Spare: En la sombra
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Reviews
Alyssia
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3。5 ⭐️
Jade
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Wow， to read HIS STORY， in HIS OWN WORDS was something else。 All the way from his childhood to the army， to finding Meghan and starting their family。 There were certain points I had to read over again to understand why they were written within the book in the first place as I felt some things probably didn't need to be shared 👀 but I am grateful that I got the chance to read it and I feel I understand their decision even more now。 Wow， to read HIS STORY， in HIS OWN WORDS was something else。 All the way from his childhood to the army， to finding Meghan and starting their family。 There were certain points I had to read over again to understand why they were written within the book in the first place as I felt some things probably didn't need to be shared 👀 but I am grateful that I got the chance to read it and I feel I understand their decision even more now。 。。。more
Ana Atanasković
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God knows how much I have loved （and still do） Great Britain since childhood。 The matter in question is emotional-intellectual-practical affiliation and attachment。 It is impossible to fully describe love， but maybe I proved it by graduating in English language and literature。 Or through small contribution texts about Queen Elizabeth II and princess Diana。 Creative non-fiction in Agape Review mean a lot to me as well as a published poem of mine about Queen Elizabeth II in The Poet。As can be seen God knows how much I have loved （and still do） Great Britain since childhood。 The matter in question is emotional-intellectual-practical affiliation and attachment。 It is impossible to fully describe love， but maybe I proved it by graduating in English language and literature。 Or through small contribution texts about Queen Elizabeth II and princess Diana。 Creative non-fiction in Agape Review mean a lot to me as well as a published poem of mine about Queen Elizabeth II in The Poet。As can be seen from above mentioned， the love led me further to follow the happenings in the Royal family。 I especially followed the drama after the schism of 2020 which led me， after objective personal deep thinking， intuition check， personal experience consulting， combing through the facts and impressions of eyewitnesses and experts to stand by #teamWales， i。e。 by the Royal family。And now， here is the book Spare published by Penguin Random House and ghost-written by J。 R。 Moehringer， which I admit I have not read。 But I will give a review of it！The reason is simple – there were so many parts of the book published in the media， some in the newspapers， some in interviews and commentaries， some on social media， that an honest observer could get a grip of an impression。Furthermore， Prince Harry， Duke of Sussex， whose life has been portrayed in the book diligently tried to tell his version of the events before the book has been published， so some conclusions could be made even then。I will start with the compliments to the writer。 From what I saw， and from the confirmation of Lady Colin Campbell， whose judgement I trust， the non-fiction in question was written in quite high quality。The manner of writing is dynamic and bold， modern， the writing is open。 Sentences simply breathe good style。 It is sharp and poetic， brutal and symbolic， but yet， vivid。 For example:‘…Bads taken away before they could kill Goods。 I’d been trained to “other-ize” them， trained well。 “The style is something between non-fiction and fiction， a memoir written in a feature journalism manner with specific details。 Bravo for the writer！But here my praise stops。What we are witnessing both in the book and the interviews is that Prince Harry is a bitter， angry and jealous man， an individual full of complexes and still not healed。 He has been manipulated by Meghan Markle， but he is trying to manipulate others as well。 We see a person who has been gaslighted but， it seems， unfortunately， that he deserved it because he is trying to do the same to the whole world。The lies the duo from Montecito told have been proven many times， but they are endless， since fact-checkers keep finding incorrections and false information from the book as I speak！ We may go back to the lie Meghan said when she claimed that senior members of the royal family hold exclusive right to one colour at one event and that’s why she decited to wear beige。 There are many photos that prove her wrong， and not photos of her， but of many female members wearing the same colour as the late Qween did！ The last lie I saw （among billions of them） is her saying that she wore a dress when she first met Prince Harry and then there is in his book Spare he says she was wearing black sweater and jeans！ The lies of the two of them make me sick！You must admit to Harry he had the determination to tell everything but someone should also tell him that some of his memories are not close to the truth。 