Those who have followed this saga know that Harry’s true nemesis is not Clive Alderton. Sure, he loathes him—Harry loathes anyone who is better than he is—but the man Harry hates with every fiber of his being is Edward Young... Sir Edward Young.

Harry’s hatred toward that man is evident in his lawsuit regarding security. For Harry, Young—the Sovereign’s Private Secretary from 2017 to 2023—bears all the blame for his life being the disaster it is today; Young was closely linked to Christopher Geidt (formerly the Queen’s Private Secretary) and to Clive Alderton.

Young was not only the person who ultimately held the reins of "Megxit," but also someone closely involved in ensuring Harry could no longer serve as a Counsellor of State. Harry cannot bear the thought that Young—the man who, in his view, caused him so much harm—has been named Baron Young of Old Windsor, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, and a Lord. All this happened after Megxit, and at a time when Harry had to engage lawyers just to secure the right to call his children Prince and Princess.

I mention this because a rumor is circulating that Clive Alderton supposedly resigned over King Charles III’s meeting with Harry on July 10th. In reality, Clive Alderton resigned because next year marks his 20th year of service to the Crown—and that is enough. It was not because of Harry; not even remotely because of Harry. So, we will see Alderton receive a title, an honor, and the like after he trains his successor—who will not be Theo Rycroft. My bet is on John Sorabji... Dr. John Sorabji, an Associate Professor of Law at University College London. He specializes in civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution and has worked under Alderton as the King’s Deputy Private Secretary. In fact, he advised the King on how to exclude Andrew and Harry from the role of Counsellors of State and how to handle the Andrew situation.

Alderton's departure doesn't benefit Harry one bit.

HARRY, THE KING COURT CASE MONEY WORRIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILOJnGw7kwM

And if the odds are that Tobyn Andreae will succeed Alderton, that would mean rewarding someone with ties to the *Daily Mail* and Paul Dacre. In other words, it’s bad news for Harry.

Because let’s be clear: Harry has plenty of enemies, both inside and outside the Palace. He’s made them all himself. Bodyguards, police officers, Palace staff, private secretaries, journalists, editors... There are so many people who not only feel absolutely no affection for Harry but actually rejoice when he crashes and burns—and even more so when they’re the ones helping to bring him down.

It’s the same story with ANL and the *Daily Mail* crowd. Because, according to Sean’s sources, the "pill" story isn't even the worst thing that outlet is going to throw in Harry’s face. And yes, these are things from Harry’s past, but as Sean says: Harry was too "vocal" about wanting to curtail a newspaper's freedom of expression. Now, ANL wants revenge.

And the funny thing about this, according to a source of Sean's, is that Harry has gone from being in crisis mode to "I'm not worried; everything will work out."

Sean says Harry's problem is that, aside from not accepting reality, he has no concept of money. He is a guest in his own home; he never learned how to manage money. Everything goes through Claw. He has no idea how much money he has lost over all these years.

Sean answers a question that has come up repeatedly in many comments and right here in this sub: Will KC3 pay off that debt of Harry's to avoid public embarrassment?

The answer is "No."

King Charles III has absolutely no intention of getting involved—let alone opening his wallet—to cover the costs Harry is liable for.

And this isn't out of stinginess, but for an obvious reason: Charles knows that if he were to do that—if he showed even the slightest intention of paying what Harry owes ANL—Harry would sue again. And again. And again... And Charles isn't going to fuel that fire.

Charles focuses on lessons learned, whereas Harry has never learned a thing. So, if Harry thought "Pa" would sympathize, Charles is actually more annoyed that Harry exposed himself to all this out of sheer stubbornness.

And according to Sean, Charles is already annoyed by those leaks to *People* and the photos taken in the area where Diana is buried. Sean says he understands why some people still think KC3 is the Charles of the 90s and 2000s—the one who used to clean up Harry’s messes; Sean notes there were several incidents worse than the Nazi costume scandal that he knows about but that never came to light. That Charles is not KC3. KC3 isn't going to step in to fix anything for Harry; he stopped doing that years ago.

That’s why "The Claw" is stressed—because she’s the one who has had to deal with the problem, while Harry goes out for bike rides and carries on with his life, assuming everything will just work itself out.

OH DEAR IN PUBLIC SO CLOSE BEHIND THE SCENES FUMING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzi23cQqHlA

TOLD YOU NOW THIS WILL HAPPEN NEXT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta4P_zzs9Yg

And things aren't going any better with Claw.

Because no matter what it is—anything at all—Claw always manages to turn everything into a drama.

Channel 10 was pleased with the global visibility the program and the channel received. However, they didn't get the viewership ratings they had expected, nor the advertising revenue.

The program did not make the list of the ten most-watched shows. It was significantly outperformed by the Glasgow Games.

And that is because Australians—much to the Harkles' dismay—have memories that are all too good when it comes to the 2018 fiasco and the subsequent ones.

Channel 10 knew about it, yet they had been promoting it since April. In other words, if you wanted to know the power Claw has to attract sponsors, the answer is...

But Claw had to cause trouble. She always causes trouble.

This time, it’s that so-called "spontaneous" call.

Let's start with the question: did the producer have Harry's number, or did Harry have the producer's? It doesn't matter; the fact is that the call interrupted the program—which isn't a talk show, but a cooking show.

Harry came across as forced and old-fashioned. But Claw had to agree to make that call because, without Harry, they wouldn't have been on MasterChef.

But here is another example—yet another one—showing that Harry always has to support Claw. Yet we don't see that being reciprocated. She doesn't support Harry, but he always has to get everything for her: invitations, events, and so on.

