine invited all of Bucklebury & her controversial uncle Gary also... Meghan has no family barr Doria, no family friends or neighbours it was very weird yet the Clooneys were there...

Unpopular opinion but I did not like Terry Wogan. He was patronising, condescending and very pleased with himself. He revealed an interesting side to his character when he opened Children In Need by singing The Floral Dance. Except that he wasn’t concentrating and started to sing the wrong bit, the orchestra tried to keep up and make amends but it was a mess. Terry flashed an angry look, blamed the orchestra and told them to start again when, of course, he started to sing the right words. Always looked at him differently after that.

Sounds like the friend is insinuating Meghan knew.

I would be swiftly dumping that friend (never an issue for Meg) it's a damning statement

The issue for me is the same as with AMW - when did M know and when did she report it.

We all heard M herself on OW make factually incorrect statements. We watched her disrespectful curtsey on Netflix. H has given interviews, written a book etc. We have observed H&Ms behaviour, not the tabloid version, but in how they choose to present themselves to the public on instagram, in interviews etc.

These are not the same as a breaking news story where we have 3 people giving different versions and a “friend” implying M knew in 2018.

I just assume that all TV “personalities “ are egomaniac narcissists, whatever - or in fact, in spite of, their popular image.

It’s such a crazy, superficial, false and competitive world- how could they be otherwise? And we know that the BBC has frequently prioritised keeping “the talent” happy over any moral scruples.

It's damning for HAM either way. The Markle / Ragland crew are so unbelievably dysfunctional.

I am looking forward to watching this too.

We will never know the truth. If HAM follow advice, I'm sure they will be advised to keep quiet and let the law deal with it. Unfortunately for Meg, her entire family are so toxic, they'll no doubt throw it out there that she knew all along

I can't find any reporting on this from any mainstream media.

I think it may have been rushed out and no-one looked at the wording.

Exactly thought the same. Have H&M ever called out Andrew & Sarah Ferguson & how is their relationship?

Awful news about Markle Snr. I can’t imagine how Samantha thinks it’s planted though. You can’t fake evidence like that.

It’s impact on Harry n Meg will be huge:

• She can’t be wafting about looking into the middle distance to sell teapots and chocolate bars, this is extremely serious and they need to acknowledge this. There’s no putting in place ‘Never explain. Never explain’ now. They will have to put an official statement out.
• Whoever spoke to the press on Megs behalf did her no favours. Implying she may have known is utterly disgusting. If she did suspect something then she should have contacted authorities. Isn’t it a crime not to report?
• Puts into perspective their behaviour and how they’ve treated the RF over minor issues and perceived slights. The only reason to flee from family and talk against them…..would be for serious issues like this.
• The kids are now at school, that their GF has CSA images…..that will have an huge impact. I know Harry and Will had to deal with their fair share of stuff while they were at school, but this is nothing to a GF (even if estranged) being, well you know what.
• Questions will at some point arise if Meg suspected anything, what she was exposed to while living alone with her father during childhood.

i feel sympathy for them but their next steps need to be the correct ones. They can’t ignore this away,

This!

Could things get any worse for the HAMs?

There’s quite a lot to unpick

Did Meghan know and when did she know
Did she do anything with this information once she knew

If the ‘friend’ is speaking the truth, did she do anything about it ?

My heart goes out to the poor children going through this abuse.

Unfortunately for MM, Samantha & TM Jnr will be out making a buck or two. Just when she is trying to promote her Christmas range.

It’s on Mail Online now.

Whoever spoke to the press on Megs behalf did her no favours. Implying she may have known is utterly disgusting. If she did suspect something then she should have contacted authorities. Isn’t it a crime not to report?

This, they should have run this past a solicitor first and not been so fast to issue a statement. This hasn't made it better for her.

I heard it last night on BBC radio 4.