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

[jeffgoldblum]

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

Wasn't as nice as Eugenie's though, and MM knew it 🤣

The veil embroidered with all the flowers of the Commonwealth, then they slag the Commonwealth off! They're so stupid.

Valentine Low said that in his book. They did everything to please her and make her feel included, but they quickly worked out that nothing would be good enough.

Yep Christmas at Sandringham before they were married, never happened before, Official outing with the HMTLQ far quicker than Catherine, just two things off the top of my head.

That really was stunning 🤩

It didn't end well for Oprah. It's all very well M wanting a big prime time interview but is there a channel and an interviewer prepared to take her on, especially when that may close doors to other royals, in particular W&C? Camilla Twominy's Daily T could be a good choice as she broke the story that H was dating her. Claudia Winkelman is out, because of half sister Sophie. Tom Bradby, a known quantity? Cathy Newman - doesn't do celebs. Tessa Dunlop - Pro Meghan. Janet Street-Porter - anti-Meghan. Victoria Derbyshire - highly versatile, empathetic and tough. A studio audience is out of the question, adding an element of risk.

Still, let's pretend her PR team does find both and a contract is signed. I am on the production team. It falls to me to draft the questions, because, as we know, all questions must be submitted in advance, even from the FBI.

1. How are you personally, and as a family, finding life in Britain? You've said in the past that a lot of Brits find hugging jarring. Are we cold fish for you as a cool Cali girl, or have you been able to find some warmth by the firesides of the Cotswolds?
2. It's a big decision for anyone to cross an ocean when they have young children. What motivated that decision for you and Prince Harry?
3. Let's fast-forward forward 10 years or so. How do you imagine your children's joint American-British heritage manifesting itself? Now that you have indepth knowledge of those two very different cultures, what would you aspire for them to take from each?
4. We keep hearing that you're reading scripts and poised for a return to acting. That's exciting! Tell us about your ideal role. As a feminist, where do you stand on the question of roles for more experienced, mature female actors like you?
5. Now alongside being a mum to a princess and a prince, a wife to the son of the monarch of the world's oldest monarchy, a duchess, a princess through marriage, a podcaster, an actor, and a TV show host, you are an entrepreneur. When are we going to see your lifestyle brand As ever launch here in the UK? I'm interested in the personal challenge of finding a niche in a very different market to the US market, especially when you are the face of the brand. Is that going to continue here in the UK and, if so, do you envisage changing your look?
6. You have long advocated for women and girls at a global level, and you had tea at Claridges just a few weeks with Malala Yusefa, the woman most associated with that space. Where is that drive of yours taking you at the moment? Your rebranding of the Archewell Foundation to Archewell Philanthropies was undertaken to enable you to expand your global reach. So assuming that has happened, which are the projects you would cite that speak most eloquently to your ambition?
7. I think we can say that yours and your husband's relationships with the Royal family have not been easy over the last six years. Breaking confidences is not something you do, I know, but I would like you to do a quick temperature check for us in the context of your husband's stated desire for reconciliation with his family. Does that desire for reconciliation include you?
8. We've been hearing a lot from your own family, although your mother has been silent. I can't even begin to imagine how painful it must be for you, someone for whom being in the public eye is a way of life. Where are you on all of that, as you shift each day between your multiple roles?
9. Co-host on Junior Masterchef Australia is extending the cooking, hosting and lifestyle identity you have developed with As ever and With love, Meghan. Where are you pushing that facet of your personal brand, beyond Junior Masterchef?

10. Thank-you so much for talking to us, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. I have just one more question for you: will you bring your husband next time?

That covers all bases 😁

NR did not know the letter was about paedophilia and TMs

The letter wasn't about pedophilia. It was a generic ex-wife rant over 6-7 pages with one hearsay comment about young girls.

Living on the Royal Estate before marriage.

It will be Chris Shit 💩

None of us has read the letter but we are told she refers to TMs having sex with a 12-year old in the US. That's paedophilia.

I don't think Meghan will do an interview ever again. She might do a narrow interview at an event on a specific topic relating to the event, but she won't do an Oprah or Tom Bradby style interview ever again.

She will allude to it. Noone does "alluding" better than Meghan

I think Diana and Charles were both Disney parents in their way. Charles with the traditional aristo pursuits - huntin, shootin, fishin, polo, skiing, hiking etc. Diana with the 80s vibe of celebrity culture - pop concerts, pop stars, film premieres, Hollywood A-listers, big matches, sports stars plus some charity work etc. Then I think book were happy to hand over to the nanny (although Diana was jealous if the nanny got close). Then it was off to full boarding at age 8.

