SPARE - PRINCE HARRY

He stares out, his blue eyes unflinching beneath scruffy red brows. His head, with its matching rough-cut hair and beard, almost fills the frame. You can see, just at the bottom edge, a faded gray T-shirt and leather thong necklace.

Prince Harry’s portrait on the front of “Spare,” his much debated, much leaked memoir that is currently also pretty much unavoidable, is a picture that its publishers hope will help sell a million-plus books. Sure, all the juicy gossip about what’s inside makes a difference. But when it comes to the emotional pull that makes a book into an object of desire and curiosity, a promise of payoff to come, the image matters.

BELOW IS SYNPOSIS OF BOOK

- The author is waiting for his father and brother at Frogmore Gardens, thinking about his late grandfather

- He recalls a conversation with his grandfather in which the latter spoke about the importance of work

- He also thinks about his mother and how she was an indescribable and omnipresent force in his life

- His father and brother finally arrive and they walk together in silence around the gardens

- The author tries to explain his side of things, but his father and brother are -The author describes his memories of Balmoral Castle in Scotland, which was the summer home of the British royal family.

-He remembers the main entrance, the front windows, the portico, the front door, the hall, the fireplace, the utility room, the corridor, the main chamber, and the grand staircase.

-He also remembers the statue of Queen Victoria on the second floor, and the small staircase leading up to it.

-The author describes • The narrator is Prince Harry, and the story is set at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

• Pa comes into the nursery to tell Harry and his brother Willy that their mother has been in a car accident and is in the hospital.

• Harry remembers thinking that his mother must be all right, because Pa wouldn't be telling them if she wasn't.

• Pa then says that there were complications and that Mummy is quite badly injured.

• Harry begins silently pleading - The author describes the morning of September 1, 1997, when he was told of his mother's death.

- He remembers feeling no emotion and being unable to cry.

- He remembers being taken to Kensington Palace to see his mother's coffin, which was draped in a Union Jack.

- He and his brother were supposed to walk behind the coffin in the funeral procession, but his uncle Charles objected.

- In the end, both brothers walked behind - The royal family and Prince William and Harry attend Diana's funeral

- The funeral is held at Westminster Abbey and her coffin is draped in the Royal Standard

- The family goes back to work and school after the funeral

- Harry turns thirteen and his Aunt Sarah gives him an Xbox that Diana bought for him shortly before she died

- Harry has a crush on one of the matrons at his school - The author describes his experience of attending a Spice Girls concert with his father, Prince Charles, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

- He recalls that the concert was his first public appearance since the funeral of his mother, Princess Diana.

- The author describes how the journalists present at the concert were shouting questions at him, which he found intimidating.

- He remembers that the Spice Girls were cooing at him and saying things he didn't understand.

- The author describes how - The author describes his experiences at Ludgrove School, a boarding school he attended as a child.

- He talks about how he was often teased by other boys for being royal, and how he was made to feel like an outsider.

- He talks about a teacher who would constantly embarrass him in front of the other boys, and how he eventually asked the teacher to stop.

- He talks about how he and his friends would sneak out at night and go roaming around the - The author describes his first meeting with Camilla Parker Bowles, which was arranged by his father

- He was young at the time and didn't suspect anything was wrong in his parents' marriage

- His father and Camilla had an affair which led to the unraveling of the author's parents' marriage and his mother's disappearance

- The author and his brother were asked to meet with Camilla to discuss their father's relationship with her

- The author and his brother both - The author describes his experiences as a student at Eton College, and how he was often ridiculed by his classmates and the media.

- He recalls an incident where he was photographed with a shaved head, and the resulting article made him a laughingstock.

- He reflects on how he was labelled the "naughty one" by the press, and how this made it difficult for him to concentrate on his studies.

- He describes how his father, Prince Charles, is a - The author describes a time when he and his father went to see a play at Stratford-upon-Avon

- The author was not interested in the play and found it difficult to understand

- However, he enjoyed a book called Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

- The author later went on a safari in Africa with his father's friend, Marko

- The author enjoyed the trip and found the campfire to be particularly soothing - The author describes his experience of going on a safari in Africa and being awestruck by the sheer number of animals and the variety of life he saw there.

- He talks about how different it was from his life back home in England, where everything was much more formal and controlled.

- He describes how he and his brother would often scrap with each other or with the other boys they were always thrown together with.

