Battle of Brothers: The true story of the royal family in crisis

by Robert Lacey

The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men? From royal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book reveals the untold details of William and Harry’s closeness and estrangement, asking what happens when two sons are raised for vastly different futures – one burdened with the responsibility of one day becoming king, the other with the knowledge that he will always remain spare.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, History, Royalty, Audiobook, Biography Memoir, British Literature

600 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2020

About the author

Robert Lacey is a British historian noted for his original research, which gets him close to - and often living alongside - his subjects. He is the author of numerous international bestsellers.

After writing his first works of historical biography, Robert, Earl of Essex and Sir Walter Ralegh, Robert wrote Majesty, his pioneering biography of Queen Elizabeth II. Published in 1977, Majesty remains
acknowledged as the definitive study of British monarchy - a subject on which the author continues to write and lecture around the world, appearing regularly on ABC's Good Morning America and on CNN's Larry King Live.

The Kingdom, a study of Saudi Arabia published in 1981, is similarly acknowledged as required reading for businessmen, diplomats and students all over the world. To research The Kingdom, Robert and his wife Sandi took their family to live for eighteen months beside the Red Sea in Jeddah. Going out into the desert, this was when Robert earned his title as the "method actor" of contemporary biographers.

In March 1984 Robert Lacey took his family to live in Detroit, Michigan, to write Ford: the Men and the Machine, a best seller on both sides of the Atlantic which formed the basis for the TV mini-series of the same title, starring Cliff Robertson.

Robert's other books include biographies of the gangster Meyer Lansky, Princess Grace of Monaco and a study of Sotheby's auction house. He co- authored The Year 1000 - An Englishman's World, a description of life at the turn of the last millennium. In 2002, the Golden Jubilee Year of Queen Elizabeth II, he published Royal (Monarch in America), hailed by Andrew Roberts in London's Sunday Telegraph as "compulsively readable", and by Martin Amis in The New Yorker as "definitive".

With the publication of his Great Tales Robert Lacey returns to his first love - history. Robert Lacey is currently the historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series "The Crown".

Reviews

[Lois · Rating 1 out of 5]

2022 Reread Review:
This is painfully bad.
Just terrible.
The author actually uses other tabloid gossip books as sources🙄
Just a shameless money grab, adding nothing to the narrative and indeed getting the authors actual paid profession, history, wrong as 2 left feet.

Original 2020 Review:
Riddled with obvious inaccuracies right from the introduction.
The author is largely acting on existing misogynoir in British Society.
His examples of tradition that he's sure Meghan & Harry broke don't really exist as he's describing them.
The entire history surrounding why he thinks it was wrong to keep the birth of baby Archie private is based on incorrect and inaccurate history🤦🏿‍♀️
Dude I wanted to take you seriously but this is bad.
In addition his history on the USA is even worse.
Billy Graham was a conservative minister. As such, he was not 'a friend' or even a supporter of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. His exact quote in regards to the Civil Rights Movement as a whole and Dr King himself was, “put the brakes on a little bit".
As a rule in the USA conservatives strip rights from Black and other POC, they don't support extending rights to them and this is really basic and easily accessible information.
Graham did NOT support equal rights as much much than an intellectual exercise.

I can not forgive that a professional Historian would make so many silly mistakes.
I believe he was attempting to obfuscate actual history to give his racism validity.
Since this author is the Historian on call for The Crown all I can say is this explains SO much, lol.
What a fucking joke.

If the author's historical facts and support of white supremacy weren't so blatant (he actually offers excuses for the reporter who called baby Archie a monkey) I'd have rated this higher.

He attempts to give a fair and balanced history of these events. Unfortunately, his actual area of expertise, history is so bungled it makes it difficult to take any claims made in the book seriously.

The author of this book is a historian by training and trade. He has a master's I'm unsure if it's in history but as his BA was in history and he makes his living as a 'historian' I presume so. If he doesn't know simple silly stuff such as: Queen Mary II was the daughter NOT the sister of James II & that no one thinks a baby was smuggled in as a warming pan, as it is not large enough. The claim that the baby prince wasn't actually the Queen's has zero historical validity as every historian knows.

Also most of what's included in this book is just a summary of the scandals and as such can be read for free with simple Google searches.
I was disappointed that he didn't have more original opinions to share.

[*TUDOR^QUEEN* · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

British author Robert Lacey was a familiar name to me as I own a lot of hardcover books from back in the 80s and 90s about The Windsors- in particular Princess Diana. I just perused my bookcase and found a beautiful cocktail book about Princess Diana from this author dated 1982. Boy, has so much happened in this family since then!

