Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South. Step. Staff who had been with the couple from day one were mourning the end of what was

supposed to be a happy story. Two people fall in love, get married, have a baby, serve the Queen, the end.

Instead, they were leaving the country.

As Megan gave me a final hug goodbye, she said,

it didn't have to be this way. Finding Freedom,

Amid Scobie, and Carolyn Durand.

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful

downtown Thomasville, Georgia, and today I'm joined

by my friend and fellow Royals aficionado, Courtney Kinsi. Courtney and her sister Betsy host the

podcast I do declare and today we're talking about finding freedom the story of Harry and

Megan. Hi Courtney. Hello how's it going? Oh boy I'm excited to talk about this

this feels like a very indulgent

podcast episode. Yeah. But honestly I feel like I've said this over the past

couple months but I am when possible taking the fun route because there aren't a lot of fun

options on the table right now. No that's so true and I appreciate that you've

brought me along for the ride I told my sister that I kind of feel like the official Royals correspondent for from the front porch.

Yeah, I'm on the today's show. Yeah, it's like it's as if we were on the Daily Show or something. I feel like when I was professional at the Today Show. Probably not as witty as the Daily Show. It's fine. But I do consider you my Royals correspondent you can put that on your

resume I love that for me thank you so today we are talking about this new

memoir I guess it's still new I feel like the literary world especially right now is moving real fast because

book publications are getting delayed and moved up and all this kind of messy stuff. So now and also time just

moves at a weird pace. so I feel like this is almost

old news but we're gonna keep the love alive and we're gonna talk about this

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