Prince Harry’s Memoirs to be published.

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Blurb from publisher.

In an intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time, Prince Harry will share, for the very first time, the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him.

Covering his lifetime in the public eye from childhood to the present day, including his dedication to service, the military duty that twice took him to the frontlines of Afghanistan, and the joy he has found in being a husband and father, Prince Harry will offer an honest and captivating personal portrait, on that shows readers that behind everything they think they know lies an inspiring, courageous and uplifting human story.'

I hate the media. I only looked to see the latest Covid news and reaction to Cumming's interview.

@Maggiesfarm why check the Daily Mail then? There are plenty of other news sources.

I also think that with this latest revelation, it’s time the Queen withdrew their titles.

NOTHIN BUT SNAKES ROUND ERE, JUST ME AND THE KIDS FROM NOW ON’

Now, here is the book title!

So in 2022, it’s both the Jubilee and the 25th anniversary of his DM’s death.

Oh Harry.... this is just embarrassing now. Go away and enjoy your little family 🙄

The man he has become, or maybe always was ; spoiled, self indulgent, petulant, angry, arrogant . Hmm

The reason people are more cross with him than they were with a Sarah Ferguson is that they never expected anything better from her . People genuinely felt for Harry , they watched him grow up and they expected more so they feel more let down .

The thing is they only ever saw the carefully curated and managed image, now we are closer to the real person and it’s not so pretty. There are many friends though who have kept their mouths shut and on occasion taken the flak for him, I hope he doesn’t throw them to the dogs, even more I hope he acknowledges that he was protected by them . Unlikely though .

@AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken

Here is an early draft....

www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-secret-diary-of-harry-windsor-aged-37%C2%BE/

One of those people taking the flak for him is his wife , he’s gaslighting her just like he has with other people .

Too bad if I'm de-railing but now I've read this far you have provoked me to a few thoughts. Sorry, just steer round me.
In general I think Americans are articulate. I agree that M is.
I wish all of the Royals would stop using their websites to wish one another happy birthdays/anniversaries etc. and do those things privately again.
I read The Bench while lurking quietly in my local Morrison's.

Now, this memoir. Perhaps Harry will tell lots of "explosive" details about alcohol and drugs. Perhaps he will say that he believes his mother's death was an accident and that he detests any rumours to the contrary, which still waft about, I think.

I once wrote to him about his misuse of pronouns and he left the country a little while later. I do hope he has a proof reader who knows pronouns and adverbs.
My knowledge of writing therapy is that you write it out, dispose of it IN A SAFE WAY that won't cause ructions, and then if the matter is still bugging you, write it out again and again until you've got rid of it, so there may be more to come.

will it have cake recipes so that you can bake your own cake and then eat it !

He is full of bitter pride, which leaves him easy to manipulate.

His title, wealth and privilege are magnets for corruption. Trusted 'advisors' tell him the world 'needs to hear his side of the story', that people 'will love him again' if he makes them understand his family 'are awful'.

Without his privilege, his Mother's death and his falling out with his Dad and brother, he would be as boring as his cousins are to the media.

It reminds me of the fable of 'The Emperors New Clothes'. Conmen have encouraged his pride and now he is about to parade naked in front of the world.

I think his only hope is to completely fall from grace, loose his title and birth family and find himself unable to make money. Weirdly this book might achieve these things for him and be some kind of redemption.

He has a lovely home, two very small children and he claims he is now happy and content. However this public exorcism of his ‘demons’ and continual mauling of his extended family is unlikely to be helping him and isn’t the actions of a happy and content person. Unless of course he is actually enjoying it in which case he is more mentally unstable than I thought. He is coming across as manipulative and calculating and about as far removed from compassionate as you can get, which kind of jars when you are building a foundation based on compassion.

‘Do as I say not as I do - memoirs of a hypocrite’ would be a more appropriate title for his new book.

I've never heard of The Bench.

I have a feeling that the book will not be so explosive and certainly not insulting - but interesting.

Agree with you about grammar and I hate a poor prose style. Everything should be thoroughly proof read before publication (sometimes things are, even ghost written, and are still turned out with mistakes). However if it captures my imagination, I will try hard to ignore such errors.

