Meghan, but not Meghan

I am very sorry to have to admit this, but in the cause of common decency I looked up books written by Princess Michael of Kent and the author's name on the front cover is: HRH Princess Michael of Kent.

Still think it is frightfully naff.

Have you read the, eazybee?
Are they any good?

No I haven't.
I have a dim recollection that she was accused of plagiarism in one of her historical romances.

eazybee

I am very sorry to have to admit this, but in the cause of common decency I looked up books written by Princess Michael of Kent and the author's name on the front cover is: HRH Princess Michael of Kent.

Still think it is frightfully naff.

I didn’t know she’d written any books eazybee but I guess the point is, did she get paid for her writing or did she donate it all to charity, as royalty normally does?

Mmmn. Interesting... (and naff too!)

I think she has written several books

Can the poor girl do anything right?

It doesn't say whether the /any proceeds go to charity; one is entitled Royal Romances with a photograph of the Dule and Duchess of Windsor on the front. I wonder if she is composing a sequel?

eazybee

I expect HRH Princess Michael of Kent is profiting from sales as I think they are "hard up".
I know they have to pay a lot of rent for example! (£120000 a year?)...

Newatthis

Can the poor girl do anything right?

We are talking about HRH Princess Michael of Kent now!

I doubt they are written for charity , the Kent’s do not receive
public funding, I did read in the press the Queen pays their rent from her personal piggy bank.

There is a bond between the Queen and the Kent’s, as there was with her father and the Kent’s,their father died when the Kent children were babies , their mother Princess Marina .

In the world of literature, isn't it more commendable for an author to write about topics they truly believe in, such as in the case of HRH Princess Michael of Kent - conservation, endangered species, kings and queens in history etc. I believe she also did lectures on the subjects. To me it shows far greater maturity than a celebrity writing a few pages of drivel in a children's book.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that writing a children's book is a simple task, as JK Rowling admits. It just seems that several celebrities choose this easier option, which demands far less literary skill, just to make a fast buck or to further their image.

Seek out the smelling salts, folks. Fergie is writing an historical novel for Mills and Boon, out this August.

Not all by herself though. 'Her Heart For A Compass' will be co-written with Marguerite Kaye who apparently writes 'hot historical romances'

Oooo-er!

Oh dear merlotgran, sounds like it might be auto biographical then!

At £6.99 it's pretty much half the price of The Bench.

Kate’s book ‘Hold Still’ is doing well in best seller list, no publicly as given to Meg’s

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Hi Emily49

But my Grandson loves them ,has them all , that’s all that’s counts to me.

Lin52

But my Grandson loves them ,has them all , that’s all that’s counts to me.

Has what Lin?

Emily49

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Nevermind the names, the discussion is about the contents of the book and its value as a reading tool.
"Hold Still" tells the stories of individuals in the community focusing on their personal trials and tribulations. It is wide reaching. It is humbling.
"The Bench" in comparison is very narrow and centered on one family, even one person.

And in addition, further to what we discussed earlier the proceeds from the sales of Kate's book are going to a mental health charity.

Really, a bad book is a bad book, whoever writes it. Think Sarah Ferguson got the same negative views about her books.

Emily49

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Sorry you’re wrong - their names are Saint and Sinner ?

Newatthis

Can the poor girl do anything right?

No, not here. She's the Devil Incarnate, didn't you know?

I did think of saying that Catherine has just tried to draw attention away from Meghan, publishing her book just a couple of days after Meghan. Is there nothing she won't stoop to? Because that's what people would say if it was the other way round.

As for getting their names right, well we mustn't let a little thing like respect get in the way when we're on full "Hate Meghan" mode.

Meg thinks her book will resonate with other families , I can understand the bond between father and child, will her book
resonate with many one parent families

and what is important for a child is an extended family, Archie is only in contact with one grandmother, no grandfather, uncles, aunts, cousins.