And， also， someone should tell him that his wife is the greatest manipulator and gaslighter the world has seen in its recent history。 He will not believe it at first。 He would need months of proper therapy to get out of her clutches。One would ask me how I know that she is like that。 Well， I have eyes to see and ears to hear。 I see and hear statements， videos， grimaces and checked facts。 Also， as a HSP person I feel all of that。 And， one plus one always give two！The greatest shame in the book is what isn’t in there。 Namely， in the Oprah interview the two of them stated （indirectly but still clearly） that the British Royal house is racist。 Their try to defend themselves with the phrase given to them by their pr service （unconscious bias） is the most blatant gaslighting the world has ever seen。 And， guess what？ The racism card has not been played in the book！ So， what was the whole ado about？All I can say is that I hope the writer gets to write about a person more honest and less cheeky in his next project。https://samovoli。wordpress。com/2023/0。。。 。。。more
Hannah Green
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An important read， especially for those who believe the headlines in the media as it proves outright what nonsense they spread。 It enables you to put into context what’s sampled and edited together to make headlines and sell papers and make money。 Prince Harry comes across as a down to earth， loving husband and father who cares deeply for his family but just simply wants their love and support back。 If anything， it’s made me doubt whether the monarchy has a place in our society if it’s not willi An important read， especially for those who believe the headlines in the media as it proves outright what nonsense they spread。 It enables you to put into context what’s sampled and edited together to make headlines and sell papers and make money。 Prince Harry comes across as a down to earth， loving husband and father who cares deeply for his family but just simply wants their love and support back。 If anything， it’s made me doubt whether the monarchy has a place in our society if it’s not willing to move forward with the times。 。。。more
Elodie
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I absolutely loved that book。 I listened to the audiobook while waiting for my physical copy then continued listening and reading at the same time when I received it and I can say that I really enjoyed this book。It's his life， he's sharing his life story and it was heartbreaking， funny， a bit angering and messy， it was someone sharing part of his life。 Personally， as someone who lost people dear to my heart at a young age， I appreciated the deep honesty about grief， the long sorrow， sometimes I absolutely loved that book。 I listened to the audiobook while waiting for my physical copy then continued listening and reading at the same time when I received it and I can say that I really enjoyed this book。It's his life， he's sharing his life story and it was heartbreaking， funny， a bit angering and messy， it was someone sharing part of his life。 Personally， as someone who lost people dear to my heart at a young age， I appreciated the deep honesty about grief， the long sorrow， sometimes the hope that the one you love will come back then the realization that it won't happen and the devastating effect when that reality is to you。To me， this book is about grief and how to recover from it。 It's also about his life as royal or more likely how to survive as a secondary royal and how to finally learning to live as an actual person instead of being a random not necessary part of an institution。 I saw people saying he trashed his family， to me， he humanized them。 He truly and deeply loves them， if after this book you believe he hates them， then I don't know what to think about you or you ability to read then。 It's a sad story with an happy ending。 I usually don't leave reviews but for this one I did because the amount of vitriol in the comment is disheartening。 I think this app deserves better than that and potential readers who are not taken into a hate mindset deserve better too。 。。。more
Megan
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Very good！ Lots of insight， holy moly！ The audio is especially great。
Anne
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2，5 ⭐️ I picked this book up purely out of curiosity。 Every coin has two sides and based on just one side， this book left me feeling that he’s not a spare， he’s a jealous， whiny， spoiled brat who still thinks everything has to be delivered to him on silver platter。 How can he be asking for respect and understanding from the others if he has none for them。 And his understanding of leaving private life private （and demanding privacy from the outside world） is also way off the course。
Kalista
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i am SO reading this！！ didnt knew it exist just ytd
Ariel
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I hope this is the last time we have to hear/read this story。 Truly it seems like his life was full of trauma but this read like a diary （not in a good way） and was clear he needed therapy prior to 2016。
