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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every big and small grievance gets aired by this guy so why would anyone not be sure about a incoming backlash if end of lease terms aren't up-to his liking.[/quote]

Actually, Harry has said that the book was heavily edited, and hundreds of pages didn’t make the cut — in part because he didn’t want to publicly reveal certain things about his father and his brother.  I’m sure they have some idea what kinds of things he’s left out. So: No, not every grievance.  It’s tempting to wonder what things would have been like if Charles hadn’t cultivated the press with his biography and a years worth of filming when the kids were quite young. That alone set an interesting precedent for how and why this family attempts to use the press and publicly air their grievances, at some cost to their children’s privacy, among other things.

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Maybe it’s just me, but the book just came across as vindictive. And it’s sad. It’s sad that kids lost their mom so young and it’s sad that the family is so fractured.

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Some of the book seemed petty, but vindictive might be a better word.  Overall, the ghost writer provided a very literate read, but I didn't understand why he went into so much detail about things that made Harry look bad.   He admitted that he lied to his mentor about drug use at Eton but said that he was angry when it came out in the press.  He also said that he had to reveal losing his virginity to a friend because it was in the context of his drug use.   I am not sure why Harry has such animosity toward the family since he seemed to be doing fine and enjoying life.  It is sad that Harry and William lost their mother when they were 12 and 14, but I wonder if the family is as fractured as portrayed in the book.  I have followed the royal family for years and have seen what appear to be happy family pictures of Harry and William with their father and than Harry and William with his wife, Catherine.  [/quote]

You say that you’ve followed the royal family for years. Has it ever occurred to you — for this, or, indeed any family — that the reality might be more complex than what you might see in carefully curated photographs that, for the most part, are intended for public scrutiny? 
Again, a general comment: Many people who present themselves as doing “fine” are not.

In contrast to your perceptions, I didn’t find “animosity” in the book — as much as deep pain.  I’d guess from what’s NOT in the book that the family might be even more “fractured” than the book suggests.  While it may have happened, there’s little mention of extended family members providing buffers and support. It’s hard for me to imagine boarding school for quite young kids and nannies as a norm, with parents in a disintegrating marriage. It’s impossible for me to imagine growing up in the glare of media and public interest on top of that.  I hope that Harry and William were whisked away by aunts and uncles and family friends out of the public eye more than we now know.

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