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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2024 12:42:30 GMT -6
Also, it’s rich to claim the public pressured them into this craziness. Had they stuck to the party line of after Easter people would have gotten bored. Truly who gives a fuck what a bunch of (mostly) Americans on TikTok think? This blaming the public will backfire too. But people weren't getting bored. They were claiming she was dead, she was in a coma, Will had physically hurt her so badly that she fled with the kids for her own safety, she was inpatient for an ED (yes, I bought that one), etc. At one point KP said "nothing has changed since our initial statement" and everyone lost their minds that they were refusing to give updates. But again the tone of that message came off as a petulant child throwing a tantrum of leave us alone And at the risk of getting accused of comparing again Meghan wasn’t given that privilege and the family made sure of that so yes people who watched that are going to say what a minute. Add in every thing else they said and did and it’s going to make people interested They could have truly continued with their stiff upper lip and let people talk and yes something else would have come along to get people to get bored
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Post by STP on Mar 22, 2024 12:42:41 GMT -6
Also, it’s rich to claim the public pressured them into this craziness. Had they stuck to the party line of after Easter people would have gotten bored. Truly who gives a fuck what a bunch of (mostly) Americans on TikTok think? This blaming the public will backfire too. But people weren't getting bored. They were claiming she was dead, she was in a coma, Will had physically hurt her so badly that she fled with the kids for her own safety, she was inpatient for an ED (yes, I bought that one), etc. At one point KP said "nothing has changed since our initial statement" and everyone lost their minds that they were refusing to give updates. I mean oh well. Do a better job sharing news.
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Post by fb on Mar 22, 2024 12:42:43 GMT -6
I’m so sorry for her. I disagree that it’s outrageous that she had to make a video. She’s not a pop singer or movie star. She’s an active member of a functioning monarchy. She lives on the largess of the public. They have every right to know what’s going. I disagree that she received some out of bounds scrutiny. Hire better PR and recognize the relationship you owe the public. Sorry. exactly this. You’re so much better at words than me.
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Post by origami on Mar 22, 2024 12:43:07 GMT -6
I didn’t say Americans were the only ones, just more than the Brits. I think if you look at TT or IG or X or even talk to Brits that seems to be the case. Nah Brits are just as obsessed with all this. The only difference is that Americans are treating this as a reality show bc the royal family is so goofy. It’s been a nice escape from our own reality show
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Post by STP on Mar 22, 2024 12:43:34 GMT -6
I’m just over the constant need to make all royals stuff about Meghan, I truly am. But yeah, it’s relevant at this point in this circumstance
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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2024 12:43:41 GMT -6
Her literal job is the public/community engagement. She banks on the public loving her
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Post by origami on Mar 22, 2024 12:45:30 GMT -6
Also, it’s rich to claim the public pressured them into this craziness. Had they stuck to the party line of after Easter people would have gotten bored. Truly who gives a fuck what a bunch of (mostly) Americans on TikTok think? This blaming the public will backfire too. Sadly I don’t think it will backfire on them. It will reinforce that Will and Kate are not held to the same standards that are placed on other figure heads and celebrities. All my twitter right now is similar to the thread that the public is terrible and she has kids we should have thought of I don’t think it will backfire in society circles, but they are on much shakier ground with the rest of the world than they were a few months ago. Having major news wires call them unreliable is a huge blow.
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Post by miawallace on Mar 22, 2024 12:46:14 GMT -6
Nah Brits are just as obsessed with all this. The only difference is that Americans are treating this as a reality show bc the royal family is so goofy. It’s been a nice escape from our own reality show This whole thing reminded me of when Michael Scott was trying to control the PR of a mistake in production and he was so bad at it. Kept making it worst
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Post by claudia on Mar 22, 2024 12:47:13 GMT -6
I wonder if William pulling out of the memorial was tied to them finding out about the cancer. It would be around when they started walking back the Easter timeline so it might fit.
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Post by downwarddog on Mar 22, 2024 12:49:31 GMT -6
Well. That is very sad and scary for them. I hope she goes into remission and is okay.
My dad was rushed to the hospital one night. They said it was his appendix, but when they went in to take it out, they found a ton of cancer. Sounds like something maybe similar?
The speculation never would have gone where it did if they hadn't tried to blatantly lie. And then made her take the blame for it.
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Post by STP on Mar 22, 2024 12:50:19 GMT -6
Also no Americans aren’t the only ones interested. The UK snobbery is so disingenuous. Amen. I see them acting like it hasn’t dominated papers and news programs over there.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2024 12:51:47 GMT -6
Also no Americans aren’t the only ones interested. The UK snobbery is so disingenuous. Amen. I see them acting like it hasn’t dominated papers and news programs over there. Exactly Plus the royal Rota has reasons for not pushing the agenda since they want them to keep feeding them things
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Post by Hotcoconuts82 on Mar 22, 2024 12:52:53 GMT -6
I told Eagles I think they went wrong with the Mother’s Day photo because that’s when the hysteria really picked up. If they said it was from the fall or whenever vs this week, I feel like it would have slid on by with less problem. I feel for her and her kids. I still think Willy is a fuckhead. Yes. Nobody really cared until then. They messed up and let a sick woman take the fall. They continue to make the same mistakes.
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Post by miawallace on Mar 22, 2024 12:54:43 GMT -6
Also no Americans aren’t the only ones interested. The UK snobbery is so disingenuous. Amen. I see them acting like it hasn’t dominated papers and news programs over there. And the American people think they’re too above any of it. Please.