Although this book ends around the summer of 2020 and focuses on the "Mexit" of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan), it still felt very current. There is a more updated kindle version of this book which I don't own. I've read a couple of other fairly recent books covering the fractured relationship between Princes William and Harry in the wake of Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle, but this one had the best information on the exodus of the Sussexes. Like most of these kinds of royal biographies, it starts in the present and then backtracks, providing a synopsis of the royal players like Princess Diana and Princes Charles' failed marriage and their affairs, the current marriage of Camilla and Charles, Princess Catherine's parentage and her college romance with Prince William. It also covered Meghan Markle's upbringing and her whirlwind romance with Prince Harry ending in marriage. The cover of the book is visually arresting, showing the final royal engagement Harry and Meghan were involved with. You can clearly see the seething anger on Harry's face and the strained facades of William and Kate as well.

This book triumphs in explaining in great detail the events leading to Meghan and Harry's split from Great Britain and the royal family. It came down to the people involved with negotiating their exit, Prince Williams's apathy in getting more involved with that, and The Crown's reaction to the Sussexes making moves like launching their "Sussex Royal" website before informing The Queen about it first. When Meghan and Harry first broached the idea of being part time royals, they kept being postponed about a date to meet with the Queen to discuss it. In their frustration this led to the Sussexes making impetuous moves on their own which prompted the upper echelon of royals to finally meet with them. It seems that it all could have been handled better on both sides.

[marta (sezon literacki) · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5/2

Dla mnie to niestety bardzo słaba książka. Przede wszystkim od samego początku atakują nas liczne błędy, które bardzo zaburzają odbiór. Niektóre są wręcz zabawne - np. gdy Meghan zostaje nazwana synową królowej bądź królowa teściową Meghan. Inne odrobinę niepokojące biorąc pod uwagę tematykę książki, jak te, gdy księżniczka Anna zostaje nazwana księżną, albo gdy podany jest błędny rok urodzenia najstarszego wnuka królowej. Zabawne czy nie, nie powinny się w ogóle znaleźć w książce, której autorem jest historyk, królewski biograf i konsultant serialu The Crown.

Poza tym, tytuł "Bitwa Braci" jest bardzo na wyrost. Czego spodziewacie się sięgając po książkę o takim tytule? Osobiście liczyłam na skupienie się na relacjach Williama i Harry'ego. Jeśli liczycie na to samo, to bardzo się rozczarujecie. Pierwsza połowa książki to niemal wyłącznie historia burzliwego małżeństwa księcia Karola i księżnej Diany, następnie poznajemy relację ich najstarszego syna z obecną księżną Cambridge, a dopełnieniem jest związek Harry'ego i Meghan. Dopiero w tej ostatniej części, siłą rzeczy, pojawiają się wzmianki o wzajemnych relacjach między braćmi, a raczej ich rozpadzie. Trochę to za mało, jak na książkę, której tytuł zapowiada właśnie to. Ostatecznie jest to książka jakich pełno, która opisuje ostatnie lata brytyjskiej monarchii, skupiając się na tych najbardziej medialnych tematach. Zresztą, Robert Lacey niejednokrotnie cytuje bulwarowe dzienniki takie jak The Sun czy Daily Mirror, nie udając tym samym, że jego książka jest czymś więcej jak tylko kolejną sensacyjną historią o Windsorach.

Plusem jest to, że jeśli już się komuś dostaje, to wszystkim po równo. Autor nie jest stronniczy i nie faworyzuje żadnej ze stron, a przynajmniej tego nie pokazuje.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok so the cover of this book that I have is so more fitting. It has William and Kate in the front and Harry and markle behind and every face looks pissed the hell off. A certain female also looks a tab imperious as well. I really didn’t want to fall into that club, but yeah, I don’t like her. She’s gonna have to pull some rabbits out of her ass before my mind changes. I don’t understand she was completely aware she was marrying into the royal family is it a control thing? Did she want to dig some gold? I just hope Harry doesn’t regret this because hes so fragile when it comes to female relationships and also likes to par-tay. Makes you wonder what would have happened if Diana were still alive.

