Recent content by Rael

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria was apparently deployed to clarify to the Nigerian Press that the Sussexes' trip is in a private capacity and not linked in anyway to His Majesty's Government. I don't think it's entirely a coincindence he went to a pay a courtesy visit to the News...

Interesting and, I think, very insightful long read by Jenny McCartney on Catherine and the reactions her person generates. https://unherd.com/2024/03/kate-is-not-your-drama-queen/ https://archive.ph/xY8kg Some extracts: Grace under consistent pressure is an admirable quality. Were a ballet...

I don't agree that anything BP did influenced speculation. Charles is not a figure of fascination the way Catherine is, particularly in the US. Social media was just not interested in speculating about Charles. He does not generate clicks that make it worth the effort. SM cannot create any...

From my perspective, bad faith actors are bad faith actors, horrible people are horrible people. Many times they are hidden behind a veneer of decency or professionalism but in certain situations or crisis, the veneer drops and they reveal their true character. Knowing what we now know, there...

Confirmation this mass media-driven hysteria is hot air in the UK - yougov poll for sky news shows trust in royals remain broadly undented after all the conspiracies...

Oh, they will be fine in the medium term as well. This is hot air that will blow over. It is a global phenomenon purely because of Kate's reach and profile. She is that presence in public life that people get used to and then are startled and disorientated when it is suddenly pulled without...

Precisely, and she subtly alluded to it with the last sentence which comes across like a Southern 'bless your heart'. I like the nature of her response - keeping it as personal as the original post and not making an official statement through the comms team, reiterating that this was a family...

I disagree. This will just create chatter, media drama and more conspiracy theories that will fizzle out when the peddlers are tired. KP will just go radio silent and only cover William's engagements till Catherine is ready to start engagements. They do not have to provide any health update or...

The UK media are all using the pictures. It's on all the UK front pages. The Prince and Princess of Wales released a family picture on their social media pages for Mother's day and to thank British citizens for their support. The recipients appreciated the picture and the gesture and the UK...

Great article in NYT with mature and measured reasoning from Jessica Grosse on the online obsession with Catherine: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/05/opinion/thepoint#kate-middleton-disappearance https://archive.is/KiC37 The extract below is on point re the underlying societal issue...

From their perspective, I think KP is pretty happy with their strategy and are content with how it is playing out. From their perspective too, the strategy has worked out exactly the way they wanted it to. It is right and expected that not everyone would share their perspective or agree with...