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MaryMagdaline

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23. I read Spare and enjoyed it.

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:19 PM

Jan 2023

While Harry was an entitled rich kid, he was psychologically damaged by growing up, as he put it, in the Truman Show. He lived in a gilded cage and was trained to do nothing (except in the military). It’s an interesting story to read as he makes his way through something closer to real life.

I don’t hold him to the same standard as people who grew up in reality. The Royal Family as an institution is one that has caused many people, stronger than Harry, to go bat-s*** crazy. If he comes out with any sort of sanity, I will be happy for him.

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Prince Harry Was Right and It's not just a matter of Royal Gossip [View all] mainer Jan 2023 OP

Couldn't care in the least. An entitled guy who was rich from birth. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #1

Only some people are really people. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #3

I guess..... jimfields33 Jan 2023 #4

Not a philosophical-ideological position that has ever worked out well Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #10

ROFL lostnfound Jan 2023 #25

This ties into Brexit, the UK press, and the future of the monarchy mainer Jan 2023 #5

The future of the monarch is fine in our lifetime. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #7

The Brexit vote was very close and the media helped ensure that. n/t pnwmom Jan 2023 #60

I personally don't care if the monarchy has a future.... getagrip_already Jan 2023 #35

Yet it didn't stop you from replying and kicking the thread. emulatorloo Jan 2023 #8

Thanks.. I had the same reaction Cha Jan 2023 #19

Well stated! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #36

remember Ryan White? CatWoman Jan 2023 #45

I remember him quite clearly! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #91

So you don't have to read it Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 #13

He didn't choose to be a royal, this life was forced upon him. tinrobot Jan 2023 #17

Bravo NewEnglandAutumn Jan 2023 #28

Damn. I wrote a whole response to you and it was lost. Maraya1969 Jan 2023 #26

+1! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #37

Well said. crickets Jan 2023 #39

Absolutely. Kids are much better off if they are raised by healthy, empathic parents pnwmom Jan 2023 #49

An ordinary person's story is less likely to make it into the news IronLionZion Jan 2023 #34

So you're blaming him for which womb he came out of and over which he had no control? catbyte Jan 2023 #43

The Firm was rich at the time of Harry's birth, not Harry. Everything he might have had pnwmom Jan 2023 #48

Why are you wasting everyone's time with your replies? n/t MicaelS Jan 2023 #52

Yet here you are... gldstwmn Jan 2023 #80

Thank you for your OP, mainer. I Cha Jan 2023 #2

It is a really good memoir. emulatorloo Jan 2023 #11

Yes, I saw Harry and Meghan and Cha Jan 2023 #18

I don't wanna reveal too much emulatorloo Jan 2023 #20

.. Cha Jan 2023 #24

Omg, yes. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #40

Recently I've gained a much fuller picture of William and Kate, Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #6

There does seem to be a green-eyed monster element... brush Jan 2023 #22

It's not an elephant in the room question, though. There's no doubt that many pnwmom Jan 2023 #50

True, the "firm" will never admit it... brush Jan 2023 #51

Well, this is a system that has seen its share of... getagrip_already Jan 2023 #38

William and Kate both look as though the life is being slowly sucked out of them. gldstwmn Jan 2023 #81

I know what you mean. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #87

Not just British "journalists" that just make shit up, I think we have seen a lot Bev54 Jan 2023 #9

There is a lot of talk and anger about the lies spread about him and his mom by Rupert Murdoch. emulatorloo Jan 2023 #14

Yes and don't forget the invasion here of Piers Morgan, puke. Bev54 Jan 2023 #15

Piers Morgan is the worst of the worst, isn't he? emulatorloo Jan 2023 #16

I hope the Dominion lawsuit leaves a nice fat hole in his wallet. gldstwmn Jan 2023 #82

Ohh.. "The Royal Whistleblower on Cha Jan 2023 #21

For those who think it's irrelevant, it very much does matter mainer Jan 2023 #12

I read Spare and enjoyed it. MaryMagdaline Jan 2023 #23

Small quibble re "entitled" jxla Jan 2023 #32

+1 leftstreet Jan 2023 #41

Post removed Post removed Jan 2023 #27

jealous much? NewEnglandAutumn Jan 2023 #29

Seems like Harry is, at least to me. calimary Jan 2023 #30

Bitter and jealous, no. pnwmom Jan 2023 #61

I would not count out the bitter and jealous part. Not at all. calimary Jan 2023 #67

And, my opinion is.. I don't think Cha Jan 2023 #68

i also think Harry is more handsome and photogenic CatWoman Jan 2023 #73

And he Meghan is Cha Jan 2023 #74

Do you have ANY substantiation for this? Arazi Jan 2023 #70

The fact that you think William is "more handsome, smarter, more charming, more photogenic" pnwmom Jan 2023 #72

Yes there is that, but I like to look at the behavior that's calimary Jan 2023 #76

Most of what either of has been able to observe has been filtered through the UK media, pnwmom Jan 2023 #78

her friends were there CatWoman Jan 2023 #79

. calimary Jan 2023 #88

if the queen was so hurt, maybe she should have shut that tabloid smearing down? CatWoman Jan 2023 #94

Disagreeing: I read SPARE and Harry was far from whining. He didn't care his bedroom was smaller and keopeli Jan 2023 #31

+1 emulatorloo Jan 2023 #59

I have some questions IbogaProject Jan 2023 #33

What did he have to do with the potato famine or anything else that happened before he was born? ShazzieB Jan 2023 #42

I'm with you. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #53

His ancesters paid zero tax on that stolen 'wealth' IbogaProject Jan 2023 #55

Funny that you're directing your attack on the man who LEFT the family, not the ones who stayed. n/t pnwmom Jan 2023 #62

You caught that too Peacetrain Jan 2023 #71

Yeah, Harry left the "Firm." ShazzieB Jan 2023 #89

Oh, it makes plenty of sense if you think about it in certain terms. gldstwmn Jan 2023 #85

Some of mine probably did, too. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #90

Come on. I'm Ojibwe. Am I supposed to blame Europeans now for my ancestors having their land stolen catbyte Jan 2023 #44

I hear you! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #93

Maybe research history better: it was a blight and genocide, there was no famine obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #65

Who cares what kind of passport he has? He is law abiding. gldstwmn Jan 2023 #84

Mankind will never be free VGNonly Jan 2023 #46

I'm amazed at how many people are accepting this book as the absolute truth ripcord Jan 2023 #47

That's what surprises me that people don't realize that the book is only one side of the story questionseverything Jan 2023 #57

Much of his anger is directed at the tabloids, and anyone can see the way they've treated pnwmom Jan 2023 #63

Because we have already seen the other side obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #66

Actually, we've heard both sides of the story. PragmaticLiberal Jan 2023 #77

He knows how to check a firearm though. gldstwmn Jan 2023 #86

It's complicated. I wish Harry & Meghan all the best. They will do good in the world. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #54

Gee poor Harry 🙄 nt Raine Jan 2023 #56

I don't think Harry is looking for Sympathy.. Cha Jan 2023 #58

Pro-Harry columnists swarmed by online attacks mainer Jan 2023 #64

TY for this.. Cha Jan 2023 #69

Very interesting, thanks! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #92

So, the Mail is saying it's the Royals leaking stories on Harry? maxsolomon Jan 2023 #75

No. There have been many UK journalist claiming ... BlueLucy Jan 2023 #83