Library book: Spare Prince Harry: by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

Publisher: Random House

Published: 1/10/23

Pages: 409

Genre: Biography

Review: library book

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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.

For Harry, this is that story at last.

With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.

Prince Harry wishes to support British charities with donations from his proceeds from Spare. The Duke of Sussex has donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale, an organisation he founded with Prince Seeiso in their mothers' legacies, which supports vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS. Prince Harry will also donate to the non-profit organisation WellChild in the amount of £300,000. WellChild, which he has been Royal patron of for fifteen years, makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible.

This book was pretty interesting. When I saw that it was about Prince Harry I was intrigued. I have never been willing to read about a Prince, Queen, King, Royal Family because their lives are their lives and not very interesting lol. 

With this book it was pretty neat to get an inside look of how one man/person sees his life, events, and how he was treated by those he called family. 

This book is told in three parts, Harry's childhood with is mom, Harry in the service, and then lastly his life with Meg and sorta what she went through while being with him. 

With Prince Harry being a prince it seems he doesn't have much pull in anything, especially after the Queen passed away which is really sad. Harry seems to have a problem with the paprizza and you can tell it truly bothers him, so why hasn't he tried to get laws passed to help those who are considered famous out of the limelight a little bit. 

You can tell he was truly affected by his mother's death and how the paprizza treated her that he would like to see change in some way. 

Not gonna like I sorta feel like the Royal Family is like the Mafia in some aspects with how they live.

I do like how Harry was opened with his mistakes he made and how he grew from them, even though at the time he was ridiculed by the press. 

I did find it sorta weird that he couldn't remember certain dates even though he was giving us information about what occurred. I feel if something impacted you in a such a way you would at least remember the year or the month. 

Was this one of those books that I would have spent money on? Nope not at all, thank goodness for library books. Is it hard to tell if this book is telling the truth or just one person's version of truth totally. Everyone has a version of their truth and sometimes things are added and woven into your version of the truth. 

Below are a few quotes and lines that stuck with me. 

This was a neat fact I did not know: "Most swans are grumpy, I said. Majestic, but sourpusses. I always wondered why, since every British swan was the property of Her Majesty, and any abuse of them, thereby, was a criminal offense."

"The past is never dead. It's not even past. William Faulkner

Without work, he said, everything crumbles. He didn't seem sad, just ready. You have to know when it's time to go, Harry."

"Weddings were joyous occasions, sure, but they were also low-key funerals, because after saying their vows people tended to disappear. "

"Out of the night that covers me. I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

Oh this one broke my heart when he was in Africa. Her six-month-old baby lay beside her, dead. We pieced together what had happened. Poachers had shot the mother. She and her baby had run. The poachers chased them to this post. The mother was still able to defend or shield her baby, so the poachers hacked her spine with axes, immobilizing her. While she was still alive, bleeding out, they'd taken her horn. 

  

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, is a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist. He resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his family and three dogs.