
Battle of Brothers
William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult
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Narrated by:
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Tim Frances
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By:
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Robert Lacey
About this listen
AS SEEN IN THE TIMES AND UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL
The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller
THIS CRISIS IS AS BIG AS THE ABDICATION – SAYS LACEY, HISTORICAL ADVISOR TO THE CROWN.
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 expert and bestselling author Robert Lacey, this book is an unparalleled insider account of tumult and secrecy revealing the untold details of William and Harry’s early closeness then estrangement. It asks 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.
How have William and Harry each formed their idea of a modern royal’s duty and how they should behave? Were the seeds of damage sowed as Prince Charles and Diana’s marriage painfully unraveled for all the world to see? In the previous generation, how have Prince Charles and Prince Andrew’s lives unfolded in the shadow of the Crown? What choices has Queen Elizabeth II made in marshalling her feuding heirs? What parts have Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choose their differing paths? And what is the real, unvarnished story behind Harry and Meghan’s dramatic departure?
In the most intimate vision yet of life behind closed doors, with the family’s highs, lows and hardest decisions all laid out, this is a journey into royal life as never offered before.
©2020 Robert Lacey (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic reviews
"The royal book of the year.... You’ve read their side of the story, now read the real story." (Daily Mail)
"You've read Finding Freedom - now discover the whole story." (Tatler)
"A portrayal of the royal heir and the spare that rebalances our perceptions of both.... It may also convince some readers that Harry made the right decision." (Sunday Times)
It made me incredibly sad for Harry, it must be very hard to always get reminded that he is the spare and not the heir. Reading it made me realise that Megan didn’t orchestrate the Harry’s stepping away from being a full time role, she simply gave him the confidence to do so.
It’s obvious that Harry is still traumatised by his mother’s death,and never enjoyed being a royal,and Megan helped him to achieve a different path in his life and he appears to happy.
William knew his destiny from an early age, and grew up knowing his life was planned out for him. They are indeed on two separate paths
Changed my view on a lot of things
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Harry’s wife has simply encouraged him to find his voice.
There’s more to the relationships
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Easy listen and slight comic edge in places
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However, from everything I'd already heard/seen I found it hard to work out what (if anything) had actually been added. In truth, I found that a big disappointment as there was nothing, that had not already been said, different.
A good read/listen, but nothing new really.
What was 'extra" from the original?
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Nothing I didn't already know
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found the American accent off putting though.
more credible than Finding Freedom
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Brilliant insight
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Very biased
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Nothing new
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Excellent!
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