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saintmeghanmarkle · 2 days

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Fits Meghan to a Tee by u/goldenbeee

Fits Meghan to a Tee

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 17 days

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Do you all have any proof that Invictus wants nothing to do with Harry or is it just a hunch based on narratives you’ve made up yourselves? Or maybe it is just wishful thinking on your part?

First off, reading and context is fundamental. No one has said Invictus wants nothing to do with Harry. We’re saying that it doesn’t make sense why Invictus keeps Harry around when he doesn’t appear to provide them any value. From a liability and risk management perspective, they have to be doing something to protect themselves from his lack of engagement.

And it is actually data-driven speculation. I don’t make stuff up here; I am always researching, I am always reading, I am always learning, and that is what informs my theories. There is very little I take at face-value.

But since your insult was polite, I’ll let you look at my homework instead of telling you to go figure it out yourself. Just this one time.

So this is the financial report from the UK charity registry:

Expenses (money going out) and income (money coming in, i.e. the donations) are virtually the same. In other words: as of 2022, Invictus is barely breaking even. This is not good; it means, more or less, they're one crisis away from some serious problems.

It also means that their actual Games - which, in 2022 would have been The Hague/Dutch IG - are expensed entirely by the host city. So basically, the charity itself is nothing more than a glorified events planner spending someone else's money. That's...not exactly the mission we're told that Invictus Games is.

Now, that orange line there on the bottom is what the UK calls "governance." (In the US, we call it "administrative.") This is what it means, from IG's 2022 financial report:

Note that this doesn't include salaries for the 12 (as of 12/31/2022) employees at IG. According to Giving is Great, a UK charity watchdog, senior staff costs (i.e. salaries and benefits) is 26%, or approximately £500,000. Add the governance/admin costs, and we're looking at £750,000 a year just to keep the charity's lights on. When your total budget is £2 million, that's a big chunk of change. 40%, in fact.

Second let's look at their income. The UK charity registry breaks the "gross income" down into several subcategories. For Invictus Games:

(The column headers were cut off but from left to right it's 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.)

Meaning that in 2022, their income came from donations, trading, and charitable activities.

(Remember that in 2020, the Royal Foundation made a £1 million donation to Invictus Games, which I believe makes up the majority of that £1.4m donation. If that assumption is correct, then that means in 2020, Harry was only able to fundraise an additional £400,000 in donations. Now, 2020 was a very difficult year for a lot of charities and nonprofits so that steep dropoff isn't unusual to see in the financial reports.)

Now from the 2022 financial report, here's what these categories mean:

So just really quick. Unrestricted means that the recipient chooses where/how to spend the money. Restricted means that the donor directs where/how the charity spends the money. So Invictus could spend £381K of the donations (Category #2) anywhere they wanted to, but for the remaining £700K of donations they received, they had to follow specific directions on how to use it.

What this is saying is that of the total income earned by Invictus Games in 2022, only £1.08 million came from donations.

Now, in my (volunteer) experience working in nonprofit fundraising most lay people (i.e. members of the general public who donate to charities) don't usually direct or designate their donation. So most of the regular donations are going into the unrestricted pot. Corporate donors, sponsors, or partners are more likely to give restricted gifts, where they direct how the money will be spent. So based on my experience, I feel comfortable assuming, or suggesting, that £231,447 received in unrestricted donations is people like, you, me, and Sussex Squad donating to Invictus out of pocket.

That's a pretty poor showing. And in my opinion, it's a direct reflection of Harry's leadership; he isn't inspiring people to donate to Invictus. Instead, the bulk of Invictus's income/donations is coming from corporate sponsorships.

Most charities cannot survive on corporate sponsorships and partnerships. It does not guarantee long-term survival. Long-term survival is predicated on investments, endowments, and contracts...which Invictus doesn't have, which means their patron isn't doing his share.

Third let's look at the actual Games themselves. The Hague/Dutch IG was given a budget of €15 million (~$16 million). According to this leaked letter from the Dusseldorf IG Committee, the Hague IG Games actually ended up costing €25 million (~$27 million). That's a 60% increase, and it's impossible for all of that to be due to COVID-related inflation.

Going backed to the leaked Dusseldorf IG letter, their budget was about €27 million (~$29 million). It's being reported that the Dusseldorf IG actually ended up costing closer to €37 million (~$40 million). This is a 37% increase; they were also very over budget.