Is there no one who can get through to him that this is a mad idea -
Tiggy his former nanny ?
Eugenie - his cousin he is close to ?
Mark Dyer his Dad's former equerry and involved with Sentebale ( the charity that is close to Harry's heart ). He is said to be a mentor to Harry.
One of his close childhood friends ( whom he hasn't dumped ) ?
His Spencer aunts or uncle ?
George Clooney ?
Doria his mother in law clutching at straw now ?

I couldn't sleep last night because of the heat and the thought idly popped in to my head that the problem at the root of all of this could be Charles. This is pure speculation of course on my part. But he apparently doesn't get on well with William. Now he has fallen out with Harry, or vice versa. He didn't get on with his father. It is said his relationship with the Queen and Anne, Andrew and Edward is not great. And that is all aside from the Diana- Camilla debacle. Diana said he didn't have the character for the "main job"... I think she may be right!

I would bet that he could have made things easier for Meghan and Harry if he had taken them under his wing a bit more and this situation would not have got as out of hand as it has. As I say, pure speculation but I think there could be a kernel of truth to it all, as before all of this happened, Wills and Harry appeared to be the most "normal" and functioning personalities of them all!

I too wondered about Mark Dyer as he seemed to be a stabilising influence on a young Harry .
I do wonder about his therapy . As others have said , it is usual for a therapist to suggest you write letters etc but do not send them . I wrote several letters after my Mum died ( long story ) and it really helped me to let go.

@ Growtheroses

My understanding is that Charles and William are very close nowadays although it wasn’t always so.

Can we swop H for Doria? She always seemed very classy and refined! Makes me almost want to do yoga…

I wonder if M gets a say at all or if he just goes off doing his own thing. Remember she had a great image before the marriage (and hadn’t gone tearing in to her ex husband, for example). So I’d assume this is all H.

As you say, pure speculation.

I doubt if M will criticise her ex husband - the floodgates might open ! To be honest I am amazed he hasn’t “ told his truth” but maybe he is too classy .

@Oldbutstillgotit

I doubt if M will criticise her ex husband - the floodgates might open ! To be honest I am amazed he hasn’t “ told his truth” but maybe he is too classy .

Maybe he’s been paid to forget “his truth”

"I would bet that he could have made things easier for Meghan and Harry if he had taken them under his wing a bit more and this situation would not have got as out of hand as it has."

You'd think that ther would be someone whose remit ths would fall under.

But why did "they" need taking under anyone's wing?

Surely Harry as an adult could/should have done this for Meghan?

Maybe he/they didn’t want help, maybe it was offered and they declined. They may have decided they wanted to deal with things, whilst inside the RF and following on outside of it, in their own way. Maybe they thought they knew better, who knows.

@Growtheroses

I couldn't sleep last night because of the heat and the thought idly popped in to my head that the problem at the root of all of this could be Charles. This is pure speculation of course on my part. But he apparently doesn't get on well with William. Now he has fallen out with Harry, or vice versa. He didn't get on with his father. It is said his relationship with the Queen and Anne, Andrew and Edward is not great. And that is all aside from the Diana- Camilla debacle. Diana said he didn't have the character for the "main job"... I think she may be right!

I would bet that he could have made things easier for Meghan and Harry if he had taken them under his wing a bit more and this situation would not have got as out of hand as it has. As I say, pure speculation but I think there could be a kernel of truth to it all, as before all of this happened, Wills and Harry appeared to be the most "normal" and functioning personalities of them all!

My impression is that Charles bent over backwards to help M settle into the family. Far more so than with Kate. He seemed to adore Harry and be delighted he had found a woman he loved and who seemed to have a bit of life experience. He's been repaid with a slew of criticism and spite. It must be beyond devastating. I do think though that Charles hasn't really been around much or provided much guidance for the boys as they have grown up. The interview the boys did on Charles a few years ago was quite illuminating. The sadness really came through regarding Charles being a workaholic and not spending much time with them or his grandchildren. The guidance seems to have come from protection officers where Harry is concerned, and possibly from Kate's family for William.