Speaking My Truth To Prince Harry Speaking His Truth in Spare Book

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These are the things you learned as a member of the royal family.
This is what you learned when your mother passed away.
She protected you like a mother hen from being a spare child.
And then there was no one to protect you.
It's hard having an absentee father.
You've put on a brave face.
And now you want to move forward and mend fences.
Like the royal family, you want to be known for your charitable contributions.
Not for the negativity.
I see you as just being human. I understand.
 
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Thanks @Lara , good summary.

I am trying my best to ignore all this, but it is hard. The one thing Harry has said that strikes me as particularly true is the comparison of royal life to the Truman Show. I think he hits the nail on the head with that one.

An interesting aside, the Truman Show was filmed in Seaside, Florida. I've never liked the place, too artificial and perfect looking for me. The movie got it right. However Charles took an interest in Seaside years ago. https://seasidefl.com/news/the-roya...rles-town-poundbury-was-influenced-by-seaside Maybe it felt like home to him...
 
I don't know these people, what that kind of life would be. I have not read the book or followed any TV. I just know this is a family, they have struggled through many challenges, many deaths of loved ones. We all have had to the same things but we are subjected to the media and public opinion.

Harry has fallen into the trap to defend his life, his decisions, his family. I realize there are issues. I personally would prefer to address those things in private. It does not benefit anyone to try your life in the court of public opinion. Be happy, be strong, make the best life you can for you and your family. Let the rest of it go. There is no need to make yourself the center of attention and then be hurt from the backlash for the information you put out there. He, alone is responsible for the turmoil he creates. Most normal people do not have to make that choice but he must. Be famous or step back, lead your life in private or continue to be tortured by the world.
 
Alligatorob said:
Thanks @Lara , good summary....The one thing Harry has said that strikes me as particularly true is the comparison of royal life to the Truman Show. I think he hits the nail on the head with that one. An interesting aside, the Truman Show was filmed in Seaside, Florida. I've never liked the place, too artificial and perfect looking for me. The movie got it right. However Charles took an interest in Seaside years ago. https://seasidefl.com/news/the-roya...rles-town-poundbury-was-influenced-by-seaside Maybe it felt like home to him...
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Yes, interesting take Alligator. But I also understand, in defense of the "perfect looking" Royal Family, that the British find solace in having a family of perfection as an ever present example to live up to.

And when that perfection is challenged, they choose to carry on as if still perfect because they know their followers are counting on them to stand strong for the sake of decorum. I understand that side too. Maybe it's almost like that saying "fake it til you make it" :giggle:
 
In my opinion, the emotional pain one endures while young, is almost always the most difficult to endure, and almost impossible to let go until one at least approaches middle age. If then. I applaud his honesty, vulnerability, and search for whatever Justice can be forthcoming. The oversharing is a passage commonly experienced by those receiving therapy.
 
I also believe, that, like his mother, he feels compelled to live an authentic, meaningful life. He wishes to use his brand as a means of serving others. I think he is well aware this decreases his options for privacy, however, regardless, the media will always seek him out. Anonymity is all but impossible.
 
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Harry speaks his truth, no one but Harry knows his truth and no one has the right to judge. No one was there at the dead of night or early hours of the morning to comfort him. Such a burden whether you are rich or poor, whether you wear a crown or not, is hard to bear at his tender age. I am so glad he speaks the truth.

To speak your truth is to live an authentic life. One cannot have a fulfilling life, if you are living a lie. One has to do more of what the soul craves, the soul needs to be joyful and this is what Meghan did for Harry. She turned a young man who was full of sadness and self destructive behaviour into a whole person.

Society teaches us to ignore, repress, deny, and lie about our feelings. Society is wrong! This is why there are so many people are reliant on medications for depression. Why marriages fail and why some folk cannot find their way out of a tunnel. Oscar Wilde said “be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” By that he meant, speak your truth.

You will never regret speaking from your heart, but you will always regret saying “yes” just to please someone, whether that is royalty, or simply a friend.
When you tell your truth, a life of freedom opens, the grass is greener, the sky is bluer, rainbows appear everywhere. You are loved.
Tell your truth!
 
CarolfromTX said:
He’s certainly entitled to his feelings, but why air all his dirty laundry in public? I mean, it’s not like he needs the money. But he does seem to need the attention. Ditto his wife. Tsk.
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"Why air his dirty laundry", you ask?
Because that's what the paparazzi did to his mother and continues to do to him. And the Royal family publicly banned him from their family. If your character was sabotaged like that in front of the world wouldn't you want to have your voice heard??
 
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Lara said:
Why air his dirty laundry? Because that's what the paparazzi did to his mother and continues to do to him. And the Royal family publicly banned him from their family. If your character was assassinated like that in front of the world wouldn't you want to have your voice heard??
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I frequently see the results of trauma too long bottled up. There is nothing admirable in continuously denying one’s pain. It causes enormous emotional damage, and, if sufficiently severe, can destroy lives, even kill.
 
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CarolfromTX said:
Not my intention to battle about anything. But if anyone is spewing corrupting talk, it’s that guy.
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So nice of you to be so interested in the British Royal family. Some questions:
Have you met any of the Royal family? I have.
Have you partied with any of them? I have.
Have you written or interviewed any of them? I have.
Still think you are an authority?
 
Shalimar said:
I am bewildered as to why anyone would see the OP comments as homage. To me it appears to be a positive perspective, a pleasant antidote to the vitriol spewed by some who disapprove of him and his wife. This thread provides balance, and also a venue for posters to express compassionate views.
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I was compassionate for him and his wife until they aired their dirty laundry in public. If they had just left and shut up about it, I'd have a lot more respect for them. I don't see the point of Harry dragging his family through the mud further by writing this book. It's certainly not going to mend any fences with his father, brother and the rest of his relatives. I find it extremely distasteful, even though I have no use for the monarchy.
 
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