And in March 2023, Invictus Games 2025 signed and published, to their website, a Contribution Agreement outlining that Canada's budget for the Vancouver IG is $30 million CAD (~$22 million USD); $15 million CAD (~$11 million USD) from the province of British Columbia and $15 million CAD from the government of Canada.

So if I split the baby for budget overrun [(60% + 37%)/2=48.5%], we're looking at Vancouver IG to probably end up costing around $44.5 million CAD.

In other words...they're in trouble. Meaning that Invictus and its board should be working together with the local corporation(s) to cut costs and increase savings/get new sponsors and partners. Meaning that the patron should be out there campaigning and fundraising for money or figuring out how and where to cut costs...but he isn't.

Or those efforts aren't visible. Not when the competing PR is about Harry's attacks on the BRF, Spare, Meghan's merching, and stories like this one of key leaders being abruptly fired and whistleblowers leaking to the press.

Now why would someone be abruptly fired without notice? It's not for shock and awe. It's either for incredible malfeasance (like fraud and embezzlement) or because someone much higher up wanted it. Since there's no paper trail or proof of wrongdoing - which Vancouver IG would have leaked in some way, shape or form - all the evidence strongly suggests the two men were fired because someone else demanded it. Maybe, say, someone who costs so much more than he's actually worth, who causes more problems than solves, who has alienated a lot of public goodwill. Of course, that's just pure speculation. But it is strange. One person getting fired without notice, sure, not really worth paying attention. But two people? And two people who purportedly know a whole lot about what's happening behind closed doors? That's hinky.

Have I forgotten anything?

Oh, right. This: growing criticism and dissatisfaction from local host-nation communities, Invictus's competitors and their families, and social media over the Sussexes' inability (and disinterest) to promote anyone but themselves whilst attending events.

The last thing any brand wants (or needs) is an ambassador that alienates their core customer base and prospective supporters and dominates the news with controversy. Brands, including nonprofit organizations, rely pretty heavily on:

The goodwill and positive attention their ambassadors generate

The users, fans, supporters, customers, and consumers that follow their ambassadors and

The networks their ambassadors move in.

Harry doesn't do any of that either:

He loses public goodwill every time he opens his mouth and invites only criticism.

The customers (the veterans and their families) aren't happy that their efforts are overshadowed. The consumers (people at home following along) are unhappy and dissatisfied that they can't find information about the competitors or the Games themselves because the only press coverage is about Harry and Meghan.

Harry is completely excluded from the royal, military, international, and aristo networks that propped him up 10 years ago to launch this thing. Invictus can't tap into that anymore, so why should they keep him around?

Let's review.

Invictus's expenses and income barely break even. Further, their reserves allow them to operate for less than one whole year. That's a really uncomfortable place to be in. Where is their patron to help seek out income streams that would build up their reserves?

Based on donation data, they're wheezing along on spit and prayer. They rely almost exclusively on corporate sponsors/partners. There's no investments, no endowments, no contracts. Actual "from the people" donations is just paltry. Where is their patron to lead fundraising campaigns, recruit new sponsors, develop investment opportunities?

The costs to host the Games keeps ballooning. Some cost overrun is normal, expected, and even budgeted for, but not the amounts that Invictus keeps turning out. Where is their patron to help look for new partners or charm everyone over with budget cuts?

There was a personnel shakeup in the Vancouver 2025 leadership that caused a lot of questions and concerns about their readiness to host their events and revealed a lot of morale issues. Where was their patron to calm the chaos?

There's growing criticism over the patron's behavior that is reflecting badly on Invictus Games and their brand. Where is the patron changing his behavior, changing his attitude, changing his priority?

I'll tell you where the patron is. He and his wife are flying around the world to party at Soho Houses, whine about being cut off from his family after he spent 3 years attacking them, spending other people's money in ridiculous ways, and getting wastedly high after his wife and kids go to bed.

The longer Invictus Games is associated with that, the more it reflects on them and their brand. They can't afford that. Not when they're promoting themselves as "family friendly" or "family supporting" (which is how they've justified Meghan's involvement).

It doesn't make any sense for them to keep Harry on. He's not fundraising for them. He's not schmoozing. He costs more money than he brings in. The people they serve don't like him. He isn't bringing big donors in. He isn't speaking to or supporting his family.