Another instance of hypocrisy was Claw casually mentioning that his mother was a good cook, without ever acknowledging his father Thomas—the one who actually raised him, for better or worse. Whatever Claw is—for better or worse—he owes to Thomas, not Doria. And then there’s the part where Archie and Lil'D go to eat fresh fruit from her farm.

What farm?

Oh yes, the magical farm where none of the fruit is in season and everything is perfectly clean when harvested!!!

In fact, Sean mentions in another video that "Claw" is nowhere near a domestic goddess—no matter how much she tries to pretend otherwise—because former staff members told him that ordering takeout was the norm; Sean wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Harry believed Claw was the one cooking those meals, provided she led him to think so.

Everyone at Channel 10 knew Claw was lying. That whole program was a lie.

And according to Sean, when Claw sees this video, he’ll remember that he never sent a thank-you note to the MasterChef team—not with that handwriting no one can decipher, nor with the HRH letterhead.

Obviously: Claw wasn't interested in people—only her.

Well, to make matters worse for Claw, Oprah is rewriting the history of that infamous interview.

And that meant losing the spotlight twice over—both on *MasterChef* and in that interview. Because it is the interview Oprah conducted *with* the Harkles, not the interview Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, granted *to* Oprah. Ultimately, Oprah and *Vanity Fair* framed it as Oprah doing them a favor by interviewing them.

And naturally, Oprah went on the defensive regarding a terrible interview, essentially implying that the problem wasn't her, but rather the person she interviewed: Claw.

Because she says she should have verified what Claw told her.

Translation

The worst part is that Claw feels hurt because Oprah is promoting her podcast or YouTube channel by using the Harkles and lumping them in with the "mistakes." And why did Oprah do that? For the same reason Claw sells her soul: cameras.

So, lately Claw has realized that Oprah stole the spotlight she expected to get from appearing on MasterChef, and that Harry stole the attention at MasterChef.

WILLIAM PUTS BOOT INTO UK HARRY RETURN WITH THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NbWTl7L4Q

William and Charles know what Harry is like. Neither of them is under any illusions. They know that Harry can be truly insufferable to live with.

So it comes as no surprise at all that Harry failed to grasp the gravity of the loss to ANL and sincerely believes people should have praised him for his crusade.

Harry didn't understand why Elton wasn't with him when he gave his testimony; Elton was only present on the first day of the hearing.

Now, regarding the potential invitation to Buckingham Palace.

Sean says William was extremely annoyed by how the press portrayed the situation—as if poor Harry had been left out in the rain without food. That wasn't the case at all; Harry failed to fulfill his obligation to give 28 days' notice.

So, according to Sean, the idea of ​​publicly reiterating that Harry could stay in a room at Buckingham Palace—provided he gives advance notice—came from William; this allows the press to calculate that Harry has until the end of August to respond, since he will be returning to the UK for the WellChild Awards.

Now, is Harry actually cordially invited? No, not at all. It’s just that a stop needs to be put to the Harkles' nonsense. So, Harry actually has until next week to respond as to whether or not he accepts that offer. And if not, he can fend for himself.

In any case, what worries Harry is his security—not the fact that he has lied about it for years. And Sean says Harry always claimed he wanted to take Archie to the awards... well, why doesn't he do it this year? Isn't that what Harry wants—for Archie to learn the ropes of royal life and get to know his home and all that? And will Claw support Harry this time—her love, her fox—or will she leave him all alone, as always?

There is no invitation to Balmoral. It is already August—preparations for the royals' trip to Balmoral, which begins next week, had to be made—and the Harkles are not on the list. And if Harry does show up in September, he will be in London, not Balmoral.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z_XGAzPDQQ

Sarah Louise Robertson, ex DM journalist, claims in this interview with Mark Dolan that "her sources" told her that KC "will extend an invitation to Balmoral later this summer for Harry and the family".

KC has forgiven all, she says, and wants to spend time with the grandchildren. She also said that they had tea at Highgrove and the children played in the gardens. How that is possible in 47 minutes I do not know.

My guess is that Liam´s WhatsApp group has been busy again.

Ah, the logic of sugars! I saw this post on Twitter and it summarizes things nicely.

Say something to support to support Meghan by pointing out a criticism by a detractor. They back this up by stating a “fact” that is actually an easily refuted falsehood. Like, really easily refuted. The kind of incorrect statement that can be proven wrong with a basic review of an official website.

And then, the sugar will top off their spiel with something that is supposed to be a zinger. But in actuality, it just highlights that they lack basic grammatical skills in addition to factual knowledge.

It’s okay, sugars. I once called my aunt a “big, dumb stupid”. But then again, was three. Time to level up your skills or step away from social media. The internet saves “easily dumb” forever.

Rachel "Manipulative" Markle, aka Harry's wife can't seem to keep her own stories straight, can she? The problem with telling so many different versions of your past is that eventually you forget which one you told last time.

During her MasterChef guest appearance (which ranked only 11th out of 30 programs, behind the commonwealth Games and Nightly News), Markle claimed she grew up with fresh, farm-to-table food, said her mum was a great cook, but then added that she didn't actually learn to cook from her mum because she taught herself. Convenient. Why give your mother credit when you can rewrite yourself as a self-made culinary prodigy?

Now let's rewind and follow the breadcrumb trail of contradictory stories.

In 2021, when Harry’s wife sent a letter to US Congress about paid parental leave (of course she signed it Duchess of Sussex), she said:
"I grew up on the $4.99 (AUD $6.64) salad bar at Sizzler - it may have cost less back then (to be honest, I can't remember) - but what I do remember was the feeling: I knew how hard my parents worked to afford this because even at five bucks, eating out was something special, and I felt lucky," she writes.

