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Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

+1

This book is going to be Harry’s grievance over his lowly position of Prince for the most famous monarchy in the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

Oh no. It will not provide that clarity. But it is going to provide at least some information about the BRF that isn’t carefully controlled by the BRF PR team. It will be marginally better than the insulting pablum we get from the BRF now, at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

+2
Harry wanted the BRF to fund their security in America. Where do you think that money was going to come from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

+1

This book is going to be Harry’s grievance over his lowly position of Prince for the most famous monarchy in the world.

Read it already, have you?

[Anonymous]

It's really funny any time someone says that Harry and Meghan wanted to get away from the Royals and the Royal family as fast as they possibly could. The "manifesto" they published about their intentions is still online. You can read it if you forgot or didn't read it when it was first published. They very clearly asked for "half in half out. They 100% wanted to still be part of the RF and do duties 50% of the time, but they also wanted to launch out on their own and not have to do full duties while capitalizing on their royal status to make their own money. They were told "that's not possible" (they tried that before with the Wessexes and... it didn't go well) and then they've successfully rewritten the story so people think they wanted nothing to do with the family because it was so, so terrible.

They're both unreliable narrators. Did they get married 3 days before the real wedding or was it just a personal ceremony for the two of them? Did the children not receive titles because the RF are racists or because of the Letters Patent? Is there a pack of paparazzi outside of George, Charlotte and Louis' school every day or did Meghan make that up for her Cut interview? Did the RF turn up their noses at Meghan getting mental health help or was Harry too ashamed to say anything to his family? Is Harry's original story from the pre-Meghan era that William encouraged him to get therapy correct or was his story from a few years later that Meghan was the first one to encourage him correct? Did Harry go on vacations and ride bikes with his family or were those photos photoshopped? Did Meghan forget that she emailed back and forth with Omid Scobie to provide information for his book or did she lie in court? I could probably go on.

But yes I will read it... lol. Drama is drama!

[Anonymous]

Guys — Harry didn’t write the book. A famous ghostwriter and memorist wrote it. Whether you like the BRF or not, or whether you think Harry is smart or not … regardless, Harry has an amazing life story and he’s forked the story over into the hands of a smart professional being paid to deliver the most compelling and dramatically told story possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think being part of the royal family would be miserable. I think that the scrutiny the press put him under as a child was abominable. While I think Diana dis the best she could to normalize life for the kids, the troubles between Charles and Diana certainly didn’t help.

He said he wanted out. Great! I think he is entitled to make that decision and it would probably be the healthiest thing for him and his family. However, if he’s out, then he needs to stay out. Maintaining personal relationships is great, but capitalizing on the royal status he rejected isn’t. Airing his version of the family’s dirty laundry for profit is pretty despicable. They either have to wade into the muck and get into a he said/she said type squabble or try to rise above the allegations and either way, it sullies everyone involved, including Harry and Megan who supposedly wanted to leave the drama behind.

I’m a Canadian anti-royalist and I think this take is very harmful. The BRF takes millions of pounds that could be better used from Commonwealth countries, and I want the world to know exactly what nonsense we are paying for. This isn’t just a regular family and shouldn’t be treated like one.

If Canada wasn’t giving those BRF grifters money I might agree with you. But until that point, let sunlight disinfect everything. Good for Harry for showing everything.

How much does Canada give them annually?

It is hard to get precise answers (even more infuriating) but estimates are $30-50 million per year.

https://betterdwelling.com/the-true-cost-of-having-a-royal-family-pricing-our-monarchy/

I hope Harry shares every last dirty detail, including just how much Canadian money has gone to fund the lifestyle of his pedophile uncle. I know that won’t happen, but the more sunlight that is shone on these grifters, the better.

Once Canada stops sending them money, then yes, I will agree with you that this is a family matter. But until then, no. We deserve to understand exactly what our tax dollars are buying.

Are you expecting this book to give you the clarity you seek? I predict you will be very disappointed.

+2
Harry wanted the BRF to fund their security in America. Where do you think that money was going to come from?

Oh, I would have been mad about that too. You seem to think I am a fan of Harry. I am not. I am an anti-royalist.

[Anonymous]

I like that the title is a double entendre. Harry is the spare heir to the throne but also decided to spare his family from the experience of his mother with the British media.

[Anonymous]

He’s an idiot. No way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He didn’t have to be the spare. He could have done something with his life. Couldn’t advance in the military because he couldn’t pass the texts so he had to leave, didn’t go to college, so complaining is his only means of employment.

If something had happened to William before he married and had children, Harry would have been the heir. My guess is he'd be complaining about that too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like that the title is a double entendre. Harry is the spare heir to the throne but also decided to spare his family from the experience of his mother with the British media.

I have another one, oh SPARE us, whingy ginge!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guys — Harry didn’t write the book. A famous ghostwriter and memorist wrote it. Whether you like the BRF or not, or whether you think Harry is smart or not … regardless, Harry has an amazing life story and he’s forked the story over into the hands of a smart professional being paid to deliver the most compelling and dramatically told story possible.

The ghostwriter for Spare is the same person who ghostwrote Andre Agassi’s excellent memoir Open. (Very similar cover photos and minimalist titles!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's really funny any time someone says that Harry and Meghan wanted to get away from the Royals and the Royal family as fast as they possibly could. The "manifesto" they published about their intentions is still online. You can read it if you forgot or didn't read it when it was first published. They very clearly asked for "half in half out. They 100% wanted to still be part of the RF and do duties 50% of the time, but they also wanted to launch out on their own and not have to do full duties while capitalizing on their royal status to make their own money. They were told "that's not possible" (they tried that before with the Wessexes and... it didn't go well) and then they've successfully rewritten the story so people think they wanted nothing to do with the family because it was so, so terrible.

They're both unreliable narrators. Did they get married 3 days before the real wedding or was it just a personal ceremony for the two of them? Did the children not receive titles because the RF are racists or because of the Letters Patent? Is there a pack of paparazzi outside of George, Charlotte and Louis' school every day or did Meghan make that up for her Cut interview? Did the RF turn up their noses at Meghan getting mental health help or was Harry too ashamed to say anything to his family? Is Harry's original story from the pre-Meghan era that William encouraged him to get therapy correct or was his story from a few years later that Meghan was the first one to encourage him correct? Did Harry go on vacations and ride bikes with his family or were those photos photoshopped? Did Meghan forget that she emailed back and forth with Omid Scobie to provide information for his book or did she lie in court? I could probably go on.

But yes I will read it... lol. Drama is drama!

This! Except I will not read an entire book of Harry’s whining. I’ll look forward to my fellow DCUMers reporting the juicy tidbits here but I don’t believe a word muttered from either Harry’s or Meghan’s mouths.