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Fallingstar Thu 17-Sept-26 11:26:51

The Earl of Spencer has just published his tell all book. A few years ago Harry published his tell all book. And they are not alone, this has been going on for some time.
Of course most of these books end up in charity shops in the New Year. But when did memoirs end and this tittle tattle begin?
I am just bored with it all and don’t really care what the Earl of Spencer said about the King, certainly it shouldn’t have made headline news. Have done and said some regrettable things in my time and would hate to see them pop up in print for everyone to read. Thankfully I am not famous or royal.
Would be interested to know what others think.

Cossy Thu 17-Sept-26 11:45:45

I absolutely agree.

I really enjoy reading, all kinds of books, and I love biographies and auto-biographies, but I’m not really interested in ā€œgossipā€ I was never a great ā€œmagazineā€ reader, you know ā€œHelloā€ and the like.

I do gossip, like the rest of this, but not to the extent that I want to constantly hear or read about others ā€œdirty linenā€.

Some stuff, these days, is just quite vile and horrible, true or otherwise.

I am interested in what makes people act and re-act in the ways they do, but not in a ā€œhe said, she saidā€ manner.

All I can say is there’s always two sides of every single story and if you just get one side, it’s pretty near impossible to get an informed view.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 17-Sept-26 12:19:17

There are two sides to every story.

The King when he was Prince Charles published a book and took part in a television interview, as did Diana the then Princess of Wales and Prince Harry.

Why shouldn’t Earl Spencer?