Meghan and Harry: The Real Story Kindle Edition

Something snagged my attention for the current iteration of the Harry and Meghan story, so I figured it was time to do some basic reading to see how things got to this state. At the same time I "found" Lady Colin Campbell on YouTube and became interested in her depth of knowledge regarding the Royals and aristocratic Brits. Lady Colin has her sources deeply embedded in the world behind the crown which I could never hope to access so my best chance of understanding how the Harry and Meghan phenomenon had come to this point was by reading about how it all began.Meghan and Harry: The Real Story lays out the journey from the meeting of the two main characters to their decision to leave England and set up their family residence in California via a short stop in Canada. In the writing of this book Lady Colin went as far as possible to present the facts from a non-biased view even though she did admit to a high regard for Meghan. I found it absolutely incredible to read what had been happening in the lives of these two people in such a short time period. There were no interviews with Harry or Meghan but the sources used by Lady Colin were certainly in positions inside the royal family or their staff to give a balanced view of how Meghan was responding to the strict requirements of being a member of the royal family.It's my opinion that Lady Colin Campbell sincerely tried to be as honest and fair in this book as she possibly could. If there is any bias at all, it comes in a regard for Meghan and a hope that she will be successful in the new life she chose. For me, reading the book was fascinating because of all that has taken place in the short time after publication of this book. Now it seems Harry and Meghan have decided to return to Britain to join in some of the activities of the 70th Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I sincerely hope the drama can be put aside during this time so the Queen can enjoy celebrating this momentous occasion.

It's a very easy read, difficult to put down. Nevertheless, I feel the author (who I totally admire as a person) gives MM too much credit . She just got lucky that she met Harry, because 99%of other wealthy families wouldn't put up with her shenanigans, especially that she really doesn't bring anything to the table. Royal family is just too worried about their reputation to have a public scandal and Harry is too weak . I am sure if he had to choose between MM or being completely cut off and all his titles taken away. . He would fall inline real fast.Also, I thought that lady C got a little carried away with her belief that MM can actually become US President. First of all, it's a lot more work than being royal, second of all if you run you are subjected to such scrutiny of your past and investigations of your finances, etc, and ridicule and hatred of"the other half" that i don't think MM is up to it. Also, even the worst polititians are good debaters and even better public speakers, and in this I disagree with [my favorite] lady C. MM is not intelligent enough to be a good debater or think on her feet, and for some reason she persistently comes across as an annoying phony in all her so called"speeches", she just lacks a charisma to be a good public speaker. She is just not a natural. SHE AIN'T GOT IT!Also now I will say something that not everyone Beleives in. Obviously MM is a believer into "self hypnosis " or what others call "the secret", or others call "manifesting". She Beleives that her thoughts and Beleives can shape reality if you practice repeating them long enough. I think that's why she cuts off " naysayers" so fast...I happened to Beleive in it too. I am sure now she is even more encouraged because she thinks she "manifested" Harry and her current life. But here is a spoiler alert. If you believe in that YOU GOT TO BELEIVE in carma, too. You can't just Beleive in what is convenient for you and not in other half . By being so nasty to people, including staff, and so entitled and just being a bad person all around, she created herself really bad carma, and also a lot of "naysayers" thoughts that coming across the world conciously or unconciously from many many people who witnessed her atrocious behaviour. She can't do anything about it. So if she keeps practicing self hypnosis chanting " I am the most famous in the world "or whatever she does now, it might not work as well any more. ...Also, her claim to fame for just fame sake is honestly a little pathetic. She doesn't have any special talents, and A listers of different kinds she wants to associate herself with have talents (acting, public speaking, singing , etc). She just doesn't have anything to offer except being a ruthless opportunist, and it's not appealing in any country ( no matter what lovely and intelligent and classy lady C thinks of US) So I will be surprised if she achieves more than limited success. In other words. ..EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES, BABY. ..

Lady Colin Cambell plays fair in this biography, she delves deep into Meghan's life and writes without a hint of hatred towards Meghan and even goes as far as to applaud Meghan for some of her actions.I highly doubt Philip Schoefield with his bias attitude even read the book, as Lady Colin Campbell was fair and did not come accross as a gossip at all.

I found this a fair and balanced account of Meghan which I thought after Philip Schofields remarks would not be the case, very good read, for the historians as well as the just want to know ones, and people who can look at things with an open mind.

Lady C makes constant efforts to present both sides of the issues as well as all possible explanations (good and bad) for the course events took, allowing the reader to make their own judgement. Her exploration of social and constitutional norms in the UK and why Meghan has reviled and frustrated so many from these shores will be especially valuable for those not and who, thus, perhaps don’t quite understand the complexities, turmoil and ill feeling that the ‘Markle Debacle’ has wrought.I hope particularly that the couple themselves read this book and take it as an opportunity for some much needed reflection.

An excellent and very revealing read. Everything is well researched and backed up by evidence and quotations. Highly recommended to anyone interested in this saga. The only negative thing I can say is that in the Kindle edition there were quite a lot of typos and well as grammatical and stylistic errors which sometimes made reading a bit jarring.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Is is fair, balanced and well researched. Lady C keeps the book moving at a good pace and writes in such a way that it is hard to put down.It has an honest, factual feel, seemingly without a personal agenda for or against the couple. It allows the facts to speak for themselves.Well worth a read.