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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who read the book - does Harry seem to understand the tremendous privilege he was born into and how lucky he was to even be born "a royal"?

And in some ways - in many ways- the spare seems like the better gig than the heir[/quote]

Yes, although he’s definitely— IMO — a work in progress. He’s white, he’s male, he’s a prince, and there’s quite a lot, including systemic racism, that he gave little thought to until he met Meghan and began to more consciously understand that his “normal” included both tremendous privilege as well as what I would see as pervasive neglect, and even abuse — when you throw in his experiences with paparazzi and the media.

I think being the spare could have been a much better gig, and had his mother lived, I think he would have had a more balanced and emotionally supported upbringing. I can’t imagine growing up with the kind of attention and harassment from paparazzi and toxic press anxious to exploit even children for their paychecks.  I think for Harry, being in the military was both a broadening experience and a respite of sorts where he began to understand both some of the tremendous privileges and the accompanying toxicity of being born a royal.

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