Marie Buckley
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Boring。。。 genuinely wasted a bit of my life。Synopsis - entitled man likes having privilege but also dislikes having privilege。
Katie Gnus
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Ever since the Queen died， I started to get an interest in the royal family and some wild and funny excerpts I saw on twitter made me decide to read this book。 In that way it didn't really let me down but there were definitely some TMI points he could have kept to himself， like any mention of his D。 I almost didn't make it past the prologue。 It depicts a rather strange attachment to his "Mummy"。 It's clear he never got over her death， and that continued as a theme throughout the book。 I don't th Ever since the Queen died， I started to get an interest in the royal family and some wild and funny excerpts I saw on twitter made me decide to read this book。 In that way it didn't really let me down but there were definitely some TMI points he could have kept to himself， like any mention of his D。 I almost didn't make it past the prologue。 It depicts a rather strange attachment to his "Mummy"。 It's clear he never got over her death， and that continued as a theme throughout the book。 I don't think it became any less creepy， only you got used to it。 The paps were a terrifying presence in his life。 I can't imagine living like that。 Although the empathy is whittled down a bit by the fact that he wrote this book exposing some of his family's dirty laundry clearly without their consent and got millions of dollars for it。 He does often come across as lacking empathy， but perhaps that is partly a result of the role he was born into。 While he talked about the conservation of the habitat and animals in Botswana， he also jet-skied and had parties on boats there， which would not be great for the animals or habitat as it would disturb them。。。 He also really enjoyed shooting birds and such for fun （back in Britain）。 It all seemed a bit contradictory。 At the end of part 2 he mentions how he does not care about fashion and doesn't understand how anyone can care about it。 In the beginning of part 3 he really seems to enjoy talking about what Meghan wore - suddenly he seems to really be enjoying fashion！ Overall， it came across as a very passive-aggressive memoir， but it was an interesting read。 。。。more
Georgia
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i listened to the audiobook so im gonna be honest this literally just went in one ear and out the other。 i could barely tell you anything that happened or that he said except about his todger。 i don’t even mind harry & meghan like i was very much team them but this felt like a huge diary entry at times 😭😭
Als
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wow… Just finished reading and all i can say is What a beautiful book… what a beautiful written book。 Honour to read
Beth J
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I actually give this book 3 and 1/2 stars。If is family cared about him all of this wouldn't happen， they are all narcissists and just care about their image and Megan was truly the scape goat for them and I'm glad they got out of it。I didn't like the fact he talked about his 'man hood' quite a lot， also I listened to the audio book of him narrating and the singing parts were horrendous。 He also says the word 'Spare' doesn't bother him but it does， you can tell in his voice。 I actually give this book 3 and 1/2 stars。If is family cared about him all of this wouldn't happen， they are all narcissists and just care about their image and Megan was truly the scape goat for them and I'm glad they got out of it。I didn't like the fact he talked about his 'man hood' quite a lot， also I listened to the audio book of him narrating and the singing parts were horrendous。 He also says the word 'Spare' doesn't bother him but it does， you can tell in his voice。 。。。more
Toni Rieder
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Still processing what I just read。 It’s a ride for sure。
Lucy Hendry
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- Overall fine， bet he feels good to call out everyone and get it off his chest- All the mental， negative hype around this is just to distract the British public from the real （cost of living/strikes） problems- Monarchy = tourist attraction but outdated and racist- Don’t like him？ Don’t buy it- frostbit penis was a highlight- Courtney Cox’s talking bin， another banger- Strong Virgo energy- Botswana sounds beautiful af - Prince Andrew is still a p*do- Harry does seem like the funner brother- Prin - Overall fine， bet he feels good to call out everyone and get it off his chest- All the mental， negative hype around this is just to distract the British public from the real （cost of living/strikes） problems- Monarchy = tourist attraction but outdated and racist- Don’t like him？ Don’t buy it- frostbit penis was a highlight- Courtney Cox’s talking bin， another banger- Strong Virgo energy- Botswana sounds beautiful af - Prince Andrew is still a p*do- Harry does seem like the funner brother- Princess Di will forever be the star ⭐️ 。。。more
