“Not only was I not being protected,but they were willing to lie to protect other members of the family” she said. “They weren’t willing to tell the truth to protect me & my husband”
An investigation of the Firm’s defense or lack thereof. #BestRoyalReads buzzfeednews.com/article/elliev…
An investigation of the Firm’s defense or lack thereof. #BestRoyalReads buzzfeednews.com/article/elliev…
“Members of the BRF rarely issue personal statements, and the family’s media team rarely goes on the record with the press in response to a story or request for comment. (BP didn’t provide an on-the-record response for this article. A spox for the Sussexes said, “No comment.”)”
“It’s important to understand the outsize influence the Palace press office wields as it manages the UK media’s voracious hunger for royal family coverage. It can try to kill false or misleading stories before publication (journalists have said as much)”
“it can contest claims made by anonymous sources by going on the record; it can use pressure, particularly in the form of access to the royals or legal threats, to reframe false or unflattering articles.”
“But the Palace generally didn’t go on the record to correct a damaging narrative involving Meghan unless the story also had the potential to tarnish the monarchy’s conservative reputation...or that of the future monarchs, William and Kate.”
“By November 2019, six months after her wedding, a distinctly negative narrative about Meghan had emerged in the UK press.”
“An anonymously sourced report in a Nov. 26 Telegraph story alleged that Meghan made Kate cry during the wedding planning process. The tabloids seized the story, & a “Meghan vs. Kate” narrative was born. (The British press has always loved to pit royal women against each other.)”
“this particular story marked “a turning pt” when “everything changed” for the Sussexes, Meghan told Oprah. Despite the fact that “everyone,” incl members of the BRF, knew the story in the press was wrong & that it had...been Kate who made her cry” the Palace...didn’t correct it”
“The review indicated that the Palace was more likely to go on the record to defend Kate, and they were more aggressive about protecting her public image than they were about protecting Meghan’s.”
“As I showed last year, the UK press didn’t need much encouragement to favor Kate over Meghan in its royal coverage. Indeed, the Palace has protected Kate from the pettiest of negative press for a decade”
“We don’t know the internal deliberations of the Palace’s press team. What we do know is what they say— or don’t say — in public.”
In her lawsuit against the Fail on Sunday, Meghan said she felt “unprotected by the institution.” This article explains why.
buzzfeednews.com/article/elliev…
In her lawsuit against the Fail on Sunday, Meghan said she felt “unprotected by the institution.” This article explains why.
buzzfeednews.com/article/elliev…
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