Prince Harry’s book

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prince Harry is doing an intimate conversation with Dr. Gabor Mate about the impact of emotional loss and the importance of personal healing. The conversation will be on March 4 and people who sign up to watch it for $40 will also receive a copy of Harry's book "Spare," and have the chance to buy Dr. Mate's book "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture."

Sounds mesmerizing.

Thanks for posting this! It does sound interesting. Perhaps a lasting impact of Spare will be to broaden the way we understand and support grief, loss, trauma, and healing. That would be a great outcome from a memoir. This sounds much more compelling than a typical author’s reading or book chat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finished listening to this today. A few thoughts that linger:

1. I cannot believe so much money / so many military resources were spent on him AFTER he had to be pulled from Afghanistan for opsec reasons.

That they gave him months of one-on-one instruction from one of the world's top instructord to teach him how to fly Apaches (equipment which, as he notes, cost hundreds of millions of dollars) just seems like a stupid move when he'd already been forced to abort one deployment for security reasons.

And then, shortly after this massive investment in him, he decides to leave the military! Why? Very unclear, but the way he put it, it sounds like he hit a wall or got bored or something. He says he "knows it was time to move on" or something like that.

What a HUGE waste of resources. Basically, because he's a prince he got to spent months and waste insane amounts of money to acquire a skill he ultimately decided not to use, which someone else could have been learning in his place, had he been honest with himself and others. (Because, again -- the instruction was ONE ON ON, and the instructors available are few and far between.)

That section alone hugely soured my view of him.

In general, my main takeaway was: this guy is evidently incapable of self-reflection. Otherwise, he never would have chosen to share so many ancedotes that cast him as spoiled, self-indulgent, and above all, self-pitying. He always finds a way to shift the blame to someone else. Quite a skill!

Harry could not pass the exam to move to major. He had intense help and every advantage but failed several times. I think this is a shame, because he probably would have had a much better life had he been able to remain in the military. William was also a helicopter pilot in the RAF for about 8 years doing search and rescue missions. He could have easily risen in rank like his Grandfather, but he left to do royal work.

Was that in the book? I don’t remember reading that he failed that exam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finished listening to this today. A few thoughts that linger:

1. I cannot believe so much money / so many military resources were spent on him AFTER he had to be pulled from Afghanistan for opsec reasons.

That they gave him months of one-on-one instruction from one of the world's top instructord to teach him how to fly Apaches (equipment which, as he notes, cost hundreds of millions of dollars) just seems like a stupid move when he'd already been forced to abort one deployment for security reasons.

And then, shortly after this massive investment in him, he decides to leave the military! Why? Very unclear, but the way he put it, it sounds like he hit a wall or got bored or something. He says he "knows it was time to move on" or something like that.

What a HUGE waste of resources. Basically, because he's a prince he got to spent months and waste insane amounts of money to acquire a skill he ultimately decided not to use, which someone else could have been learning in his place, had he been honest with himself and others. (Because, again -- the instruction was ONE ON ON, and the instructors available are few and far between.)

That section alone hugely soured my view of him.

In general, my main takeaway was: this guy is evidently incapable of self-reflection. Otherwise, he never would have chosen to share so many ancedotes that cast him as spoiled, self-indulgent, and above all, self-pitying. He always finds a way to shift the blame to someone else. Quite a skill!

Harry could not pass the exam to move to major. He had intense help and every advantage but failed several times. I think this is a shame, because he probably would have had a much better life had he been able to remain in the military. William was also a helicopter pilot in the RAF for about 8 years doing search and rescue missions. He could have easily risen in rank like his Grandfather, but he left to do royal work.

Was that in the book? I don’t remember reading that he failed that exam.

I don’t remember reading that, either so I think it’s false. I do remember reading that he got out of the military because “the firm” didn’t want him to stay in so that he wouldn’t outrank William.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finished listening to this today. A few thoughts that linger:

1. I cannot believe so much money / so many military resources were spent on him AFTER he had to be pulled from Afghanistan for opsec reasons.

That they gave him months of one-on-one instruction from one of the world's top instructord to teach him how to fly Apaches (equipment which, as he notes, cost hundreds of millions of dollars) just seems like a stupid move when he'd already been forced to abort one deployment for security reasons.

And then, shortly after this massive investment in him, he decides to leave the military! Why? Very unclear, but the way he put it, it sounds like he hit a wall or got bored or something. He says he "knows it was time to move on" or something like that.

What a HUGE waste of resources. Basically, because he's a prince he got to spent months and waste insane amounts of money to acquire a skill he ultimately decided not to use, which someone else could have been learning in his place, had he been honest with himself and others. (Because, again -- the instruction was ONE ON ON, and the instructors available are few and far between.)

That section alone hugely soured my view of him.

In general, my main takeaway was: this guy is evidently incapable of self-reflection. Otherwise, he never would have chosen to share so many ancedotes that cast him as spoiled, self-indulgent, and above all, self-pitying. He always finds a way to shift the blame to someone else. Quite a skill!

Harry could not pass the exam to move to major. He had intense help and every advantage but failed several times. I think this is a shame, because he probably would have had a much better life had he been able to remain in the military. William was also a helicopter pilot in the RAF for about 8 years doing search and rescue missions. He could have easily risen in rank like his Grandfather, but he left to do royal work.

Was that in the book? I don’t remember reading that he failed that exam.

