Wow, we haven’t seen this a lot of a shift in a he mentioned/she mentioned struggle since Shia LaBeouf dropped that video of Olivia Wilde!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been engaged in a struggle of credibility with the Royal Household for the previous couple years now. The Sussexes have made varied daring claims about how the palace handled Meghan — and in flip Royal sources have invariably painted the Fits actress as a liar searching for consideration. However what if these “Royal sources” had been recognized — and caught in a lie?
That’s precisely what occurred on Friday! OK, let’s rewind…
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One of many many criticisms lobbed at Harry and Meghan, the couple’s eponymous new Netflix present, is that it was produced with reckless indifference. Prince Harry was simply seeking to lash out on behalf of his spouse, and so they simply made their new claims irresponsibly — heck, they didn’t even give the Palace a heads up! Completely unprofessional etiquette for a documentary manufacturing, proper? However that’s what the Royals claimed.
The official first response to the docuseries from Buckingham Palace (which represents King Charles III and Queen Camilla) and Kensington Palace (which represents Prince William and Princess Catherine AKA Kate Middleton) spokespersons was that they’d by no means been approached for remark.
Nevertheless, simply hours later their story modified. Royal sources (preserve that time period in thoughts) as an alternative mentioned the Palaces had been contacted — we guess they realized producers may show they’d despatched emails. Fairly easy, actually. So the brand new story was, the emails had been despatched from “a third-party manufacturing firm” — not Netflix or Meghan and Harry’s Archewell Productions. Palace aides had tried to succeed in out to Netflix and Archewell by official channels to verify it was legit earlier than sending a response however couldn’t get in contact. That approach they’d believable deniability, proper? Nobody may show they knew for positive Harry and Meghan reached out. They usually already received the headlines they needed.
Harry and Meghan didn’t care who they harm, they didn’t give the Palace an opportunity to inform their aspect, it was a hit-and-run state of affairs. It harm the credibility of the entire manufacturing. How may you belief something they are saying? It’s like a kind of terrible unauthorized biography motion pictures on Lifetime. Proper?
Right here’s the factor, although… There’s proof that story was BS.
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Based on Buzzfeed Information, there’s proof Lee Thompson, communications director for William and Catherine, not solely obtained that e-mail and knew the place it was from, he responded! He truly requested for early footage of the docuseries! The outlet says they noticed the emails between Thompson and one of many present’s producers, and their authenticity was confirmed by manufacturing firm Story Syndicate.
OK, however possibly the Royal sources claiming ignorance didn’t know that? Flawed! Buzzfeed additionally says they will verify Lee Thompson WAS the “Royal supply” being quoted! He and his Buckingham counterpart, Tobyn Andreae, communications secretary to Charles and Camilla, had been those telling UK shops the brand new story, the crap about not realizing the place the e-mail was coming from.
If that is true, it’s proof Prince William and King Charles’ prime aides are 100% nonetheless mendacity about Harry and Meghan. They’re placing out tales beneath the guise of nameless “Royal sources” particularly to make the Sussexes look unhealthy. The place have we heard that earlier than? Oh yeah, it’s one of many claims made in Harry and Meghan!
However hey, we are able to’t belief something they are saying within the docuseries, proper?? Rattling.
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