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Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

Well the numerous interviews now is Harry promoting his book. He’ll probably be all over hr news for another couple of weeks or so.

William is the crown Prince. He will be king no matter what. All Harry can do is topple him PR wise, and maybe that is what he wants. But I think he also genuinely feels that he’s been wronged and has a right to speak up for himself and his family. I’m not even arguing whether he’s right or not. That’s a separate debate. But I think he is genuine about his feelings.

When someone in his late 30s claims none of the stupidity he did as a young man was his fault, then I have serious doubts about his truthfulness.

He was asked to dress in Nazi uniform

Wliam hit without any reason

He didn't know slurring someone was not acceptable

What is it? He didn't know it wasn't cool to be naked in public?

And when he does this knowing there can be no retaliation from William, the little brother is looking like he has a mega case of envy.

Harry’s approval is crashing through the floor in Britain.

Sadly for him, American attention span is not very long. He'll be a has been pretty soon.

It's funny how Harry started bitching about his family since he got married to Meghan. As a woman I hate saying this about another woman. But Harry saying all this now makes me very suspicious.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/uk/prince-harry-taliban-afghanistan-criticism-intl-gbr/index.html

Prince Harry has drawn criticism from some British security and military figures – and an angry rebuke from the Taliban – after claiming in his autobiography that he killed 25 of the insurgent group’s fighters while serving for the British Army in Afghanistan.

Harry disclosed the figure in his upcoming autobiography “Spare,” according to British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, which said it obtained a copy of the Spanish version of the book ahead of its official release slated for Tuesday, January 10.

“My number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me,” Harry reportedly writes. In another section, he is quoted as describing Taliban insurgents as “chess pieces” taken off the board, rather than people.

CNN has not seen a copy of the book but has requested an advance copy of the book from the publisher Penguin Random House. A number of UK media outlets obtained Spanish-language copies on Thursday, and quoted translated excerpts.

The prince’s comments prompted a sharp backlash from members of the military community, with leading figures saying they could jeopardize his safety and give the British Army a bad reputation.

The UK’s former national security adviser Kim Darroch, who was the British Ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2019, told Sky News he would have advised Harry against making the statements. And Colonel Richard Kemp, a retired British army officer, told the same network they “tarnished” his reputation and “unjustly” painted the British Army in a negative light.

Prince Harry is pictured in 2012 while serving in Afghanistan.

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“His suggestion that he killed 25 people will have re-incited those people who wish him harm,” Kemp said. “Let’s hope they don’t succeed and I’m sure he’s got pretty good security, but that’s one problem.

“The other problem I found with his comments was that he characterized the British Army basically as having trained him and other soldiers to see his enemy as less than human, just as chess pieces on a board to be swiped off, which is not the case. It’s the opposite of the case,” he added.

The ruling Taliban, which returned to power in 2021 after two decades and is again pursuing a brutal crackdown against women’s rights, also responded angrily to Harry’s comments.

“Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans; they had families who were waiting for their return,” said Anas Haqqani, who works as an acting adviser to the minister of interior and is the son of the founder of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani.

“Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes,” he added.

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Prince Harry served in the British Army for 10 years. He completed two tours of Afghanistan, one spanning 2007 to 2008 and the other from 2012 to 2013. He achieved the rank of captain in 2011 and qualified as an Apache Aircraft commander. Captain Harry Wales, as he was known in the Army, retired from the service in 2015.

During his time serving with the British Army in Afghanistan, Harry said, he used to watch back footage of each “kill” from the nose-mounted camera on his Apache helicopter after returning to base, the Telegraph reported.

Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, whom Harry served alongside in Afghanistan, also wrote on Twitter on Thursday: “Love you #PrinceHarry but you need to shut up! Makes you wonder the people he’s hanging around with. If it was good people somebody by now would have told him to stop.”

It is unclear whether McBean was referring specifically to Harry’s comments on his time in the military, or more generally to a slew of other revelations in Harry’s memoir that have sparked turmoil for Britain’s royal family.

Early reporting about the book’s contents has dominated front pages in the UK and threaten another headache for Harry’s father, King Charles III, and his brother, Prince William.

Perhaps the most dramatic revelation to emerge was the claim that William physically attacked Harry during an altercation in 2019, first reported by The Guardian.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/entertainment/royal-news-newsletter-01-06-22-scli-gbr-cmd-intl/index.html

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Mere days into 2023 and the British royal family are on the back foot.

With the Duke of Sussex’s memoir set to hit booksellers’ shelves on January 10, a challenging start to the year was already in the cards. But several days out from publication, multiple media outlets are reporting they have secured copies of Harry’s upcoming autobiography, “Spare.”

Among the jaw-dropping claims is Harry’s reported retelling of a scuffle with his brother, Prince William, in 2019 that left him with “visible injury,” according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper, which first reported the book’s contents.

The alleged confrontation occurred during a heated conversation during which the heir to the throne “grabbed me by the collar” and “knocked me to the floor,” and branded Meghan “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive,” Harry writes, according to the Guardian extract. Harry also apparently writes that William retreated but later returned “looking regretful, and apologised.”

