The Daily MailPR guru Mark Borkowski warned that Prince Harry will regret ‘weaponising’ his past in his ‘dirty laundry’ book – and so will his wife – because it leaves them with little left to sell.Adding that the couple had been poorly advised, the brand expert said their ‘desperation’ to make headlines has echoes of Edward…
As the dust settled around Harry and Megan’s Netflix documentary there was a feeling of stalemate; those who thought them attention-seeking Hollywood wannabe egomaniacs found enough dirt to entrench that point of view, and those who thought them innocent victims of outdated, prejudiced hegemony felt there was enough justifiable grievance in there to vindicate that point of…
The Guardian He may have come from relative obscurity but 2023 is predicted to be a big year for the Strictly Come Dancing champion Hamza Yassin, who lifted the glitterball trophy with his dance partner Jowita Przystał on Saturday night.He pipped fellow finalists Helen Skelton, Fleur East and Molly Rainford to the title in a tense final and insiders…
The TimesMost pop stars relax the morning after a sell-out gig. Dua Lipa, however, is not like most pop stars.Instead, she busily plots the next steps in other parts of her burgeoning career — chairing editorial conferences for her nascent newsletter or interviewing another luminary for her podcast.Her newsletter, Service95, launched in February and has…
The Guardian The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will have a place at the king’s coronation should they wish to attend, despite the continued fallout from their Netflix documentary, it has been reported.Harry and Meghan will be invited to Charles’s ceremony on 6 May, with all family members expected to feature on a guest list still…
I am still in deep shock after issuing the news about the death of Victor Lewis Smith to the Press Association earlier today. I first met Victor in 1985. He has been a constant maverick producing iconic work as a TV producer, writer and satirist. I am still struggling to come to terms with losing…
The Guardian As England’s footballers shuffled sleeplessly away from their training base at Al-Wakrah on Sunday, the team’s youngest player was asked whether he had a message for supporters. “Stick with us,” said Jude Bellingham. The 19-year-old’s tone was confident, defiant, even optimistic. And it reflected a wider message from the camp: that when it comes…
Not a great morning for the Royal Family and their troupe of PR wranglers. Although the Netflix #MeghanandHarry documentary redefines hagiography, this self absorbed reality confessional is straight out of the Kris Jenner play book. The tragic couple seems to be consumed by their own hubris. Nevertheless it will be a hit in US – certainly thrusts a…
CBC News In the trailer that was dropped strategically the other day to drum up interest in the new Netflix docuseries on Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, she posed the question: “Doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?” And in the first three episodes of the series that started…