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Tacky Tweets about Duchess Kate: Meg's PR in action?



How interesting to receive this "promoted Tweet", aka paid advertisement, today September 13.

The date on the Tweet is June 10, and it comes from an account with only 333 followers, managed by someone called "Axe Publications Ltd." A quick Google search turns up no company by that name.

Clearly, the photos have been chosen to make the Duchess of Cambridge look a bit louche. (The article itself is quite tame. Among the facts you didn't know is "she is a skilled athlete" and "she is allergic to horses")

Who would be interested in paying for this three-month-old Tweet featuring 10-year-old images to be promoted right now?

Having worked with Twitter Ads myself, I know that you target specific age groups, genders, and locations. Who is paying to reach European women aged 25-60 and why?

I should add that this article was served to my business account, which intentionally does not follow any Royal-related media.

Meghan's new PR firm Sunshine Sachs is known to play dirty. Is this some of their fine work?


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Unknown said…
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KayeC said…
Agreed, though I do believe in the power of feeling good in what you are wearing, so I do think SmartWorks is a good charity, but like many have said, its been around for a while and other charities that are similar.

If you read over the speech, she really did bad mouth the clothes and ultimately those who donated before her arrival.

Wanted to add that if someone can sew (which is really easy because if you mess up, you take out the stiches and start over) your closet can be reworked in many ways. Got a hole in your favorite pants? Cut them off and make them shorts. Have a jacket that fits perfectly but sleeves are too long? Hem the up to fit, same with pants. Repurposing saves money and clothes going in the landfill.
KayeC said…
Off topic, but we have had several conversations (and arguements, lol) about Doria's income. TCD has some info up and it seems 9 million is her net worth ( Elle, if your reading, correct me, no worries) which is different than income. My husband and I own land, we make no money off it, but it is still calculated in our net worth (how much we could get if we sold it).
@Swishy, I’d probably count 2 or maybe 3 posters.
TTucker said…
"The Distinctly American Ethos of a Grifter" = Interesting NY Times article of 12 September 2019. Not on MM, but explains much of her case.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/t-magazine/the-distinctly-american-ethos-of-the-grifter.html?searchResultPosition=1
@Scandi, you ask....
‘Does it make you feel little guilty inside for criticising her for buying clothes for herself?’

I’m another British tax payer don’t feel guilty at all either, not one tintsy bit!


As for Murky buying buying clothes for herself? Do you seriously think she does? Honestly?! Lol Not ever likely since she’s been married! The PoW pays for her, Catherine and Camilla, whether he really does pick up the bill (or the tax payer) I’m not sure. I could go on forever and a day about Murky and her greedy grasping behaviour and more, but the other posters within this thread have done a superb job at defining what I think and feel perfectly.
Either my browser or phone is doing weird things tonight in this site! My last two comments come and go, and I can’t currently delete the above one to correct the typos! 😟😩
Sooz said…
Totally unrelated but good for a chuckle ... was scrolling through the DM and toward the bottom in the video section for "today's top videos" thumbnail with the headline "Duchess of Sussex says she has to get back to baby ALFIE after event ..."
Fifi LaRue said…
The latest issue of People magazine features Kate Middleton on the cover, with a title of something like "Princess Mom", and a crown logo across the front. OK! magazine is also featuring Kate Middleton on the cover. Do you suppose Megs stiffed People by not paying her bill in full, and this is People magazine's way of gleeful revenge?
Royal Fan said…
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1177946/Meghan-Markle-news-Duchess-of-Sussex-Instagram-Hillary-Clinton-US-Royal-Family-latest


Yup now MM is really “an American diplomat” and also so renewed her Tig licenses so clearly she’s setting up her exit stage left
SwampWoman said…
@Suzanne Wilson I did do the proofreading when I was texting a friend in south Florida whether they were getting a lot of rain sandwiched between tropical storm Humberto to the east in the Atlantic and an upper level low to the west in the Gulf of Mexico. Each time, as I hit send, the autocorrect changed "Humberto" to "number to". Of course since she already knew where the storm systems were (if she is at home), the message went something like this: "Hey, are y'all getting lots of rain from number to and the upper level low?" Not just once. Oh, no. I went back and retyped the same exact message because I couldn't believe that autocorrect changed Humberto to number to. So I sent the same message again with the same result. She has either decided that the gibberish means that I'm back on carbs and apparently I'm consuming them by the bottle, or she's somewhere in Europe.

Thankfully I appear somewhat lucid on computer as compared to phone.
abbyh said…
Ah, yes. Those wonderful American values. Worked so well for them in 1776. Absolutely convinced it will go over better this time (sarc off).

Seriously (I was thinking profanity or naughty words - Elle I miss you).

Why does the Commonwealth need her to stand up and represent American values?