Absolutely revelatory! What has happened to these boy men? You just cannot live in a bubble when you royal unless you are the princess Royal and the young one? Edward? You NEVER hear about him!
But tonight at work I was completely stumped on a trivia question and when I got the last part of the answer I kicked my own arse. So the question is Catherine will be the sixth queen with that name. I had all but one and she’s pretty a nonentity but her king loved her in his own way. She was so sad and he made her take his mistress as one of her ladies. That was cruel, but the king wanted to always make those he cared about happy. And I think it’s a bit like that with Harry. The more I learn I’m surprised he’s not in a private Bedlam.
Also this book and todays headlines are teaching me all sorts of good stuff about prince Andrew. Hol-lee Shee-it. That’s a total fubar with a skeleton and no brain. And we are supposed to feel sorry for him because he only makes $350,000 a year and well his apt in buckingham is actually a bit small. He’s a disgusting human being. Fergie dodged a bill it there. But they are thinking about making a movie about this interview he gave a few years ago AND (this is so ironic) HUGH GRANT is up to possibly place Andrew bahahahaha yeah PERFECT!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robert Lacey is a bestselling author and historical consultant on the series The Crown. After watching Season 4, reading this book enriched my knowledge of British monarchy and it's human side. The author struck a good balance between history and gossip.

[Gary Moreau · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not a royal-watcher at any level. Nor do I follow the celebrity news. I have never watched the Kardashians and can only name one of the sisters. So why did I buy and read this book?

I am an armchair philosopher and student of people. And I have been intrigued as to why a prince and his wife would walk away from one of the plushest gigs on the face of the planet and I thought this book might provide some philosophical insight. If it did provide insight it didn’t provide any rational explanation. (And, yes, you can call me a hypocrite that I even knew that all of this de-royaling had transpired, not being a celebrity-watcher and all, but I haven’t been living under a rock.)

The author seems well informed and the writing is okay. But why? That is the question, at so many levels, that this book leaves me with. Why, most of all, does the monarchy continue to exist? The idea that the monarchy provides some level of reassurance in an unsettling world, which the author seems to support at some level, seems beyond comprehension to me.

What does come through loud and clear, among all of the protagonists, is that life really is personal. It is all about us. And I don’t mean that as disparagingly as it may sound. This is the message of Darwin, after all.

If you are looking for a message or redemption or self-sacrifice, however, you won’t find it here. That’s not to say that the royals are all bad people at every level. But they are royal. You can’t say that you are for ecology and helping the poor and buy a LA mansion with 12 bathrooms or jet around the world in private aircraft. As someone whose name I can’t remember once said, people don’t remember you for what you say or you do, they remember you for how you made them feel. When I turned the last page, to be honest, I felt angry. How can we still buy into this version of caring? It’s not.

The self-righteousness and the self-pity are beyond unseemly. Bright smiles are not what goodness is all about.

But I will stop now. If you do care about the royals and their trials and tribulations I encourage you to read the other reviews. I am going back to my preferred genres of applied mathematics and philosophy.

I wish none of these people ill will. That is not what I believe in. And they apparently don’t need my help anyway.

[Leigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book intrigued me. Anti and pro Harry and Meghan people hated it. I decided to read it because as a noted historian, I figured Robert Lacey would be fair and give a respected biography. No he didn't. I'm not a fan of Meghan and Harry. I think they are spoiled hypocrites but I do try to give them a chance, everyone makes mistakes after all, we've all done things we shouldn't have. My first gripe with this book was in the writing itself. While trying to sound humorous and fun, he comes across as rude and condescending to his subjects. Poor Kate is portrayed as the worst kind of person from a social climbing family, William as the bad one who made his poor brother take the blame for his mistakes. He did dress as a Nazi though, not William. The Markles especially Tom are also raked over the coals for no good reason. He went into detail about why Harry's family was not on the desk for the Christmas speech even though anyone with common sense can see it was a display of the past present and future of the monarchy. He did point out though that Harry often saw paparazzi where there was none, which I found interesting. I did find it interesting that Cressida broke up with Harry because he wasn't the nice guy we all thought he was and wished the author would've pointed out that if he truly loved Chelsy he would've given up everything for her. But he didn't till he met Meghan. I found it a bit racist to say Meghan looked a lot like Halle Berry. They don't look anything like but both are American actors of African American descend, kinda feeds into the they all look the same trope. He made them seem brave to go live a private life when in reality I think we've seen and heard more from them since they left the royal family. I felt bad for Kate being trashed in this book. Maybe she married William because she loved him? Did she change her mind and go to the same university as him, yes, but that didn't mean he'd end up dating or marrying her and the same goes with Meghan. Despite all the talk of manipulation and soon to be divorces they are still together so it's possible that they do love one another. No one really comes out of this looking good, but for me it was the poor rather unprofessional way it was written that got me. For a historian and so called royal expert he could've done better instead of just parroting other books and articles and after what he said about Kate it's doubtful he'll be allowed in royal circles. It was a lousy and disappointing read, only good to someone who knows little to nothing about the royals.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

(research)

In as much as you can trust books about a royal family, I found this one to be quite balanced. Nobody comes out of this smelling of flowers, though.