- He talks about how, during • The author describes a time when he went deer hunting with his father and a gamekeeper in Scotland.

• He describes how he felt after killing his first deer, and how he was baptized with the animal's blood.

• The author's father and grandfather were both hunters, and he describes how they would often go deer hunting together.

• One summer, the author's mother was away and his brother was not with them, so he and his father went deer - The author describes a meeting with the Queen Mother, during which she taught her to say "Booyakasha"

- The author reflects on the events of September 11th, 2001

- The author describes his use of marijuana while at Eton

- The author reflects on a fox he once saw while high - The author describes a meeting with Marko, during which he is told that a tabloid editor has accused him of drug use and rehab attendance

- The author is shocked and horrified by the story, which is later revealed to be partially the work of his own family

- The author describes an encounter with a woman who is eager to see Club H, the author's teenage clubhouse

- The author reflects on the impending death of his great-aunt, Princess Margaret - The author describes his Aunt Margo, who was a bit of a rebel and known as a siren.

- When she died, the author's first thought was that this would be a heavy blow to his grandmother, who was also in decline.

- The author describes the Golden Jubilee Weekend, during which he was constantly pulled from one event to the next.

- The author describes a cocaine scandal that he was involved in during this time.

- The author describes - The author describes his experience of taking a gap year and traveling to Lesotho, Africa, in order to work with AIDS patients.

- He talks about how he was inspired by his mother's work with AIDS patients and how he wanted to continue her work.

- He describes how he was accused of cheating on his exams at Eton, but was later cleared by the exam board. - The author talks about his experience of going to Australia to work on a farm

- He talks about how he was not used to the heat and the hard work

- He talks about how he learned to speak like an Australian and dress like one

- He talks about how he was given the nickname "Spike" • The author describes his experience of being followed by the paparazzi in Australia, and how this led to him leaving the country and going to Lesotho.

• He describes how he and his friend George worked at various charities in Lesotho, and how this made him feel ashamed of the previous night's events where he had been interviewed about his mother and the page-three girl scandal.

• The author describes how he met a girl named Chelsy at - The author, Prince Harry, talks about his first meeting with Chelsy Davy, a girl he met while he was in Africa.

- He describes her as different from other girls he had met, in that she was uninterested in his title and seemed bored by it.

- He tells the story of how he and Chelsy ended up going on a trip together to Botswana, and how they fell in love.

- He describes how, after they - Prince Harry attends a fancy-dress party with a colonial theme, where he wears a Nazi uniform

- Photos from the party are sold to a reporter, who publishes them in a newspaper

- The photos cause a scandal, and Harry is criticized for his choice of costume - Prince Harry, heir to the British throne, caused a scandal when photos surfaced of him wearing a Nazi uniform at a costume party

- He was sent to speak with a rabbi, who encouraged him to use the experience to make the world a better place

- Harry requested and was given secret police files on his mother's death, which revealed that she had been chased and photographed by paparazzi in the moments before her death

- The experience left him feeling rage and self- • The author describes his experience in boot camp and how it was difficult but also rewarding in some ways.

• The author talks about how the training was focused on death and how to avoid it or face it head-on.

• The author describes an exercise where they had to bayonet dummies and how some people couldn't stop stabbing even when the drill was over.

• The author talks about how they were shipped to Wales for an exercise called Long Reach and • The author describes his experience of being deployed to Iraq, and then having his deployment abruptly cancelled due to threats against him.

• The author talks about how he felt after the cancellation of his deployment, and how it affected his relationship with his brother and girlfriend.

• The author describes how the cancellation of his deployment made him feel like a failure, and how he coped with it by drinking heavily. - The author describes a time when he and his brother were swarmed by paparazzi and he felt like he was in a coffin

- The author describes a time when he and his brother spoke at a concert in honor of their mother and he felt like he was paralyzed

- The author describes a time when he went to Botswana with his girlfriend and her family and he felt like he was doing a good job of covering up his drinking problem

- The author describes a meeting - The author describes his experience of training to be a FAC (Forward Air Controller)

- He talks about how he had to learn to control aircraft and give them target information

- He did this training at Sandringham, the country estate of the British royal family

- He talks about how his father, Prince Charles, came to visit him while he was training

- The author describes an ill-conceived plan to drive through the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris • The author is the son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.