I don’t remember reading that, either so I think it’s false. I do remember reading that he got out of the military because “the firm” didn’t want him to stay in so that he wouldn’t outrank William.

I think this is probably the most likely reason. The Spare cannot be higher ranking than the king.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finished listening to this today. A few thoughts that linger:

1. I cannot believe so much money / so many military resources were spent on him AFTER he had to be pulled from Afghanistan for opsec reasons.

That they gave him months of one-on-one instruction from one of the world's top instructord to teach him how to fly Apaches (equipment which, as he notes, cost hundreds of millions of dollars) just seems like a stupid move when he'd already been forced to abort one deployment for security reasons.

And then, shortly after this massive investment in him, he decides to leave the military! Why? Very unclear, but the way he put it, it sounds like he hit a wall or got bored or something. He says he "knows it was time to move on" or something like that.

What a HUGE waste of resources. Basically, because he's a prince he got to spent months and waste insane amounts of money to acquire a skill he ultimately decided not to use, which someone else could have been learning in his place, had he been honest with himself and others. (Because, again -- the instruction was ONE ON ON, and the instructors available are few and far between.)

That section alone hugely soured my view of him.

In general, my main takeaway was: this guy is evidently incapable of self-reflection. Otherwise, he never would have chosen to share so many ancedotes that cast him as spoiled, self-indulgent, and above all, self-pitying. He always finds a way to shift the blame to someone else. Quite a skill!

Harry could not pass the exam to move to major. He had intense help and every advantage but failed several times. I think this is a shame, because he probably would have had a much better life had he been able to remain in the military. William was also a helicopter pilot in the RAF for about 8 years doing search and rescue missions. He could have easily risen in rank like his Grandfather, but he left to do royal work.

Was that in the book? I don’t remember reading that he failed that exam.

I don’t remember reading that, either so I think it’s false. I do remember reading that he got out of the military because “the firm” didn’t want him to stay in so that he wouldn’t outrank William.

Of course that isn't in the book. I don't know if it's true or not but that poster or someone else has said that before, earlier than the release of the book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finished listening to this today. A few thoughts that linger:

1. I cannot believe so much money / so many military resources were spent on him AFTER he had to be pulled from Afghanistan for opsec reasons.

That they gave him months of one-on-one instruction from one of the world's top instructord to teach him how to fly Apaches (equipment which, as he notes, cost hundreds of millions of dollars) just seems like a stupid move when he'd already been forced to abort one deployment for security reasons.

And then, shortly after this massive investment in him, he decides to leave the military! Why? Very unclear, but the way he put it, it sounds like he hit a wall or got bored or something. He says he "knows it was time to move on" or something like that.

What a HUGE waste of resources. Basically, because he's a prince he got to spent months and waste insane amounts of money to acquire a skill he ultimately decided not to use, which someone else could have been learning in his place, had he been honest with himself and others. (Because, again -- the instruction was ONE ON ON, and the instructors available are few and far between.)

That section alone hugely soured my view of him.

In general, my main takeaway was: this guy is evidently incapable of self-reflection. Otherwise, he never would have chosen to share so many ancedotes that cast him as spoiled, self-indulgent, and above all, self-pitying. He always finds a way to shift the blame to someone else. Quite a skill!

Harry could not pass the exam to move to major. He had intense help and every advantage but failed several times. I think this is a shame, because he probably would have had a much better life had he been able to remain in the military. William was also a helicopter pilot in the RAF for about 8 years doing search and rescue missions. He could have easily risen in rank like his Grandfather, but he left to do royal work.

Was that in the book? I don’t remember reading that he failed that exam.

I don’t remember reading that, either so I think it’s false. I do remember reading that he got out of the military because “the firm” didn’t want him to stay in so that he wouldn’t outrank William.

Of course that isn't in the book. I don't know if it's true or not but that poster or someone else has said that before, earlier than the release of the book.

https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/prince-harry-flies-high-after-failing-his-pilot-s-theory-test-6815511.html

Yes, anything not deposited directly out of the polo horse’s rectum shan’t be trusted.

I’m sure failing a theory test was totally meaningless, and Hero Harry merely wanted to not refer to his superior military-ing so much because poor William would suffer from low self-esteem next to his brilliant brother. Makes sense to me.

[Anonymous]

Charles has reportedly booted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage so that Andrew can move in, per multiple new reports. WTF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Charles has reportedly booted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage so that Andrew can move in, per multiple new reports. WTF

But was that in the book??!

[Anonymous]

Evicted to Montecito. It should be the title of their next book

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charles has reportedly booted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage so that Andrew can move in, per multiple new reports. WTF

But was that in the book??!

No but the book makes more and more sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charles has reportedly booted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage so that Andrew can move in, per multiple new reports. WTF

But was that in the book??!

It was reported that Charles' eviction coincided with publication of the book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charles has reportedly booted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage so that Andrew can move in, per multiple new reports. WTF

But was that in the book??!

No but the book makes more and more sense.

Lol. Good luck with the security suit, Canadian royalty!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Evicted to Montecito. It should be the title of their next book

Marooned in Montecito: Or, How Tell-Alls and Turmeric Lattes Helped Us Find Freedom

[Anonymous]

If the reports are true, it seems like Harry was right about everything he said about his family. Andrew continues to be protected and Charles is a petty little man.

[Anonymous]

They are kicking Andrew and Fergie out of his giant house and giving him Frogmore.

Charles already said he is streamlining. This is it. Probably doing all the hard stuff so William doesn't have to.