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November 10 - Sussex thread

Posted by Susan T on November 10, 2020, 3:57 pm

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Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Susan T on November 10, 2020, 4:02 pm, in reply to "November 10 - Sussex thread"

Another book about Meghan being released. I've never heard of this royal "expert" and biographer.

Link: Daily Mail

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Hollie24 on November 10, 2020, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Meghan Misunderstood"

I googled him. He's a celebrity reporter and biographer. He's definitely not a royal expert, even though one of the books he's written is about Catherine (It's called "Kate" and, judging by the reviews, is pretty much what you'd expect from a guy who also wrote trash bios on Robbie Williams and the singer Cheryl). This is from his website, www.seansmith.com:

"About Sean Smith
Sean Smith is the UK's leading celebrity biographer and the author of five Sunday Times best sellers including Cheryl, the definitive biography of Cheryl Cole.

His books about the most famous people of our times have been translated throughout the world. His subjects include Robbie Williams, Kate Middleton, Tulisa, Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Alesha Dixon,Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Aniston and J. K. Rowling. The film Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story was based on his biography of the Harry Potter author.

Described by the Independent as a 'fearless chronicler', he specializes in meticulous research, going 'on the road' to find the real person behind the star image."

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Hollie24 on November 10, 2020, 5:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Meghan Misunderstood"

From the press release on Amazon:

"Meghan Misunderstood is a pioneering book that sets the record straight on the most talked about, unfairly vilified and misrepresented woman in the world.

Meghan was eleven when she first advocated for women’s rights; a teenager when she worked in a soup kitchen feeding the homeless; a popular actress when she campaigned for clean water in Africa and passionately championed gender equality in a speech to a United Nations Women’s Conference. Even before she met Prince Harry, hers was an extraordinarily accomplished life.

Meghan’s wedding to Harry was a joyful occasion, marking happiness at last for the Queen’s grandson who had captured our hearts twenty years earlier when he bravely walked behind his mother Diana’s coffin. Theirs was a story that the screenwriters of Hollywood – where Meghan had made her name – could scarcely have imagined.

The rom-com fantasy, however, soon turned into disturbing drama: any expectation of a life happily-ever-after was cruelly dashed by bullying tabloid newspapers and their allies, both on social media and within the walls of the Palace itself.

Meghan was targeted for her gender, her race, her nationality and her profession. The abuse became so bad that seventy-two female MPs signed a letter of solidarity against the ‘often distasteful and misleading press’, calling out the ‘outdated colonial undertones’ of the stories.

Now, Sean Smith, the UK’s leading celebrity biographer, pulls no punches as he reveals the remarkable and powerful story of this self-made, intelligent American woman with a strong social conscience who has made such an impact on our lives."

Yeah, not reading this book.

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Susan T on November 10, 2020, 6:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Meghan Misunderstood"

Oh, it's not a biography, it's fiction.

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Hollie24 on November 10, 2020, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Meghan Misunderstood"

Science fiction.Pure fantasy.

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by karenl on November 10, 2020, 6:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Meghan Misunderstood"

A UK equivalent of Kitty Kelly, there's nothing different in this book from the other whining, "naughty" UK for treating as less than HM, books.
Which gets back to the previous thread concerning the PR Remembrance Day farce. Books are put out laying out the "unfair", "misunderstood" treatment of Meghan/Sussexes by the UK, and the ever present racism slams. Then comes Remembrance Day and the Sussexes have the audacity to think they're entitled to take part as royals and then have tantrums when, by rights, they aren't entitled to participate.
I have to add, in addition, the photos of Harry and Meghan walking through the cemetery of the fallen military men and women, holding hands and Meghan gazing adoringly at Harry, is absolutely beyond the limits of taste. They were at a National Cemetery, not making a made-for-tv Hallmark romance movie. The lack of decency and respect by these two is appalling.

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Re: Meghan Misunderstood

Posted by Cynthia on November 10, 2020, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Meghan Misunderstood"

I read the article. For someone who makes a living using words, he's really inarticulate.

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Murky Meg's latest

Posted by Hollie24 on November 13, 2020, 12:25 pm, in reply to "November 10 - Sussex thread"

Did Meghan narrate an anti-Trump video?

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hire new US-based communications team

Posted by Susan T on November 13, 2020, 12:45 pm, in reply to "November 10 - Sussex thread"

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Link: Daily Mail

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