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One of the most haunting images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking silently behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in mourning – and shock. https://audiobooks.ink/product..../spare-by-prince-har As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions around the globe wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must have been thinking and feeling, and how this profound loss would shape their futures.
Now, at last, Harry’s story is finally told.
Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree, cheerful sibling – the more relaxed counterpart to the serious Heir. But grief transformed everything. He faced difficulties at school, battled anger and loneliness, and, blaming the press for his mother’s tragic death, struggled to accept life under the constant glare of the media.
At twenty-one, he enlisted in the British Army. The discipline provided stability, and two combat deployments earned him respect at home. Yet, beneath the surface, he felt more lost than ever, haunted by post-traumatic stress and overwhelmed by debilitating panic attacks. Most painfully, he couldn’t find genuine love.
Then he met Meghan. The world was captivated by their cinematic romance, celebrating their fairy-tale wedding. However, from the outset, Harry and Meghan were relentlessly targeted by the press, subjected to waves of harassment, racism, and falsehoods. Witnessing his wife endure such suffering, with their safety and mental health hanging in the balance, Harry saw no alternative but to leave his homeland. For generations, stepping away from the Royal Family was an act few dared to undertake. The last to attempt it was, in fact, his mother…
For the first time, Prince Harry shares his own story, recounting his journey with brutal honesty and unvarnished truth. Spare stands as a landmark memoir, filled with profound insights, revelations, self-reflection, and hard-earned wisdom about the enduring power of love over grief.
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https://amzn.to/4byVcM0 I just now finally got to this book I ordered when it first came out. It was wonderful. The writing, the story, and the lessons.
First, the main takeaway is the incredible strength and natural integrity Harry has in the midst of immoral madness. This experience reminded me of the poem, "IF" by Kipling. The line that relates here goes something like this: "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, and blaming it on you...." He has been blamed for using his mind and his decision-making skills, while those sold into submission (the whole Royal family) gave up their 'Self' and any real sense of whole 'being-ness."
There remain systems that no longer work. They were unethical when they started and they are unethical now. The Royal business is as such. It can be morally Re-balanced and I will hope someone at some time will do that if the British people continue to need or enjoy it. But 'Royals' needing and requiring submission, bows, from others why they make the others feel 'less than' and more, is morally wrong. Especially when you have a new 'queen' who is a liar and cheat, along with her mate. Where is the 'better than you" there?
Kate was what British folks call a "commoner" as I read when William met her. She has relinquished her autonomy, so of course William will demand that from Meghan. In many families the first born are favored, and in William's case he will be King. Who wants that? Who wants the bows, the submission? No one really. Read Shakespeare. The royals end up needing the servants more than the servants 'need' them. I feel badly for William and can only hope that when he is King, he will rid the tradition of these horrible actions. I do think there is envy there on his end. Harry can be free. William is not and never will be.
In the meantime, the many moral issues Harry points out are great lessons for students of all ages. What makes us a person? What epithets do we live by that give us identity and power or hold us hostage and powerless? How is one person more valuable than another just by birth order? Why must an American woman who has developed her own Self-worth change who she is and give up autonomy (as Kate has) just to marry? How incredibly wrong.
Diana was used "merely as a means to an end" (Kant) and the Royal "company" are complicit in that. Once she had the heir and spare there was no more need for her. That is made clear by the king and mate now. Incredibly wrong. Why any British citizen would bow to them is a thought I do not understand. Tradition is okay, until we know it is wrong.
Congratulations Harry. You are a teacher. Continue to pay attention to building your 'house' emotionally and financially so when you are older you can contribute to the lives of others even more You have already done that in many ways and I thank you.