The Heir and the Spare: Prince Harry Takes Aim at the Royal Family

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🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In his new memoir, Spare, Prince Harry has opened a Pandora's box of revelations on the carefully managed public image of the world’s most famous yet guarded family. The book reflects on his difficult relationship with senior royals, as well as sharing candid stories about his early life, the number of fighters the Prince killed while serving as a soldier in the army, and his interactions with the UK press. Could this be a historic turning point for the British monarchy? Rosamund Urwin, media editor for The Sunday Times, is joined to discuss it by author and filmmaker Robert Hardman, who has covered aspects of royal life for more than 20 years and who writes for the Daily Mail; his latest book is Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II, and David Aaronovitch, columnist for The Times. ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We’ve just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we’d love you to give it a go. It’s packed with more than 20 years’ worth of video debates and conversations on the world’s hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:40.3	Aronovich discuss an unprecedented week for the UK's Royal Family with the publication of Prince
1:45.9	Harry's widely anticipated tell-all memoir Spare. The Royal Family has long tried to stick to
1:52.6	protocol of keeping its most tricky family matters of which there are many, private. But this week
1:58.0	with the publication of his bombshell memoir Spare, Prince Harry has chosen to share intimate details
2:04.1	about his life and the British monarchy. Here's our host for today, Rosmond Irwin, media editor for
2:09.2	The Sunday Times with More. Whether you're a royal watcher or not, the headlines about Prince Harry's
2:17.3	new autobiography Spare have been almost unavoidable. The memoir, go-stritten by the American
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