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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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Mylovelygreendress · 23/10/2026 10:34

Badvocthebad · 23/10/2026 10:33

Yes, but they will get asked for comment, as I'm sure you're aware.

But they don’t have to respond !

SiegfriedSassoon · 23/10/2026 10:35

AutumnCrowAndTheEclectics · 23/10/2026 10:27

Do you remember those ‘Facebook tat’ businesses that people used to claim to run to claim working tax credits? They were amazing - twigs with glitter, painted cheap goblets and truly terrifying graze board suggestions. A few still feature on MN at Xmas (ie having the piss taken out of them).

Funny old world.

Gosh is that why they did it, for tax credits. I always wondered why people made a show of themselves with that nonsense when it couldn't be making them money.

I remember one Christmas someone at work trying to flog their (adult) daughters wares.. small portions of the cheapest looking sweets stuffed into sandwich bags and tied with a bit of red string. I was speechless. But some people are just so kind and bought some anyway to be nice. No doubt binning then when they got home because no way could you give them to anyone as a gift.

FancyKitten · 23/10/2026 10:38

ImaPrinceImaPrincebutmyBrotherWontAdmitIt · 23/10/2026 09:53

Excellent post Siegfried.

I like this too! I think the less you ask for the more you get. Not just in material terms.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 23/10/2026 10:40

If this is true I really hope people don’t make the abuse of children an excuse for the no contact with Meghan and her father. If it’s true and she knew but did nothing it’s horrendous and, if she didn’t know then the person we’ve seen over the years is who she is.

Either way it’s not a good look.

eta - let’s not forget her fathers name was on the order of service. He was always expected to be at the wedding till the photos of him being measured for a suit were published.

WhereAreTheTrueGreens · 23/10/2026 10:41

AutumnCrowAndTheEclectics · 22/10/2026 15:47

Yes, in the sense of something like, ‘I’m in a massively relatable situation. I’m a prince. I’ve done the work. I’ve done the work because I’m a prince and I’ve been able to do the work. This is massively relatable. These family breakups are actually really common and I’m a prince so that’s really special and I’m telling you this because I’ve done coke it’s massively relatable. I’m a special precious Prince.’

Meanwhile, the Independent, which is a bit republican, is having none of it any more and is printing William’s POV.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-william-no-intention-reconciling-prince-harry-b3071229.html

H has no understanding at all about the hurt he's caused. It's all about H in He's world. Yet now he wants reconciliation and move on. He's made millions selling his version of the truth, trashed his family and now he's ready to move on.

Any apology from H at all?

Kingsandqueenz · 23/10/2026 10:42

Badvocthebad · 23/10/2026 10:33

Yes, but they will get asked for comment, as I'm sure you're aware.

And I'm sure then that the palace can reiterate that Harry & Meghan are in fact private citizens & not working members of the royal family.

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:43

So she knew??????

‘She said in a statement: 'I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.
'In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.
'I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them.
'I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.
'Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.'

StrawberryWasp · 23/10/2026 10:44

Well she has now made a statement saying she did know. And it was passed to the police in 2018.

So that's cleared up what she knew and what she did. She seems beyond criticism in this is think? And wise of her to address it.

Now the validity of the allegations is left to be investigated and it may never be clear where the truth lies which is appalling for whoever is innocent in this.

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:44

She can’t make out that she cut off contact at this point: she cut off contact at the wedding. Harry said himself in subsequent years- that but for him- Meg may still have a father

Starryfifty · 23/10/2026 10:45

Meg claims she knew in 2018 and cut contact but he was still on Wedding invite list ? It's all very odd

Kingsandqueenz · 23/10/2026 10:45

So she was aware since 2018? The reason she gave was that Thomas Markle was selling stories to the media... that reason never made sense as Meghan & Harry have made a living out of selling murky, sleazy stories about the royal family...

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 23/10/2026 10:47

FancyKitten · 23/10/2026 09:46

You are right. I won’t comment about it again.

Ive just read your post.

You’re absolutely correct. Hopefully a new thread won’t be started and posts will die a death here. I feel ashamed that I posted on such an awful subject.

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:47

Still manages to get the press in line for an attack.

Also passing the buck by saying that she hoped the authorities were protecting other families.

Im sorry, but it’s not good enough to cover up what you had found out about him. The interview she did with Oprah made out that it was fake suit fitting photos and him lying to her. Not this.

They went to the press for the RF over much much less - meanwhile they were sitting in info like this!!!!

It makes what they did look worse!

JustHereForTheShitsAndGiggles · 23/10/2026 10:48

I'm no big fan of MM but this does make sense to me. The RF get news just before the wedding which can't be ignored. I wouldn't be at all surprised if T Jnr was the one who contacted the Met and wanted to put a spike in the works.

