Spare

I wouldn’t call myself a “Royal Watcher”, but the family has always intrigued me. The first biographical book I ever read was about Princess Diana. I had no idea who she was at first, I just knew her name was the same as my middle name. When more of the drama of Harry and Meghan started to overtake the world, it was hard not to notice…and so I followed along here and there. It was hard for me to fully form an opinion on it all because the most of my information was from the press. As a journalism major, I knew that I shouldn’t take those words as straight fact. Especially being mainly from gossip columns. Then finally came the Oprah interview, then the Netflix special, and finally this book. I knew I wanted to read it, so the day it came out, I went to pick up a copy. Prince Harry really lays everything our in his memoir…some I had heard before, but most I hadn’t. From his childhood, his mother’s death, his school days, soldier days, all the good charity work and finally his life with Meghan. I found myself pausing at times a lot during my reading. Shocked by what I was reading..especially in regards to William’s treatment of Harry throughout their life. How could his own brother let his jealousy of the “Spare” outweigh the onslaught of hate and hurt the press was causing to Harry and Meghan? I don’t give a damn about the idea that “royalty is in the public eyes, they should expect the harsh press”. They’re humans too. No one royal, celebrity or commoner deserves the kind of venom the press has thrown at countless royals. Overall, this book was very good and I am happy for Prince Harry and Meghan for escaping the “Institution” of the Royal Family and having the courage to tell us all their side of the story.