[Jane · Rating 1 out of 5]

No news. Don’t bother.

[Mo · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's obvious that the author is on team Harry. Everything that was bad was pretty much William's fault, and Harry just the scapegoat. I got tired of the author blaming William for "allowing" poor Harry to get himself into trouble.

"Most clearly of all, we know that Harry chose his costume in conjunction with his elder brother the future King William V, who laughed all the way back to Highgrove with the younger sibling he was supposed to be mentoring - and then onwards to the party together. But did a single newspaper or Sunday morning commentator remark on Prince Williams's role in the debacle?" - Battle of Brothers

Cuz we all know how much Harry just LOVES to take advice from anyone, especially his brother!

Bailed on page 185 Chapter 20

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is snarky. You have to be willing to read between the lines and find the point between tabloid regurgitation and Lacey’s opinions. If you think either the Cambridge’s or the Sussexes are saints, you’ll be disappointed by this book. But if you take the snark into account, this book has plenty of criticism for all parties.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was terribly disappointed by this book. I have read previous books by the author and found them to be serious, well written biographies.
As the author is a noted historian, I expected more.
This book is just a dressed up tabloid.
Pass on this book, if you’ve read excerpts, you won’t read anything new.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Battle of Brothers: William and Henry: The Inside Story of A Family in Tumult is written by Robert Lacey. This book tells the story of William and Harry Wales who have gone from two inseparable young boys to two very different and separate young men. While William was brought up knowing that one day he would be King with all those responsibilities, Harry was brought up with the idea that he was the spare and could do whatever he wanted. From the way Robert writes the book, the idea comes across that Harry feels inferior and that he is always second and not as good as William. Even his red hair sets him apart from the rest of the royal family. That the boys lost their Mother in such a horrific manner when they were so young made a difference in them. There was no one to step in and be their Mother figure. This seems to have affected Harry more than William. Although William has been able to let his anger at his Father’s role in his Mother’s unhappiness and death come out in various tirades with his Father, Harry seems to hold it in.
The differences between Kate and Megan is definitely shown in this book. Kate knew what she wanted from the beginning and set herself up to fit into the role she chose. She was prepared for her role and has adapted it and herself to fit her version of being the wife William needs. Her first concern is her husband and her children. Megan, on the other hand, has had to fight for whatever she got. She had definite family support; but she had to work to get where she was. She is more confrontive than Kate and hasn’t realized that you might not have to be confrontive to get what you want. If she had not pushed Harry to be more confrontive, things may not have gone as far awry between William and Harry.
The way Robert Lacey wrote this book, it seems he is wanting you to read between the lines and see the true character of all those involved. He wants you to see that there could have been a better way to handle everything so the animosity is not there. It didn’t seem to me that he believes the split between the boys will be healed nor that the split between Harry and Megan and the royal family will ever be breeched.
If one has read all the tabloids and stories of the Royals over the years, nothing he brings out is a surprise. It is just the way he presents it that some details seem to take on more power than others.

[V.E. Lynne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I dislike giving a two star rating to any book, and I never anticipated awarding two stars to a book penned by a historian of good reputation such as Robert Lacey, but I feel that 'Battle of Brothers' does warrant it. Overall, it came across as having been written in a hurry in order to capitalise on all the current publicity surrounding the fraught relationship between the royal brothers. That is understandable but it meant that a lot of the writing was a bit sloppy and, more importantly than that, Robert Lacey really had nothing new to add to all the current reportage.
To begin with, Lacey chronicled the upbringing of the two brothers, and the spectacular failure of the Charles and Diana marriage, which for me formed the most interesting part of the book. However, once Diana died in 1997 and the brothers became adolescents and then young men, Lacey moved on to the main part of his narrative: the portrayal of Harry as a victim of his slightly older, control freak brother. Lacey does not really try to hide the fact that he is more sympathetic to Harry than William and is definitely more sympathetic to Meghan than Kate. In fact the way he wrote about Kate and her family could almost form a case study in the nuances and sheer ridiculousness at times of English class snobbery. The Middletons are apparently ghastly social climbers, and the Markles are similarly awful, but Harry and Meghan are held up as modern-day fighters for social justice albeit very rich ones and, as Lacey does admit, somewhat spoilt and sensitive to boot.
In short, 'Battle of Brothers' was very biased, short on new material and long on pop psychology and really didn't do it for me. The definitive book on the William and Harry split is undoubtedly yet to be written.

