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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems to have fallen very quickly from the news. Haven't seen mention of it in a week or so.

Really wasn't much substance beyond a combination of frustration and spoiled clueless rich boy who couldn't figure out how to grow up. I didn't see anything in it that spoke badly of the royal family, which isn't surprising given how the rest of them seem to manage to function decently. I don't doubt they have their own frustrations but the others didn't need all this controversy to vent. The RF is an institution and all institutions need their rules to function and to make it coherent. The Queen was right when she told Harry the only alternative was to leave, but even Harry couldn't turn his escape into happiness, which tells you the real problem is him, not the royal family or others around him. [/quote]

I highly doubt you've read the book.  Had you read the book, you'd know that Harry isn't unhappy.  Had you read the book, you'd realize how significant their need for security is and how The Firm makes it worse.  Had you read the book, you'd know that because of how The Firm incorporated Harry into their production from birth, he can stop performing but he's still a member despite his unwillingness.  It's like Hotel California.  Just admit you didn't read the book. [/quote]

I know no matter what I say you'll always be convinced I never read the book.

[b]When you take the perspective the book was written by an unhappy man with an axe to grind and who is rather dim and short sighted, you'd see that it's someone amplifying many not atypical family frustrations and exploding it out on a bigger scale because of the backdrop of the royal family. [/b]

The royal family is an institution with its rules. There's a reason people refer to it as a firm. It is more than the sum of its members. And it abides by rules. Some of the rules don't make sense outside the family but they do exist, such as precedence and rituals. Many of the rules exist because of how the monarchy functions within Britain and the expectations for the family and how it needs to conduct itself. That's why the Queen said follow the rules or hit the road.

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+1 It's hard to argue Harry didn't write this book out of anger. To me he is as dim-witted as everyone says he is because he has made it clear he wants to remain within the royal fold in some capacity (demands security so he can keep visiting UK, wants titles for his children, and would jump at a chance for a half in half out role). He wants the royal pomp but on his own terms, and when that didn't happen he decided to seek revenge. [/quote]

Why are you in this thread if you haven’t read the book? Why?[/quote]

DP but why do people believe what Harry writes in his book? There have been multiple probable inaccuracies and falsehoods in the book… the whole takeaway for me is a newfound admiration for the institution that clearly built him up in a way which hid all of his emotional problems, pettiness, and blame other people for everything way of viewing the world. I thought he was lovable, fun, happy Harry. Instead his own words make him anything but.[/quote]

I’m somewhat curious about whether you can provide any actual data to support your claim of “probable inaccuracies and falsehoods”.  Only “probable”?  If there are concerns, shouldn’t there be documentation of some sort?

I’m even more curious, though, about your takeaway, especially on a site geared towards parents and parenting concerns.  You admire an institution that “hid all of his emotional problems”?  Personally, I would be more inclined to admire an institution that got appropriate assessments and interventions for a grieving, struggling kid.  DP

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