Posted on 01/10/2023 10:50:41 AM PST by RandFan
Prince Harry bitterly believes he was only bred to offer literal spare parts for his brother in case the heir apparent ever needed new organs.
“Two years older than me, Willy was the Heir, whereas I was the Spare,” the exiled prince wrote in explaining the title of his memoir, “Spare,” which was officially released Tuesday.
“I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy,” he wrote of his 40-year-old brother and current heir to the throne, William.
He said he understood his role was to be a “diversion” and “distraction” from his brother — or to provide “if necessary, a spare part” to him.
“Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow,” he added in morose detail.
He also noted how his dad, now King Charles III, could never be on a plane with his eldest son, William, “because there must be no chance of the first and second in line to the throne being wiped out.”
“But no one gave a damn whom I traveled with’; the Spare could always be spared,” Harry claimed.
“This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter,” he claimed of his apparent throwaway standing in the family.
Harry complained that the heir and spare clarification “wasn’t merely how the press referred to us,” but was also “the shorthand used by” his royal family, including “Mummy,” the late Princess Diana, “and even Granny,” the since-deceased Queen Elizabeth II.
He says he was aged 20 when he was first told that his dad had greeted his birth by quipping: “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an Heir and a Spare — my work is done.”
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Get a load of this. It wasn’t just Charlotte’s dress...
Reading between the lines, it sounds as the though Markle wanted no competition on her wedding day.
From anyone.
Even little girls.
Contrast that with Middleton, who was happy to have her sister look absolutely stunning.
Willie definitely has far, far better taste in women.
It wasn’t just the dresses, the shoes too. Meghan wouldn’t allow the little girls to wear tights as was normal. Not even lace edged anklets. The shoes were new so Charlotte had blisters. I don’t know about the other little girls.
I could care less
‘Wanker’ is precisely the word.
Hearing what’s in this book, I’ve thought I’ve never seen a grown man so fascinated with his own little dick.
What kind of adult publishes a book full of this piddling slop?
The guy was literally treated like a prince for his entire life, until he voluntarily gave it up, including being subsidized more money each year than most people make in half a lifetime...and this POS has the nerve to complain?
Go away, Harry. Just. Go. Away. With. Your. Spoiled. Gold-digging. Wife.
What b---s---. I am so sorry for this poor little rich boy. If the family he was born into is so toxic, then leave --- really leave.
He is like his wife. He wants the publicity; he still wants the perks as well. And, he wants it all while he complains bitterly about being the second son.
He has no idea how kind the family is being toward him. If it were me in charge, he would have already lost his titles, and he and his children would have been removed from the line of succession. But, that's just me being an American.
This dude should be on suicide watch, but maybe the divorce that is coming in the next 18 months will finally force him to grow up. The look on his face when that ratchet made fun of bowing to his grandmother, she'll pay for that.
Wow. And that woman has a daughter.
I hope she’s being raised by a nanny.
Note to Chuck: If you truly love your grandkids, see to it that they never have a more important title than their mother.
What kind of ghostwriter attaches his name to it?!
Diana also had a red headed father and brother. The riding instructor has said that Harry was 2 years old when he and Diana first met. Harry is representative of Diana's paternal side.
If Harry is here on a visa that allows the Harkles to evade paying US income taxes, would you care then?
“Heir and a spare”: The Firm has always done business this way.
Agree. It reminds me, a bit, of the movie House of Gucci. The woman who married the son was a manipulative bitch. The son was weak. Meghan could give her a run for her money -- or, "hold my beer".
Pretty sure Diana was free to NOT marry an ugly dork 15 years her senior.
Wasn’t there a rumor about those two brothers having two different fathers? They even look ‘different’.
If I were the “spare,” I’d be counting my lucky stars that I didn’t have to be king! I remember when William and Harry were kids, Prince Andrew said he would sweat it whenever Charles and both boys flew on the same plane, because if they all croaked, he was next in line.
The stories get even more outrageous and unbelievable. If that were true he would be in a place where he could not get out.
Isn’t there a rumor that the ghostwriter gave up and left?
Either way, my guess is that Harry’s Wife had a lot to do with the content, if she didn’t edit the whole thing.
No, William looks like Diana. Harry looks like Phillip.
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