[Tara Hunt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horribly written and biased. The book was like reading a rough draft of a college essay. The author rambled, and at times made no sense at all. He spoke of unnecessary characters, such as attorneys and staff, with such detail it appeared he forgot his own plot of the book.

[Christina McLain · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great addition to the pantheon of books written about the British monarchy, if you like that sort of thing. Robert Lacey has written several books about the royal family in the last 20 years or so. This one dovetails Finding Freedom, which was the Meghan and Harry-approved story of their leaving the Firm behind, and it's an interesting addition because Lacey shows us the damage both Diana and Charles inflicted on their children and just how painful life often was for William and Harry especially after the publication of the Andrew Morton book, the Panorama interview and Tampaxgate. Though the tone here is often gossipy and sarcastic and the book is accompanied by hilariously mean British cartoons from the last three decades, the biography of the brothers does trace the long history of misdeeds inflicted by the monarchy on its dwindling membership to ensure its preservation --and the painful aftermath of tattling to the media by those in the many camps existing inside Buckingham Palace. Those people who watched the sometimes inaccurate but always arresting portrayal of the House of Windsor in The Crown will be intrigued by the description of life led by both brothers and the fallout erupting from Megxit. I myself am of two minds, as it does seem as though the very woke Ms. Markle was a bit of a chancer from the getgo; however, it also seems that given his history and memory of his mother's travails, Harry was ready to go even before he met Meghan. The sad aspect of it all is the chasm now existing between the brothers, much of which is documented here.
And for the royal family, the hits just keep on coming, what with the Oprah interview with its accusations of racism to the public's increasing disillusionment with the Palace which must appear tone deaf and hidebound in modern multicultural Britain. But don't count them out--as King Farouk of Egypt once opined, there will always be five kings: the king of hearts, the king of spades, the king of diamonds, the king of clubs, and the king --or Queen of England.

[Patty Kremen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book to be disappointing. A basic rehash of already published material. Didn't live up to my expectations

[Roos · Rating 3 out of 5]

How can you say so much but at the same time so little...

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're into these types of books, this one has a lot of the inside scoop. It was a fun read. The Royal Family are bad petty people who seem so deeply unlikeable. That Harry and Meghan wanted to leave seems completely self evident.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Windsors do not do campaigns of social upheaval. They do not do headline-grabbing lawsuits in pursuit of personal crusades. And, most of all, they do not air their grievances like any other Johnny Depp. To be royal, sometimes, is to ride the punches, to take it on the chin- and to just shut up."

This paragraph from Chapter 25 tells you everything that you need to know about the perspective of this book. There's so much "this just isn't done" and general condescension in regards to the Sussexes. Here, Meghan is pilloried for daring to express opinions and continue a commitment to social justice after her marriage. Harry is raked over the coals for filing a lawsuit against slimy tabloids that published devastatingly personal material about him and his wife. In England, apparently, sitting back and taking racist abuse is viewed as proper, and any desire to better the world is seen as self-promoting. Discussing the importance of mental health is unbecoming and it all "just isn't done." Having read this book, I could not be happier for Harry and Meghan that they've chosen to raise their child away from such a toxic, suppressive culture. 

Honestly, the whole book was very sad in the end. Not one of the figures profiled comes off well, and it just seems like a terribly dysfunctional family where everyone is made miserable for the sake of appearances. I enjoy reading about the royals as much as anyone, but what is the point of all this, really? Who actually benefits from these traditions or is happy in these roles? I can't help but feel mournful for William and Kate's young children, inheriting this gilded cage, and the limits it will place on their ability to self-actualize. 

In Harry's words, "It hasn't been very nice. It's been horrible. But we will come out of it stronger people." I sure hope this is true for all of them.

[Liz Sergent · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and the detailed back story of the two brothers going back to their parents childhood, marriage and divorce. This book also provided background on Kate and Meghan childhood and parents relationship. I loved how the author brought historical facts to shape this book. Very good.

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't even know where to begin with this book. It's basically a very long tabloid article, and the author's disdain for everyone except Harry is quite distracting.

