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TMI: The Book

harassment directed toward him and especially the transparently hostile treatment of his nowwife Meghan Markle.

Prince William is arguably the biggest antagonist of Harry’s story, and the next-inline to the throne is rarely presented in any sort of good light. Often, William seems to relish in having his brother rely on him and feels the need to be the center of attention, and is openly frustrated when Harry chooses to do things his own way and takes up the bulk of the spotlight at any given time.

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He also doesn’t have very many nice things to say about his stepmother, Camilla, and many readers put in a similar situation as he may be able to relate to the feelings that Harry had towards the soon-to-be Queen of England.

Harry details the end of his royal duties and explains his decision to leave Britain in detail, and the details of his departure are heartbreaking to read, as were some of the details of the indifference shown to the treatment that Meghan received.

Harry insisted in an interview with The UK’s Telegraph that his book is not about trying to “collapse the monarchy – this is about trying to save them from themselves.” And while the book definitely won’t do the former, given the Royal Family’s usual attitude toward handling public criticism, it’s unlikely to do the latter either.

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