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May has always been a special month in Duke and Duchess of Sussex World, due to the Harry and Meghan wedding anniversary and Archie birthday. However, this year May brought the extra sauce!!! So a little over halfway through and on the eve of Harry and Meghan anniversary, we recap this amazing month so far.

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On May 4, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex announced her debut children’s book The Bench , illustrated by the very talented and impressive Christian Robinson. Not surprisingly, it quickly became a bestseller on multiple lists.

A few ingenious Sussex quads the tribal supporters of Harry and Meghan , created the sussexsquad book drive, with an independent bookseller to donate copies of The Bench and other lovely children’s titles to some selected organizations, with over 2200 books donated so far .

https://bookshop.org/lists/sussexsquadbookdrive-gift-a-copy-of-meghan-markle-s-the-bench

On May 6, Harry and Meghan marked Archie’s 2nd birthday with a cute photo and thank you to those making charitable donations in his honor, and announced a fundraiser they had set up in aid of vaccine Equity. The effort raised a whopping $3M!

Then came Saturday May 8 and the hugely successful VaxLive concert to unite the world co-chaired by Harry & Meghan, that raised over $302 M to procure 26M + vaccine doses, far surpassing VaxLive goal of 10M doses. You can watch the full concert here https://t.co/NzjvO07bea https://

May 9, Happy Mother’s Day !!
Archewell, together with Procter & Gamble fulfilled the supply wishlist of Harvest home, an organization that supports expectant mothers who are experiencing homelessness ❤️❤️The thoughtfulness of these initiatives is just wow!

On May 11, Archewell Foundation and Procter & Gamble announced a multi-year partnership to focus on building compassionate communities, through gender equality, creating more compassionate and inclusive online spaces, and resilience and impact through Para sports.The P&G partnership is a perfect fit, as P&G showed their willingness to NOT perpetuate gender stereotypes in their AD messaging, by changing the verbiage of their dish soap AD in response to a written request from 11yr old young activist Meghan Markle.

May 12: Lady Justice struts again!!
After a previously eager palace aide proclaimed “ I don’t own, nor have never claimed ownership of the letter. The letter is the Duchess’ only”, The daily mail was sent packing with a lunch of Ls and a side of extra costs for bad behavior 💥 .

Next, May 13: Prince Harry on Armchair experts. That impactful Mental Health conversation that in one fell swoop, left us inspired and wanting more, propelled ArmchairExpertpod into new markets and rendered some miserable islanders totally apoplectic 😂. Talk about military precision!!!

Monday, May 17 coming off the weekend and the momentous last week, the powerful and moving trailer of TheMeYouCantSee Oprah & Prince Harry’s Mental Health series is released. It PREMIERS THIS FRIDAY 🤗.

Before we enter the anniversary celebration mood,I would like to point out that Sussexbabyshower in aid of The Mission Continues, Homeboy Industries, Baby2Baby and The Loveland Foundation is still going on till May 31. There’s still time support.

May 19 Harry and Meghan 3rd wedding anniversary celebration

Now it’s 5 years together, 3 years married, one little boy and a little girl on the way!

Happy wedding anniversary

To Meghan:

When you walked yourself up those stairs in front of the world after the painful week that you had, I knew that you were going to be a true cultural icon.

I am so proud of you. I am so happy for your family. You are wonderful, Meg.

Where might this go? PR possibilities and outcomes for the Royal Family and how I think they should handle after Meghan markle and prince Harry revelations

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Scenario 1: Ignore.

This would probably the safest immediate reaction, however, it would be horrifically damaging over time. Whilst older people despise Meghan and Harry, young people overwhelmingly support them. In fifty years, Elizabeth II’s legacy could be of the interview.

Scenario 2: Weak show of concern.

This probably is what courtiers want. Say just enough to appear concerned, but do nothing. Again, good immediately but bad historically. Demographics in Britain are changing. I don’t see anyone thinking this was good leadership in 20 years.

Scenario 3: Deny Everything

While this would definitely appeal to Meghan haters, it leaves the Firm open to litigation. Believe me, Harry and Meghan have receipts. I’m guessing call logs with HR and emails and texts to concerned friends. They were specific. Lie and you’re toast.

Scenario 4: Give strong support verbally, make modest efforts.

Whilst Meghan haters would push back, a skilled PR team could spin this to quell most. (Definitely not all.) Sack a couple of advisors, strongly denounce racism, hope for Christmas pics with the Sussex clan.

Scenario 5: Admit it, strong show of support.

This would be bold, and honestly given how they’ve taken to bad PR, I doubt they’re brave enough to try. In this scenario they’d admit messing up badly, and strive to mend things sincerely with Harry and Meghan. Best solution, but hardest.

If it were me, I’d advise to at least show some form of support. (Even if everyone hated each other at this point.) This PR war could be long, costly, and ruin everyone’s legacy and plans. However, being blackmailed by a tabloid press who needs conflict to get paid is complicated..

I don’t see Meghan and Harry easily agreeing to line up and smile for the tabloids who’ve tried so hard to destroy them. I also don’t see royals with a lot of skeletons willing to risk their secrets being exposed to mend things with Meghan and Harry.

It’s definitely tricky…

Still, if Charles or William were brave enough to give an impassioned plea for real healing….it might make a good enough of a story to overcome the skeletons. I’d like to see that, but I’m guessing Scenario 2 is what we’ll ultimately get.

Thoughts?

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Biggest Takeaways of Opra, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Interview

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#oprameghanharry
— Kate made Meghan cry over bridesmaid dresses, made amends but then leaked the story months later in the reverse.
— The family was welcoming until the AUS tour, when it was clear that Meg was up for the job.

— Meghan was actively suicidal during her pregnancy but was told she could not seek help.
— The palace told her they saw the abuse but was powerless to stop it, despite being willing to lie for other members of the British Royal Family

— It was the palace’s decision that Archie would not receive a title.
— They also decided Archie would not receive security.
— FAMILY were concerned about the tone of Archie’s skin

–Meghan did not have access to her personal documents
— It was Harry’s decision to leave
— Conversations occurred between Harry/The Queen/Prince Charles. They were not blindsided.
— They offered to live in a common wealth country

— At some point Charles stopped taking Prince Harry’s calls.
— Prince Harry claims Charles and William are trapped, still feels compassion for them
— The Royal Family is terrified of the tabloid press.

— Both Harry and Meghan repeatedly confirm they would have stayed if they had the support they needed from the family.
— Other than with The Queen, the Sussexes relationship with the rest of the family remains strained.

Baby Sussex is a girl ❣️

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