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‘Spare’ by Prince Harry

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NanKate Thu 27-Oct-22 16:08:30

To be published in January. Oh dear ?

Rosie51 Fri 28-Oct-22 11:55:42

Sparklefizz very good points. If Harry was able to see beyond himself, I'm sure he'd be a much happier and contented person. He has so much to be thankful for.

volver Fri 28-Oct-22 11:53:47

The sad thing is that there are so many people who want to viciously gossip about this.

Can someone explain to me the difference between 2 for 1 and BOGOF?

henetha Fri 28-Oct-22 11:50:29

That's well put, Sparklefizz. I agree.

merlotgran Fri 28-Oct-22 11:49:20

Forsythia

Or a BOGOF

Oh I do wish they would!

Sparklefizz Fri 28-Oct-22 11:48:49

The sad thing is that Harry doesn't understand the plight of others much less privileged than himself who lost a parent at such a young age . He's never gone without a meal, shoes that fit, birthday and Christmas gifts and has no understanding of the care system....yet he bleats on and on. I'm sure his heartache is genuine but he needs to open his eyes and move on and enjoy his family and his lifestyle.

His own grandfather, Prince Philip, suffered a very difficult childhood - much worse than Harry's - but resolved to do his best and grew up to be a man of strength, loyalty, and still able to see the fun and humor in life. It would serve Harry well to read up about that.

Rosina Fri 28-Oct-22 11:26:13

The sad thing here is that Megan and Harry seem to have nothing at all to offer, apart from a relentless drip drip of salacious tales about their lives, and the injustices they feel they have endured. 'Having chosen to leave the Royal Family, could they not have chosen a better way of life?

maddyone Fri 28-Oct-22 11:22:00

I thought the release date was initially going to be just before Christmas but was pushed back because the Queen died. It has also been suggested that Harry wanted to rewrite parts of the book in the light of her death but Netflix weren’t keen.
Incorrect gossip or the truth? Who knows?
Will I be buying it? Absolutely not!

Forsythia Fri 28-Oct-22 11:19:37

Or a BOGOF

Forsythia Fri 28-Oct-22 11:18:37

Joseanne

I reckon it was the same photographer, what do you think?
Do a shoot of one, get the other half price.

It was! You are quite right. 2 for the price of 1 ?

Calendargirl Fri 28-Oct-22 10:30:48

Of course we don’t know what will be in the book, but it’s pretty obvious Charles absolutely adores Camilla, so I’m jolly sure criticism of her will not endear H&M to the King.

merlotgran Fri 28-Oct-22 10:29:33

lemsip

to be released in January.........to put a shadow on the coronation

That’s what I thought. To release it before Christmas would be too close to the Queen’s funeral.

Mollygo Fri 28-Oct-22 10:12:30

Some of the funniest posts about this are on FB and Twitter. It might not be what the spare wants, but the publishers are jumping up and down with excitement about the free publicity.
The suggestion that they should be referred to as Meghan and the Spare was one of them, immediately repudiated by one tweeter because the Spare wouldn’t like his name coming after her’s.

Farzanah Fri 28-Oct-22 10:04:09

The RF is secretive and all we really know is gossip via journalists so it will be interesting IMO to hear what an member of this dysfunctional family has to say…..bearing in mind he was formed by this environment.

annsixty Fri 28-Oct-22 10:02:20

Now there’s a thought.
Will they turn up to be part of the pomp and ceremony or will they make the excuse of Archie’s birthday party to refuse the invitation?

lemsip Fri 28-Oct-22 09:51:04

to be released in January.........to put a shadow on the coronation

MawtheMerrier Fri 28-Oct-22 09:32:47

TG nobody is likely to buy us it!

Joseanne Fri 28-Oct-22 09:25:04

MawtheMerrier

Good grief - four pages of posts and the book’s not out till January ?

I think they missed a trick not going for the Christmas what rubbish can I buy Aunty B market. More sales, more profit.

Joseanne Fri 28-Oct-22 09:22:57

X post FannyC.

MawtheMerrier Fri 28-Oct-22 09:22:44

Good grief - four pages of posts and the book’s not out till January ?

Joseanne Fri 28-Oct-22 09:22:17

M0nica

Supposing we all ignored it, didn't discuss it, didn't buy it, didn't read it.

Indeed, and I don't think anyone is daft enough not to realise that this might be the sensible thing to do. But ........ grin. It is news (of miniscule proportions), it is chat.

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 09:20:36

volver

Oh my goodness, can you hear yourselves? ? It's like a lynching...

Yes, I am totally blessed with self awareness, thank you.
I’m quite cognisant that I’m enjoying having a bitch about celebrities on a chat forum.

merlotgran Fri 28-Oct-22 09:19:21

volver

Oh my goodness, can you hear yourselves? ? It's like a lynching...

What’s kept you, volver? Not like you to turn up late on an H&M thread. ?

Lucca Fri 28-Oct-22 09:17:41

how can we ever know what is true and what is 'Harry's truth' (ie a lie).

Guilty until proved innocent eh

volver Fri 28-Oct-22 09:15:00

Or in other words...

We don't know what it says, but if it says this one thing that is the opposite of what he said before then we'll all be quite entitled to be outraged about a man none of us has ever met and has no impact on our lives. ?

I'm hiding this thread for my own sanity...sure you'll all be delighted.

rubysong Fri 28-Oct-22 09:12:29

Of course we don't yet know what will be in the book but if he is harsh about his relationship with Camilla we need to remember it's not long ago he said he 'loved her to bits' and she wasn't 'the wicked stepmother'. How can we ever know what is true and what is 'Harry's truth' (ie a lie).