There is an outlier, the British Virgin Islands, they want to be British, they like the Queen, they think their own politicians (the Premier Andrew Fahie is in prison in Miami awaiting trial on drug and corruption charges) they are happy to be a colonial outpost at least right now. This instant #1 internationally bestselling “explosive tell-all” ( Daily Express, London) reveals the inside story about Meghan Markle’s journey from minor actress and attempted activist to the woman powerful enough to fracture the British Royal Family. A source told The Sun in 2020: "Harry was very polite, but obviously it was a pretty awkward exchange and David was mortified. That's me! I'm from a top political family in the Caribbean and the disastrous tour had nothing to do with Meghan at all. It has been brewing for so long. Barbados pulled out after many years planning to become a republic with one of the best and most intellectual politicians Mia Amor Mottley as prime minister. Jamaica has been talking about it so long, that it only needed the spur of Barbados for them to finally speak out. Grenada and St Lucia are just pissed off with colonialism and the Chinese are busy funding projects and teaching them Mandarin. While this is very much a plot-driven novel, the characters are by and large extremely interesting, even if they meet an early, though not entirely unexpected, demise. Shelley is expertly developed as a former commando who hasn’t quite kept up with his physical fitness regimen, but still retains most of the tools in his deadly skill set. He remains able to get the job done by the bittersweet conclusion, though not without getting into and (probably) out of some trouble on the domestic side.

Harry needs to grow up and learn life is not easy, even if you are a privileged brat from a broken home. He made his choice to leave The Firm, that means you lose the benefits of that employment... If you are Megxit curious, but feel like a lot of the information is partial to one side, I believe this book is pretty decent and provides as realistic a picture as it gets. Although it leans towards the establishment, the author clearly has some admiration for Meghan's ambitions and her fulfilment of them.

2. Meghan was 'always fascinated by the Royals and had Diana bio on her shelf'

Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until then, she lives with her three cats, Millay, Farrokh, and Zevon, in Maine. She is also right behind you. Just kidding! She’s too busy reading.

The Sussexes' credibility and coffers required them to grandstand from California as members of the very family they unceasingly damned. Ah, revenge. Despite famous idioms and phrases such as “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” and “turn the other cheek,” history and stories are filled with revenge. Which is why we also have the popular expression “revenge is a dish best served cold.” (Which is just a fancy way of saying “wait for it.”) So it was easy to come up with a list naming ten of the best revenge novels. I have known about Meghan since 2011. I watched Suits from the day it premiered. I have never been a fan of Meghan, I always thought she felt inauthentic and calculated.

For context: I’m writing this after Harry’s ghost-written biography came out (on top of all the rest of it). I don’t want to read it but since it was leaked I already know what it says anyway. It seemed like people couldn’t stop talking about it. And worse taking his word for it (that is a privilege that would not be given to ordinary people for good reason). I will never stop being surprised that with a war on, inflation, people who cannot afford to pay their bills, climate change, people suffering from life long effects of illness, etc this is the situation that is supposed to deserve all our compassion. Really, this is supposed to top all of that? It seemed that the dizzying success of the wedding between the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex marked the beginning of a fresh era for the British Royal Family. Yet, within one tumultuous year, the dream became a nightmare. In the aftermath of the infamous Megxit split and their Oprah Winfrey interview, the increasingly toxic relationship between the two Windsor sides seemed forever ruptured. This is not a well-written book by any stretch of the imagination. Bower is a very poor technical writer - he overuses certain words (e.g. 'pertinently') FAR too much, and his overall style is dry and repetitive. However, I do give this book kudos for being clear and easy to follow. It chronicles Meghan's life and career from birth onwards, as well as of course her introduction to Harry and explosive departure from the royal family. Her introduction to the Royal family, clashed with her script. She no longer was running the show, and it was a much different fame than she ever bargained for. It came at a very high price and several caveats she did not anticipate. A price she was not willing to pay in the end. But with her now world fame, she figured she can return to Hollywood and control the show from there, since her efforts in Britain failed dismally. She wasn't the queen, nor Princess Diana 2.0. There were protocols and etiquette she did not accept, neither understood. It also did not benefit her own political or commercial agenda. The royal duties were overwhelming. She was after all not there to serve her new country. She was there to serve the Meghan Brand. Trouble is, she was not the main focus of a thousand-year-old monarchy, called the Windsor Brand, neither the best thing since sliced bread. While aiming to become a Princess Diana 2.0, instead became another Wallis Simpson, but with a plan. She became ruthless in her revenge against the Queen Mother and particularly William and Kate. In retrospect she might have succeeded much more if she chose Grace Kelly as role model.