And allllllllll this together is why I say "I wouldn't be surprised if Invictus is trying to phase Harry out." It's why I say "depending on how well Germany Invictys 2024 goes, that may be the proof they can survive without him."

It's data-driven speculation. Not something I've made up. The only thing that's made up is the speculation about why two senior leaders were so abruptly fired. But that isn't even part of the analysis or the calculation.

Next time, anon, you're doing your own fucking research.

#ask #brf #sussexes #invictus games

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sorrelfox · 10 months

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Smol Arthur

#arthur lester #malevolent #malevolent podcast #rusty quill #invictus games

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royalteachitchat · 2 months

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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Starting to Panic After Disastrous Invictus...

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#move along meghan #megxit #meghan markle lies #invictus games #youtube

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thatssosussex · 2 months

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 One Year to Go events at the top of Whistler Blackcomb. (2/14/24)

#meghan the duchess of sussex #meghan and harry #meghan markle #prince harry #duchess of sussex #harry and meghan #the sussexes #duke and duchess of sussex #duchess meghan #duke of sussex #princess meghan #invictus games

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grits-galraisedinthesouth · 20 days

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Invictus weaponized for Summer Royal Cosplay

2024 Netflix content from WALES & LONDON UK. Not from Canada where the 2025 games need the promotion. Also, what happened to Santa Barbara polo & the pwives?

May 4th- little being little birthday

Sunday, May 5th- start of Met Gala festivities NYC

Monday, May 6th-NYC Met Gala

Wednesday, May 8th clapback service 5pm St Paul's UK The Meghans are both on program as they create "royal" adjacent content for Netflix

June 7th Grovensor wedding UNINVITED

June 15th trooping the colour UNINVITED

June 21st USA Warrior Games

July 11th The Meghans cosplay royals in WALES for golf & formal black tie gala under the Stars w/the stars promo & fundraiser for 2025. Doesn't Canada have golf courses & banquet facilities?🤔

Could it be WALES was chosen because The Meghans are desperate to be associated with "The Prince and Princess of Wales" with every click? They intend to influence the algorithms?

#invictus games #inflictus #ingriftus #RAVEC #security #worldwide privacy tour #spare us #sussex sucks #Wales #London #BRF #Grosvenor Wedding #hugh grosvenor #algorithms

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theiconicmeghanmarkle · 2 months

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There was "jealousy" from Prince William over the success of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, according to a British journalist.

"It's been very successful since its outset," Jobson said. "It doesn't come cheap, it costs a lot of money, and he's been able to continue to raise that money throughout this period, which is impressive."

"But I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone. I do think that William was surprised how much this had been such a success and how much money was being thrown into it and how many governments were getting involved," Jobson added.

Some things never change

#prince harry #the duke of sussex #duke of sussex #Prince Harry Duke of Sussex #invictus #invictus games #heart of invictus #prince william #british royals #british royal family #prince of wales

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kuwtsussexes · 8 months

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Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Invictus Games Family and Friends reception | September 12, 2023

#prince harry #meghan markle #duchess of sussex #duke of sussex #invictus games #dusseldorf

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meghantheduchyofpitstains · 8 months

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She is a total embarrassment. From he me me me speech - Talking about herself twelve times, to having the absolute nerve to talk about 'family', to her word salad speech going on and on as people talked over her, to being a wrinkled mess again! Harry is too dumb to be embarrassed by this low rent nobody.

#prince harry #harrymarkle #meghanmarkleisaliar #meghanmarkle #meghanmarkleisagrifter #harkles #duchessofsussex #invictus games

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saintmeghanmarkle · 2 days

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Harry Hands Out Medals. In a Video Taped Outside His Back Door While Wearing His Fake Medals!!! by u/Rescheduled1

Harry Hands Out Medals…. In a Video… Taped Outside His Back Door… While Wearing His Fake Medals!!! Fresh off the DM - guess who is so desperate to showcase himself as a “war hero” he just had to wear his own medals while taping a medal ceremony to present his “friend” with a US Army Medic - while standing - wait for it - at the backdoor of his house! Yep - not in a home office, nor even the sitting-room - and heavens no, not in his gaming room with his X-box, not even at the front door, or the floral garden…. nope - he presented it standing in the frame of the portico at his back door. Like maybe he thought there just might be an earthquake that day and chose to stand in the door frame? or maybe the kitchen was a mess with jam jars strewn all over the place? or Meghan didn’t know he was taping this and he did it in secret? - idk - you tell me - go ahead and post your reasons for why the balding ginger weirdo would choose to be framed by his backdoor to tape a medal ceremony. https://ift.tt/GD8P2q3 post link: https://ift.tt/1REqvWU author: Rescheduled1 submitted: April 26, 2024 at 04:41AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 18 days

