This is a tried-and-true process for King Charles and the British media. The palace will openly brief a big lie about Prince Harry and the British media will insist that Harry is a villain and that his poor father and brother just don’t know what to do. Then if Harry corrects the lie or claps back in any way, guess what? He’s still the villain, because why is he constantly talking about his father, why is he constantly revealing all of the family secrets? So it is with this week’s dumb palace lie, that Prince Harry was invited to his father’s birthday party but Harry “snubbed” the invitation. The Archewell spokesperson denied the story to the Messenger yesterday. Now the Mail is running an exclusive… from the Sussexes’ perspective? Is this the Mail’s way of clapping back on the palace for lying to them, or is it a more undercover version of “this is still Harry’s fault?”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had ‘no contact’ from Buckingham Palace about an invitation to King Charles’ 75th birthday party next week, their spokesperson told MailOnline today.
‘There has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday. It is disappointing the Sunday Times has misreported this story,’ they said. The same spokesperson also denied that Meghan, who found fame on Suits, will be making a return to acting following reports earlier this week.
A source close to the Sussexes told MailOnline that they were not invited to Charles III’s party in London next week. ‘They had not received any invitation and were unaware of any celebrations until the stories came out,’ the insider said, adding: ‘I’m sure the Duke will find a way to reach out privately to wish His Majesty a happy birthday like he has always done’.
A friend of the couple suggested the Palace could even have leaked the ‘snubbing’ story to take attention away from the recent royal visit to Kenya, where the King faced calls to apologise for Britain’s colonial past.
‘The story is being positioned in a way to make it look like the Duke is snubbing his father, which he is not,’ the friend said. ‘Considering the trip [to Kenya] didn’t go well, this might be a welcome distraction.’
Royal and Government sources have been clear that they consider the Kenyan trip last week was a ‘resounding success’.
A friend of the Sussexes told MailOnline that they would normally have been included in plans for significant events in the UK, despite the widening gap between themselves and the rest of the royal family. ‘The story in The Times as well as subsequent stories have been positioned in a way to make it look like the Duke is snubbing his father, which he is not.’
Look at the wording there – the spokesperson didn’t suggest that the palace lied to deflect from the Kenyan tour, it was the Mail’s so-called “friend of the Sussexes.” I tend to believe that the friend in question is just some Mail editor who wanted to point out the quid pro quo of the visible contract. The British media agreed to praise the Kenyan tour in exchange for a palace briefing about the Sussexes. The palace lied, so therefore the media is bringing up the idea (and crediting it to Team Sussex) that the Kenya tour was a flop and the birthday party lie was always meant as a distraction. Still leaves an open question about why the palace lied in the first place. My theory: the palace is in much the same situation as the royal press – they don’t have access to the Sussexes, they don’t know what the Sussexes are up to, they have no information to trade. So they just made up a lie and never expected Harry to correct them.
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- The Duke of Sussex during a walkabout at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, prior to attending the wheelchair basketball competition during the Invictus Games. Where: Dusseldorf, Germany When: 12 Sep 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex, during the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany. Featuring: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex Where: Dusseldorf, Germany When: 12 Sep 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex watch sitting volleyball at the Merkur Spiel-Arena during the Invictus Games Featuring: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Dusseldorf, Germany When: 15 Sep 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Closing ceremony of the Invictus Games. Featuring: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Dusseldorf, Germany When: 16 Sep 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior, in Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, on day one of the State Visit to Kenya. Featuring: King Charles III, Queen Camilla Where: Nairobi, Kenya When: 31 Oct 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at a state banquet at State House in Nairobi, on day one of the State Visit to Kenya. Featuring: Camilla Queen Consort, King Charles III Where: Nairobi, Kenya When: 31 Oct 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III during a visit to the United Nations Office Nairobi (UNON), to learn more about the work being done by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat), on day two of the state visit to Kenya. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Nairobi, Kenya When: 01 Nov 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III, as Captain General of the Royal Marines, and Queen Camilla, during a visit to Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa, for a ceremonial welcome and to watch the Kenya Marines, trained by His Majesty’s Royal Marines, demonstrating a covert beach landing, showing defence collaboration in action, on day three of the state visit to Kenya. Featuring: King Charles III, Camilla Queen Consort Where: Kuruwitu, Kenya When: 02 Nov 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III during a visit to the Kuruwitu Marine Conservation Reserve, near Mombasa, to learn more about the work of the local coastal community in marine conservation, including their methods to restore coral, on day three of the state visit to Kenya. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Kuruwitu, Kenya When: 02 Nov 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
Do I…do I agree with the DM? It’s so dumb they play coy with this stuff. At this point they’d have more interest if they were actually analyzing palace source shenanigans like Omid has been. I fully believe the palace threw the birthday story out, partially as distraction, and didn’t expect any push back. The fact that multiple “friends” are quoted saying non crappy things is a change.