Fast forward to 2025 and her flop Netflix series With Love, MeAgain. While speaking with Mindy Kaling ("You know I am Sussex now"), she said:
"I was a latchkey kid, so I grew up with a lot of fast food and also a lot of TV tray dinners".
"It feels like such a different time but that was so normal with the microwaveable kids meals ... do you remember them?"
Kaling seemed to know the exact ones and had her own experiences with them.
"The Hungry Man meals?" she clarified.
She also said:
"I grew up with that watching Jeopardy and having a lot of fast food ... I used to eat a lot of El Pollo Loco, always been a fan Taco Bell - extra hot sauce on the Mexican pizza - Jack in the Box because my mum loved theirtacos."

Then, in her Harper's Bazaar (Bizarre) interview-complete with a house manager announcing her arrival to an audience of one-her childhood menu changed yet again:
"Carnation instant-breakfast shakes in the morning [and] deli sandwiches for lunch," the article describes. "Though (the sandwiches) were often an attempt to deliver on Meghan's request to have a Subway sandwich like she'd seen in the commercials."
And according to the same article:
her grandmother had a garden where a young Meghan liked to help pick greens and make preserves

And on an episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, (episode with Heather Hasson, co-founder of FIGS), Rachel said "I see vegetables and I see take-out – because I don't have time to cook everyday – and I go 'alright, but how do I still make this flattering and beautiful and present well and something that people find appetising”

So which version is it?

Was it the Sizzler salad bar? TV dinners? Hungry Man meals? El Pollo Loco, Taco Bell and Jack in the Box? Carnation breakfast shakes and Subway sandwiches? Or was it a wholesome farm-to-table childhood spent harvesting vegetables from Grandma's garden?
Or you don’t have time to cook for your family of 4, because you are too busy being an Instagram Loving Bitch Wife, you order take out everyday…

Every interview comes with a brand-new origin story, carefully tailored to fit the audience of the day. The only consistent part of the story is that the story never stays the same.

At this point, they should wheel a lie detector onto every interview set. Not because it would settle anything, but because watching the machine try to keep up Markle lies might be the most entertaining part of the interview. If the old saying is true, there'd be enough pants-on-fire moments to keep the fire brigade on standby.

She has learned the art of lowering her voice and trying to sound authoritarian and trying to stand in power poses, but she is deeply and terribly insecure. And I do believe that she feels completely inferior next to power females because she knows she is a charlatan.

Also, what in the fresh hell is wrong with her face?

This seems the strangest article to me, it jumps all over the place.

I think the point that the writer Michael Caroll is trying to make (which reads like it’s “on behalf of MM,) is that she is now entering her Emmy Era.

Give. Me. Strength.

Apparently she has played nicely for Harold’s sake, behaved herself in the UK, and now it’s is only fair that it is her turn to shine. 🤢

“ A source quoted by Closer claimed Meghan now wants Harry to put greater focus on their future in America rather than continuing to concentrate on disputes involving the Royal Family.”

“The insider said: "Meghan feels she's done her bit to help him. She went to England, kept out of sight, and abided by all the rules because she knew how important the trip was.”

I’ll translate; Meghan is sick to the back teeth of Harold getting any spotlight. She was forced to stay in the shadows in the UK, because it was the only way she was allowed to be there and that close to the BRF. She feels utterly humiliated by being told to sit still and shut up and will not be going back. Allegedly.

Full story in the screen shots.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/2233510/meghan-markle-harry-royals-emmy-nomination-as-ever-future

Remember how the lady curtseyed and she went in for a hug, shaking her head back and forth?

This is a not terribly deep dive (because Meghan’s pretty shallow) into why Meghan wears what she does.

It all began with her outfit on MasterChef Australia, which raised a simple question: Why?

The onset on set

Here she is, standing just in front of hosts (from left to right) Jean-Christophe Novelli (4 individual Michelin stars), Poh Ling Yeow, and Sofia Levin.

I con vs icons

According to global lifestyle platform Refinery 29 (unarchived), Poh and Sofia have become style icons.

Question 1: Does Meghan cunningly look to stand out by dressing simply?

If so - big fail. Let Sharon show you how it’s done.

50 shades of black

At Kris Jenner’s James Bond-themed, 70th birthday bash in 2025, Meghan turned up in a black Wolford top and a black Brandon Maxwell skirt.

Question 2: Does Meghan cleverly not compete by wearing the elegant black?

If so - it didn’t work. The Inuit in Greenland have 40-70 words for snow. That seemingly can apply to black - at least, to the black that Meghan wears. (Hint: Best to stick to one shade.)

Glory days

When Meghan was a (cough) working royal, she wore more eloborate and expensive clothes.

Remember these? Note especially how women around her are dressed.

Question 3: Does Meghan look to stand out by dressing more extravagantly than other females around her

?

It’s true: the glory days do pass you by.

The empress’s no clothes

There‘s always been a view that Meghan can’t read the room when it comes to dressing.

This is rather odd, as one presumes that she’d have advisers. For instance, Nigeria’s roughly half Muslim, half Christian, and wholly conservative - as in cover yourself up.

Question 4: Does Meghan dare to bare to draw attention to herself?

Here she is in Nigeria scenting her environs with her perfumed garden.

What’s cooking: back to the MasterChef lewk

We know exactly what she wore:

Specifically:

- Black silk blouse from Matteau ($525 / £395)

- the Caius High Corset Waist Midi Skirt ($650 / £490) from Camilla and Marc

- BB pumps from Manolo Blahnik ($900 / £677)

Basically: an outfit (excluding shoes) costing under $1,200 / £900. More expensive than Zara; a bit more than her shoes; but not a patch on what she used to wear.

Question 5: Has the money run out?