Princes William and Harry at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in July 2021

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Other reported lines from the soon-to-be released book:

• King Charles pleaded with his sons not to “make my final years a misery” when they reunited for Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021.
• William and Harry had concerns about their father marrying Camilla, now Queen Consort.
• He shared learning of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and his final moments with his grandmother.
• Harry disclosed the number of Taliban fighters he believes he killed while serving in Afghanistan.
• He also admitted to using various drugs as a teenager and called losing his virginity a “humiliating experience.”
• The Duchess of Sussex upset the Princess of Wales for saying she had “baby brain.”

Questions will be asked about the safeguards put in place by publisher Penguin Random House and how the Guardian managed to obtain a copy of the book despite what it described as “stringent pre-launch security.” Some other British papers appear to have picked up copies in Spain after it was apparently sold prematurely there by accident.

Precautions should have been on par with those taken for everyone’s favorite boy wizard. Not since the release of “Harry Potter” has there been a book publication so hotly anticipated. At the height of Potter-mania, huge lengths were taken to ensure a spoiler-free experience for J.K. Rowling’s young readers. Measures included publishing staffers being sworn to secrecy, print-facility employees allegedly allowed only to view parts of the book at one time and retailers signing agreements.

Harry's memoir is seen in a Barcelona bookstore on January 5, ahead of its scheduled release next week.

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In the UK, several bookstores revealed they are under a strict embargo to avoid jumping the gun ahead of release day, according to Britain’s PA Media news agency. Shop owners told PA they expected book deliveries late Monday to avoid copy leaks and one shop confirmed signing a document to ensure the memoir was not put on sale ahead of schedule.

While Prince Harry’s tome probably won’t spark the same frenzy of eager readers outside shops, the promise of fresh revelations is likely to make it one of the top sellers of a year that has barely started.

Like many other media outlets, CNN had asked for review copies ahead of Tuesday’s release. CNN has also reached out to Prince William’s office at Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace and the Sussexes – with all declining to comment on the alleged royal rumble.

Many will ask how the palace can stay silent. But for it to be dragged into a protracted tit-for-tat with estranged family members could be worse. In the vacuum, the monarchy will be forced to weather salacious headlines, knowing that over time they will start to dwindle as the news cycle moves on.

Copies of London's Evening Standard newspaper on Thursday lead with stories about Prince Harry's new book.

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But silence also doesn’t solve the palace’s immediate problem. Public reaction to the explosive excerpts has been split. On the one side, there is the view that Harry’s account will be damaging to the monarchy and undermines the King at a time when he is trying to show how the institution is modernizing. Many have been left wondering if there will come a point when the palace will be compelled to respond. Others, meanwhile, see the latest Sussex salvo as inappropriate and point out that all families have disagreements. Their feeling is that the brothers’ bad blood shouldn’t be put out there for the world to dissect and that ultimately Harry’s approach could backfire on him.

Harry has indicated he would be open to a rapprochement, but it’s hard to see how that’s possible right now in the midst of this massive royal exposé. What’s clear from the leaks is the extent of the duke’s anger at being a supplementary heir and being put behind his brother.

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Originally posted by: Dilwali89

It's funny how Harry started bitching about his family since he got married to Meghan. As a woman I hate saying this about another woman. But Harry saying all this now makes me very suspicious.

you see these types of couples. The husbands are ghosts virtually and just go where ever the wife wants to pose for an Insta pic 😂

Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

I get it, but doesn’t it also depend on your dynamic and level of ease with the pregnant woman?

Honestly, I don’t see the big issue in the “baby brain” comment.
I mean we say it in a friendly way “Oh , that’s ok you must have forgotten coz of “baby brain”
Meaning - Hey it’s ok to forget since you have just given birth you have a lot on your plate!

Maybe, British etiquette is different. They are known to have a stiff upper lip. Kate could have taken the comment in another way. What Meghan meant in a friendly way backfired totally.

I feel really sad for Charlotte and Louis coz once George has his own family their lives will be really tough. At least now coz of Harry leaving they know that they have an option.

Otherwise, like the other “spare” Princess Margaret
they will also be stuck all their life in misery

Harry is quite the imperialist when not talking in the context of his wife and the racism she had to face. I am liking him less and less as I see more of the content he and Meghan put out. please just go away.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Baby brain is not a joke. A pregnant woman might say it herself as a joke, but another person saying it is like calling someone stupid.

baby brain may not be a joke but it's not that big a deal that you start bullying a bride to be and then start leaking stories to the press or push your adult newlywed brother calling his wife names. harry never did that with Kate or with Pippa when all they did was link Pippa to harry during will and Kate wedding. Kate's family was no less embarrassing than Meghan's.

https://twitter.com/KaylaAdams___/status/1611345569213026304?t=nCpzZa6UEG1XJnHfCfUBlQ&s=19

I always had a feeling he liked Kate 😆

Megan is actually called me-gain by people. Most people call her as a narcissist and Harry is a covert one. It looks to me Harry wanted to be the hier to throne but had to settle down as a spare one. Harry's jealousy of his brother's life and public acceptence of Kate has is visible in their documentary.

Megan was not liked by anyone from start. A woman who is friends with fake people like Priyanka Chopra and Oprah Winfrey. No one from her family likes her other than her mother.

I would call Harry and Megan as karma for British royal family for their imperialism and colonsim world wide. Their sins around the world has got them family members like Megan and Harry.