What does that mean to the Commonwealth?

and ... why should Her Magistry take the word from a former Secretary of State over that of a current one? (wtheck?)
SwampWoman said…
@Mischi, I know exactly the picture. I was quite taken aback because he looked like a two-year-old toddler about to throw a tantrum.
abbyh said…
After I hit publish, it shows me the top of the post. I saw the photos (as usual) and thought about this whole thing:

What does it show: Kate and Kate as everything M would want her body to be: thin, lithe, hair which looks wonderful, looking like a great person, approachable and the list goes on.

I cannot imagine that this was from KP/BP/PC/yada knowing that SS is known for these tactics. Says a lot about their souls and what kind of person each is inside.

I know which side I would want to be friends with and who ... I am reminded of an essay by Martha Beck in O magazine (2010) where she writes about when you need to hold a grudge.
Royal Fan said…
No she doesn’t represent “American values” because all I see from MM is hypocritical virtue signaling and narcissism. HRC is making the wrong choice throwing her towel in the ring with that one. Are they yachting buddies? Who’s paying HRC? Now she’s throwing a political bone MM’s way. Is she runs for office in the US post-BRF?? 😂😂😂
JL said…
Swishy. Thank you for bringing up Harry. The worst thing for me about the PR campaign against Kate is that Harry seems like he is doing nothing to stop it. William and Kate have lovingly welcomed Harry into their life, family and home for years. Kate in particular formed a close bond with Harry from early on. Now he allows public attacks? Just goes to show he has always been seething with resentment and jealousy IMO. And I do think he was down for Meghan’s plan for worldwide celebrity domination just to give it to his brother and his happy marriage. Of course the uktimate worst is the lack of repect he showed the UK public by going along with the fake pregnancy and presenting a doll (just happened upon the video again and with time the fake baby is even more obvious) to the people who have supported him.
To me he almost as dreadful as Markle.
abbyh said…
That is an interesting point. Thank you.

She isn't part of the whole Democratic (sh**)show right now ... but that doesn't mean she might not have made some deal to be able to come back as SOS in the same kind of thing as BO will run again and back off). ... hmmm Had not thought of that....

Why tossing M this? Don't know but suspect it is part of or a combination of SS and Bill as he may be linked in ways we do not know about Epstein. I DO NOT KNOW PARTICULARS. I am guessing.

Why?

We know SS hits comes out with guns blazing (defense/pressure - that old high school cheerleading rant) and her comments came out of Did Not See That Coming from her for prior recent support (was she at the wedding?). And we know that Bill flew/was around Epstein. Interesting math equation.

I play a lot of Sudoku (came out of playing 3D tic tac toe as a kid). This kind of weaving back and forth, in and out, reminds me of what it is like to play sudoku where you have irregular houses or multiple houses. You have to think about where a number CAN BE as well as where it CANNOT BE ... to finish ... successfully.
JL said…
Mischi it’s odd what you say about Camilla being opposed to the marriage because Kate is “dim.” First because one can see from videos and photos that Kate and Camilla gravitate toward each other and often have a laugh. Also Kate seems to joke and laugh with William quite a lot. In my experience to have a wit quick enough to laugh and joke as much as Kate does requires some brains. Furthermore I’d wager that the DoC’s ability to joke and laugh with others is probably another reason Markle hates her. Narcissists don’t have wit because they can’t laugh at themelves. All they do is laugh AT others. There’s a clip where she appears to be supressing laughter at William and Charles so Harry joins in. Not a good look. It may have been with affection, but knowing her I doubt it.
hardyboys said…
Wow so she renewed the Tig? That really means she wants to be the next kraptashian as those clairvoyant DM readers comment. Some off those offhanded comments are so insightful. I do believe the Tig being renewed is a nod to her former life. This woman is planning an exit
gabes_human said…
Swamp Woman, I knew I felt a bond with you! Yeah, try working in the oil fields and shipyards from Houston to Tampa to Norfolk. It was fun while it lasted! I would like to see some charitable orgs sponsor more women for careers in male-dominated fields. The money I’d great and being strong enough to toss a man overboard with one hand tied behind you is my definition of empowered.
abbyh said…
Maybe? Or maybe they decided to play M or someone paid more to for Kate to soar?
Girl with a Hat said…
Kaye, the house that Doria lives in is not worth 9 million.
Girl with a Hat said…
here's a question - at the beginning of her speech for the shmatta collection, Spenderella apolologises for keeping people waiting. Does anyone know how late she was? This is not royal behaviour. It IS Hollywood celebrity diva behaviour. I know for a fact that the Queen doesn't keep anyone waiting. Ever.
Scandi Sanskrit said…
If there's ANYTHING that screams "incompetence" in a diplomat...

"American values". Pft...