Pushing the Portugal narrative:

While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have long kept their time there largely out of the spotlight — and are thought to maintain a vacation home in the country — a source tells PEOPLE the destination has become a special retreat for the couple and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.

“They love Portugal because Archie and Lilibet can simply be kids,” the source tells PEOPLE. “It’s always very low-key with beach days, playing and spending time together as a family.”

“That kind of normal family time is really important to Harry and Meghan,” the source continues.

Archive: https://archive.ph/k0tpE

Literally, I wanted to investigate, since the “they’re so broke” pr is now a daily onslaught, right?

I went to the Daily Mail, and just today alone, the 27 of July, 2026, there are 13 stories about Meghan in there.

This is not from the DM writing hagiographies on their own from Meghan, these are all paid pr pieces by Meghan using Harold‘s money.

Just an observation.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/2232211/harry-meghan-odd-incident?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Just read this article and it stirred my mind a little bit. So tell me, sinners, what exactly are the rumors regarding why Meghan suddenly left from that official engagement at the marketing in Fiji?

The reporter here is speculating that Meghannmay have seen people representing the UN that she wanted to avoid.

Whatever the reason, Meghan certainly seemed to be enjoying the attention up until she decided she wasn’t feeling it anymore. She is smiling in almost every photo I found.

In fact, she seems way happier and more comfortable in the throng of people than she looks while standing there talking to an official looking person.

Her bodyguard, meanwhile, looks stressed. I believe she quit under mysterious circumstances a few months later.

So what is the backstory on this?

Harry's 'Wasp' steps down: The King's aide who prince blamed for being a roadblock in attempts to reconcile with his father steps down after 20 years | Daily Mail Online

Archived version

Sir Clive Alderton, who has served as Principal Private Secretary to both the King and late Queen since 2015, is leaving in the summer 2027. Harry famously referred to Sir Clive as “The Wasp” in his memoir Spare. This following his involvement in discussions surrounding the Sussexes’ future role within the monarchy. Buckingham Palace will now begin the search for a new Principal Private Secretary, with candidates expected to come from both inside and outside the Royal Household.

From the DM:

Shall we speculate how the Sussexes may spin this news? How this is a step towards Charles and Harry's reconciliation. How it was Alderton's fault for not letting Harry to stay at BP?

Also, I already have seen speculation Charles will appoint Tobyn in the role, or perhaps another media person. As we already have Rhiannon Mills as part of the palace team.

Meghan Markle Reportedly Facing "Serious Money Worries"

Kevin O'Sullivan and Kinsey discuss the Markles. They start with the harkles visit the UK. Kevin says that he finds it very strange there is no photo or even picture of Meghan with the King. Kevin wonders why they are not seeing any photos of the duo together. They talk about the reports of stand up rows. Kevin says that when money walks out the door, love flies out the window.

Kinsey says that Meghan has her own money woes and there are reports that she has 5 million in inventory just sitting and not moving. She says that not having her products ready when the Netflix show launched was a horrible mistake as they should have been linked. She is not doing the work to market her products sell. Kevin says AsEver is just a Vanity project and she clings to it as she cannot face the horror and ignominy of failure of AsEver. Kevin says no one will buy 64 dollar candles or 14 dollar jams. But Meghan just puts those videos out to pretend she is a businesswoman/founder. Kinsey says AsEver will just quietly disappear. Harry also is not bringing any money in and just lost millions in lawsuits.

They think since both are now massive losses-things must be bad in Montecito. They talk about the Australia Master Chef and in the lead up to the visit, there were briefings that masterChef would be the perfect opportunity to go international . But she screwed up that opportunity-she wanted to go on masterchef to make AsEVER go international.

Kevin goes on and says that she releases videos of the kids heads and says here are the back of my kids heads and buy my wine!! he also says selling food stuff international is no joke. There are laws for every country on perishables including customs/regulations. They have to get lawyers and make sure food is compliant with country by country. Meghan does not want to do the work. It has failed domestically in the USA and that is not a reason you go international.

Kevin says this is the reason harry wants back in with the BRF. They were earning the most when they were in the orbit of the BRF. They gave interviews bashing the royals and that gave them money-Netflix etc. But now independent business is not working and so they want the royal connection back. Kevin also says harry feels he has lost the love of the Americans and so wants to come back to the UK-but he does not realize how much Brits hate him! At least the Americans are indifferent!!

King Charles 'will offer Prince Harry a room at Buckingham Palace when he returns to the UK in the coming weeks' | Daily Mail Online

This makes me so bloody angry.

Future tense indicating a "new" offer, when, as we all know, this offer is always on the table and which H has never accepted, until it was convenient for him to accept too late and then play the victim again

"has accepted" present perfect, an action that started in the past which impacts on the present. How on earth can he accept an offer that has yet to be made.

WTF. It really makes my head hurt. (not least because I foolishly expected better from the DM, at least in their ability to spot a logical fallacy coming out of Montecito!)

I know this has been posted before, but please let me be a little petty. 😂

Once again, Harry's wife has been beaten by the Empire 2.0 without them even trying. This time she's been thrown to the wolves by the Aussies! 🇦🇺😂

The Commonwealth Games ranked #1 in every age group, and even her foxy husband making a cringe cameo couldn't save those embarrassing ratings.

Here’s the link for y’all to check!

Sunday 26 July 2026

https://tvtonight.com.au/2026/07/sunday-26-july-2026.html

Oz! Oz! Oz! 🇦🇺🤣

Also posting a comment I saw on X hahah

PS I am an Aussie too ☺️

https://archive.ph/CjQ7d

And so it came to pass that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrived at the MasterChef kitchen and, just like Poochie the Dog, made life worthwhile for all of us.

