NewsNation claims the Sussexes lose PR people because they’re ‘delusional’

Late last year, we heard some bad news about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex: their communications chief, Meredith Maines, had stepped away. Maines came on board in early 2025 and she oversaw a dramatic overhaul with how Prince Harry and Meghan presented themselves and their work, and Meredith was also a big part of Meghan’s As Ever launch and the promotion for With Love, Meghan. Meredith also coordinated Harry’s BBC interview (after he lost his security case) and she helped facilitate Harry’s subsequent meeting with his father last September. In my opinion, Maines was a HUGE loss for Team Sussex. We still don’t know “why” Maines left, but she didn’t bad-mouth the Sussexes and there’s been no tell-all anything from Maines. Well, according to the anti-Sussex people at NewsNation, Harry and Meghan keep “losing” their PR people because delusional Meghan makes people cry and Harry is dumb.

After going through 11 PR people in five years — and the attending PR people who worked with the main point comms people — finally someone is speaking out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

One PR executive with knowledge of the couple told me the duo was problematic in different ways and considered both “delusional,” saying, “Meghan wouldn’t make eye contact with anyone other than the head (PR contact). The turnover was incredible.”

Meanwhile, Harry, in this person’s opinion, “is dumber than you could ever imagine. Like lacking basic math skills and not understanding how to calculate living expenses. Which, to be fair, the guy never had to, coming from unlimited funds his whole life.”

To add insult to injury, the former PR person said people couldn’t put the work for the Sussexes on their resume as they had to sign a non-disclosure agreement and also that “it was pointless work because there was no impact of the work, ya know?”

Meghan and Harry’s current rep told me, “This story is not true.”

However, this would not be the first time a staffer was offended and hurt by Markle. In 2017, Meghan’s handler allegedly demanded a private table, saying, “It’s for someone who is dating a prince.” Meghan stood by “silently” and “aloof.’ According to reports, Markle was also “very rude” to an undergardener at Windsor. The head gardener complained to the queen, who told Meghan off, saying, “In this family, we don’t speak to people like that.”

As for Harry, his lack of intellect has also been well documented — even by himself. In his autobiography, “Spare,” he recalls King Charles gently steering him away from academics, acknowledging that he was not the scholarly one in the family. Harry also writes that his Eton housemaster told him bluntly, “You’re not the university type,” and admits he couldn’t picture himself “spending years bent over a book.”

[From NewsNation]

I find it incredible that we’re on Year Eight of “Meghan is a bully” and all we’ve ever gotten is an assortment of vague “she made me feel bad/she made me cry” accusations interspersed with white tears about “she sent emails” and “she pointed out someone’s incompetence” or “she wouldn’t look someone in the eye.” What are we even doing at this point? As for Harry… he’s not dumb. While I don’t doubt that he’s emotional intelligence far exceeds his book-smarts, he’s more than proven that he’s one of the smartest men to come out of that family. And if he’s such an idiot, why has everyone been crying for six damn years about how Harry needs to “go back to the UK?” Y’all already have a village idiot and he’s the heir to the throne.

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19 Responses to “NewsNation claims the Sussexes lose PR people because they’re ‘delusional’”

  1. Missy says:

    This is coming straight out of Kensington Palace.

    • Hypocrisy says:

      Yes it certainly sounds like it..also if Prince Harry is dumb then Willy is brain dead. It’s beyond time for Willy to just get over it and move on.

    • TigerMcQueen says:

      Not only is it straight from KP, I think it’s * about * KP. As in, it’s always projection with these people and the behavior described in the story absolutely tracks with Khate and Scooter.

      Do I believe Meghan wouldn’t make eye contact with anyone but the head PR person? No, she’s often described by former coworkers/employees (on record) as being quite warm and down to earth. Do I believe Khate would ignore the help and chose only to look at/speak to the person in charge of PR? Absolutely, given stories about her and her mother’s behavior to those they see as beneath them (and things we’ve seen with our own eyes, aka, pulling away from a Black woman who dared touch her).

      Harry is not “an intellect,” ie, someone book smart who is interested in academic study. But does that make Harry ‘dumb’? No, because people who learn to fly Apache’s are not dumb. No, because he fostered several successful passion projects/ventures over many years, and people who are dumb do not have his level of focus and success. No, because I’ve heard him speak intelligently (off the cuff) about a range of topics close to his heart, and dumb people are not able to do that. Do I believe Scooter is dumb? YES, because I’ve heard Scooter speak in public and he’s awkward and ill prepared. Yes, because he’s been described as functionally illiterate. Yes, because his ‘passion projects’ are obvious busy work ventures that he’s barely involved in and that his staff lined up solely to make him look important. Outside of football and drinking at the pub, Scooter doesn’t seem to have any passions, and I can list a number of Harry’s interests.

      Do I believe Harry has no concept of basic living expenses? The man who had to shop the sales racks for clothes vs his brother, who has been coddled his entire life? Seriously? Which one of these do I think would have a hard time calculating how much bills might be at the end of the month?

      Finally, the “it was pointless work because the work had no impact.” That absolutely does not describe H&M’s work. It DOES describe the Ahrly Years and all of Scooter’s attempts to save the planet/bring peace to the Middle East/end homelessness.