SMDH.
KayeC said…
No, I don't think it is, just saying that someone came up with that 9 million number and I believe it is based on public info, like home and business worth, not income.
Ava C said…
I can't find any reference to Meghan's late arrival Mischi, but I did come across this (admittedly from the Express) referring to her late arrival on the balcony for Trooping the Colour:

'According to a royal source, Archie Mountbatten Windsor was at Trooping the Colour this weekend. Meghan spent most of her time attending to the child, but focussed on other members of the Royal Family throughout the day. The source said: “She has spent almost every moment with him and saying goodbye was very difficult. But Meghan truly wanted to be at the celebration for the queen...Meghan loved seeing all the other royal children and was doting on them.”'

There was zero evidence of past or present doting at the polo. You can't even excuse it by saying she was busy managing the baby(!) as a child as young as Louis would pay no attention to that. He would just pile in, with the baby. 'Royal sources' are meaningless these days. Increasingly feels like Soviet Russia, with the media feeding the people with laughable falsehoods and the people getting more and more frustrated but unable to stop it.
Girl with a Hat said…
she starts her speech by apologising for making people wait and saying that at least the people were sitting in the sunshine while they were waiting.
Ava C said…
Sorry Mischi I meant I couldn't find any further details about her lateness for Smart Works, beyond what you'd flagged from Meghan herself. When you start looking at all the media outlets you realise afresh how samey they are. Just tweaking the PR press release (if that). 'Duchess stuns' the audience with her style, beauty etc. etc.
Ava C said…
Quentin Letts' titbit about the Queen not wanting her riding companions to mention the Sussexes to her is doing the rounds. If true, this could show her to be in ostrich mode, just like the Queen Mother. Either that or she's having to deal with the backlash the rest of the time and is determined to keep one little part of her routine Sussex-free. Interesting either way. One link below as example.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-reveals-not-want-talk-20066141

Even included in the German paper Bild, widely read. Bild reports the relationship between the Queen, Harry and Meghan is cooling down more and more.
Royal Fan said…
MM actually wanted to be a US diplomat but failed to test. I would not be surprised if she is putting out feelers to get herself some sort of political gig post-BRF. It’s really making my think about her connection to the Clinton’s and Epstein. There are rumors. What does she know? If she’s not paying HRC, then she must have knowledge that’s damaging enough that HRC wants her on her side. Very interesting indeed!
Royal Fan said…
New photo from Archie’s christening but still no new recent photos 🙄🙄
SwampWoman said…
Very true, gabes_human! I was in a gym using the fly machine (or chest machine) when a salesperson brought over a prospective member. She asked if I minded demonstrating the machine. Not at all. Then the prospective member asked if she could try. Sure! I took my towel and got up, and the salesperson started to adjust the weights down for her. "No, if she can do it, I can do it." Well, maybe it was possible because I was just warming up, and she was 30 years younger, but I think she was influenced by my gray streaks, not my muscle. She couldn't budge the weights. The salesperson took off nearly all the weights. She still couldn't budge it. "I guess I can't do this!" she said sadly. I told her that of course she could, but she had to start at a low weight and then, as she builds muscle, she could increase the weight. She left, though, and I never saw her at the gym.
hunter said…
This is great info, I had no idea the % of afro-heritage UK citizens was so low, but I definitely perceived it as much lower than in the USA. Maybe she is just so dumb.

This blog is great Nutty, such fantastic pontificating, sources and critical thinking. I like to joke that if you have a mystery put some frustrated women on it and they will GET TO THE BOTTOM of everything, like LaToya, but better.
Marie said…
The American media won't ever see through her. The NYT piece was interesting, but the author is pretty rare. Se seems to be able to write a much more sophisticated, subtle form of celebrity coverage, much in the spiritual vein of classical English satire from Alexander Pope (who poked fun at young, wealthy ladies) to Jonathan Swift. If you look at her other columns, she is quite subtle and isn't blinded by the sparkle of the new group of celebitarians, i.e. celebrities who use humanitarian issues to raise their own profiles, add meaning to their rather superficial, vain pursuit of wealth or power, and control their narratives like other "journalists" are. Look how Meghan, the humanitarian, wasn't satisfied just volunteering quietly in a local or even national charity but had hired another PR firm (Kruger Cowne) to organize her international and UK charity roles, but no journalist seems to notice.

(Also, I didn't realize that Meghan and Misha probably met at a Soho House party, and that they were only friends for about a few months before she met Harry. I love how even the NYT picked up that Misha pretended to be friends for SOOO long and that they met at an "intellectual" event. Look at us, look how cultured and sophisticated we were that we discussed equality and women's empowerment at a seated lunch at an exclusive, cultural event like Art Basel. That has the hand of Meghan and her PR firms all over it.
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