William had far too much responsibility heaped on him. Charles expected William to look after Harry emotionally and "include" him in everything. Diana used William as a confidante for her love life (and to pass tissues under the bathroom door when she was heartbroken). William was also used as her wingman when she went to meet business contacts. Can you imagine taking your child to meet Piers Morgan when he was 13 or 14? I think it explains a lot about the current Wales parenting that their children are kept out of the tabloids apart from a few official photos.

I do think Diana loved her children very much, but I don't think she really did the drudgery parts of parenting. In fact something William said as an adult made me think. She clearly used to love being the "fun" parent - she'd arrive and enjoy getting everyone hyped up and creating chaos and then she'd just leave - and leave the staff to deal with the fallout and mess.

I would guess that Harry parents the same way - he likes playing, running around and doing the fun things (as he attempts when he meets kids) - but I don't see him cleaning up the mess he creates.

I think she would if it was entirely scripted and she had pre approved the script.

It refers to him allegedly saying to Roslyn (according to Roslyn) that he goes to the Philippines and Thailand because 12 year olds are legal there. That is pedophilia, but it's a stretch to say that the letter was about pedophilia, when that's just a few words in 6-7 pages.

I think they mean the bank of his pa (daddy)

@Starryfifty

Ooh, that's my fantasy list...

Oh, for the chance to ask and insist on answers to some of those questions.

I guess we'll have to accept that it's unlikely to happen, and in that case, I certainly don't want to see any more OW sycophantic interviews either. I really couldn't take that! Surely even people like Oprah get that we want more rigour applied to the performative victimhood pose?

Sure, it would have to be fully approved, but I'm not sure she wants to do such a big interview.

Perhaps in 20 years time, it she's divorced from Harry, but right now I don't see it.

Very different vibe from Anne's second wedding - Anne wore a cream suit, no tiara...Tim wore uniform (earned)...Zara wore a sensible red winter coat and the whole rf turned up in Land Rovers - including HMQ and HMQM

@Lunde

Great post.

I do think Diana loved her children very much, but I don't think she really did the drudgery parts of parenting. In fact something William said as an adult made me think. She clearly used to love being the "fun" parent - she'd arrive and enjoy getting everyone hyped up and creating chaos and then she'd just leave - and leave the staff to deal with the fallout and mess.

This rings true. Yes, she undoubtedly loved them, but I think her love wasn't the 'healthiest' kind. It was very much bound up with her own insecurities, very smothering and even in some ways, performative. She loaded far too much emotional baggage on to William in particular. I don't think Harry suffered as much in this way because he was a bit younger, and I think that's why H still has the 'Mummy was perfect' view, whereas William, I think, sees Diana as his beloved mother, but as a flawed human being.

I also get the impression that she could be controllingly jealous - look at the way she dismissed the boys' first nanny, Barbara Barnes, who was becoming very close to the princes, and the way she behaved towards Tiggly L-B. It doesn't show her in a good light.

I think it was crucial to her to be adored by her sons to an extent that isn't always in their best interests.

If you watch the interview with the veteran US journalist (sorry - can't remember her name) where H and M sat down with those bereaved parents, all is well until this very astute and fearless woman asks a supplementary question which clearly hadn't been OK'd by Meghan.

The 'all smiles' demeanour changes in an instant to a flash of menace! She must have been furious because she could hardly make a fuss on camera. I bet feathers flew afterwards...

I think Meghan will go with a US interviewer - perhaps Oprah's bestie Gayle King

The question is whether the networks will agree to a soft soap interview when it covers CSA

There's an interesting video clip of Charles and Diana doing a radio interview on their Australian tour (the one they took William on as a baby).

A caller asks what William's favourite toy is. Diana, who is answering, doesn't know what to say. Charles whispers in her ear and she answers that he has a toy koala. Charles also reminds her that he has a whale that shoots water (I think a bath toy) which he also loves.

Ah yes I remember. So many 'mask slips' moments with MM, where you see the rage simmering below the surface. It happened in Nottingham recently when Harry hugged and politely pecked on the cheek a blonde lady that he obviously knew. Meghan visibly clenches her jaw, starts blinking rapidly, stares the woman down intently before looking away furiously, thrusting her tongue and then pursing her lips. A bizarre display.

I think William is very keen to protect his kids from the "public" life he grew up with - no photos inside the house and few staff to sell stories

A clear separation of public and private life