• In 2006, he was deployed to Afghanistan as a part of the British Army.

• He describes his experience of flying into the country and being met by a soldier who shows him around the base.

• The base is located in a desert and the conditions are spartan.

• The author describes the feeling of being in a place where pain and • Prince Harry is in Afghanistan, serving as a British Army officer.

• He is the commander of an Air Support Control Centre.

• His job is to provide information and support to pilots and other soldiers.

• He is known as Widow Six Seven.

• He misses his family and friends, but enjoys his work.

• He is worried that he is not seeing the "real war."

• He is living in an abandoned school in - The author describes his experience of being a Forward Air Controller in Afghanistan

- He talks about the different people he worked with, including the Gurkhas and the British press

- He describes a Taliban attack and how he fought back with a 50-cal machine gun

- He talks about how he was eventually summoned to FOB Edinburgh - The author was a soldier in the British Army who was stationed in Afghanistan

- He was part of a mission to take back the town of Musa Qala from the Taliban

- The mission was successful, but the town was quickly lost again

- The author and his fellow soldiers were tasked with winning the town back a second time

- The author describes a number of encounters with the Taliban, including one in which a boy was injured

- The author was eventually pulled from the - The author describes his experience returning from Afghanistan and being followed by the press

- He talks about how the press harassed him and his friends and family, and how it affected his relationship with Chelsy

- He talks about meeting Caroline Flack and how the press harassed her and her family

- In the end, he talks about meeting with General Dannatt and how the press ruined everything • In 2006, Prince Harry was sent to Afghanistan as a co-pilot and gunner for an Apache helicopter.

• While there, he was photographed wearing a Nazi uniform at a costume party, which caused a media furor.

• After being pulled from the country for his own safety, Harry felt he had let his fellow soldiers down and was determined to return.

• In 2008, he was sent back to Afghanistan, this time as a helicopter pilot. - The author describes his experience learning to fly a Firefly plane and a helicopter.

- He talks about his instructor, Sergeant Major Booley, and how he taught him to fly.

- The author describes how he soloed for the first time and how it felt.

- He talks about how he and his brother, Willy, lived together while he was training to become a pilot.

- The author describes the events leading up to the arrest of Rehabber Kooks and - The author describes his experience of learning to fly a helicopter, and how this process taught him important life lessons.

- He describes how his flight instructor, Nige, helped him to overcome his self-doubt and to believe in himself.

- The author describes how he eventually became proficient in flying the Apache helicopter, and how this experience gave him a new sense of confidence. - The author describes his life as a royal and his work with the army

- He talks about his relationship with his brother, William, and how they are close

- He describes a trip to Lesotho with William and their work with a charity there

- The author describes his 25th birthday and how it was a big milestone for him

- He talks about his relationship with Chelsy Davy and how it ended

- The author describes a trip to Botswana and an • Prince Harry was best man at his brother's wedding, but the public was lied to in order to protect the two civilians who were actually best man.

• Harry went to the North Pole as part of a group of wounded soldiers raising money for a charity.

• While at the North Pole, Harry's frostnip turned into a more serious condition affecting his penis.

• Upon returning from the North Pole, Harry had dinner with his brother and the two best men, during • The author describes his feelings on the eve of his brother's wedding, recalling his own mother's funeral which took place in the same building.

• He reflects on the fact that his brother will never again be "Willy" now that he is married, and how this is just one example of how weddings are actually low-key funerals in which people move on to new identities.

• The author describes how he was asked to be a best man and give a - The author describes a time when he was injured and could not sleep

- He describes how he tried various remedies, including herbal remedies, to no avail

- He describes how he eventually found relief by going on a series of maneuvers and exercises

- He describes how the exercise helped him to snap out of his funk and get back to normal • Prince Harry went on a royal tour to the Caribbean to commemorate his grandmother's 60th year on the throne.

• He visited Belize, the Bahamas, and Jamaica.

• He became friends with India Hicks, one of his mother's bridesmaids.

• He planted trees at every stop and ran a footrace with Usain Bolt.

• He was praised by courtiers for representing the Crown well. • The author describes a time when he and his friends were being chased by the paparazzi.

• The paparazzi were two men who were always following the author and taking pictures of him.

• The author describes how the paparazzi would always know where he was and would always be there to take pictures.

