‘Spare’ by Prince Harry

It was the media that called them "the heir and the spare" not their parents. as far as I could see, He wasn't made to feel second best or inferior. He was one of two children, and always seemed to be treated the same as his brother. When he was older, he did a job he loved, flying helicopters, and he married the woman he chose. If she found she was a square peg in a round hole, then so are many wives when they come into close contact with their husband's families. The vast majority manage to rub along together and the couples don't go on to make a career about of dissing their inlaws.

Smileless2012

^But that doesn't mean he shouldn't try^ I agree Dickens just wish he'd do so in private; but then he wouldn't get paid would he.

Indeed. It’s all about the money.

Charleygirl5

Harry will definitely regret this petty outburst because Charles has threatened to remove their titles and I doubt if they would like to become commoners like us, plain Mr and Mrs.

Think you’ve got it a bit wrong there. The monarch can’t remove a peerage title ie Duke and Duchess so he couldn’t have threatened that.

That can only be done by invoking a past Act Of Parliament. It’s called something like The Peerage and Deprivation Act.

Let's be clear. Princess Anne was the second child of a couple who married for love (at least on her mother's part). Harry was the second child of a couple who were totally unsuitable and whose mother was just there to ensure the succession. He was born purely because of that, so Spare is absolutely appropriate. It may not be a pleasant idea but it is how things were.
He has a perfect right to tell his story.

Spare us! Snippets will be all over the tabloids so there will be no need to buy the book anyway.

He has a perfect right to tell his story.
He does indeed, but what does he really want to achieve I wonder? Sympathy or revenge? If it brings him peace then fine, but I really can't see that happening. I'm not sure he actually wants closure on this.

Bet he's regretting it already.

25Avalon

Spare us! Snippets will be all over the tabloids so there will be no need to buy the book anyway.

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This Forum has so many threads about H, about H&M, about W&K etc. I'm personally very interested to hear the opinions of one of the parties involved. Harry - from what I've seen, read, observed - has a deep dislike of journalists, the "gutter press". Why not tell his own story, from his perspective, and - now he's decided to no longer live in the UK and take money from the UK purse - get paid for it. He's already made two Charitable donations on the back of this book, £1.3M and £300,000. So what if those closest to the story don't like it - King Charles "threatening" to take away titles from his Grandchildren - how petty, how distasteful. Trying to control his son and his son's actions gives credence to Harry's wishes to distance himself from this toxic behaviour.

So many people have written books about Royals, including that dreadful Lady Colin Campbell, "Harry and Meghan, The Real Story" currently on sale at Amazon for £19!, coining in on the public interest; I don't have a problem in the least of one of the Royals putting pen to paper.

So it will not feature in your Christmas stockings then?

Joseanne

ParlorGames

Second child syndrome springs to mind.

Princess Anne didn't bleat on and on.
Many studies suggest a 2nd child can often be more successful and well adjusted than the first.

Second children are often rebellious, that does not mean they are not successful but they do need to be constructive in their life path.

I doubt he ever did put pen to paper, he is not Rees-Mogg.
He will have dictated it I am guessing or simply allowed a ghost writer in.

Harry has had to sing for his supper. If rumours are to be believed, he tried to get parts of his book toned down before publication following the Queen’s death. The publishers were having none of it. They know what sells.

I try to find some sympathy for Harry but it’s Charles, Camilla and William I feel sorry for. I can’t imagine how it must feel to know that in a couple of months a book will come out detailing the kind of family conflicts that are normally kept private and not plastered across tabloid front pages in order to earn a close family member the millions he needs to sustain a lifestyle he once had for free.

LondonMzFitz

This Forum has so many threads about H, about H&M, about W&K etc. I'm personally very interested to hear the opinions of one of the parties involved. Harry - from what I've seen, read, observed - has a deep dislike of journalists, the "gutter press". Why not tell his own story, from his perspective, and - now he's decided to no longer live in the UK and take money from the UK purse - get paid for it. He's already made two Charitable donations on the back of this book, £1.3M and £300,000. So what if those closest to the story don't like it - King Charles "threatening" to take away titles from his Grandchildren - how petty, how distasteful. Trying to control his son and his son's actions gives credence to Harry's wishes to distance himself from this toxic behaviour.

So many people have written books about Royals, including that dreadful Lady Colin Campbell, "Harry and Meghan, The Real Story" currently on sale at Amazon for £19!, coining in on the public interest; I don't have a problem in the least of one of the Royals putting pen to paper.

I’ll just post it again. It is not in Charles power or any monarch come to that to strip anyone of their peerage or “princely titles”.
Deprivation of Titles Act 1917.

A Comitte has to be convened to recommend ant stripping of titles to both Houses of Parliament and it can only then happen if both Houses raise no objections.

Any media that suggests that the King can do this is just totally wrong and trying to raise some kind of indignation or whatever.

It’s simply not true because he can’t do it!

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.

- 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?

Lathyrus

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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I reckon it was the same photographer, what do you think?
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