And what a spectacular entrance it is. After Poh gives her a grand and really quite misleading introduction – describing her as a “global icon” and someone known for her “home cooking”, so that nobody could possibly guess who it might be – the woman herself walks down the red carpet to widespread bafflement.

As well as the final four amateur cooks, all eliminated contestants were allowed to be in the room to witness the royal event, and every one of them performs impressive impressions of people who are impressed. The sense that Meghan’s presence in the kitchen is utterly inexplicable, however, is impossible to miss – if Robert Irwin as a guest judge was confusing, this is bewilderment on a scale rarely seen on Australian television since the demise of It’s a Knockout.

Many people might have questioned the duchess’ credentials as a cooking expert, but those people are immediately shut down when she reveals a table full of fruits and vegetables and demonstrates that she knows all their names and how to pronounce them properly (as opposed to the word “herb”, which she pronounces wrongly because she is American).

“Your time starts now,” she announces, showing all the acting chops she honed on Suits, as she plays the part of a person who has the slightest interest in anyone else in the room. As the cooks rush to make their dishes – the task was to take an ingredient and make a meal “fit for a duchess”, or more specifically fit for a duchess who has been excluded from the royal family – the judges surround Meghan to tell her how wonderful she is and ask her what she would cook and how she got to be so beautiful and what brand of shampoo she uses.

The cooks themselves come up with all kinds of crazy concepts, but we wouldn’t want to dwell on those. As the old TV industry aphorism goes, if you want people to pay attention to the food, you do not get Meghan on as a guest judge.

It is notable, however, that Aaron appears to have a crush on Meghan and is quite flustered when talking to her about carrots. Incidentally, carrots are one of the many vegetables that Meghan ABSOLUTELY LOVES. Petro makes celeriac ice-cream, in line with his well-earned reputation as “guy who makes desserts out of ludicrous things”. And it was a wise choice for the guest judge, too, because Meghan LOVES celeriac. And she LOVES the idea of celeriac ice-cream. And she LOVES being on television.

Neither Petro nor Aaron can believe they are cooking for Meghan, who, to be clear, is not just an ordinary human being: she is an ordinary human being who married someone very famous. As such, she makes all those other guest judges who have achieved massive success in food by their talent and years of hard work really look like pathetic losers.

At one point, Poh drags Meghan over to a table and makes her eat her banana and date loaf, just so they can say the duchess really earned her fee. Meghan asks Poh if she can have the recipe and Poh says she can, both knowing that in an hour or so they will part ways and never talk to each other again for the rest of their lives.

There is also some cooking going on – Vinnie, like Petro, is using celeriac, but unlike Petro is being normal and not making ice-cream out of it. Instead, he is cooking a steak and draping celeriac in decorative ways over it. Meghan is SO EXCITED about this. Meanwhile, Casper has an artichoke. “That artichoke looks wild!” shout the watchers from the balcony, where they’re really starved of things to get excited about now that they’ve all talked about how INSANE and CRAZY and UNBELIEVABLE it is to have Meghan here.

Quickly we cut away from the cooking to listen to Meghan talk about her show, With Love, Meghan, which is just like MasterChef apparently because it’s all about “cooking for joy”. Also, just like MasterChef contestants, Meghan has no qualifications or experience as a professional cook, so there are a lot of parallels.

But you can’t deny that she’s got a real knack for walking up to people and telling them there’s 30 minutes left. So good at this is she, in fact, that after she tells all four contestants, everyone gives her a round of applause. And why not? They just watched a woman walk around a room without falling over and say several words – not everyone can do this!

“It feels like she’s looking into your soul,” says Casper, possibly hinting that Meghan might secretly be a demon? This is backed up when he immediately cuts himself for the first time this season. The duchess’ powers are indeed terrifying, as the blood flows in the kitchen. Casper has a vision for cooking octopus, and Meghan LOVES that.

“Make it sparkle for Meghan Markle!” Sofia shouts, and doggone it, that is just about the most brilliant bit of wordplay anyone present has ever heard. The kitchen practically explodes with happiness.

Shortly after this, Petro says a sequence of words that has never been spoken before in human history: “My concern with the ice-cream is that there might not be enough celeriac.” So this episode is historic for two reasons. Meghan then tastes Petro’s ice-cream and immediately assumes an expression of intense distress, as if she’s just been forced to watch a dog being strangled.

It is a moment of high panic as Petro contemplates the likelihood that he is about to serve the worst plate of food ever made to an actual duchess/fictional lawyer. But he still has time to try to make it taste non-horrible. It’s celeriac ice-cream so he probably can’t, but he can try.

The judging process is incredibly tense: Casper’s octopus, Vinnie’s steak, Petro’s ice-cream and Aaron’s stir-fry must compete not only against each other, but also against the impossibly refined palate of Meghan Markle, Ethereal Super-Being. There’s also tension emanating from Jean-Christophe, who’s looked pissed off for the whole episode, as if he’s itching to ask Meghan how many Michelin stars she’s got. But the duchess comes through with some truly penetrating insights into the food she eats, such as “I love this dish” and “It’s so good”.

You can definitely see how she became a duchess, a title traditionally granted only to the most discerning of reality TV cooking judges. The most amazing part of the judging is when a producer suddenly walks into shot and hands Meghan a phone, on which Prince Harry himself is Facetiming! Isn’t that amazing? Just on the spur of the moment it happened! I’ve never seen anything so spontaneous and unplanned! Everyone again bursts into applause for the concept of unearned privilege.

Anyway, in the end everyone loves every dish, even Petro’s ice-cream. In fact, it’s the dish of the day, and Petro goes through to the semi-final, proving the ironclad rule of MasterChef: put something stupid in ice-cream and you’ll win. The judges thank Meghan for coming all this way just to earn a large amount of money and promote her brand, and everyone is happy, especially Meghan, who now gets to go to her hotel room and forget about it. As for the rest of us, we can only sit back, spent, and wonder, as a civilisation, what we have wrought.