• The author describes how the paparazzi made him angry and made him want to be anywhere but England. - The author describes his experience of getting a tattoo in Las Vegas

- He and his friends were at a club when they decided to go to a tattoo parlor

- The author wanted to get a tattoo of Botswana on the sole of his foot, but his friends talked him out of it

- The next day, the author and his friends were playing pool at the hotel when they were attacked by Taliban fighters

- The author and his friends were able to get to safety, - The author describes his experience as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan

- He talks about the first time he had to engage the enemy, and how he felt afterwards

- He describes the Taliban's tactics and how they've adapted over the years

- He talks about how he and his co-pilot would often chase Taliban fighters on motorbikes - The narrator is a British Army helicopter pilot who flew Apache helicopters during the War in Afghanistan.

- He talks about his experience of the war, including the people he killed.

- He reflects on the British press and how they treated his brother and sister-in-law during the pregnancy announcement.

- The narrator talks about his decompression after the war and how it was not helpful. - Harry returns from war and is troubled by what he's seen and done

- He has trouble readjusting to civilian life and starts to experience panic attacks

- He tries to get help but is told that there's nothing wrong with him

- He eventually meets with a therapist who diagnoses him with PTSD

- With help, Harry starts to recover and eventually becomes an advocate for mental health awareness - The author is a royal prince who has suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for many years.

- He was first diagnosed with PTSD after serving in Afghanistan, but he believes his anxiety began much earlier.

- The author describes his early life and how he struggled with anxiety even as a child.

- He describes how his anxiety worsened after his mother's death and how he struggled to cope with her death.

- The author describes how he has tried to cope - The author is Prince Harry, and the text is about his life and his work

- He talks about his 29th birthday, and how he decided to mark it by traveling to the South Pole

- He talks about his work with the Walking With The Wounded charity, and his plans for an International Warrior Games

- He talks about his meeting with Sir Keith Mills, and how he convinced him to take on the project

- He talks about his trek to the South Pole, - The author describes his experience of attending a We Day event, where he gave a speech

- He reflects on a previous occasion when he gave a speech at Wembley Arena, on the tenth anniversary of his mother's death

- He talks about how he and his girlfriend Cressida were 'outed' as a couple after attending a royal engagement together

- He describes a skiing trip to Kazakhstan with Cressida, during which he realised that they were not a match

- He talks • The author describes a time when he was invited to the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, an event for wounded soldiers, and he was so nervous that he could barely speak.

• He recalls how the games were created, and how they were meant to be a celebration of the strength and resilience of the men and women who had been wounded in battle.

• He describes how he was able to overcome his nerves and give a speech at the event, and how • Prince Harry was born in 1984, the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales.

• He spent his early childhood in London and Wales, and his education included a period at Ludgrove School, followed by Eton College.

• In 2004, Harry served for 10 weeks in Helmand, Afghanistan, as a forward air controller.

• In 2005, he took part in a 20-week training course in Australia, • The author describes his experiences with anxiety and depression, and how he has found some things that help him to cope.

• He talks about how he stopped going out in 2015, and how he felt lonely but it was better than panicky.

• He describes how he started to see a therapist and began to experiment with psychedelics, which helped him to see that there was another world beyond his heavily filtered senses.

• He talks about how he wanted to work - The author describes a time when he was in Namibia tracking desert lions with a doctor.

- The doctor had just darted two lions and the author was able to touch one of them before they were both put to sleep.

- The author then describes a time when he was in California and met Batman (the actor who played him in the movies).

- The author and his friend were at a party hosted by Courteney Cox and were given mushrooms to - The author is Prince Harry, and the woman he is talking about is Meghan Markle.

- They met in London, and she was an American actress.

- They had a lot in common, and they talked all night.

- He was nervous about meeting her, and he was late because of traffic.

- They hit it off, and they've been together ever since. - The author describes a date with an unnamed woman

- They meet at a hotel and the woman is immediately struck by how beautiful she is

- They have a pleasant conversation and the author is impressed by her many accomplishments

- The date ends abruptly and the author is left wanting more

- They make plans to meet again the following week

- The second date is even better than the first and they make plans to meet again in Botswana

- The - The author describes a trip he took with a group of friends in Botswana, during which they got drunk and rowdy.

- One night, they accidentally dropped their iPhone into a river while Jet Skiing.

- When they returned to camp, they tried to dry it out by submerging it in a bucket of rice.