Suzie Ammar-Allsop
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I bought Spare yesterday， only had the chance to read a few pages。 I am on page 37 and so far I love the book。 I also love his style of writing。 I found myself laughing out loud which is always a good sign。 Will update later when half way through。
Erin Thomason
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Prince Harry's memoir feels honest and a bit raw。 The ghostwriting was superb。 Harry comes across as very vulnerable and you get the sense that he still is very wounded by his upbringing and the current rift with his family。 As you might expect， the press / paparazzi are an ever-present theme throughout。 Prince Harry clearly deplores them， but his memoir gives the reader a much deeper understanding of his （completely justified） feelings toward them。 What did surprise me was the relationship betw Prince Harry's memoir feels honest and a bit raw。 The ghostwriting was superb。 Harry comes across as very vulnerable and you get the sense that he still is very wounded by his upbringing and the current rift with his family。 As you might expect， the press / paparazzi are an ever-present theme throughout。 Prince Harry clearly deplores them， but his memoir gives the reader a much deeper understanding of his （completely justified） feelings toward them。 What did surprise me was the relationship between Harry and "Willy。" While clearly their relationship is very much strained now， this memoir gives the impression （despite a few denials by Harry）， that it has always been strained - filled with sibling rivalry， jealousies， and even pettiness。I enjoyed hearing from Harry about his experience in the Army and his experiences in Africa。 Being in the army seemed like a time when he was really content。 And it is clear that his love for Africa is genuine。 As to the leaks that came out prior to publication， after reading the book， （most of， if not all of） the leaks were definitely taken out of context。 The book did not feel salacious; if you're looking for loads of royal gossip， this isn't the book for you。 If you're looking for one man's account of how it feels growing up in a fishbowl with a cold family and doing his best to overcome that and create， with his wife and kids， the kind of family he didn't have， then read on。 No doubt his family has different recollections about some of the events in the book， but these are Harry's feelings and they are undoubtedly very real to him。 。。。more
Reading in Brussels
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It's difficult to not feel some kind of sympathy towards Harry and Meghan for everything they went through。 It's sad that the relationship between Harry and William is so bad。Some of his troubles do feel relatable， in as much as relatable one might find one's life compared to a royal family member。 The thing is， be it mistakes or any moments， everything in his life is blown up for the whole world to see。 Some people would say that that's the price to pay for being in a prominent family。 But wher It's difficult to not feel some kind of sympathy towards Harry and Meghan for everything they went through。 It's sad that the relationship between Harry and William is so bad。Some of his troubles do feel relatable， in as much as relatable one might find one's life compared to a royal family member。 The thing is， be it mistakes or any moments， everything in his life is blown up for the whole world to see。 Some people would say that that's the price to pay for being in a prominent family。 But where's the limit？ The constant hounding of the media， the relentless digging into their lives， the danger。 Where does it end？ And the way the palace feeds into it， how family members use it to put themselves in a good light？ It's such a high-stress and toxic environment。（I also can't get over how they live。 Needing to take appointments to meet family members。 Being summoned， or told to follow protocol。 Having to renounce one's wants to not cause any ripples）。 This， overall， was just heartbreaking。 。。。more
Marie Braz
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So it’s clear as day all the fuss played up in the media about the “revelations” is all nonsense。 People just need to read this， form their own opinions。 Nothing was revealed in this book that has not already been made public through the media over the years。 No， nothing was known about any tussling between the brothers， behind the scenes issues around the wedding， but these are not problems unique to them。 Harry merely provided evidence for the speculations about Camilla and the family’s lack o So it’s clear as day all the fuss played up in the media about the “revelations” is all nonsense。 People just need to read this， form their own opinions。 Nothing was revealed in this book that has not already been made public through the media over the years。 No， nothing was known about any tussling between the brothers， behind the scenes issues around the wedding， but these are not problems unique to them。 