Lord Rothermere of the DM made Meghan’s life hell, and she called him out on it when she sued. Rothermere made the DM private last year and he is/was busy trying to acquire the Telegraph (I believe that failed, but I could be wrong about that). Rupert Murdoch just stepped back recently, though his company (which includes the Times) has the biggest portion of the BM. Question: what is the relationship between Rothermere and the Murdochs? Since news profits have been decreasing is this the DM changing tack?
this is an excellent question!
What I will always fail to understand is why the BM only wants info about the Sussexes? Why can’t they just focus on the leftover royals? I just don’t get it!! Why MUST all IMPORTANT news be about the Sussexes? No reporting about the Singapore ES but all focus is on DoS Heros’ 2 minute speech; no mention of William but all focus is on DoS denial that no invitation was ever extended!! At this point, the BM should know that none of the palaces have any access to the Sussexes and asking them palaces to brief about anything Sussex is just setting themselves up!! The palaces just don’t have what they’re being asked to give, can’t give what they don’t have, the BM should know this at this point!!! The BM are the ones creating a snake eat its tail or dog chase its shadow kind of situation for themselves that they’re in right now and need to stop blaming the palaces for a mess they themselves (BM) created.
Because the other royals are huge snoozefests, and especially in the case of the Wales, don’t do very much work so there simply isn’t that much to write about. Now, if the tabloids decided to start writing about all the royal skeletons in the closet, THAT would multiply their readership exponentially and keep them in juicy stories for YEARS. There’s no way that the tabloids don’t know this. I can only imagine how hard it’d been for them to hold off, esp with waning popularity……
The palace put this out to see if Harry and Meghan were receptive to an invitation; not because they want them, but Charles is being accused of being an ineffective leader who cannot even unite his family
The only person who speaks for Harry is Harry. On the rare occasion Harry wants something fixed it will be his spokesperson not a friend. Gotta keep the clicks coming and they have to use the Sussexes to get the clicks. They will continue to will he won’t he, he is he isn’t until god knows when about this stupid birthday and Christmas at balmoral.
I keep seeing people say an official spokesperson for Harry gave this quote but none of the articles give a name of the spokesperson. Harry and Meghan have made it crystal clear they will not use anonymous sources to speak for them so I don’t understand why so many people are convinced that was an official response.
I remember in the initial reports from Archewell’s spokesperson, the reporting included the person’s name. After that, they started to state just “spokesperson”. Maybe, they don’t see the need for it anymore or the spokesperson doesn’t specifically ask for it. However, if they made up a quote from a spokesperson (which is an official title), I think they open themselves up to a lawsuit and also, the real one can make a statement that the quote is made up.
The initial response from spokesperson was given because the story is published by UK’s “reputable” press. So, Harry saw a need to refute it. The important point is, when the spokesperson gives a statement, other publications quote it like they are the ones who got the quote. But, they do it with other famous people too. People magazine gets a quote, DM writes it like they are the ones who got it first.
The Fail is lying. H-M said on April 19, 2020 they were no contact with The Fail. Who ya gonna believe? H-M? Or The Fail that only lies on days ending in ‘y’.
Exactly @kirk. No friend or “source” close to the Sussexes is saying anything to the DM/MailonLine. If you’re a supporter of the Sussexes and commented anywhere that the Bday story was a deflection from the not good Kenya visit, you, are now the Sussexes friend.
