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Man grows up and gets a life outside of his family
I enjoyed it. This book is an engrossing and easy beach read type of book. To me, it’s definitely their side of the story, which I see is a reasonable point of view. Harry doesn’t want to live in the Royal fishbowl. Why is there a book about this???? Seriously. He grew up and wanted his freedom to choose whether or not his family and specifically his child (children) will have this option as well. He loves his grandmother and his father and his brother, but he is “the spare” and has dropped down the line of succession to the point where he no longer needs to live that structured, stifling life. In 10 or so years, George will take on functions and outings and Charlotte and Louis soon after that.
Harry wants money from dad, so what? He wants a half in, half out hybrid model of service. So what? Why can’t he do that? As a US citizen, all of this really seems much ado about nothing. Leave them alone. Let the family decide what is acceptable. If Charles wants to be bank of dad, who cares?
There is so much viciousness in places regarding Harry and Meghan. Of course, the royal rota is mad because Harry doesn’t want to play the game, which puts their careers in jeopardy. We are in a pandemic. Everyone’s career is in jeopardy. Why is it Harry’s fault they decided to be basically a tabloid writer?
I enjoyed getting more details of the things I watched happen, such as who Meghan’s OB was when she gave birth to Archie and why she was allowed to go home so quickly. I also enjoyed reading the details of their life while they lived at Frogmore Cottage. I support them in that they want to control their news on their terms.
I feel like the kindle version was worth the price I paid, and I enjoyed the read. I am a royal watcher.
August 2020 · Kindle Store · verified purchase