Prince Harry

[hegley]

Good trolling from Bert's Books.

 

[danny la rouge]

I don’t like him at all but I've got to admit I'm quite curious

What more could you possibly need to know?!

 

[Sasaferrato]

He didn't write the book as a former soldier, he wrote it as a member of the royal family, so we're back to his and his advisors motivations for including it. And let's face it, it's about a paragraph. Hardly a detailed commentary on the inhumaity of war.

He didn't write it.

 

[killer b]

just get it out of the library if you're actually interested enough to read it

 

[danny la rouge]

No!

PM me your address please, mate. For a reason.

 

[Spymaster]

He didn't write it.

Perhaps he didn't read it either.

 

[MickiQ]

Not available on Pirate Bay yet

 

[Orang Utan]

just get it out of the library if you're actually interested enough to read it

Please just steal it from a library so we don’t have to see it on our shelves.

 

[Orang Utan]

He didn't write it.

He kind of did. It’s written collaboratively with a ghost writer as many celeb memoirs are

 

[JimW]

Who'd have though Spare would get so many backs up?

 

[frogwoman]

A pro monarchy mate of mine was saying that the Royals have massive soft power in terms of Britain's image in the world, and that eg if the British government asked North Korea if they wanted King Charles to visit they'd almost certainly say yes?

I'm really not sure about that though and I'm even less convinced that that's actually good I've got a lot of respect for him and find his pov interesting (it's probably the one thing I really disagree with him on) but this kinda seems like clutching at straws tbh

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

A pro monarchy mate of mine was saying that the Royals have massive soft power in terms of Britain's image in the world, and that eg if the British government asked North Korea if they wanted King Charles to visit they'd say yes without a doubt?

I'm really not sure about that though and I'm even less convinced that that's actually good

Monarchist are batshit mentalists shocker.

 

[killer b]

A pro monarchy mate of mine was saying that the Royals have massive soft power and that eg if the British government asked North Korea if they wanted King Charles to visit they'd say yes without a doubt?

I'm really not sure about that though

that's probably true, they're both dynastic rulers of tin-pot countries, expect they have a lot in common.

 

[frogwoman]

Yeah I don't fully understand his reasons

 

[frogwoman]

that's probably true, they're both dynastic rulers of tin-pot countries, expect they have a lot in common.

Hopefully Charles won't get any ideas

 

[littlebabyjesus]

A pro monarchy mate of mine was saying that the Royals have massive soft power in terms of Britain's image in the world, and that eg if the British government asked North Korea if they wanted King Charles to visit they'd say yes without a doubt?

I'm really not sure about that though and I'm even less convinced that that's actually good

Hmmm. The icy reception received on the recent Caribbean trip rather shows that up for what it is. Not sure any country gives much of a shit about a visit from a British royal nowadays tbh.

wrt Britain's image in the world, I would judge that it does more harm than good, but then I would think that. It all depends on what image you think is a good image.

 

[frogwoman]

Hmmm. The icy reception received on the recent Caribbean trip rather shows that up for what it is. Not sure any country gives much of a shit about a visit from a British royal nowadays tbh.

Yeah that's what I thought?

 

[cesare]

I assumed that the respect and image part around the world was due to the late EII rather than the whole family.

 

[friedaweed]

Has anyone bought or planning to read Harry’s book?

Na I've already got stuff in the outside loo in case of a paper shortage.

 

[frogwoman]

The only country that would probably like a visit from Charles is probably the US tbh.

Although when I lived in Russia a lot of people really liked the monarchy, especially the Queen.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I assumed that the respect and image part around the world was due to the late EII rather than the whole family.

Yes, she was popular for some reason. The rest of them, not so much. The sons of the extremely popular Diana were probably next best for popularity. Not any more.

 

[frogwoman]

I assumed that the respect and image part around the world was due to the late EII rather than the whole family.

Yeah people generally liked her or at least respected her, I don’t think they have a great view of Charles.

William seems to want to emulate the queen by saying almost nothing

 

[cesare]

Yes, she was popular for some reason. The rest of them, not so much. The sons of the extremely popular Diana were probably next best for popularity. Not any more.

I think she was popular because she behaved in a way that fitted the perceptions of many people as to how a Queen should behave. I'm not a royalist, this is just my perception. To many people, she gave the impression of being dignified, polite, and stately. I can't say that any of the ones that are left particularly do that.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Yeah, we need the Monarchy in case we want an official visit to North Korea. How bonkers is that?

 

[Orang Utan]

I am mystified at the exception made for Elizabeth, by even anti-monarchists. That she was somehow more likeable and worthy of respect than the rest of them when she was as vile and morally bankrupt as her husband and children

 

[friedaweed]

How big is this book? The dimensions? Reason I ask, is that some people might be buying it to put on a coffee table to start conversations and the like. That'd be an utter fail, can you imagine a monstrously large photo of the spare looking at you every time you sat down with a cuppa. Eek.

He's always going to be known as THE Spare now, isn't he? Even though history has been littered with them.

I'm waiting for the Taschen extra large one that overlaps the actual coffee table.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I think she was popular because she behaved in a way that fitted the perceptions of many people as to how a Queen should behave. I'm not a royalist, this is just my perception. To many people, she gave the impression of being dignified, polite, and stately. I can't say that any of the ones that are left particularly do that.

Yes, and as said above, she was wise enough to say almost nothing. That allowed people to project onto her their own image of what she was like. At the big Stop the War shuffle of 2003, there were people handing out leaflets asking us to 'tell the Queen to stop the war', which seemed a bizarre thing to hope for to me at the time. But they were projecting themselves onto her. It was a common thing for people to do.

Of course, in the background she was scheming to make sure the royals kept all their privileges and it would appear that that's all she actually gave a shit about.

 

[DotCommunist]

wisest course for your modern monarch imo. You need to look good for the dinnerplates and mugs and sunday papers, don't talk too much cos if people think about you for too long they'll start to wonder why you're still here in the year of our lord 2023

 

[Aladdin]

I think she was popular because she behaved in a way that fitted the perceptions of many people as to how a Queen should behave. I'm not a royalist, this is just my perception. To many people, she gave the impression of being dignified, polite, and stately. I can't say that any of the ones that are left particularly do that.

She very nearly lost a lot of support after Diana died and she took a few days to show herself or say anything.

She definitely was not liked then.
And Charles and Camilla were not popular at that time and for a long time.

 

[JimW]

A pro monarchy mate of mine was saying that the Royals have massive soft power in terms of Britain's image in the world, and that eg if the British government asked North Korea if they wanted King Charles to visit they'd almost certainly say yes?

I'm really not sure about that though and I'm even less convinced that that's actually good I've got a lot of respect for him and find his pov interesting (it's probably the one thing I really disagree with him on) but this kinda seems like clutching at straws tbh

If they sent William he could get tips on having your embarrassing brother knocked off.