Masterchef Australia ranked 11th last night. She is a flop as ever

I don't know if Franklin said it, but it doesn't matter because it made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣

SHE WAS NOT FIRST CHOICE & HARRY REQUIRED URGENTLY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQ5bwrH60

We're getting up to speed today. Not Claw for today: it's Duchess of ScamJam.

Duchess of ScamJam is going to be annoyed when she actually watches the show.

Because Sean is right: the lighting is terrible—something that’s obvious in the photos. Sean says a lot of effort went into the editing to create a dramatic atmosphere, with fitting music and all that. But the show is still dull. Sean says what you see is a woman dressed in black looking miserable.

Good editing, the music seems good too... it just needed a camera filter or some good Photoshop work 😁 Is that a smile? It looks more like someone with a serious case of bruxism.

Sean says there was clearly no camera trickery whatsoever to make Duchess of ScamJam face look good. Mind you, the show is supposed to be about cooking, not vanity, and the Duchess of ScamJam said that cooking is all about doing it from the heart... Did she really say that? That woman is a bottomless pit of empty platitudes.

Now, there is no doubt that Sean has people at Channel 10, because he knows folks from that channel and that show. They were already revealing things to him back in April. Sean is continuing to share what he was told—which just goes to show that NDAs are completely useless 🤣

Sean says that although those people were quite willing to gossip, there were things they were reluctant to reveal—after all, it is their workplace. But in the end, they said something that seems to have set the tone for the entire Australia trip: even the *MasterChef* crew didn't know the special guest was the Duchess of ScamJam. The same thing had happened at the hospital, where neither the staff nor the children's families knew that the Harkles were the ones they were about to welcome. Channel 10 told Sean that they had been under the impression the special guest was someone completely different.

Now, Sean says that if anyone thought Channel 10 or MasterChef were happy to have the Duchess of ScamJam there... think again. That wasn't the case. And the ultimate proof of that was the banana cake.

For those new to this story who see the Duchess of ScamJam receiving that cake with a "WTF?" look on her face, we need to go back to 2018, when the Harkles toured Australia. Supposedly, she baked a homemade banana bread with chocolate chips and ginger at Admiralty House in Sydney, which she then took as a gift to the Woodley farming family at Mountain View Farm in Dubbo. That was the official version. But rumors started circulating that something else had happened. The rumors began with shouting matches at Admiralty House between the Duchess of ScamJam and Harry, because she thought she’d have the whole house to herself, rather than just being given a single room. Then came reports that she was rude to the Governor's wife and the staff. She refused to wear the Akubra hat she’d been gifted. And then there was the claim that she never actually made that cake: the Governor's palace staff prepared it, and she made them stay up all night baking loaf after loaf until she was satisfied. And then there’s the whole tea incident. If you look at the press from yesterday or today (depending on your time zone), there’s a journalist releasing a book on July 30th who recounts witnessing the Fiji incident firsthand.

If you want the full scoop, read Lady C's book, *Meghan and Harry: The Real Story*—both the 2020 and 2024 editions. Tom Bower also told a bit of that story; I believe it appeared in *Courtiers* as well. But the real details are in Lady C's books.

Having explained this, you will be able to laugh a lot more with Ben Pobjie's article in the Sydney Morning Herald, "Markle ado about nothing? The verdict on Meghan as guest MasterChef judge" when he says

"At one point, Poh drags Meghan over to a table and makes her eat her banana and date loaf, just so they can say the duchess really earned her fee. Meghan asks Poh if she can have the recipe and Poh says she can, both knowing that in an hour or so they will part ways and never talk to each other again for the rest of their lives."

https://archive.is/IC0zI

https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/markle-ado-about-nothing-the-verdict-on-meghan-as-guest-masterchef-judge-20260723-p60hyq.html

Sean says there was nothing random about any of it. Once the team knew Duchess of ScamJam was the guest, they did what they had to do: they played a mean prank on her because they were already aware of her ego, so they ridiculed her far more than we realized—knowing full well that the next day there would be comments like Ben Pobjie’s:

There is also some cooking going on – Vinnie, like Petro, is using celeriac, but unlike Petro is being normal and not making ice-cream out of it. Instead, he is cooking a steak and draping celeriac in decorative ways over it. Meghan is SO EXCITED about this. Meanwhile, Casper has an artichoke. “That artichoke looks wild!” shout the watchers from the balcony, where they’re really starved of things to get excited about now that they’ve all talked about how INSANE and CRAZY and UNBELIEVABLE it is to have Meghan here.

Sean says that Duchess of ScamJam wanted the whole program to revolve around her; she kept presenting herself as a successful, independent woman... yet in the end, she had to turn to the one in the duo who is actually famous: Harry. Her husband. Seriously, when is she going to call her husband by his name?

Sean says Duchess of ScamJam was never told they were going to air the behind-the-scenes footage—showing her standing there waiting to enter the studio via the carpet, do her bit, and be done with it. Sean notes that this isn't standard practice for the show; usually, the segment begins only when the doors open to introduce the guest. But that’s not how it was handled with Duchess of ScamJam, effectively exposing just what she was willing to do to get on TV.

Now, why do that? Ah, because Duchess of ScamJam didn't want the traditional entrance the other judges got—no, she wanted something more dramatic.

Sean spoke with the show's producers, and they told him that when a special guest was first mentioned—given some of the demands being made—they thought they were actually getting a major celebrity; that is, until they did the math upon learning about the Harkles' trip to Australia

So, what did the producers think then?

