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Ham pr disasters 61! ….enough is enough…is enough…we can’t go on!…no more tears! ……

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jeffgoldblum · 01/11/2026 14:41

It’s the bodyguards fault was a new revelation!
who’s fault will it be next?
answers on a postcard please…….

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HoldMyWine · 02/11/2026 19:13

I agree @IdaGlossop.

HoldMyWine · 02/11/2026 19:13

I agree @IdaGlossop.

AcrossthePond55 · 02/11/2026 19:13

Re TMs and a trial.

Do we know for sure that he is accused of/alleged to have committed a crime on US soil?

I thought the Loveless Letter only alleged crimes in the Philippines and there have only been discovery of potentially criminal evidence in storage there and in Mexico.

Assuming no crimes were committed in the US, he won't be tried here for crimes in another country. Now there may be extradition proceedings, but if he is examined and determined to have dementia he won't be extradited.

This whole thing is such a mishmash of letters and differing statements by any number of people that I wonder if it'll ever get straightened out. I certainly wouldn't want to be an investigator or a DA on this case.

notimagain · 02/11/2026 19:14

Callipygion · 02/11/2026 19:02

Wasn’t there a Tory MP who got off a charge or released from prison (I can’t remember the specific details!) because of dementia and then suddenly recovered afterwards?

Don't know of an MP but you might be thinking off Ernest Saunders...

Done for fraud, imprisoned,.diagnosed with Alzheimer's....released early because of that...then recovered.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Saunders

MerryAquaKoala · 02/11/2026 19:15

IdaGlossop · 02/11/2026 19:11

The evidence base is corrupted, thanks to The Sun and The Daily Mail. Even if it weren't, the movement of the boxes, the involvement of TMj, and the similarities between the Mexico and Phillipines boxes, do not inspire confidence. As far as we know, no victim has come forward to substantiate the accusation that he had sex with a 12-year old made by Loveless. TMs will become increasingly less reliable as a witness as his dementia progresses.

On the other hand, if there is clear forensic evidence from the Philippines records, the position may change.

A good outcome for everyone except TMj would be that TMs has been framed and the case is closed.

Hopefully the authorities there will investigate the origins of those child abuse photos.

AcrossthePond55 · 02/11/2026 19:19

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:14

https://theblast.com/878119/meghan-markle-reportedly-local-grande-dame-help-fit-british-society-struggles-friends/

Any matriarch on here willing to show Meghan how to fit into high society😄

Too bad she didn't take up a similar offer made for a 'mentor' (Sophie?) when it was offered her before the marriage took place. This whole thing could have been avoided.

I have a smile on my face picturing the local 'grande dame' accepting the challenge as the Dowager Lady Grantham. She'd have MM reduced to a simpering puddle within the first hour.

SiegfriedSassoon · 02/11/2026 19:19

MerryAquaKoala · 02/11/2026 19:10

Come on! This is a woman who is currently trying to ingratiate herself into Cotswolds society, she's not going to out dressed like a Birkenheadian in 1984!

It would have been hilarious if it was real and it was a clap back against all the comments on her beige wardrobe. MM has no sense of humour though.

JSMill · 02/11/2026 19:20

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:14

https://theblast.com/878119/meghan-markle-reportedly-local-grande-dame-help-fit-british-society-struggles-friends/

Any matriarch on here willing to show Meghan how to fit into high society😄

I saw this on X the other day and if it’s genuine, provides a real insight into how arrogant M was in her attitude towards British aristocracy and high society. In fact some of what is discussed ie thanking people in a timely manner isn’t just confined to posh people!

Ham pr disasters 61! ….enough is enough…is enough…we can’t go on!…no more tears! ……
Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:22

JSMill · 02/11/2026 19:20

I saw this on X the other day and if it’s genuine, provides a real insight into how arrogant M was in her attitude towards British aristocracy and high society. In fact some of what is discussed ie thanking people in a timely manner isn’t just confined to posh people!

"Decide which ones are worth keeping"😮 cheek of her!

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:24

AcrossthePond55 · 02/11/2026 19:19

Too bad she didn't take up a similar offer made for a 'mentor' (Sophie?) when it was offered her before the marriage took place. This whole thing could have been avoided.

I have a smile on my face picturing the local 'grande dame' accepting the challenge as the Dowager Lady Grantham. She'd have MM reduced to a simpering puddle within the first hour.

Lady Grantham would have made short work of Meghan! She didn't suffer fools gladly!

IdaGlossop · 02/11/2026 19:30

MerryAquaKoala · 02/11/2026 19:15

Hopefully the authorities there will investigate the origins of those child abuse photos.

Presumably they have to, now they have them in their possession.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 02/11/2026 19:30

Any matriarch on here willing to show Meghan how to fit into high society😄

Would anyone want to waste their time, @Kingzandqueens?
One look at the fake and very poorly acted "sincerity" would surely be enough to make anyone like that run for the hills decline graciously

IdaGlossop · 02/11/2026 19:33

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:24

Lady Grantham would have made short work of Meghan! She didn't suffer fools gladly!

What an arrogant woman she is! You move to a new country and join a high-profile organisation with a very particular culture but turn down support from a person whobtravelled a similar path to you.

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:35

Puzzledandpissedoff · 02/11/2026 19:30

Any matriarch on here willing to show Meghan how to fit into high society😄

Would anyone want to waste their time, @Kingzandqueens?
One look at the fake and very poorly acted "sincerity" would surely be enough to make anyone like that run for the hills decline graciously

And then you'd be bad mouthed about your efforts into the bargain!
I don't think they'll find many willing "Grand Dames" to show her the ropes!