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Post by Eagles on Mar 22, 2024 12:57:59 GMT -6
She did not. I too hope it's not gynecological because I have too much experience with losing people to gyn cancers. Colon cancer is awful too, obviously, I just find the ones like ovarian terrifying - no way to know until it’s basically too late. I agree. And I have had scheduled (non emergent) surgery for a large complex cyst that needed pathology to rule out OVCA and luckily it was benign, but I'd be lying if I said I don't worry it will get me one day. So I have yearly ultrasounds and paps and mammograms because of family hx on both sides.
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Post by jaidit on Mar 22, 2024 13:05:40 GMT -6
So the ambulance was the emergency surgery and then the scheduled one was I’m guessing to remove the cancer?
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Post by mrsweasley on Mar 22, 2024 13:08:59 GMT -6
This is devastating and I hope she recovers and the kids are okay. Fuck cancer
The BRF PR absolutely fumbled on this and threw her under the bus for their mishandling. It did not blow up until the fake picture and now their credibility is damaged even further. Fuck the Firm
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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2024 13:12:01 GMT -6
So the ambulance was the emergency surgery and then the scheduled one was I’m guessing to remove the cancer? That’s my guess
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Mar 22, 2024 13:17:31 GMT -6
First, my heart goes out to Kate, George, Charlotte, Louis. and Will. Full stop. Even though I find Will insufferable, finding our your father and wife have cancer at relatively the same time has to be devastating (one diagnosis alone would be brutal).
It's awful to hear what's happened, but let's not pretend like their PR staff and the BRF themselves weren't being incredibly disingenuous and created the firestorm of rumours and attention and conspiracy theories in the first place.
Had they treated the situation like Charles' diagnosis, this would not have happened.
She is a public figure, a choice she freely made long ago, with her current station in life and the BRF's very existence on the taxpayer's dime, with full awareness that privacy would never be respected the same as it would for a private individual. Nor would the expectation of privacy be the same. That has nothing to do with not having empathy for her situation, especially now, but reality is reality.
This could have been avoided, so easily, if they had shared, from the beginning what was going on (a short to the point statement like they did with Charles would have sufficed given the lack of fallout since that news broke). But apparently they thought telling everyone that what was going on was anything BUT the actual truth was better? Epic fail on their part, clearly.
The shaming is really not necessary nor should one feel guilty as it's human nature to be curious and to speculate. Especially when one considers that the majority of the curiosity and speculation was cultivated and perpetuated by the media and the BRF and their staff.
I also find the outcry hypocritical when I think of the years Meghan had to endure far worse treatment by the BRF, the media, and the public as did her children. I know, I know, some might be tired of the comparison but it is never more relevant than it is right now. I would like to think it's because lessons were learned from Meghan's treatment and that's why the outcry against the speculation surrounding Kate was so swift but I fear I might be a bit naive here.
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Post by beatch on Mar 22, 2024 13:18:49 GMT -6
I'm guessing Charles wanted some space between their health announcements. He doesn't like to compete for the spotlight.
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Post by frlcb on Mar 22, 2024 13:20:10 GMT -6
So the ambulance was the emergency surgery and then the scheduled one was I’m guessing to remove the cancer? She said her surgery in January was abdominal surgery and was believed non-cancerous. Tests after found that cancer had been present, so I don’t think the one in January was to remove it, but must have done so without them knowing. They must have removed some sort of cyst and believed it was benign but after testing it found out it had been malignant.
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Post by jaidit on Mar 22, 2024 13:20:19 GMT -6
I'm guessing Charles wanted some space between their health announcements. He doesn't like to compete for the spotlight. I don’t think it was that, more that they didn’t want to announce 50% of the pared down royals being ill at the same time.
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Post by beatch on Mar 22, 2024 13:29:35 GMT -6
I'm guessing Charles wanted some space between their health announcements. He doesn't like to compete for the spotlight. I don’t think it was that, more that they didn’t want to announce 50% of the pared down royals being ill at the same time. Well, I think both can be true.
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Post by Sweetjane on Mar 22, 2024 13:32:26 GMT -6
So the ambulance was the emergency surgery and then the scheduled one was I’m guessing to remove the cancer? She said her surgery in January was abdominal surgery and was believed non-cancerous. Tests after found that cancer had been present, so I don’t think the one in January was to remove it, but must have done so without them knowing. They must have removed some sort of cyst and believed it was benign but after testing it found out it had been malignant. As many of us know, surgery can be considered a success WRT treatment. Pathology often comes back with different results days later.
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Post by PandaWatch on Mar 22, 2024 13:45:15 GMT -6
This is just awful news. I feel so badly for her and her kids.
I am also sad for her that her husband allowed (or instructed?) the comms team to blame her for the photoshop. Even if she did actually sit in front of her laptop and do the editing, they could’ve been more vague about who was responsible.
With all the stress of her diagnosis and treatment, plus stories of his affair in the press, she did not need that put on her as well.
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Post by AnnPerkins on Mar 22, 2024 14:03:47 GMT -6
What a bummer for her, her family, and my love of conspiracy.
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Post by 4PrivetDrive on Mar 22, 2024 14:17:59 GMT -6
Fuck cancer.
Maybe they are so bad they are actually good at this because now people feel badly for speculating due to the mess of their (the firm) own making.
But I agree with those who said they did Kate real dirty with this.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2024 14:26:37 GMT -6
Amen. I see them acting like it hasn’t dominated papers and news programs over there. And the American people think they’re too above any of it. Please.
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Post by Nymeria on Mar 22, 2024 14:30:17 GMT -6
When speculation began to get noisy, they should have released some statement saying she was continuing to recover at home and thanking the public for their well wishes. Not silence followed by questionable pictures.
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Post by jorkzy on Mar 22, 2024 14:43:46 GMT -6
I watched the video. Ughhhh fuck cancer. I did ok until the part about how they’re telling the kids “I am well, and I will continue to get better” 😭
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