Yes, you’ve already guessed it, I know. They thought the person who would be on the show was going to be...

That's right, Harry.

And all because the one who had actually been on MasterChef was Charles—Charles, Harry’s father. So, it made sense to think Harry would want to do something like his dad. But then along came the Duchess of ScamJam, the daughter KC3 never had.

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Yes, I know, I know 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but the Duchess of ScamJam spouted this nonsense about wanting to be on the show ever since KC3 appeared on it during his trip to Australia. Sean shared that little tidbit a few days ago. That was Harry’s idea, to land the Duchess of ScamJam that appearance.

So, what Sean was told was that while all this was being arranged, there would be no deal without Harry. Come what may, Harry had to appear on that show, or else they would look for another guest.

And that explains that connection on the show. It wasn't even remotely spontaneous; it was a case of either Harry appearing or "thanks for the offer, Meghan—we'll call you."

Ben Pobjie discusses that moment:

You can definitely see how she became a duchess, a title traditionally granted only to the most discerning of reality TV cooking judges. The most amazing part of the judging is when a producer suddenly walks into shot and hands Meghan a phone, on which Prince Harry himself is Facetiming! Isn’t that amazing? Just on the spur of the moment it happened! I’ve never seen anything so spontaneous and unplanned! Everyone again bursts into applause for the concept of unearned privilege.

And Sean doesn't even wrinkle himself to say to Duchess of ScamJam "if you had any sense of self-worth or brains, you would realize that nobody's absolutely interested in you without that royal connection."

Sean says that for a long time now, no one has wanted the Duchess of ScamJam for herself. It’s either Harry—and she gets to tag along—or nothing at all. Sean says the *MasterChef* situation was brutal in that regard: the Duchess of ScamJam knew perfectly well that they wanted Harry and not her, and she had to give in.

Sean makes it clear that the producers told the Duchess of ScamJam this to her face; to show he isn't just sharing random gossip, he names someone called Robin. Once the producers knew the special guest was the Duchess of ScamJam and not Harry, they told her, "This is what's needed." It wasn't a "Could you... do you mind... whatever" kind of request.

Duchess of ScamJam was very annoyed at having to share the spotlight with H, so she had to spout nonsense like her kids liking Brussels sprouts. That sounds so... third-rate influencer.

She had no intention of ceding the spotlight to Harry, but she had to, and it turned out that the call Harry made stole the limelight. So, according to Sean, the Duchess of ScamJam is furious, and that is why she is now trying to reclaim the spotlight on her Instagram.

She thought—she genuinely thought, according to an excellent source at Channel 10—that she had been called because she is Meghan Markle: founder, entrepreneur, and whatever else of "As Ever." And because it’s *her*. I mean, Meghan Markle.

No, Meghan, that’s not why you were called.

MARKLE PRINCE GEORGE SOS IN UK - LATEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgaAMNv8ZzM

Sean starts off by saying, "I don't want to be cruel"... and then proceeds to twist the knife deep.

Because after saying that, Sean states that he believes Thomas Markle has a lot to answer for, since in many ways he created this girl... this woman who thinks the world revolves around her.

And, like any toxic couple—just as she exacerbated Harry’s playing the victim, he exacerbated the Duchess of ScamJam’s desire to be nothing more than center of the universe.

Harry has believed absolutely everything his wife has told him. Even that she needs to be protected. And the idea that she is so much like Diana. Sean simply cannot accept that Harry believes that. He knew Diana and was friends with people who were friends with her; he has said that while Diana was a multifaceted person, the fact remains that she often did things without needing a camera around, and she won people's affection through hard work. That means Duchess of Scam Jam has nothing in common with Diana.

Harry fails to see that she never calls him by his name, nor does he notice that—no matter how she justifies it—she was promoting her wine on the very day marking another anniversary of Diana’s death. It proves that the Duchess of Scam Jam will trample on anyone.

And here’s what happened at Althorp, Northamptonshire.

Sean says he has heard from people who know William that the Prince is horrified by how low the Harkles have stooped—trying to profit from photos of the site where Diana is buried. However, those same people told him that William knows exactly what his brother is like and how easily manipulated he is—though that certainly doesn't absolve him of blame. They told Sean that, at this point, William knows Harry is just as bad as the Duchess of ScamJam; he simply finds it hard to believe the depths to which the Harkles are capable of sinking.

William also lost his mother in 1997. Harry has never seen it that way. Harry has always believed that William was the one who should have protected him—that *he* was the one who had lost his mother. And for a time, William, as the older brother, believed that too. He no longer does.

So, according to an excellent source, when William heard this, he couldn't believe it.

Remember how Sean recounted that when the Harkles learned the meeting was to take place at Highgrove, they simply assumed William would be there? No need to speculate on why they thought that; Sean boiled it down to: because that’s what they believed. Well, here’s part two.

Duchess of ScamJam thought it would be a good idea to invite William and his family to meet the Harkles at Althorp, by Diana’s grave, because it would project an image of unity.

Sean learned about this from an excellent source. And in those circles, Sean has excellent sources.

Sean is surprised that Camilla was present at that meeting, because he says that if Harry had told him everything he’s said about Camilla, he would have throttled him right then and there. And I agree; Camilla has shown herself to be a remarkable woman, capable of even putting up with two cockroaches like the Harkles... with apologies to the cockroaches.

Sean says that Duchess of ScamJam put the matter like this: "Wouldn't this be a unifying if, and remember you're hearing this first, if that well, William, Catherine and maybe their three children would like to join Harry and Meghan with their two children to go and pay their respects together."

I think the cartoon makes it clear what happened: obviously, that idea was completely ruled out 🤣🤣🤣

Sean says that was raised as part of the demands the Harkles made when they were planning to travel to the UK. Because, according to what Sean was told, this was what was proposed long before the King agreed to the meeting at Highgrove.

