South Park's royal roasting episode 'The Worldwide Privacy Tour' should've been ignored by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, believes PR expert Andy Barr.
Airing on Comedy Central, the satirical animation's latest release lampooned Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's recent promotion for their eponymous Netflix docuseries and the former's tell-all memoir Spare, which really set the cat among the Westminster pigeons.
Following this, it was reported that the pair were targeting legal action against the makers after Meghan, 41, became "upset and overwhelmed" by the brutal parody.
Neil Sean, a royal commentator, informed Fox News: "It appears that, like so many things with Meghan and Harry, this may have legal ramifications attached. "Their legal team are casting an eye over the episode to see what is wrong, and what could be turned into something more sinister." Reacting to such retaliation, Barr has now proposed to MirrorOnline that 'remaining silent' on the matter would've been the more effective handling, as legal action risks leading to "awkward revelations". "Dare I suggest that they should take a leaf out of the Royal Family's PR book and remain silent," he said. "The Firm's comms machine has stuck to their silent guns during the Harry and Meghan attacks and it looks very much like they are weathering the storm perfectly." Barr went on to claim that the Sussex's "inner circle" were responsible for this "empty rhetoric" pertaining to legalities, which was "intended to scare off" media attention. "Very few positives come from taking legal action.
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