[jet]

On Tuesday 11 August, Finding Freedom, a biography about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is being published. Written by royal journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the book documents the reporters' experience of working in close proximity to the couple.17 mins ago

Anybody buying?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by jet

Anybody buying?

I don't know how much they could possibly know about them in 17 minutes? Snap judgements and impressions only, I'd imagine. Useless.

[Cherie]

Nope

[jet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nope

I'm too nosy not to.

[jet]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...suggests-dont/

Harry and Meghan's lack of protest at 'Finding Freedom' suggests they don't mind hacks, provided they come out well
Readers of new book could be forgiven for thinking rest of monarchy have found their freedom from the Sussexes
ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Less tell-all and more tell again, royal-watchers have been left feeling considerably short-changed to read so-called insights which have been long reported by the mainstream media the Sussexes have grown to despise.

Some of the quotes attributed to Meghan, including "I gave up my entire life for this family", appear to have been uttered during a hitherto off-the-record moment with chosen journalists including one of the book's authors, Omid Scobie.
By their very nature, off-the-record briefings with members of the royal press pack are meant to remain private.
How curious that, in this particular case, Meghan has seemingly agreed to let this intrusion into her innermost thoughts slide.

The couple have long griped about the use of anonymous sources, yet their lack of protest appears to suggest that they don't actually mind unnamed friends having a quiet word with select hacks, provided they have got something positive to say.
Furthermore, they currently appear equally untroubled by their associates knowingly co-operating with a book which has been published by Rupert Murdoch-owned Harper Collins and his News Corp stable of newspapers, which also includes The Sun, a tabloid they have previously described as "invasive".

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by jet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...suggests-dont/

Harry and Meghan's lack of protest at 'Finding Freedom' suggests they don't mind hacks, provided they come out well
Readers of new book could be forgiven for thinking rest of monarchy have found their freedom from the Sussexes
ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by jet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...suggests-dont/

Harry and Meghan's lack of protest at 'Finding Freedom' suggests they don't mind hacks, provided they come out well
Readers of new book could be forgiven for thinking rest of monarchy have found their freedom from the Sussexes
ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

the abject hypocrisy of this woman laid bare for all to see

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by jet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...suggests-dont/

Harry and Meghan's lack of protest at 'Finding Freedom' suggests they don't mind hacks, provided they come out well
Readers of new book could be forgiven for thinking rest of monarchy have found their freedom from the Sussexes
ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

So true...


...you can write about me all you like...so long as its all positive stuff and puts me in a good light..

[user104658]

Originally Posted by jet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...suggests-dont/

Harry and Meghan's lack of protest at 'Finding Freedom' suggests they don't mind hacks, provided they come out well
Readers of new book could be forgiven for thinking rest of monarchy have found their freedom from the Sussexes
ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

"Camilla Tominey is the Royal Editor of the Sunday Express in London, a Royal expert for the American television network NBC and a seasoned Royal Commentator for broadcasters in Britain and around the world.

Camilla first started reporting on the British Royal Family in 2005, when she covered Prince Charles's marriage to Camilla Parker-Bowles at the Windsor Guildhall, watched by millions around the world. Since then she has reported on all the major Royal stories, including Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton, their subsequent marriage and the births of Prince George and Princes Charlotte."

YAWN. Bias bias bias, it's just plain boring.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[thesheriff443]

Only if I had a wonky table leg

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Only if I had a wonky table leg

I wont be...even for a wobbly table leg

[Livia]

For a couple who wanted to step out of the public eye.... here they come AGAIN!

I hope to see this book in the bargain bin soon.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Livia

For a couple who wanted to step out of the public eye.... here they come AGAIN!

I hope to see this book in the bargain bin soon.

Well if we ever get a bog roll shortage again, we all know what to buy.

[The Slim Reaper]

Is this the follow up to finding nemo? Tough act to follow.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Is this the follow up to finding nemo? Tough act to follow.

The title should be, finding out the sun don’t shine out of our arse holes.

[Niamh.]

Not usually in to Biographies or the Royal family but I'd read this one, so yeah I'll probably buy it

[Tom4784]

It's so sad that gossip passes as reporting these days.

[Niamh.]

That first reviewer sounds very sexist so I won't take their word on anything. Actually nothing about those reviews hints that they even read the book tbqh Jet

[jet]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That first reviewer sounds very sexist so I won't take their word on anything. Actually nothing about those reviews hints that they even read the book tbqh Jet

They can't have, it was only published today Niamh...

Many parts of it were serialised in the Times, which I have read. Some of the reviews mention this, so I assume that is where they read it too.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jet

They can't have, it was only published today Niamh...

Many parts of it were serialised in the Times, which I have read. Some of the reviews mention this, so I assume that is where they read it too.

Well it isn't a proper review then and has no business in the review section

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well it isn't a proper review then and has no business in the review section

Triggered.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Triggered.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Finding Freedom review: Harry and Meghan whinge for England in a self-pitying, juicy moanathon

3/5

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have an extraordinary ability to take offence, if this schmaltzy account of Megxit is to be believed



The Sussexes’ main whinge is against the press’s skewed view of their relationship. But when the Sussexes air their one-sided account in this extraordinarily sycophantic book, somehow that’s OK.

Two worlds – and two forms of PR – collided when Harry and Meghan got together. One is the American, schmaltzy, gushing, self-serving, highly litigious world – and this book is clearly written for the American market (“Harry deeply craves normalcy”). The other is the Queen’s world – never apologise, explain, give interviews or go to law. One form of PR led to the departure of the Sussexes from royal life after barely a year. The other has seen the Queen reign peerlessly for 68 years.

But then the Queen doesn’t take offence like the Sussexes do – on an Olympian scale. For example, there’s Prince William’s innocent advice to his brother soon after he met Meghan: “Don’t feel like you need to rush this. Take as much time as you need to get to know this girl.”

Harry and Meghan (or Meg, as he calls her) go ballistic at the slightest slight, like Henry VIII on a bad day. Yes, the tabloids can be pretty rough but, actually, the British press – and the British people (barring a few disgusting racists) – welcomed Meghan with open arms. But if you’re looking for offence, you’ll always find it.

Like so many rich and famous people used to getting their way, they’re astonished when they don’t. Harry tells a friend, “I’m tired of people covering engagements and then going off to write some rubbish about what someone is wearing.”

Surely Harry realises he can’t dictate his own headlines? Meghan isn’t much brighter, judging by the bons mots from her lifestyle blog The Tig: “Being yourself is the prettiest thing a person can be”; “Travel often – getting lost will help you find yourself.”

They wanted a future as semi-working royals – having their cake, eating it and not accepting the diminishing returns you get the further you get from the throne. The Queen made it clear it wouldn’t work.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/wh...-self-pitying/

[The Slim Reaper]

Henry VIII had 2 of his wives killed, but sure.