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Anonymous wrote:If I were a family member, I would never engage in a private, personal conversation with Harry or Meghan. Wouldn't trust them for one second. I would be polite bur recognize that they would say and do just about anything for money.

Forget private and personal, there would be NO conversations at all. Ever.

I don’t even understand how an average Montecitan schmoe would be comfortable around such an indiscreet pair. That’s just beyond the bounds of normal.
I do think it’s adorable that William and Catherine not screaming their shit in public is “scarily tightly wound” whereas this media blitz is…normal? It’s really so strange. I thought having some modicum of discretion was something that adults prized in general.

Absolutely, if they're willing to sell out family, no Joe Schmoe is safe in their orbit.

Even aside from Joe schmoes, it will be very interesting to see if there are any continuing friendships with the celebrities they've cultivated since their wedding. I can't see George and Amal, for instance, wanting to touch any of this with a 10-foot pole.

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Anonymous wrote:If my two boys turn out like these brothers in their adult relationship, I will consider myself a massive failure as a mother.

And what's with Harry calling his therapist because William hit him?

And yet during the same time frame his poor wife had to go to “palace HR” for help and no one around her would help and so on.

Ah, great point. Certainly does undermine that narrative, doesn't it.

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Anonymous wrote:If my two boys turn out like these brothers in their adult relationship, I will consider myself a massive failure as a mother.

And what's with Harry calling his therapist because William hit him?

And yet during the same time frame his poor wife had to go to “palace HR” for help and no one around her would help and so on.

Ah, great point. Certainly does undermine that narrative, doesn't it.

Harry and Meghan have clarified with every additional clarification that they are a couple and as individuals completely unrepentant liars. They seem to think if only more people heard more versions of the same stories, which would have seemed to expire as COVID hit, they would hate their family. So now Harry has put out all the stops according to the book excerpts: he mocked William as no longer looking like Diana and being balder. He dragged Kate for the first time since the story hit decades ago into the blame for him dressing like a Nazi. He had a therapist on speed dial in 2019 but Meghan’s alleged desire to kill herself was met solely by a cruel palace HR middle finger during that time frame.

This is junior high level lying. It’s getting a call from the principals office after your kid attacked someone and they say - well into their 40s! - William called my hot girl bad names and then he ripped off my pookah necklace and punched me and the dog bowl broke so I calmly said William, leave my abode, and my wife was just so quietly heartbroken.


^^ anyone who buys this….oof.

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Initially I was very sympathetic to them but now I'm with those who feel it's incredibly unfair to disclose what largely amounts to private family business, when the opposing side is not permitted to respond with their side of it. Just gross.

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I need some context and perspective about Harry revealing how many people he killed in Afghanistan. It seems like those in combat don’t really talk about this?

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Anonymous wrote:Initially I was very sympathetic to them but now I'm with those who feel it's incredibly unfair to disclose what largely amounts to private family business, when the opposing side is not permitted to respond with their side of it. Just gross.

“Not permitted” is a choice. It’s the price you pay to get to be king. Let’s not act like William literally couldn’t speak out if he wanted to. He’d rather have a crown than his say in public, which is fine and totally understandable, but stop with the “not permitted.”

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Anonymous wrote:If my two boys turn out like these brothers in their adult relationship, I will consider myself a massive failure as a mother.

And what's with Harry calling his therapist because William hit him?

Kind of a weird statement given their young ages at the time of Diana's death. One does wonder how she would have handled this dynamic had she lived, but she herself was very similar to Harry after all.

Good point; I should not have stated in this way, given that no one knows the horrific emotional impact the loss of their mother at such young ages had on both boys, and their relationship with each other.

But Charles should consider himself a massive failure as their father. He clearly cared far more about his potential role as king than he did about his own kids.

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A woman “with powers” spoke to Harry about Diana:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/05/prince-harry-diana-new-book-autobiography-spare?

Oh dear.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, as long as the library has it.

+1 I'm hoping it will shed a light on how toxic it is to be part of a royal family. I believe most people think being a royal is like being part of a fairy tale when, in actuality, it's very rigid, confining and prescriptive. When you add in the marital dysfunction of his parents and their individual challenges, I think it could be an interesting read. So many memoirs of people who have overcoming hidden adversity are popular, the most recent is probably, I'm Glad My Died, I don't know why this wouldn't be as successful/interesting.

I can't relate to Harry and Megan's problems. I would have been perfectly happy living in Nott Cottage, and even happier still living in Frogmore Cottage. I don't think the Royal Family would have cared if they lived a quiet, private life on the Queen's estate. Harry and Megan wanted to be important and super rich which is why they left. If Harry had married Cressida, or some British person, he would not have received all the press, a big wedding, tours to Africa and Australia, instead he would have been expected to lead a life more like Beatrice and Eugenie. I think the RF tried to accommodate them, but there was really nothing they could do, because Megan and Harry probably had already decided they wanted to be stars and super rich from the beginning. As far as the fairy tell aspect, a lot of people would love to not worry about money, show up and shake hands, accept flowers, and wear beautiful clothes everyday against a backdrop of beautiful places and things and meet interesting people.

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Anonymous wrote:A woman “with powers” spoke to Harry about Diana:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/05/prince-harry-diana-new-book-autobiography-spare?

Oh dear.

YIKES. Harry, dude...if this is your thing, whatever. But for your own pride, you don't share this with the world.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11602551/Prince-Harrys-book-William-pointed-finger-Meghan-called-rude.html
I hope Spare is clearer than this DailyMail article. Meghan makes a comment about hormones that sets Kate off at the bridal salon, but then somehow (at a different point in time?) William shows up and waves a finger in her face and that makes Meghan cry?

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Anonymous wrote:Initially I was very sympathetic to them but now I'm with those who feel it's incredibly unfair to disclose what largely amounts to private family business, when the opposing side is not permitted to respond with their side of it. Just gross.

“Not permitted” is a choice. It’s the price you pay to get to be king. Let’s not act like William literally couldn’t speak out if he wanted to. He’d rather have a crown than his say in public, which is fine and totally understandable, but stop with the “not permitted.”

Actually, let’s not stop with it. When Obama’s half-brother went after him in public, no one responded despite the absurdity. The truth is that sane public figures have to make difficult choices about what to respond to, and a person who like William grew up from birth into a prescribed role might feel more hamstrung than the average person. And that perception is reasonable. No one is making anywhere close to the argument that he’s physically or legally precluded from hitting back.

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Anonymous wrote:Initially I was very sympathetic to them but now I'm with those who feel it's incredibly unfair to disclose what largely amounts to private family business, when the opposing side is not permitted to respond with their side of it. Just gross.

Had the Institution told the truth to help them early on, we wouldn't be here. They are telling their story on their time and good for them. They've were silenced by royal protocol for a while. None of the royals tried to help them, why should they care at this point?

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Why did they get so angry and cut off contact with Thomas Markle for selling private stories and doing interviews when that is their bread and butter?

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Spain has put out copies in their bookstores pre launch so there are now copies out there being read and written about - just in case you wanted to avoide spoilers - the DailyMail has one of the Spanish copies.