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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 ?

nanna8 Fri 28-Oct-22 06:55:10

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

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 07:01:00

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

Allsorts Fri 28-Oct-22 07:04:17

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.,

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 07:14:37

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

Calendargirl Fri 28-Oct-22 07:22:55

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.

BlueBalou Fri 28-Oct-22 07:43:42

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.

M0nica Fri 28-Oct-22 07:56:20

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

Daisymae Fri 28-Oct-22 08:16:08

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

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 08:41:40

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

Lexisgranny Fri 28-Oct-22 08:48:33

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.

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 09:01:59

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.

merlotgran Fri 28-Oct-22 09:06:59

FannyCornforth

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

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

FannyCornforth Fri 28-Oct-22 09:08:26

Yes! I noticed that!

volver Fri 28-Oct-22 09:10:16

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

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).

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.

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

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. ?

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.

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.

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 09:22:57

X post FannyC.

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.

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

TG nobody is likely to buy us it!

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

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