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I still share plants opinion regarding IG. I think they’re phasing harry out, in part because he contributes very little compared to what they spend on him. And secondly the UK military no longer want him as the poster child post spare release. And the only reason why it hasn’t happened yet is because of Charles. But I personally don’t think that Charles influence will continue that much longer. IG wants to get rid of them, and if he doesn’t show up to the event in may it’s rather easy for the UK to not award the next games location. Would harry put up a stink?? Absolutely, but that’s when they’ll pivot on in on her and ARO.

I agree. I wouldn’t be surprised if Invictus Games has been trying to cut Harry lose since Megxit when they lost their Royal prestige. Because without Harry’s Royal status connecting them to the UK Ministry of Defense, what exactly is he needed for?

I think it was Plant who said this (but it could’ve been another blog) but Harry and Meghan have managed to make *every* *single* Invictus Games about them:

2017 Toronto IG: they debuted their relationship and it was all anyone talked about

2018 Sydney IG: they announced Meghan’s pregnancy and it was all anyone talked about. Not only, there’s pretty consistent gossip that the Sussexes only showed up for the ceremonies and barely attended the actual events/games.

2020 Dutch IG: postponed to 2021 because of Covid

2021 Dutch IG: postponed to 2022 because of the Olympics and no one wanting to risk their spots on national teams (though the official story is that it was postponed for Covid).

2022 Dutch IG: they turned it into Meghan’s Fashion Show (and stiffed IG with all the bills) and a BetterUp sponcon. But all anyone talked about was their pre-IG visit to Windsor to see The Queen for the first time since Megxit (a visit that Meghan had to leak directly because there were no photographs).

2023 Düsseldorf Games: another Meghan merchfest and BetterUp sponcon, but all anyone talked about was Harry’s papwalk visiting his grandmother’s grave on the anniversary of her passing and his comments about it.

It’s not good for any charity’s bottom line if their patron or sponsor is dominating the news to the point that their spotlight excludes the charity itself. There are definitely people at Invictus who understand this and who are probably fighting hard to let Harry go.

After all, Germany is able to do its own national Games independent of the charity and without Harry. Reading between the lines: Germany Invictus has some kind of corporate backing from the “main” charity to do this spin-off version. Especially if it was made clear that they didn’t want the Sussexes involved (as the press did when the announcement was made).

I know I said this before but I think it bears repeating: if Germany Invictus does really well without “main” IG and without Harry “promoting” it, I think they’ll go ahead and cut Harry loose altogether because it will have proven what’s been known since 2018 - that the Sussexes are a huge liability for the people they claim to support and advocate for.

#ask #sussexes #theories #invictus games

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meghansbest · 2 months

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The Duke & Duchess of Sussex being the cutest flowers during a visit to the Whistler Sliding Center on February 15th, 2024 in Whistler, Canada.

#my edit #The Duke and Duchess of Sussex #One of my favourite pics of them #Meghan Markle #Prince Harry #British royal family #invictus games #2024

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thatssosussex · 7 months

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Day 6 of the Invictus Games 2023 (9/15/23). The Duchess of Sussex attended the Time Trial & Criterium Cycling event, the archery event, and the Activation drop-in at the Invictus Village, and presented medals at the cycling medal ceremony.

#meghan markle #duchess of sussex #duchess meghan #princess meghan #meghan the duchess of sussex #duke and duchess of sussex #meghan and harry #harry and meghan #the sussexes #heart of invictus #invictus games #invictus #invictus games 2023 #ig23 #dusseldorf #germany

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grits-galraisedinthesouth · 2 months

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All they had to do was copy Sophie🤦‍♂️

THIS is how you help veterans & promote adaptive winter sports

Sophie is Patron, UK Armed Forces Winter Sports Association

Inter-services snow sports championships in Meribel, France.