Thanks,
@Grannyapple68 ,
@Kittypops &
@Rubythefirebat for the last thread. And
@freda19 for her avatar, I chuckle everytime I see it.
This thread moves faster than I remember before my H &M break. Always on the ball.
The only ways for Meghan to "fight back" is to sue , release her own statements or release goodwill PR puff pieces. She and Harry are not good in the art of war. It's not about who is right but who has the best strategy. The palace haven't said much except how "well-loved" the Sussexes are and not saying anything else publicly. What happens is there will be a slow leakage of information that chips away undermines their credibility. Right now Piers is trolling her hard and I think is deliberately trying to piss her off. The general fan consensus is why allow people to "lie" and "you have to have your voice" and respond but they aren't business people and so-called humanitarians, they're randoms having wars on Twitter. Sometimes you have to know which battles to choose and what's worth the negativity because reputation is key. They seriously do not get it, sometimes the quiet approach is more powerful than the attack. I think I read an article saying they were surprised about the backlash, which is incredible and shows how out of tune they are. They created a media storm of negativity and a very pubic spat with their family and think they will look good and everyone will think, "oh, what a lovely, friendly couple". I imagine the Sussexes are on a high because they have a demographic of fans/media outlets who have politicsed her spat with the royal family so maybe they feel invincible but long term it doesn't help their reputation in the areas they want to work in.
They should take a leaf out of the Obamas books, a couple they want to emulate. Michelle Obama's comments were in my opinion, a subtle act of giving the Sussexes advice - public service is about the people, continue your charitable endeavours and stop fighting with your family because they are important. But they prove they listen to nobody. They have the Netflix and Spotify deals, all they had to do was go to LA ignore everybody and do what they say makes them happy and the media storm would have eventually calmed down but no, they have to have the last word. In the end, it really doesn't do them any favours, it makes them look spoiled, bitter and untrustworthy. There are other companies and big hitters that perhaps may be wary of doing business in the future with people who behave like this. Sure, there'll be the Oprahs who want the scoop, but that's the issue - she wouldn't have been interested if it weren't royal gossip they were delivering. They now need to prove they are more than royal gossip.
Re: Security at the mansion. I imagine all the celebrities in Hollywood have to deal with this kind of thing. I remember Sandra Bullock had a stalker who broke into her home and she hid in her wardrobe. It's awful. That doesn't mean the royal family should pay for the Sussexes security or UK tax payer, either when they're supposedly raking in the money now.
I have not even heard of it which speaks for itself!
Unfortunately there are many, many cases of children/young adults whose disappearance do not gain high levels of media interest and many cases are still unsilved, like Suzy Lamplugh for example. Madeline McCann is the one people refer to all the time because of the money spent and how long the investigation has gone on for. I can't think of any other cases that have gone on for the length of time the McCann case (please correct me if I am wrong!) so it's not a regular occurrence at all, but it is a case that everyone seems to compare others to.