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:36

IdaGlossop · 02/11/2026 19:33

What an arrogant woman she is! You move to a new country and join a high-profile organisation with a very particular culture but turn down support from a person whobtravelled a similar path to you.

The Markles always know best!

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:43

Mylovelygreendress · 02/11/2026 14:03

I am just remembering that M complained that Catherine didn’t take her shopping and was reluctant to share her lipgloss . There’s also the much reported complaint that C didn’t want to hold hands with M when they went to Wimbledon together .
Reading Harriet’s fulsome praise of the support C has given her must infuriate Meghan .
Does anyone else think we are going to have another interview ? ( apart from the FBI!)

Catherine seems to be very protective of her private life and definitely didn't want her business leaked to People magazine or similar when Meghan attempted to bulldoze her way in. Meghan clearly wanted to sell the narrative to the press that they were of equal status and tried to push a relationship just as she did with the A-list invitees to the wedding.

W&C were having none of it. William seems very savvy at avoiding fake people and prefers his tight-knit circle of loyal, trusted friends. There were some articles, back in the day, the Meghan was mega-miffed that Catherine turned down her invitation to the £300,000 baby shower (although most of it was paid by her temporary celeb friends)....even though Catherine was around 32 weeks pregnant.

Meghan was offered Sophie and the Ghanaian equerry to help her - but was insulted by these offers.

ChubbyCheeksCharlie · 02/11/2026 19:45

JSMill · 02/11/2026 19:20

I saw this on X the other day and if it’s genuine, provides a real insight into how arrogant M was in her attitude towards British aristocracy and high society. In fact some of what is discussed ie thanking people in a timely manner isn’t just confined to posh people!

Isn't Saffron Aldridge the second wife of Ian Wace? Possibly separated..? 🧐

SiegfriedSassoon · 02/11/2026 19:48

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:43

Catherine seems to be very protective of her private life and definitely didn't want her business leaked to People magazine or similar when Meghan attempted to bulldoze her way in. Meghan clearly wanted to sell the narrative to the press that they were of equal status and tried to push a relationship just as she did with the A-list invitees to the wedding.

W&C were having none of it. William seems very savvy at avoiding fake people and prefers his tight-knit circle of loyal, trusted friends. There were some articles, back in the day, the Meghan was mega-miffed that Catherine turned down her invitation to the £300,000 baby shower (although most of it was paid by her temporary celeb friends)....even though Catherine was around 32 weeks pregnant.

Meghan was offered Sophie and the Ghanaian equerry to help her - but was insulted by these offers.

She really did snub Sophie multiple times didn't she.

DancingFerret · 02/11/2026 19:48

ChubbyCheeksCharlie · 02/11/2026 19:45

Isn't Saffron Aldridge the second wife of Ian Wace? Possibly separated..? 🧐

Third wife - and yes, divorced.

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:48

ChubbyCheeksCharlie · 02/11/2026 14:48

Which is exactly why I find the scenario so hard to believe. An error must have been made in a statement at some point or it sounds highly (too) dubious.
A fixated person just wouldn't write to the Fixated Persons department. (Although obviously they should.)

I thought Loveless was claiming the other Markles were fixated - but the long rant seemed fixated in itself

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:53

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:43

Catherine seems to be very protective of her private life and definitely didn't want her business leaked to People magazine or similar when Meghan attempted to bulldoze her way in. Meghan clearly wanted to sell the narrative to the press that they were of equal status and tried to push a relationship just as she did with the A-list invitees to the wedding.

W&C were having none of it. William seems very savvy at avoiding fake people and prefers his tight-knit circle of loyal, trusted friends. There were some articles, back in the day, the Meghan was mega-miffed that Catherine turned down her invitation to the £300,000 baby shower (although most of it was paid by her temporary celeb friends)....even though Catherine was around 32 weeks pregnant.

Meghan was offered Sophie and the Ghanaian equerry to help her - but was insulted by these offers.

W&C will be ultra protective of the Wales children too, there is absolutely no way back in there for them.

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:54

IdaGlossop · 02/11/2026 15:00

Her quiet self-assurance and her style of speaking on the Hello videos have the hallmarks of family money.

On PP's Wiki page it appears that Harriet is fairly well connected

According to the BBC, Sperling is a distant relation of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester through her father Rupert Sanders (1946–2023). She is also related to the Courage family of brewers who were Lords of the Manor of Edgcote from the 1920s until 2005. Sperling's paternal great-grandparents were well-known sportsman, cricketer Herman de Zoete, scion of the De Zoete stockbroking dynasty, and Dorothy Courage who is referenced in Burke's Landed Gentry.

Lunde · 02/11/2026 19:57

Errim · 02/11/2026 16:07

Poor Meghan, living barefoot in the rags from her suitcase, unable to buy any clothes in London because nobody will show her where the shops are

Kensington Palace - so far from the shops 😉

Starryfifty · 02/11/2026 20:00

Kingzandqueens · 02/11/2026 19:53

W&C will be ultra protective of the Wales children too, there is absolutely no way back in there for them.

I can't see it. I thought HAM would use Archie as he's similar age to Louis but I just don't think it could work. Archie is half Markle ! Whatever about trust, lord knows what else is coming out soon.

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