As their now friend, I will be waiting for an invitation to their home. I’m more than willing to play kickball, soccer, flag football , cornhole (the golf version too) and as a former softball league pitcher, I would be happy to throw to Archie & Lili, you know as their friend. Would also not have a problem with Meghan making me eat delicious food and going for a walk around their beautiful property.
A Balmoral Christmas would be very quiet considering the Royals always go to Sandringham.
@susanCollins, exactly Susan, if it wasn’t for the Sussexes 99% of the British rags would be bust! Not a single day since they left this toxic island have the papers not printed something about harry and meghan. Even the little local rags (including the sun) ran a story today about a Devon earl who is being divorced by his American actress wife, and the headline was “Devons Megan markle divorces”!! Isn’t it strange and laughable that the left behind Royals are so boring that the media HAVE to include Harry and Megan in the story to get people to click on it. 3 years and still Harry reigns!!!
Every now and then the press like to tug on the Windsor wig to let them know they can turn on them at any moment if they don’t uphold their end of the deal.
Thats all this was. They really want them to bring them back into the fold to get more material for their lies.
THE SUSSEXES DON’T ENGAGE WITH THE TABLOIDS, SPECIALLY DM. IT’S BS. NO FRIENDS OF THE SUSSEXES ARE REPORTING FOR THEM. DM HAVE ZERO ACCESS. IN MONTECITO THERE ARE NO LEAKS AS BARON SAYS MANY TIMES. DM, GO F YOURSELF.
Lies and more lies from the Daily Fail. We know for a fact that the Sussexes spokespeople will never talk to the tabloids so the opening statement is a bald faced lie. Wasn’t the spokesperson’s statement just made generally? Or was it to the Times directly? And now the Fail is trying to pretend they were told directly? So pathetic.
Also, no way no how are any Sussex friends giving quotes or info to the Fail. As Kaiser said, this is just a sneaky, not sneaky, way for the Fail to expose the invisible contract and rag on the king’s Kenyan flop tour. And once again, Harry and Meghan are dragged into the mess since their names sell.
THE DAILY FAIL HAS NO CREDIBILITY 😵😵😵for the past year they keep telling us that the Republicans are going to win every State on November 7 🤣🤣🤣
I think this is DM relatiating against the Palace for lying to them about Harry being invited to the birthday party. The friend of the Sussexes is most definitely a DM editor. We know that Harry’s team doesn’t communicate with the DM but at least the press is admitting that the Kenya tour was a flop.
The press controls whether the tour was a success or a flop for most people in the UK who are even paying attention, so my guess is that you’re right and this is retaliation, like Kaiser also said. The press said the tour was a success, and the palace gave them some Sussex news. the Sussexes corrected that news and so now the press is changing course and saying “oh that was just a distraction bc the tour WAS actually a big flop after all.”
As others are saying, no one close to the Sussexes is speaking to the mail. Periodt. But here, the DM actually words it to say that the sussex spokesperson spoke to mail online. That’s a lie. They’re just repeating what the spokesperson told the messenger. But saying their spokesperson spoke to the mail is a lie. Are they goading the Sussexes?
The Daily Fail and other rota rats are in this space and other Sussex friendly spaces. The “friend” being quoted is us.
THE DAILY FAIL IS ALL OVER CELEBITCHY LOOKING FOR TALKING POINTS 🤣🤣🤣I said the exact same thing yesterday 🤣🤣🤣THE KENYA TOUR FLOPPED
@Athena 💯
Ooh yes, I hadn’t considered that! Love it.
@Athena. That would not surprise me one bit.
@athena @swaz 100% yes 😀. It seems for everything . And not just DM the others too lolZ..
Lying liars who lie is the trademark of the BM and Rots Rats. The Sussexes and their friends have been no contact with the British tabloids so this is just made of fan fiction to garner clicks.
It’s certainly true that the Windsors have no dirt to spill on the Sussexes. And this will, over time, greatly affect the invisible contract. I think to compensate for this Kate and the Middletons now find themselves in the crosshairs.
