{"id":2340560,"date":"2026-03-22T04:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2340560"},"modified":"2026-03-22T04:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:36:09","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-slammed-for-very-common-mistake-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-slammed-for-very-common-mistake-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle slammed for \u2018very common mistake\u2019 | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, parts of which have been serialised by The Times magazine, features a number of accusations against the Sussexes<\/a>, their relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Invictus Games. Harry and Meghan\u2019s statement, which they released last weekend, read: \u201cMr Bower\u2019s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation. This is someone who has publicly stated, \u2018the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life,\u2019 language that speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met. Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now, a PR expert said the lengthy, \u201cemotional\u201d statement was a \u201cvery common mistake\u201d and claimed the couple should have either kept quiet or released a very short statement instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Renae Smith, founder and director of Atticism<\/a>, told the Daily Express: \u201cThat is one of the most common mistakes I see in reputational crises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cClients want to engage with each accusation, dismantle the author, and defend themselves point by point. But in doing so, they often give the criticism more life and, strangely, more credibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe very act of engaging can make the audience feel there is substance there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She added that the Sussex statement showed that \u201cBower hit a nerve,\u201d but explained: \u201cNot necessarily because every claim is true word for word, but because it is clearly close enough to the public narrative around them to sting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Smith said that she would have advised the couple to \u201ceither say nothing at all, or issue one very short line declining to comment\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She concluded: \u201cI don\u2019t think the statement benefited them. I think it amplified the book, reinforced the sense that they are thin-skinned, and added fuel to a narrative that was already damaging enough on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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