      The projection is obvious in that article.

  2. Jais says:

    LOL. Okay, newsnation, let’s retread the whole Meghan is a bully and Harry is dumb storyline. It’s soooo original. At this point, it’s like white noise and doesn’t even hit. Yawn.

  3. Lili says:

    All i can say it must be hugely stressful working for Harry & Meghan, when you arent family they are constantly being picked on in the press and having to combat all the bile will take a toll on anybody. while it might be great to work on product launches having your work being called into question by outside forces is equally damaging. so i’m not surprised. its a sewer out there and having to wade through that fitlh all day everyday is not good for anyones mental health

  4. Newsnation is a shit channel. This is to be expected from them.

  5. Tessa says:

    Charles is not a scholar himself. He relied on “intellects” like Van Der Post. A school paper Charles handed in (came into the public domain) with the teacher’s comment. “This makes no sense.” This article is another attempt to deflect from revelations about Andrew and Fergie.

  6. Bag o bones says:

    Intelligence and education are not the same thing at all. Plenty of educated people are not that bright.

  7. Shiela Kerr says:

    I think the delusion comes from KP as well. Their hopes and dreams for a Sussex return has been dashed. Therefore, the insults for this couple will continue. However, it is Harry’s family who is struggling with allegations coming from left and right. I am not one to quantify someone’s intellectual acumen but Harry demonstrates with his every utterance he is incredibly capable and a man for the 21st century. The narrative re Prince Harry’s intelligence came from his birth family to make the heir seem intelligent. His birth family is struggling for relevance and no one can justify their cost for what they produce. The heir comes across as a bumbling idiot and his wife has no agency, she just does what is commanded of her by her handlers.

    • Me at home says:

      🎯 When I finally heard Harry speak off the cuff at a public event, I realized he’s actually very articulate and savvy in his responses. And nobody is either of these things without some native intelligence. I get the impression from Spare that he was too traumatized by Diana’s death to apply himself at Eton, but that’s very different from being “dumb.”

    • Al says:

      I wish I could carry you on my back. You have said it all. Thank you.

  8. Bag o bones says:

    The maths thing and expenses is entirely fictional-as is this whole piece. Why would a person know anything about their personal financial situation? It’s blatantly fictional to distract from the left behinds.

    Harry has a deep interest in investing as well.

    I really despise these people.

  9. Neeve says:

    This is beyond pathetic even BOTs are tired of the same recycled rubbish. That picture of Andrew on all fours over some poor girl will not be erased anytime soon,they need to get a clue.

  10. Joanne says:

    The ridiculous assertion that Harry is dumb keeps getting repeated. What’s true is Harry is an experienced, articulate man with emotional intelligence and skills to start and keep running his various projects. Compare Harry’s public speaking to William’s, Harry is well received, warm, good natured and always amusing. William is awkward, fumbles his words, says inappropriate things and leaves people wondering what he said.
    Meghan won’t look people in the eye contradicts what anyone who has actually met her says. They say she is warm, welcoming, friendly and puts people at ease. The best they can do is an anonymous gardener complaining. I’m sure the gardener didn’t just walk in and start complaining to the Queen. That story has no credibility.

  11. SuOutdoors says:

    Projection all over? Who is the dumb prince? The one who set up Travelyst or the one who needs to be pictured with files to counter an illiteracy-story? Who is the prince who doesn’t know anything about costs of living? The one who recently moved into his fifth for-ever-home? Or the one who shopped in the T-K-Maxx-Sales-Section? The one who is funded by the Dutchy of Cornwall and british taxpayers or the one who has to earn his own money? Guys!!!

  12. Elly says:

    The same old pathetic drivel that anyone who has heard H&M speak and watch them interact with people, knows is not true. Meanwhile, why did William accept money from Epstein for a charity after Epstein’s conviction? If William was ignorant about it then how dumb is he? Why is Andrew’s only punishment for raping underage and trafficked girls to be moved from a mansion to a smaller mansion?

  13. Moniquep says:

    As I commented on the Prince and his white chocolate aka “Prince White Chocolate” post, Harry looks so refreshed and much lighter and joyful. They are obviously way past all these media crap, happy and comfortable with their life. I very much doubt that they really pay dust to the likes of news nation or page6.
    When you are happy with who and where you are, who gives 2 shits about what these idiots have to say.

  14. kelleybelle says:

    Sounds like NewsNation is the one that’s delusional. I wonder which RF member called THIS tidbit in. Lame.

  15. Amy Bee says:

    Yeah I don’t believe anything of this. The part that jumped out to me as false is that Harry can’t do his own expenses because he came from unlimited funds. First of all why would a PR person dealing with his expenses? Secondly, Harry is on record saying he liked buying his own groceries and that to save money he shopped for new clothes in the TK Maxx sales. That doesn’t sound like somebody who can’t handle his own expenses. Furthermore he was dependant on his father for funds who mainly gave him money for suits and he had to make his case to Royal Foundation board when he wanted funds for his projects. He also said that when he thought about going to university his father and other people around him dissuaded him from going.

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