That is the thing though – they don’t have to have dirt or know anything about the Sussexes. The point is that the RF will not STOP the Tabloids from printing whatever they want, and the RF will not correct ANY negative about the Sussexes.
That was one of the problems that Meghan had when she was There – they would correct the most inconsequential story about Kate, but will feed sh$t to the TABS and/ never correct anything about her, Meghan.
Just proving how short sighted Kate and the Middleton’s were. Instead of feeling threatened by having Meghan join the family, they should have embraced her. The Princes wives could have been positioned as a dynamic duo, different personalities working together. Meghan’s more outgoing style would have elevated Kate’s style (or lack thereof). Meghan has demonstrated that she always deferred to rank, protocols etc. Kate had nothing to feel threatened about, from Meghan and Harry.
The Middleton’s sure thought they were different from every other married into that family (from the beginning of time). Blood is thicker than water and with rare exception (Harry being an exception) the family never ever stays loyal to the married ins, even when the married ins play the game.
The BRF is a dysfunctional, damaged, self centered, narcissistic group of people, there is no hope for them until they recognize the dysfunction and get therapy, alot of therapy for every single one of them.
Friends of sussexes = what the internet is saying.
Yes exactly! Friends of the Sussex’s = Sussex Squad Twitter ha!
Look, the DF is no friend of the Sussexes and vice versa. This is probably not about anything H may/not have said. Either this is getting back at misinformation in a rival newspaper, getting back at misinformation (and s fear of being sued again?) from the palace, or this might have something to do with the power struggle between BP and KP. The king and prince are essentially almost openly feuding and the RR is going to want to pick the most profitable side.
No one from team Sussex spoke to the fail, odds are they took that response from a Squaddies Twitter account. The royal family lied on Harry, Harry cleared it up and now there’s gonna be hell to pay. Good. The Windsors need to find a new chew toy to chuck to the rabid hounds.
That story/report from the daily fail sounds exactly what Baron discussed on Royal Sussex yesterday that one of his subscriber commented. Paragraphs 4 and 5.
Which is EXACTLY what I said on the story yesterday. It was deflection tactic and Harry called it out. Simple as that. He is no longer interested in being the shield to his father’s failures. But I also do not believe anyone from the Sussex camp spoke to the Fail.
You can see that responding to their lies could actually be a good technique because the palace people start panicking and running around showing how unprofessional they truly are.
I mean, Charles and Camilla have been using Harry forever to distract from their failures, so it’s not a reach for the DF to say — via a made-up friend of the Sussexes — that was the ploy here.
If I had to choose, I would say Chuckles is more evil than the DM. It wasn’t the DM’s job to nuture and stand by his son, it was Chuck’s. He failed, just like he is failing at being king.
BP was really lulled into complacency by the Sussexes not countering the other bullshit stories about Harry wanting to come back, asking for a place to stay on his trip, looking for a UK house, etc. They were sure he would not clap back over this one either. SLAP! Now they know he will counter their lies when it suits him, and they won’t know which ones or when it’s coming. So they walk along on the thinnest of ice.
BP lied to Tominey and Nikkah and made them and their publications look foolish. There will be payback and the BM will take their pound of flesh. I am ready for the show.
It amazes me that after all this time Buckingham Palace believes that Harry would not push back on their lies. They really have their heads so far up their own asses to believe that no one would DARE to challenge what they say. Eventually they’ll figure it out – maybe.
It was a while back so I can’t remember all the details, but the DF quoted, as they do here, that a friend said something. Turns out the DF had just quoted a popular squaddie’s tweet.
I think it’s the same here bc quite a few squaddies pointed out this snub story is to distract from the Kenya tour, especially with info coming out the local (Black) press were segregated and treated like crap.
Harry and Meghan have rights to deny or clarify articles written about them-Scapegoating and throwing people under the bus to distract from other issues will not work-as I have said before-check out the names on these articles and you will see-no journalism degree person, most of the time the person is from Britain and works for the tabloids-especially Murdock. When I read an article about the Sussexes whether good or bad-I look at who wrote it and where they are from and who do they work for. A critical eye is needed when dealing with shitstain media outlets.