Autumn 2023 Rumor Round-Up
Rumors and theories resolved October - December 2023
Confirmed
Sussexes want an invite to Royal Christmas 2023. (tons of PR from Meghan and Harry about it)
Charles to make a decision about the Sussex children's titles after Spare is published. (He took no action, which is a kind of decision...)
Harry's book finishes him with UK aristocracy and the BRF. (No invite to Charles's 75th birthday party, no invite to the Grosvenor wedding, excluded from the Sandhurst book, etc.)
Sussexes to get the Edward/Wallis treatment following Spare - e.g., only Harry is invited back, weddings and funerals only, no private or personal relationships. (Only Harry appears to be invited back and talks are happening through staff.)
Harry's book to be a financial disaster and incur very little, if any, profit. (Year-end publications from the industry revealed that Harry hadn't made back his advance and sales really struggled.)
Meghan wasn't invited to the coronation. (Markus papwalk)
Kate had two gowns for the coronation. (While it hasn't been officially confirmed by sources, the embroidery on her dress in the portraits is different from the embroidery on her dress worn to the service.)
Meghan crashed the US special forces ribbon-cutting event; only Harry had been invited to attend. ("behind the scenes" story from one of the organizers)
The Sussexes were not invited to Charles's birthday party. (didn't attend)
The Sussexes aren't invited to the Grosvenor wedding. (They told on themselves, clapping back with several "we're invited but we declined" stories.)
Busted
Spare's audiobook to be nominated for a Grammy 2023. (didn't happen)
Waleses Christmas 2023 photo is taken by Millie Wilkington. (didn't happen - she did a photoshoot in the spring of the family)
Fourth Wales baby to be announced via the 2023 Christmas card. (didn't happen)
William and Kate to have a fourth child, a girl, in 2023. (didn't happen)
Harry and Meghan separated, will divorce in 2023. (didn't happen)
Kate pregnant with twins, due in October 2023. (didn't happen)
Prominent UK families, such as the Churchills, will sue Harry over stories in his book. (didn't happen)
Meghan will hit rock bottom in 2023. (didn't happen; she's fallen down a few rungs - back to merching and pap walks - but she hasn't hit rock bottom yet.)
Sussex divorce after Harry's book tour obligations end in February 2023. (didn't happen)
Sussexes to divorce in November 2023. (didn't happen)
Meghan to leave Harry if he goes to the coronation without her and the children. (didn't happen)
Meghan is beginning her divorce PR with the Markus papwalk on coronation weekend. (didn't happen)
Sussex divorce announcement timed for Earthshot 2023. (didn't happen)
Sussexes to divorce in 2023 and at the same time, the press superembargo on the children's births will be lifted. (didn't happen)
Harry to return to the royal fold for Christmas 2023 and he'll bring the children with him on the Christmas Walk to insulate from boos and cricitism. (didn't happen)
Sussexes to make a public statement in the summer or early autumn about their children. (didn't happen)
Waleses to face a press tsunami in autumn 2023. (They did get some criticism in the autumn, but nothing I would consider a "press tsunami." For reference, a "press tsunami" is an overwhelming critical coverage like the kind the Sussexes faced when they were in Australia. The Waleses haven't seen anything like that.)
Sussexes to attend Charles's 75th birthday party or other events. (didn't happen)
Meghan to re-launch The Tig in November along with Endgame. (didn't happen)
Sussexes to attend Royal Christmas 2023. (didn't happen)
Only Harry is invited to/will attend Charles's 75th birthday. (didn't happen)
The Sussexes will appear in the documentary made for Charles's birthday. (didn't happen; this rumor came from when we knew Charles was having cameras follow him, but before we knew it was about the coronation prep.)
Charles's family order to be debuted in the 2023 Christmas Speech. (didn't happen)
Sussex Christmas Card to be released at a time it takes attention away from Kate and/or the Waleses. (didn't happen - the Sussexes' card was released on Dec 15th.)
The 2023 Sussex Christmas Card to feature a previously-unreleased photograph of the children with Her Late Majesty. (didn't happen)
Charles or William to be named in the Epstein papers. (didn't happen)
Meghan to attend the Golden Globes 2023 as part of the Suits reunion. (didn't happen)
Plausible
The Netflix docuseries was meant to include the Sussexes' charity work but the idea was scrapped after backlash in real-time. (The Archewell "impact video" published in December 2023 of work they claimed was done in 2023 includes footage from appearances made in 2022 that were confirmed to have Netflix cameras present.)
The Sussexes have been banned from the Carlyle Hotel for their past behavior. (They haven't stayed at The Carlyle since September 2021 - the Mandela Day/UN appearance - despite having gone back to NYC at least 3 times since.)
The Sussexes plan to use Endgame's criticism of the BRF to bury the "Harry's Nazi uniform" storyline on The Crown. (There was an awful lot of Endgame stories published that weekend, but it could be a coincidence.)
Partially Confirmed
William to attend the December 2023 Sandhurst passing out ceremony. (He did attend a passing out ceremony in December, but it was for the naval academy, not Sandhurst.)
Kate excluded from Charles's documentary to avoid upsetting Meghan and Harry, the same way she was excluded from The Queen's documentaries. (Kate didn't give a "talking head" to the documentary, but then again, most of the royals didn't - only Anne gave an interview.)
Scobie's "Endgame" will pick up where Spare left off, and the Sussexes will have an overt influence on the material so they can have new material with which to attack the BRF. ("Endgame" didn't pick up where Spare left off, but we can tell the content was influenced by the Sussexes and the Sussexes did intend to attack the BRF with the new information.)
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