Edited to add: And of course she didn't speak out publicly about this. There was no evidence at that point. I speak as a victim myself. These situations are not simple or clear cut.

KilkennyCats · 23/10/2026 10:49

Mylovelygreendress · 23/10/2026 08:16

My only comment on the TM ( snr) allegations is this .
IF they are true - dreadful .
IF M knew but did nothing then also dreadful but I suspect she would then say she was ordered by “ someone” in the RF not to say anything .

And so insinuate the rf knew? Surely not?

Starryfifty · 23/10/2026 10:49

The real victims in this are the abused children. Not Meg. She has now confirmed she knew in 2018

itwouldbebettertojumpPiggy · 23/10/2026 10:49

Did they not learn anything from AMW’s yappy statements?

You would think that something would have come to light before now given that he was investigated around 8 years ago?

Kingsandqueenz · 23/10/2026 10:50

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:47

Still manages to get the press in line for an attack.

Also passing the buck by saying that she hoped the authorities were protecting other families.

Im sorry, but it’s not good enough to cover up what you had found out about him. The interview she did with Oprah made out that it was fake suit fitting photos and him lying to her. Not this.

They went to the press for the RF over much much less - meanwhile they were sitting in info like this!!!!

It makes what they did look worse!

Which makes no sense, she claims Thomas Markle was cut off for selling stories but she & her husband sold countless stories about the royals & Harry is still talking about them at every opportunity begging for reconciliations.. it's all so low brow & Judge Judy at this stage...

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:51

In 2022 the docu stated that it was the wedding circus and all that, that caused the fallout. Harry said he blamed himself for the fact Meg doesn’t have a father.

This is 4 years after they found out about what he was up to?

Why were they covering for him then?

https://pagesix.com/2022/12/08/prince-harry-blames-himself-for-meghans-relationship-with-her-dad/

Meghan Markle said during the documentary that she found out her dad wouldn't be walking her down the aisle through a story published on TMZ.

Prince Harry blames himself for demise of Meghan’s relationship with her dad

“She had a father before this, and now she doesn’t have a father,” the prince says in Netflix’s new docuseries “Harry & Meghan.”

https://pagesix.com/2022/12/08/prince-harry-blames-himself-for-meghans-relationship-with-her-dad/

PullTheBricksDown · 23/10/2026 10:51

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:43

So she knew??????

‘She said in a statement: 'I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.
'In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.
'I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them.
'I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.
'Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.'

There's quite a bit of odd stuff here. Why would a letter be sent to the Met? Thomas Markle has never lived in the UK, it's not their jurisdiction (and I have a low opinion of the Metropolitan Police but this really wasn't their job) so when the assurance was given that it would be investigated, by whom? And this was 2018 and nothing else had come out so what did Meghan think was happening with this investigation?

To be clear, whatever her father has done is not Meghan's fault, nor is it her responsibility to fix it or make amends. But this 'I was told someone would investigate' is not that satisfactory in other ways.

AutumnCrowAndTheEclectics · 23/10/2026 10:51

Starryfifty · 23/10/2026 10:34

Meg not staying quiet. She knew in 2018

https://www.dailymail.com/home/index.html

None of that matches up with her actions and her statements subsequently regarding her letters sent to him. It doesn’t tally with her reasons given for the privacy/copyright court action, her friends’ statements on her behalf, having a letter delivered to her father in hospital by a US diplomat, the things that Harry’s said …

I think her PR on this is going off the rails very rapidly.

Kingsandqueenz · 23/10/2026 10:52

Also if Meghan is claiming an investigation took place in 2018 surely Thomas Markle would be proven innocent or guilty it's 2026 now? Am I missing something?

SiegfriedSassoon · 23/10/2026 10:52

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:43

So she knew??????

‘She said in a statement: 'I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.
'In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.
'I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them.
'I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.
'Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.'

This could potentially be quite damaging if it comes to light that this was brushed under the carpet to avoid embarrassment for Meghan, Harry and the RF.

AtIusvue · 23/10/2026 10:52

PullTheBricksDown · 23/10/2026 10:51

There's quite a bit of odd stuff here. Why would a letter be sent to the Met? Thomas Markle has never lived in the UK, it's not their jurisdiction (and I have a low opinion of the Metropolitan Police but this really wasn't their job) so when the assurance was given that it would be investigated, by whom? And this was 2018 and nothing else had come out so what did Meghan think was happening with this investigation?

To be clear, whatever her father has done is not Meghan's fault, nor is it her responsibility to fix it or make amends. But this 'I was told someone would investigate' is not that satisfactory in other ways.

Agree. Her statement brings up even more questions.

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