Harry merely provided evidence for the speculations about Camilla and the family’s lack of support， the staffers and the roles they play in the spin of the stories， and how toxic this family truly is。 I went into this thinking what is the point of this book， if they don’t want to remain in the family and they have many reasons not to， then so be it， let them leave in peace。 I still feel that， however， I think it’s important that they tell their side of the story as no one has backed them up， the silence from the family confirms what everyone already thinks of Harry and his family， that they are crazy， that they are spoiled， and that they have no reason to complain。 Yes， Harry lived a good life with lots of resources and financial support but he’s also been imprisoned in that gilded cage that he writes about。 I am stunned he didn’t leave sooner before he had a family。 Lastly， it needs to be said， Harry has not betrayed his family by writing about behind closed doors conversations and events。 The family has been doing this all along with their ingrained connections to the press and leaks about private matters。 Why that’s not spoken of more often I have no idea。The first half of the book is about Harry being in the army， and the stories around that。 I skimmed those sections as it’s not an interest of mine。 The second half is about his growing up with sadness and unresolved grief， and a lack of a true family support。 It’s a very sad tale all around。 。。。more
Paula W
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I have thoughts。 Let me think on them for a bit。
Teresa
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This is Harry's story。 It lines up with a lot of what we have heard over the years。 I hope telling his truth gives him the peace he so obviously seeks。 The insights into how the "Firm" works is interesting and appears to show a family struggling to stay relevant。 The press always portrayed William as the one who most resembled and honored their mother but it appears Harry is the one who took the lessons to heart。 This is Harry's story。 It lines up with a lot of what we have heard over the years。 I hope telling his truth gives him the peace he so obviously seeks。 The insights into how the "Firm" works is interesting and appears to show a family struggling to stay relevant。 The press always portrayed William as the one who most resembled and honored their mother but it appears Harry is the one who took the lessons to heart。 。。。more
Lover of Romance
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I have no desire to read this book。 From other reviews I have read， I am glad that I skipped over this one。 There is no appeal in reading a book about a spoiled rich prince （ex prince）， who stabbed his family in the back over fame。
Liz Mistry
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The ghostwriter did an amazing job of this。 The prose is often poetical and certainly draws you in。 Filled with grief， introspection， self analysis and the story of a yopung bereaved man struggling through his grief in what can only be descrribed as exceptionally cold and un nurturing circumstances into adulthood ， the military and through his various relationships， I found this totally compelling and heart wrenching。 The message has to be that that the most famous dysfunctional business （family The ghostwriter did an amazing job of this。 The prose is often poetical and certainly draws you in。 Filled with grief， introspection， self analysis and the story of a yopung bereaved man struggling through his grief in what can only be descrribed as exceptionally cold and un nurturing circumstances into adulthood ， the military and through his various relationships， I found this totally compelling and heart wrenching。 The message has to be that that the most famous dysfunctional business （family） in the world must address the way it interacts with the press， the public and each other。 This was not the whinge fest is was portrayed to be。 Nor was it sensationalist。 It was filled with love for a family that Harry feels let him down。 The snippets shown by the gutter press should not form people's opinions on the book as they have been taken out of context and used to drive emotion and hatred。 Not a good look for the press。 Not a good look at all 。。。more
Sarazeen Saif Ahana
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I love gossip。 Most importantly， I love petty gossip。 The world is a big， heavy， dangerous place， and sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and watch silly drama take place halfway across the globe。 However， even my gossip-loving heart has limits to just how indulgent I am willing to be。If you would like to listen to the woes of a once-prince talk about just how difficult his multi-millionaire life has been and just how much “courage” it takes to make a stand for himself （let’s not forget his lan I love gossip。 Most importantly， I love petty gossip。 The world is a big， heavy， dangerous place， and sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and watch silly drama take place halfway across the globe。 