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In it, the Duke of Sussex describes intimate details of his personal life and the inner workings of the royal family.

As you read with fascination about the grief he struggled with after his mother, Princess Diana, died in , or the racist media coverage of his wife, Meghan Markle, you may also find yourself wondering about more mundane things. With a controversial onslaught of public disclosure, Harry and Meghan have seized the means of production from a multibillion-dollar royal-watch industry. A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret, a. What British people call costumes, for some reason. Nom de guerre of Geri Halliwell, a member of the s pop group the Spice Girls.

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By turns sympathetic and absurd, this is a memoir that deals in the tropes of tabloid storytelling even as it lambasts them. T he monarchy relies on fiction. It is a constructed reality, in which grown-up people are asked to collude in the notion that a human is more than a human — that he or she contains something approaching the ineffable essence of Britishness. Once, this fiction rested on political and military power, supported by a direct line, it was supposed, to God. The monarchy is theatre, the monarchy is storytelling, the monarchy is illusion. All this explains why royals are so irresistible to writers of fiction, from Alan Bennett to Peter Morgan: they are already halfway to myth. And, it seems, no one cleaves harder to the myths than the royals themselves. He compared himself to Prince Hal. I slammed it shut. To his surprise, he was rather good. Prince Harry portrays himself as no great reader. Studying invited reflection; reflection invited grief; emotions were best avoided. But he does himself an injustice.

My Turn Sundays. Better Planet. When he was about 15, a guide named Sandy shoved rehabber kooks face inside the still-warm carcass of a freshly killed stag and held it there until Harry went limp.

Prince Harry's account of his family fearing the media has been echoed in a resurfaced clip of Hugh Grant talking about British politics. The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey there was an "invisible contract" through which his family invited the media into their lives in exchange for positive coverage. He also said during the March conversation that the royals feared criticism in the tabloid press. The account bears some similarities to an old clip that has gone viral on Twitter of British actor Hugh Grant suggesting U. The video was posted alongside a Tweet which read: "Hugh Grant years ago called the UK press a protection racket that scared politicians into silence. The prince said on his CBS prime-time special: "I guess one of the most telling parts—and the saddest parts, I guess—was over 70 members of parliament, female members of parliament, both Conservative and Labour—came out and called out the colonial undertones of articles and headlines written about Meghan. And that hurts.

Giselle Bastin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. At the heart of the Meghan coverage, he tells the queen, have been distinct overtones of racism and misogyny. A life where he was harassed and haunted by the British press, whom he believes killed his mother. Read more: What Prince Harry's memoir Spare tells us about 'complicated grief' and the long-term impact of losing a mother so young. Let it dry! While flying an Apache helicopter in Afghanistan, Harry killed 25 members of the Taliban, an admission that has since attracted criticism from some members of the military in the UK. Harry is keen, however, to contextualise his war experience in terms of his military training.

Rehabber kooks

Prince Harry revealed when he was 21 that he took down names of journalists behind negative stories, a resurfaced interview shows. Harry gave an interview to mark his 21st birthday from his father's home at Highgrove in Gloucestershire, U. One Twitter user posted the footage, with the message: "Prince Harry has been taking names and said he'd love to have a column in a paper to debunk the lies being told about him but he would probably get in trouble for it. He's been playing the long game and finally took the leap! The post has been viewed k times and liked almost 3, times since it was posted on January I do not know, but I have to read them just for peace of mind—just to know what they've written and to see who wrote it and see who took the photographs. Write that down for later.

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We kept this story out of the public domain for quite a long time because nobody's been able to prove anything. Copy Link. I slammed it shut. He is a voracious reader — of the press. I was lost. Sign up now. Most Viewed Stories. You may unsubscribe at any time. In The Magazine. Grant said: "When they tried to bring Rebekah Brooks in to see them and she refused and they asked again and she refused and they kept asking and the message got through to the select committee if you make me come I will destroy your personal lives. Or did I learn only later that the guiding force behind this putrid strategy was the same spin doctor Pa and Camilla had recently hired, the same spin doctor who'd leaked the details of our private summits with Camilla? Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in. Prince Harry is… not a fan of Rebekah Brooks.

Imagine a fairy-tale city—on the coast, perhaps, with sailboats bobbing in the breeze.

Presumably, he was correct. Centuries ago royal men and women were considered divine; now they were insects. Sign Out. Times Everywhere. The Gist of It Daily. Elsewhere in the book, however, Harry could not bear to mention the name of Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News UK, instead referring to her anagrammatically as Rehabber Kooks. Confusing as hell. What British people call costumes, for some reason. More to Read. A discount store where Harry, when he was a bachelor with little interest in fashion, preferred to shop for casual wear.