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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there’s a locked thread on this but that didn’t actually discuss the book at all. I thought it was a good read. Insightful. Reflectful. Sad. He’s definitely much brighter than I’d ever given him credit for, regardless of whether a ghost writer pulled it together.

I’m British by the way. I was most surprised by:

1) the fact that the Royal family apparently make so many decisions based on what they think the public expects (like announcing Harry and William were each other’s best men, or that Meghan was in labor when she’d already given birth)
2) that Charles was even more distant as a father than you’d expect (no hugs even when telling his son his mother had died) but also way more intellectual and educated (like Harry he’s been portrayed in the press as dumb)
3) just how obsessed they all are with the media coverage

What did you think? [/quote]

Curious about why you read the book, esp given you are British.  Are you a supporter of the royals? Ambivalent but curious?[/quote]

Actually I’ve always been against the Royals (let’s abolish the monarchy!), but have moved closer toward ambivalency recently (eh, they are harmless enough and support tourism). I was in the UK when the queen died and the hysteria was over the top. Same when Diana died. But I was curious about what was really going on and felt that it’s actually fairly historic that he’s writing about his experiences. Also, the British tabloids have been horrific over the years (I personally know people impacted by phone hacking) and the tit for tat culture of why things do or don’t get into the tabloids tallys with my experience so I was interested in what he had to say about that and what evidence he had. I’m also interested in the intersection between royalty and government and who is really in power re these things - he only touches on that but it’s fascinating, nonetheless.[/quote]

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