‘Spare’ by Prince Harry

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

Yes! I noticed that!

FannyCornforth

That photo of Meghan on the cover of Variety is absolutely hilarious.

When you see it in full her halo has definitely slipped. ?

It’s a lesson in perpetuating negativity.
Dragging up the ‘heir and spare’ business.
Why is he painting himself in such a negative light?
He’s making himself look pathetic.

I always understood that the expression heir and spare came about a few hundred years ago when the country had a great number of very large estates.

The owners were always concerned that their wealth and land would disappear to distant ( and in their minds, unworthy) relatives should the incumbent die without leaving at least two sons to ensure the unthinkable did not happen. If the deceased left only daughters they could not inherit, unlike the Royal family.

I don’t recall any historical references to the term being used in relation to the Royal Family, until the birth of Harry, when The Princess of Wales used it. I certainly have no recollection of Princess Margaret or Prince Andrew (prior to Prince Charles’s birth) being referred to as the spare. The term initially applied to the Queen after George Vth came to the throne was Heiress Presumptive, as opposed to Apparent, in case her mother should have a late baby who turned out to be a son.

It’s going to be £28 for the hardback!
Harry has narrated the audiobook himself. Can you imagine?

Who is actually going to buy it? It'll be in 6 bargain bins before you know it.

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

I certainly won’t be buying or reading it, I’m fed up with his perpetual whinging when he’s a highly privileged, spoilt individual having incessant tantrums about one thing or another.
He wanted out. He should shut up and get on with having a private life the other side of the world ( but of course that won’t bring in the ££££ to pay for his lifestyle or suit Meghan who seeks attention everywhere she goes)
I cannot think of a less appealing pair of narcissistic individuals.

FannyCornforth

That photo of Meghan on the cover of Variety is absolutely hilarious.

It makes her look like Jessica Ennis Hill, think that’s her married name.

Sorry Jess.

The photographer is probably that friend of Meghan’s, the one who took the photo of Lilibet on her first birthday.

I shan’t buy the book, but will order it from the library.

They have become a rather ghoulishly fascinating freak show.
They are getting more and more desperate and ridiculous.

He is a disgrace. Look at those people struggling every day of their lives to put food on the table, those two policemen last night on tv who put their lives on the line for other, the people that do all this charity work quietly for others. He is a weak, selfish, self entitled man, I hope his book is not bought by anyone. He and Megan go together. His mother would be ashamed.,

That photo of Meghan on the cover of Variety is absolutely hilarious.

Talk about entitlement. Not an attractive title or cover. He is being paid mega mega bucks for this ,too.

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

Even a former royal has to earn his living. I hope the book will be popular.

Looks like Harry is going to milk this for a long time to come. Is this how he plans to become financially independent?

My cousin rejected his family after the breakdown of his marriage, because he felt they'd been less than 100% supportive. When he remarried he took his new wife's name. If Harry rejects his family and what it stands for, why not relinquish his titles? Or would that impact his earning capacity too much if he couldn't use the status to impress his USA audience?

Pathetic indeed. But actually it’s a good example of what self pity can do to you.
If you grow up feeling hard done by, nothing , not personal success, not enjoying a career, not being able to choose your own wife will overcome that. It takes a bigger person than Harry evidently is to put the aggrieved feeling behind you.

We all react differently to life events. I can't put myself in Harry's shoes. I will read the book with an open mind.

I'm sad that Harry cannot seem to pull himself together and simply grow up. He has what he wanted, his freedom, his own family, yet all he can do is whinge .
The title of the book is pathetic and self pitying. And it's going to make a lot of money. Oh dear. My sympathy is for the king and prince of Wales.

Well, I have the upmost sympathy for Harry, none of us can possibly know what his life/feelings consist of, I have not a shred of criticism for him only a pondering thought of will there be regret ? That is my worry.

Will I read the book? Probably so.

Lathyrus

Unfortunately some people don't read all the posts especially if they tell the truth!

- King Charles "threatening" to take away titles from his Grandchildren - how petty, how distasteful.

Oh dear.
Is that another of M&H's tall tales?
Or something made up by the media?

He's already made two Charitable donations on the back of this book, £1.3M and £300,000

Oh, goodness, if it ends up in the 50p or 50c bin the publishers aren't going to be happy.