However， even my gossip-loving heart has limits to just how indulgent I am willing to be。If you would like to listen to the woes of a once-prince talk about just how difficult his multi-millionaire life has been and just how much “courage” it takes to make a stand for himself （let’s not forget his land， titles， income and goodness knows what else）， then this is the book for you。 Do not get me wrong: there is real suffering here。 The brutality of the media， the tragic loss of his mother — but when he switches from that to wondering whether being served fish-fingers in a silver dome by uniformed footmen is “posh”…THE GOOD:1。 DRAMA: Royal family drama is always a great source of entertainment。 However， this book undoubtedly goes some ways towards humanising this “source” — it is easy to forget that these are flesh-and-blood people and not just shiny toys for us and the media to play with。2。 INSIGHT: We genuinely do not understand someone else’s perspective until we hear their side of the story。 This is Harry’s side。 It might be tone-deaf and highly indulgent， but this is his story and he owns up to it。THE BAD:1。 SELF-ABSORBED: A highly-privileged man talks about how difficult being slightly-less-privileged is。 Right。2。 IGNORANT: Let us pretend that war， inequity， disease， corruption and discrimination are not part of the world。 Let us focus， instead， on a literal prince who had a fight with his family and then left。 Because， you know， that’s more important。Just。。。 TMI， my man。 TMI。。。 。。。more
Sarah
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I listened to this on audio - and there is something powerful about hearing a persons story in their own words and their own voice。 There are moments of poetic nuance and connection - there are moments of family drama - maybe there are a few TMI moments - but above all， it really came across to me that this is someone who really demonstrated the growth and vulnerability to put his version of events - from his perspective - into the public record。
Beth Blakely
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Not even sure what to say。As a Book， I didn't enjoy the， to me， ridiculous set up of so many chapters。 I listened to the audio book and found the declation of a new chapter after less than a minute a tad jarring。 I also， again for me， didn't need quite so much detail on the military aspects。 But I'm sure for others it was interesting。What strikes me more than anything is the author's inability to see any personal fault in situations。 And beyond that， the almost savior like view of self is off-pu Not even sure what to say。As a Book， I didn't enjoy the， to me， ridiculous set up of so many chapters。 I listened to the audio book and found the declation of a new chapter after less than a minute a tad jarring。 I also， again for me， didn't need quite so much detail on the military aspects。 But I'm sure for others it was interesting。What strikes me more than anything is the author's inability to see any personal fault in situations。 And beyond that， the almost savior like view of self is off-putting to me。 He （and his wife） do no wrong in his eyes。 Regarding his hatred for the press。 They wouldn't do what they do if people weren't buying it。 The true fault is in the consumers。 I do believe that the medias tactics are repugnant and should stop。I'm glad I read the book。 I hope he finds the life he thinks he's looking for。 。。。more
Emily
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The book was interesting in places but truly boring and repetitive in others。 Clearly， Harry wants to get his story out， which I understand， but it comes off as desperate。 He left England because of the media， but here he is writing a book， doing a Netflix documentary series， doing interviews。。。 it's a bit painful to read at times， how angry he is， how everyone else is at fault。 He cannot seem to move past the fact that he was born into a certain life and unfortunately that life will not change The book was interesting in places but truly boring and repetitive in others。 Clearly， Harry wants to get his story out， which I understand， but it comes off as desperate。 He left England because of the media， but here he is writing a book， doing a Netflix documentary series， doing interviews。。。 it's a bit painful to read at times， how angry he is， how everyone else is at fault。 He cannot seem to move past the fact that he was born into a certain life and unfortunately that life will not change unless he breaks ties。 He wants to leave the crown， but still get salary and benefits from the crown。 Then he gets surprised and mad when he crown breaks ties with him。 Harry - you can't have it both ways。 As they say， the best revenge is a happy life。 I think he would have looked better （and probably felt better！） moving away from England， simply living a great new life quietly， and perhaps writing this book in another 20 years or so。 。。。more
Chrissie
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Ghost written by J。R。 Moehringer。 Ghost written by J。R。 Moehringer。 。。。more
Kayla
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