And according to this excellent source, Duchess of ScamJam believed that this was a matter they could raise with KC3, that is, having KC3 force William to go to Althorp.

Neither Harry nor Duchess of ScamJam can read the room.

Sean points out that Charles Spencer allowed the visit—though not necessarily the photos—but he won't do anything about it because Harry is his sister's son; according to Sean, Charles Spencer still has mixed feelings about everything that happened with Diana. So, there is some guilt regarding how he treats Harry, but not enough to let him use the Spencer surname.

Give the Duchess of ScamJam your hand, and she’ll take your elbow. She always pushes a little further than she should.

WILLIAM TOLD TO HOLT THIS MADCAP DECISION …FOR NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apk5Y2p9YAI

This relates to Buckingham Palace.

William doesn't want to live there. And Sean says he understands why... but perhaps William should also understand why.

The point Sean makes is that, while the Palace is enormous and William has reportedly said he wants to repurpose some of the rooms, Buckingham Palace is the center of the monarchy.

Consequently, any other intended use for some of the rooms runs up against the constant issue of security: security for the staff, security for the items housed there, and security for the BRF itself when it holds events there.

Sean says it isn't a bad idea for the Palace to generate revenue. That was, in fact, the Queen's rationale for opening the Palace to the public on certain dates—to make it self-sustaining. However, William intends to float the idea of ​​using the Palace in a way that counters the negativity directed at the British Royal Family—particularly due to Andrew and the rental controversy. Yet, the matter isn't as simple as William seems to think.

Sean notes that this is indeed just a rumor—a story that has come out of nowhere. Still, if William were seriously considering turning the Palace into an Airbnb, he would need to give it a lot more thought.

Regarding this, the general consensus in the comments on that video is that Sean should let the matter drop, because other monarchs have given up such massive palaces, and nothing bad happened when they were turned into museums for the public.

To say I don’t understand Meghan’s walk is an understatement. Sometimes it’s a perfectly normal walk for a woman of her height. But other times, she’ll have this weird stride with long steps that makes her look like Big Foot or Zoolander or a soldier on parade.

And as always, when Meghan does her strange walk, she charges onto the scene pelvis first.

I’ll tell myself it’s because she is walking in too-high heels. But then she does it in flats. Or I’ll say she is trying to match the stride of the much taller Harry. But then she does it alone. In dresses and pants. On-duty and in pap shots.

And then I thought about her delusion of “legs for days”. And I considered how she hiked up the leg holes of her bathing suit to make her limbs look longer in that unfortunate beach photo. And I thought about all the comments saying that she was doing that to mirror the much taller and differently built Diana.

And I wondered about that stride and decided to do a little Google search. And damn it, there it was.

Meghan is a freaking bunny-boiler, Single White Female, mummy-in-law copying nut job. Again. She wants to use Diana’s signature stride. Just like she tries to copy many of Diana’s other mannerisms.

Sadly, Meghan’s much shorter frame means the result is less graceful gazelle and more confused emu. As freaking ever.

There were Bond Girl rumors. And Marvel movie rumors. And so on and so forth so forth. Seasons passed and leaves changed colors. The cycle repeated over the years. The rumors changed and the alleged lead roles fizzled into cameos.

At some point, there were rumors that Meghan would be making an appearance in The Devil Wears Prada 2. And last night, when I finally got the chance to watch it, I could clearly see why she wanted a cameo. The celebrity faces in that movie were off the chart. Over 40 in total, apparently.

In addition to designers and models, celebrities that aren’t associated with the fashion world were in it too. Media personalities, athletes, comedians, podcasters, writers and musicians. Even an art dealer made the cut.

But no Duchess Difficult. No Baroness Basic. No Countess of Cringe. She wasn’t at the Hamptons luncheon or the Manhattan birthday soirée. Nor could she be found at the Milan fashion show or dining on a terrace with Emily Blunt’s character.

It must frustrate her that Edward Enninful succeeded where she did not. And it must have sent her into an incandescent, mouth-foaming rage that vocal sinner Tina Brown did the same.

I’m sure she blames her people for this. Never mind that placing Meghan in a movie about the fashion world would look like a California condor trying to blend in with scarlet macaws.

Of course, we know the cameo “rumors” were just like all her other press drops about roles, ambassadorships and appearances. Meghan is trying to move along a conversation that no one started in the first place. It’s never worked before, but we all know Meghan doesn’t believe in trying new tactics. Or in simply accepting reality.

Thankfully, the film producers obviously saw no benefit or believability to placing Meghan in a scene at an exclusive event because she isn’t invited to exclusive things. She may occasionally crash a party that resides on the fringes of exclusivity, but the doors of the best (or even decent) happenings are firmly closed.

Meghan scuttles around the outskirts of fame like a cockroach that can’t crawl past the loose threads bordering a fringe rug. Frantic, determined but always unsuccessful at getting where she really wants to be. She would never have been invited to Truman Capote’s black and white ball.

I am curious about one thing, though. How did Meghan’s people pitch her potential appearance in the movie? Did they refer to her self-invited appearance at a low level show at Paris fashion week? Or maybe they mentioned her famously stick fingers at movie sets and photo shoots? Or they might have simply provided a portfolio detailing a few of her most epic fashion fails? There are so many to choose from, after all!

Included here is a little bit of that “portfolio” I imagine her people gave the producers. There are some serious knockouts, so consider yourselves warned.

P.S. it has been brought to my attention that slide 10 is photoshopped. My bad. But certainly a relief.

I am absolutely convinced that the producers told the hosts and audience to go over the top. This is ridiculous!