Camilla suggested to Meg that Harry become the Governor General of Bermuda as they're having trouble with press when their relationship first goes public. This is before they're even engaged. So, the plan was always for them to scuttle off out of the limelight. I would assume Meghan could get tons of work, but Harry is uncomfortable with her romantic scenes. I also think it is a class issue with their current titles and roles. It’s hard to separate the writing of the memoir Spare and the choice of content, but the writing was intimate—at times funny, at times biting—and took the reader on an emotional journey. Long before Will met Kate and Harry met Meghan. Their fractured relationship really has nothing to do with either wife. Regardless of which side you take on this, everyone that cares enough will find this all very sad. I am sure there are lessons to be learned on all sides in this family saga, and no shortage of regrets. Yet one thing I know for sure, we will never get to the real truth because one side will not resort to the petty and sometimes damaging allegations made by Harry, in this book. So William is nothing but an easy open target because he is part of an establishment that “never complains and never explains”, even when his wife is subjected to abuse from the media (much more than Meghan over the years).

In a truly engaging narrative, Harry takes us chronologically through some frank admissions, through key developments of his growth and maturity, and the angs of being a perpetual shadow to his brother in a cold, emotionless environment, devoid of hugs and love. This is a story without apologies or fear, told in a way that makes the book difficult to put down once you start it, because it gives the incredible feeling of knowing the person without knowing him at all, as he gradually rev eals himself. It's nothing like the negative hype in the press. He even used a tank of laughing gas when Meghan was in labor with Archie which I felt was a bit unacceptable. At the same time, even after comparing his family to a death cult, Harry doesn't denounce monarchy. The revealing memoir contains a host of frank disclosures, including details of a fight between Prince Harry and Prince William in which Prince William allegedly pushed Harry to the floor, the moment he was told about his mother’s death, and his feelings about the Queen Consort.Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . . Spare is a conflicting memoir but definitely one that I am glad I took the time and have heard ‘his voice’ – this is ultimately what he set out to do…it’s only human to seek to be heard, understood and confront the many injustices experienced. Spare is certainly worth the time and I can recommend it! In one of his interviews Harry expressed that one of his goals in sharing some of the details he shared was to remind people that “you are not alone.” Talking about all of this helps reduce stigma on so many levels. After reading this book, I feel like I know Prince Harry inside and out from some of his deep inner thoughts and his perspectives on life.

Harry seeks compassion and understanding from everyone, but did he (or will he) show any to the people whose lives he destroyed? Of course not; they are, after all, just "bad people" doing "bad things". Love him or hate him, Believe him or not, We all have are own throughs and view on him and these ones are mine. Many will have proclaimed to have read the recent memoir of Prince Harry – many will fudge the words and make grandiose, broad and sweeping statements…but when you have genuinely read Prince Harry’s deeply raw and personal account word for word – cover to cover…you can call their bluff and see through the cobbled-together words and lip-service to add to the world-wide commentary. Immense detail is given to several, seemingly unimportant events. The appearance of rooms, for example, are described wonderfully (much as Harry said they would be, given how his memory works). Quite unfortunately, this measured and careful writing does not extend to some of the more sensitive topics. I’m in a minority here on GR, by rating this a ‘1’ because most people I know who have a problem with Harry’s behaviour, integrity, and motives for writing this book have chosen not to waste their money or time on it. Which potentially provides a distorted view of UK public opinion, in particular.With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, ... It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. This book was revealing, but also frustrating. Harry spares no punches rightfully pointing out where others have done wrong. However, he fails to consistently apply this same critical eye to his own actions. While he sounds like he feels bad for his missteps, he attributes them entirely to his upbringing with little interrogation. For example:

Harry’s experience as a young child/person show the struggles he had with sharing his feelings and that as he matured and started that self-work, he was able to change how he showed up in relationships, how he showed up in his work. I saw a recent headline that was something to the effect of “Harry caught in cult of psychotherapy.” Harry obviously believes in therapy, believe in improving oneself and learning (as I believe there is evidence of), and if other members of their families do not or do on a surface level, then it is easy to see/understand how the rifts have continued to grow.I didn't expect anything less, and that's truthfully why I pirated this book. The Royals are OG colonists. I'm never willingly giving them money. The rest of the book is basically Harry implying he's somehow now "better" than the rest of the cruel, racist, corrupt, criminal, bloodthirsty royal institution he used to be a part of (and in reality still is). There are moments when your heart breaks for Harry, like when as boy, he was convinced his mother hadn’t been killed, but that it was a public hoax so that she could start her life over somewhere. Or, when as a young man, he felt the need to go repeatedly through the tunnel in Paris at the same speed that killed Princess Diana. I wish Harry & Meghan and their little family the best. Meghan's the best thing that ever happened to Harry. They're a great couple and a happy family. Harry longs for a deeper connection to his big brother, but Will honestly wants nothing to do with him.