Spare Us!: A Harrody

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The title refers to the aristocratic adage that an " heir and a spare" was needed to ensure that an inheritance remained in the family. While copiously indiscreet about the interior of royal life - yes, that's his father doing physio exercises in his boxers - it remains strangely silent on any views about the outside world, even though he's no longer a working royal. He mentions that Britons, who are "among the most literate people on the planet, were also the most credulous" when it came to believing tabloid rumours. In January 2023 and ahead of the release of Spare, Harry's popularity in the UK fell even further according to a survey by YouGov, with almost two-thirds of the participants having a negative view of him. The front cover of the book also reminds the one of Spare, as it shows a close-up portrait of Prince Harry.

Harry mentions that during a walk with his father and brother, William wondered why he had not come to them when having issues within the institution, before adding that he should take up his complaints about the Megxit agreement "with Granny". Detailing his tours of duty in Afghanistan, Harry states that he flew on six missions that killed 25 Taliban members, whom he did not view as "people," but instead as "chess pieces" that had been taken off the board. So my comments are based on what Harry has written in his book and in part his media circus surrounding its publication.Sources close to King Charles III responded to the claims by insisting that he loves both of his sons and has kept communication channels open throughout the last few years, despite their relationship being occasionally tense. The record was previously held by Kay Allinson's Pinch of Nom cookbook, which sold 210,506 copies in its first three days of release in 2019. I frankly think boasting about tallies or talking about tallies … distorts the fact that the army is a team game.

I am sure there are lessons to be learned on all sides in this family saga, and no shortage of regrets.

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