I found myself skimming towards the end, just ready for it to be over. For a book that everyone claimed had such big "bombshells", there was not a single piece of information in here that was new.

[Jackie Latham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really anything that we didn't already know or suspect. The writing style was odd for Mr. Lacey. I have read many of his other books and he is one of the rare "insiders" I trust.

So basically is was ok

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad...

This book made Prince Charles look completely spineless, Prince William a coddled, spoiled brat & Kate Queen at any cost....

[Joy]

This book is less about the princes and what’s going on present day, than a rehashing of history that’s been told to death. Nothing new here.

[Katarzyna Nowicka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prawdę mówiąc nigdy specialnie nie fascynowałam się losami brytyjskiej rodziny królewskiej, choć śledziłam najważniejsze wydarzenia związane z Pałacem Buckingham.
I z prawdziwą ciekawością obejrzałam cztery sezony serialu "The Crown" na Netflixie. Zresztą autor "Bitwy braci", Robert Lacey jest konsultantem historycznym tego serialowego hitu.
Jego najnowszą książkę czyta się lekko, z zainteresowaniem, a nawet z refleksją. Satyryczne obrazki nadają jej humorystycznego tonu, choć losy członków rodzinny królewskiej bywają usłane różami z wyjątkowo ostrymi kolcami.
Autor przywołuje historię księcia Karola i księżnej Diany, aby zarysować tło w którym przebiegało dzieciństwo i dorastanie braci ostatecznie zakończone tragiczną śmiercią ich matki - ukochanej przez lud księżnej Diany.
Prześwietla rodziny dwóch wybranek życiowych książąt- Kate Middleton i Maghan Merkle.
Szczególnie pojawienie się tej drugiej, mocno namieszało w windsordzkim klanie.
Nie miałam pojęcia, że sytuacja między braćmi jest tak napięta, zawsze wydawało mi się pomimo, iż są zupełnie różni łączy ich mocna, braterska więź.
William, choć jak okazuje się potrafił nieźle rozrabiać, ostatecznie podąża za tradycją, przestrzegając królewskie konwenanse i reguły. Harry wciąż wyrywa się ku wolności.
Książka kończy się w momencie zrzeczenia królewskich przywilejów przez Harrego i Meghan w marcu 2020.
Swoją drogą ciekawa jestem, jak autor odniósłby się do głośnego wywiadu u Oprah Winfrey😉?
Wydaje mi się, że to dopiero początek tej historii.
Ja osobiście kibicuję Meghan i Harremu, choć wiem, że bez wsparcia rodziny nie będzie im łatwo, oby ich zwiazek przetrwał, oby z czasem nie mieli do siebie pretensji.
P.S.Tak się złożyło, że podczas mojej " królewskiej" lektury - 9 kwietnia z Pałacu Buckingham dotarła smutna wiadomość o odejściu najstarszego członka rodziny Windsorów - Filipa, księcia Edynburga.
Książe Filip zmarł tuż przed swoimi setnymi urodzinami, towarzyszył swojej królowej 73 lata😔.

[Jane Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes there are many a book about the Royal Family. I guess I wanted a bit of an updated version about the 2 hottest topic Males, Wills and Harry. The book starts during the Charles - Camila - Diane period giving you a background to what was to be the boys childhood. Lots of information from other sources so nothing really new. But the second half of the book was quite interesting from a perspective of 2 young men trying to make their way in the world - albeit a future King and a spare heir! A light read.

[Ver · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the title is not right as not much of a battle was between the brothers. Especially in the early years, when Harry didn't care much about being a part of royal family. We can say the battle really started when Megan appeared and we can only wonder whether it was her idea to push Harry into gaining a royal meaning (everyone is convinced this is the case). The book is written in a moderate tone, not like a tabloid looking for scandals, which is fair. Nevertheless, I can understand the annoyance of royal family with the press, being followed and fighting fake news. I wouldn't like such a life.

[Allison Maier · Rating 3 out of 5]

look me in the eyes and tell me you aren’t deeply entrenched in royal family drama

you can’t!

//this book was ok and gave a fairly decent overview into the complexities of why people hate meghan markle for simply existing

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't help to indulge in some royal gossip every once in awhile. It does sadden me to see a rift between the brothers. I think back to Diana's funeral and how I cried seeing those boys walk behind their mother's coffin. I remember thinking that day that I hoped one day, those young men would find peace and happiness. I hope they have, and I hope one day they will find peace with one another.