Apologize for the Mud-slinging
If you were a public relations expert back in 2018 and Prince Harry and his stunning fiancée asked you to represent them, you’d be laughing all the way to the bank. Back then, neither of them actually needed to improve their image because the Royal Family loved them and the UK public utterly adored them. Former Suits actress Meghan Markle was often referred to as our favorite royal, their fairytale wedding was one of the most watched events in UK history and, together with William and Kate, they made the amazing, hard-working Fab Four. Fast forward six years and things could not be more different. But despite the fact Meghan’s popularity now lies just above Prince Andrew’s, the couple have rebranded the sussex.com website and she reportedly wants a PR expert to improve her "popularity problem" in the UK. This has to be one of the toughest gigs going, especially when you are dealing with a pompous couple who have refused to listen to anyone.
Basic Manners Go a Long Way
But I could offer them some PR advice for free. It starts with having some basic manners and saying, "Please", "Thank you" and especially, "Sorry." Because there are countless apologies to be made. First for the mud-slinging which truly started when they did the Oprah Winfrey TV interview and threw insults across the Atlantic, knowing that those they were accusing could not bite back. They need to say sorry to the Royal Family for calling them racists and to Kate, who Meghan claimed had made her cry days before her wedding to Harry. Harry needs to grovel to those he abused in his memoir Spare. He needs to say sorry to William after claiming he physically attacked him. He needs to apologize to Charles for saying he put his own interests above Harry’s and was jealous of Meghan and Kate.
Express Regret for the Slurs
And he must admit how cruel he was to brand Camilla a "villain." Then they need to express their regret for the slurs in their lucrative Netflix show, where Meghan mocked having to curtsey to Queen Elizabeth and Harry said William was a bully. And as well as saying sorry to King Charles and Queen Camilla, plus Kate and William, they need to address their slurs against the people of this country who so enthusiastically embraced Meghan and deserve better. She needs to say sorry to all those taxpayers who forked out for their amazing £32million wedding, who she later branded racists. During the past four years, Meghan and Harry have performed an attention-seeking, pity-me dance of hatred towards the UK from abroad while cashing in on their royal status.
Make Amends in Person
Becoming popular again here is something that can never be achieved from their mansion in Montecito. To make this work Meghan needs to return to the UK to make all of her apologies and actually prove that she is sorry for her actions. I doubt there is a PR firm in the world that can make that happen.
Book Me a Break
Panic set in for me on Tuesday afternoon when I remembered that my five-year-old needed an outfit for World Book Day. The idea being that if he dresses up as his favorite fictional character, it will encourage his reading and kids will receive a token to spend on books. But this great idea has turned into a costly annual nightmare. You’ve got three choices – somehow find the time to craft something from cardboard and sticky-back plastic, send your kid to school without an outfit to become a laughing stock, or do what I did and rush on to Amazon and spend £20 that really could have gone on better things – such as actual books for him to read. Thankfully some schools have scrapped the costume element of the day because of the cost-of-living crisis. I hope all classrooms follow suit.
Spice Girls Reunion
How brilliant that the Spice Girls will be reuniting this year. Mel B told ITV’s Loose Women: "We are definitely doing something. I’m probably going to get told off but I’ve said it, there we go! We are doing something this year." Let’s hope Ginger Spice Geri is involved – she could do with the distraction.
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