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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s a well-written book that offers a nicely detailed perspective on someone who has been featured in —and exploited by — the press since birth.  It’s good to hear something of the reality that’s behind the public processions and decades of magazine covers.  As an American, I have little sense of the deeper meanings of having a monarchy — let alone being born into one, so that’s of general interest.  More to my taste, though, are the reflections of someone with a very strange life, replete with trauma and everything from opulence to neglect — who finds reasons to grow and change.  There’s history, glimpses of some of the truths beyond the fairy tale surface, psychological struggles and insights,  and exploration of bigger issues such as military service, and, importantly, the powers of a noxious press. Something for almost every reader.

The biggest surprises for me were the powers behind the throne— the grey men who both influence and serve as doorkeepers to the royal family (especially the press); and the realization that Camilla — whose ever-present influences molded what Diana’s marriage and family could become — has been in bed with the press since before Harry was born, and continues to aid and abet quite noxious stuff.

It’s a good read. [/quote]

This is a great summary. Not sure that I agree that it showed Camilla has been in bed with the press since before Harry was born. She was widely hated for many years and then waged a successful PR campaign in her own favor by throwing Harry and others under the bus. [/quote]

Oops. You’re right. I worded that poorly.  Spare doesn’t suggest that Camilla has been in bed with the press since before Harry was born, although other articles that I’ve read recently — in the wake of the Jeremy Clarkson muck — do strongly support that. My takeaway is that Camilla consorted with members of the press, who released noxious articles about Diana, then, decades later, with even firmer relationships, used the same strategies to attempt to defame Harry and Meghan.  I read Spare with this influence in mind, at least as a possibility.  [/quote]

Interesting! If not heard the theory that she was behind negative Diana coverage too. I’m not sure that I buy it though. I don’t think she’d have had that much influence then. Unless it was Charles too. [/quote]

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