Battle of Brothers

This book is nothing but a collection of old stories of Diana and Charles with tabloid nonsense thrown in. Boring, dragged out to fill pages. It was obviously written by an old British guy and is loaded with racist xenophobic mysoginistic drivel. Whithin the first chapter there are blatant mistruths. There is nothing new, such a boring read I couldn’t finish it. Its almost as if Prince William wrote this, its that much of a one sided story. This is an obvious attempt to clean up the mess the royal family made of having a biracial American women marry in only to be driven out by a very jealous petty william who couldn’t stand to have someone outshine him and his consort. Another example of just how classist and racist Britain really is. I wish I had not wasted my money!

I was really excited to read this book, and thought it was going to bring a lot of new information on the brotherly royal rift to the table. But instead it covered up or glossed over a LOT of pertinent information. Basically it tries really hard to make Harry a poor misunderstood victim and blame all of his mistakes on William. IE That Nazi uniform–William’s fault. Harry doing drugs? That was William again. William was also at fault for warning his brother to take his time before marrying Meghan that they didn’t know her that well…..um—wasn’t William totally right about her? It doesn’t mention the Netflix deal, the dumping of the Invictus Games fundraiser, the missing the Royal Marines funeral to go to the Disney premiere with Beyonce, MM feud with Kate, the million dollars spent on clothes, the trashing of William in Finding Freedom ect.

The author actually thinks the Queen was too draconian in the Megxit deal!!! Pretty much the entire public (including a US congressman) thinks the Queen should have stripped those titles !!! If I were William, I would be FURIOUS at this distortion!! It also makes for an extremely boring book. Don’t spend any money on it!!!

Do not waste your money. It is pretty much a rehash of old information. I expected better from this author. It really isn’t a good book.

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 Fathers role in his Mothers 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 hasnt 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 didnt 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.

This book is a rehash of Charles and Diana’s marriage, Megan’s early days, Kate’s early days….
Boring and nothing new. Don’t waste your money

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