We are going to watch the coronation tomorrow. JB loves the horses, especially. I thought, leading up to the big event Saturday, May 5th, I would post my review of this book. Lots have been talking about it. There is a lot of coverage on Canadian channels. Lots of interviews, too. One expert commented on the book:
"He's writing specifically to his family: this is what I went through, this is what you aren't paying attention to, and these are the consequences of your actions." – Afua Hagan, UK commentator, and leading voice on diversity.
It is a good read. His ghost writer did an excellent job. As with all biographies, you take it with a grain of salt. I know there have been continuing discussions on Harry and Meghan.
The narrative was witty, funny, angry, and difficult to read in spots. That is the nature of biographies. I think it really helps to understand the mental health issues people face. There is much stigma.
What a saga. It gives a lot of insight into what PTSD, and social anxiety is like. I sure could empathise. You cannot judge Harry and Meghan, unless you read all that they went through. Even then, who am I to judge? I had quite a time after my father died. I have all sorts of triggers, mostly loud noises.
King Charles
The story doesn't seem to end, either. I hoped the new king will change things up, and loosen protocols. The monarchy is in bed with the UK media, in order to be painted in excellent light. They leak (fake) stories to media, to bolster up the public image of the monarchy. I think the worst memory I have of the King and Consort is them laughing at Inuit throat singers during a Canadian visit.
@daddyhope wrote:
The complications of marrying black when in the Royal Family, how the British press haunted Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. He speaks about how he was let down by his own family, something he was not allowed to say too. Press thugs like @piersmorgan continue to insult them. pic.twitter.com/Ng33Ct9FJe — Hopewell Chin’ono, September 11, 2022"The Sun newspaper reported that Charles started the eviction process on Jan. 11, the day after the publication of Harry’s explosive memoir “Spare.” " – quoted from The Star.
I noticed this on social media: "Remember when Queen Elizabeth evicted Prince Charles from his palatial house after his book calling her and Phillip vile, distant and cold? How she unleashed fire and fury on him via the tabloid media? Me neither."
He's not a common man, who can deal with taking care of small things like leaky pens, or pen holders. I know he is managing his grief, but the whole monarchy thing just smacks of great wealth, and reminds me of where their wealth came from.
Ironing his jammies and his shoelaces is what they do for the king. He called the butler, from another room, to pick up a letter that had fallen into the garbage can. It really is so entitled.
'The Firm' controls everything that goes on. There are many people employed by the monarchy to keep things running.There are similar families, I am sure, especially the higher ups, who need to keep that train running. It is in their own self-interest.
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Today, the Duchy of Cornwall owns the landmark cricket ground known as The Oval, lush farmland in the south of England, seaside vacation rentals, office space in London and a suburban supermarket depot. (A duchy is a territory traditionally governed by a duke or duchess.) The 130,000-acre real estate portfolio is nearly the size of Chicago and generates millions of dollars a year in rental income.
15 comments:
...I try to avoid all of this.
Hari OM
I have zero interest. Will be busy packing and preparing the Hutch for my three weeks away housesitting for a fellow blogger...YAM xx
I'm a sucker for pomp and ceremony done well...and a coronation definitely is that. Never seen one of those horses get out of line. I have read so many historic novels, it's hard to see that the true royals are even worse off. And besides not getting Happily Ever After, they just return to that awful entitled routine.
My father loved the Monarchy and my mother despised them. I'm going to watch the spectacle from a purely historical perspective. My Paternal ancestors were staunch United Empire Loyalists so it must be in my DNA to be attracted to all that hoopla eh?
My first husband, and father of my children was rather brown There was a LOT of speculation about what our children would look like, so I get it. (And they are both ends of the "color" spectrum. One is redblond, fair and freckled; one looks very "Mediterreanean" and two smack in the middle.) These days those opinions are frowned upon, but us older folks had it all around us, didn't we?
Not a Royal Family fan at all. Hopefully it will be a nice day so I can return to the garden.
Thanks for doing the heavy lifting on this one. I have no interest in the monarchy. It's a rather sick organization.
I wouldn't swap my place for a royal, any day !!! Protocol and pomp, not to mention The Firm, and Meghan and Harry, in my eyes, did their best and to leave and start again in the US was far better than to stay. Frogmore Cottage, I thought it was gifted to them by the Queen, a lifetime lease?? Now Andrew is being moved, his allowance cut? Maybe if we believe half of the media news, and hope that the Coronation goes well without too much drama. JB, great news of the latest test results. Jenn, spring is on its merry way to your home. XXX
I will not be watching.
The whole family (Harry included) reeks of entitlement to me.
I'm avoiding it.
I fear for his life. Paparazzis are merciless.
I wouldn't bother to read the book. Things look simple to me. Harry's not an ordinary guy, but a Royal, funded by the British tax- payers. He should have married an english girl, not an american divorcee.
Interesting entry. I just wished they could all play nice. Linda in Kansas
There are two sides to every story. For someone who says he fled the Palace for privacy, he's certainly stirring things up to keep himself in the media.
I was named after the Queen. My grandmother (grands raised me from birth) was pure British. I lost respect for the Queen when she treated Diana the way she did AND how she acted when Diana died. That was appalling. I have NEVER liked Camila. I call her Horsey. She reminds me of a horse's face. I will try to watch part of the coronation just because I have never seen one, but I won't go out of my way to stay awake to see it.
I feel sorry for Harry and Meghan. Guess it's because I am an American that I feel for them. Most Brits aren't apparently fond of them. Thanks for this review and this wonderful shared story.
I enjoyed watching the coronation pomp and hearing about the history. I'm surprised there are people who -after Diana- are shocked at how some of the royals treat each other. I thought we all _knew_. And I'll never like Camilla, but then I live in Tennessee U.S.A. so nobody cares how I feel about her lol
I'd like to say I'm not interested in all this, but I also admit I really found your post super interesting because I have no intention of reading the book. It feels like airing dirty laundry into the public eye. So many families have dirty laundry. And airing it has now alienated them from the rest of the family. It's such a very, very sad situation.
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