In this increasingly tumultuous world, with wars and economic crises aplenty, it's always nice to have a good laugh.
Which takes me to the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, who we are told is gearing up for a complete image overhaul in the UK and is looking for a new PR expert in Britain - surely the hardest job in the world.
It would make a couple of weeks fighting the war in Ukraine feel positively relaxing by comparison.
The Mail newspaper report that Meghan Markle is seeking professional help to gain positive publicity for her brand. I think she should just seek professional help.
Mark Dolan shares his thoughts on Meghan Markle's UK return
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After a turbulent 2023, which saw the couple lose their lucrative podcast deal with Spotify, and with the fallout from Prince Harry's book Spare, seeing further reputational damage to them, on both sides of the Atlantic, this couple in my view are toxic.
And any efforts to improve their public image would be up there with trying to make Vladimir Putin look like a really nice guy.
They are the laughing stock of comedy shows like South Park, and even woke liberal talk show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel are making ruthless gags at their expense.
The Mail newspaper go on to say that many PR people are apprehensive about taking The Sussexes on. I bet they are. I would humbly suggest that Hamas would be a more accommodating client than these self absorbed narcissists.
Let me tell you, there is no hope of Meghan Markle rebuilding her reputation here in the UK.
She's widely seen by the press and the British people as having engineered the split between Prince Harry and his family, between Prince Harry and the monarchy, and between Prince Harry and his country.
Now, I don't like to lay the blame exclusively on Meghan's door. People can be unnecessarily and overly harsh on this young woman.
Harry is big enough and ugly enough to make his own decisions, so ultimately, I blame him.
He's the one that turned his back on everything, turned his back on the United Kingdom, on untold privilege, on huge public support. He's turned his back on his royal duties and on his own family.
Now, Charles is an emollient figure and will never banish his youngest son, but I would humbly suggest his relationship with his only brother, his only sibling, is broken beyond repair, as is the Sussexes relationship with the UK press, who they've characterised as effectively racist and who they spend most of their time suing.
Which is why a PR makeover for Harry and Meghan in Britain will be preceded only by hell freezing over. In other words, it ain't gonna happen.
Harry and Meghan are looking for PR, but they're going to be told to pee off.
