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I will definitely not be reading it but I look forward to the juicy tidbit articles that will come out almost immediately after it’s published. I think Harry has made a fool of himself, allowing his wife to publicly trash his family but running back to the UK every chance he gets and fighting for security there (you fled the generational trauma! Why do you want to visit so much you need security).

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Anonymous wrote:I will purchase the audiobook.

Oooh - good choice over the hard copy. Will do this too.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think it would have been better if Charles and Diana had 3 kids?

This is a really interesting question.

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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.

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

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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?

Dp. You don't have to be a psychic to figure out the narrative...if you have been paying attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think it would have been better if Charles and Diana had 3 kids?

This is a really interesting question.

I think it was lucky they had Harry since their marriage wasn't great.

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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.

He left and seems to be living his own life. He is writing about his childhood, his mom’s death, surviving her, Afghanistan, Chelsy, Meghan etc.
He has a unique experience and perspective, differing from the palace PR machine. That doesn’t negate his experience. Plenty of people will want to read about it. This faux outrage about dirty laundry is pretty entertaining.

Dp. The only thing interesting about him is the fact he was born into the monarchy. Otherwise he is just an ordinary rich dude raising chickens with his actress wife. Why they think they are experts in anything is amazing to me.

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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.

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?

Dp. You don't have to be a psychic to figure out the narrative...if you have been paying attention.

As with most things, it depends upon exactly what you’ve been paying attention to.

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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.

He left and seems to be living his own life. He is writing about his childhood, his mom’s death, surviving her, Afghanistan, Chelsy, Meghan etc.
He has a unique experience and perspective, differing from the palace PR machine. That doesn’t negate his experience. Plenty of people will want to read about it. This faux outrage about dirty laundry is pretty entertaining.

Dp. The only thing interesting about him is the fact he was born into the monarchy. Otherwise he is just an ordinary rich dude raising chickens with his actress wife. Why they think they are experts in anything is amazing to me.

The book won't be about that. Remember -- he's not writing it. The professionals behind this book know that living in Santa Monica with lemon trees is the boring part. It's his first-hand account of his early life, especially his first two decades, that will be compelling. His life story actually became boring once he met Meghan. But the behind the scenes early years with charles, diana, camilla, all that -- that will be something.

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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.

He left and seems to be living his own life. He is writing about his childhood, his mom’s death, surviving her, Afghanistan, Chelsy, Meghan etc.
He has a unique experience and perspective, differing from the palace PR machine. That doesn’t negate his experience. Plenty of people will want to read about it. This faux outrage about dirty laundry is pretty entertaining.

Dp. The only thing interesting about him is the fact he was born into the monarchy. Otherwise he is just an ordinary rich dude raising chickens with his actress wife. Why they think they are experts in anything is amazing to me.

I think one interesting thing about him is the roles that the media and paparazzi have played in his life since his birth. Obviously I have no idea if he addresses these in his book, but I’d be quite interested in learning his thoughts about this and how they might have evolved over time and with his experiences.

DP: I’ve never heard him claim to be an “expert” — although since the book is a memoir, that’s not a standard that’s really an issue.

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I probably won't read it but like others will read about it.

The think I'm most interested in is what he says about his dad, particularly regarding his childhood. One of the conflicts between Diana and the royals was that she wanted to have a more normal relationship with her kids, and like, see them everyday and be a part of their lives, and also to be emotionally supportive of them and talk to them. That's not how the royal family normally raises children (it's more common now but was not then). So I'm curious to find out how someone who had one parent who believes in a loving, supportive parent-child relationship and one who was raised by nannies and tutors and rarely saw his parents, who were formal and distant from him.

That's why something like this is interesting to me -- that's a family drama that could be instructive for other people even if most of what being a royal is like has no bearing on my life. But I'm curious how someone like Harry would describe those relationships and that experience.

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Anonymous wrote:I probably won't read it but like others will read about it.

The think I'm most interested in is what he says about his dad, particularly regarding his childhood. One of the conflicts between Diana and the royals was that she wanted to have a more normal relationship with her kids, and like, see them everyday and be a part of their lives, and also to be emotionally supportive of them and talk to them. That's not how the royal family normally raises children (it's more common now but was not then). So I'm curious to find out how someone who had one parent who believes in a loving, supportive parent-child relationship and one who was raised by nannies and tutors and rarely saw his parents, who were formal and distant from him.

That's why something like this is interesting to me -- that's a family drama that could be instructive for other people even if most of what being a royal is like has no bearing on my life. But I'm curious how someone like Harry would describe those relationships and that experience.

Diana used them, particularly William, for inappropriate emotional support during the divorce and after. It's a wonder William is as normal as he is. I attribute that to Charles.

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Anonymous wrote:I probably won't read it but like others will read about it.

The think I'm most interested in is what he says about his dad, particularly regarding his childhood. One of the conflicts between Diana and the royals was that she wanted to have a more normal relationship with her kids, and like, see them everyday and be a part of their lives, and also to be emotionally supportive of them and talk to them. That's not how the royal family normally raises children (it's more common now but was not then). So I'm curious to find out how someone who had one parent who believes in a loving, supportive parent-child relationship and one who was raised by nannies and tutors and rarely saw his parents, who were formal and distant from him.

That's why something like this is interesting to me -- that's a family drama that could be instructive for other people even if most of what being a royal is like has no bearing on my life. But I'm curious how someone like Harry would describe those relationships and that experience.

Diana used them, particularly William, for inappropriate emotional support during the divorce and after. It's a wonder William is as normal as he is. I attribute that to Charles.

You think William is normal?

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Anonymous wrote:I will definitely not be reading it but I look forward to the juicy tidbit articles that will come out almost immediately after it’s published. I think Harry has made a fool of himself, allowing his wife to publicly trash his family but running back to the UK every chance he gets and fighting for security there (you fled the generational trauma! Why do you want to visit so much you need security).

He hasn't been exactly "running back to the UK every chance he gets". He got out of there as quickly as he could after the funeral.
I can understand why he thinks he is owed security there, can't you?

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Anonymous wrote:I probably won't read it but like others will read about it.

The think I'm most interested in is what he says about his dad, particularly regarding his childhood. One of the conflicts between Diana and the royals was that she wanted to have a more normal relationship with her kids, and like, see them everyday and be a part of their lives, and also to be emotionally supportive of them and talk to them. That's not how the royal family normally raises children (it's more common now but was not then). So I'm curious to find out how someone who had one parent who believes in a loving, supportive parent-child relationship and one who was raised by nannies and tutors and rarely saw his parents, who were formal and distant from him.

That's why something like this is interesting to me -- that's a family drama that could be instructive for other people even if most of what being a royal is like has no bearing on my life. But I'm curious how someone like Harry would describe those relationships and that experience.

Diana used them, particularly William, for inappropriate emotional support during the divorce and after. It's a wonder William is as normal as he is. I attribute that to Charles.

You think William is normal?

Yep.