- The author then wrote a letter to his girlfriend, Meg, which his friend Mike took home with him to Maun. - The author describes his first meeting with Meghan Markle, and how they quickly became close

- They kept in touch during a trip he took with friends, using a combination of text messaging and FaceTime

- They reunited in London and went shopping together, then had dinner with some friends

- Meg became sick during the dinner, and the author took care of her

- They talked about their relationship on the way to the airport - The author describes a meeting with his grandmother, the Queen, and a new woman in his life

- He explains that his brother is a fan of the TV show "Suits", which the new woman stars in

- The author describes his nervousness at introducing the new woman to his brother

- He describes his brother's reaction to meeting her and their conversation about her

- The author describes a meeting with his father, Prince Charles, and the new woman - The author describes the moment he and Meg met Prince Charles and Camilla.

- He talks about how they had a pleasant conversation and how Meg was a hit with Prince Charles.

- The author describes the moment they found out that their relationship had been leaked to the press, and the ensuing media frenzy.

- He talks about how the British press was particularly unkind to Meg, and how they even went so far as to attack her mother.

- - The author is Prince Harry, and the text is about his relationship with Meghan Markle.

- He talks about how they met, and how they fell in love.

- He talks about the media attention and the racism that Meghan has faced since they got together.

- He talks about how they are dealing with the situation, and how they are trying to protect their relationship. - The author describes a time when he and his girlfriend were chased by the paparazzi.

- He describes how his mother was also chased by the paparazzi and how this made her life difficult.

- He describes how he sought help from a therapist to deal with his anger and anxiety.

- The therapist helped him to understand his feelings and to cry. - The author describes his experience of therapy and how it has helped him to remember his mother and their time together

- He talks about how the press has been treating his girlfriend, Meghan, and how this has been affecting him

- The author's father is not supportive of his relationship with Meghan and the author feels abandoned by him

- Camilla, the author's stepmother, suggests that he become Governor General of Bermuda which would remove them from the press - The author describes a conversation he had with his brother, William, and father, Charles, about his girlfriend, Meghan Markle.

- William and Charles both express concern about the relationship and its potential effect on the monarchy.

- The author describes his own thoughts on the matter and his decision to ask Meghan to marry him.

- The author describes a conversation he had with a friend, Elf, about the protocol for asking permission to marry from the Queen.

- - Prince Harry asks the Queen for permission to marry Meghan Markle

- The Queen grants permission

- Harry is relieved and happy

- He gives her a diamond ring that belonged to his mother -The author describes his relationship with Meghan Markle, from the time they met until their engagement.

-He talks about how they kept their relationship a secret, and how the press began to hound them after the engagement was announced.

-The author describes the difficulties they had in planning their wedding, due to the press and the Palace.

-He talks about how they had to deal with the press constantly trying to stir up drama, and how they tried - The author describes his brother's reaction to the news that he would be keeping his beard for the wedding.

- Willy was angry because he wasn't allowed to keep his beard when he got married.

- The author describes a stag party where he was painted as a yellow chicken and shot at with fireworks.

- The author describes the tiara selection process with his grandmother, and the difficulties they had in getting the tiara from the palace.

- The author describes the - The author describes the events leading up to his wedding to Meghan Markle, and how everything went wrong.

- First, there was the issue with Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, who was caught staging paparazzi photos. This caused a huge scandal and Thomas ended up not coming to the wedding.

- Then, there was the issue with Meghan's sister-in-law Kate Middleton. Kate and Meghan had a disagreement over the brides - The author describes a meeting between himself, his wife Meghan, and his in-laws, William and Kate.

- The meeting was to try and clear the air between the two couples, who had been feuding.

- The meeting did not go well, with William and Kate accusing Meghan of being rude and not following British traditions.

- The author describes how Meghan has been treated unfairly by the press, and how this has caused tension within the family. - The author describes his life as a royal and the difficulties that come with it

- He talks about how he and his wife, Meghan, were constantly hounded by the press and how it took a toll on their relationship

- He describes how his family was not supportive of Meghan and how they would often say negative things about her to the press

- The author talks about how he and Meghan eventually had to move out of their home because of all the - The author describes a meeting with his brother, William, during which William expressed his grievances with the author's wife, Meghan.

- The author argues that William's treatment of Meghan is unfair and that he should be more understanding towards her.

- The author also suggests that the royal family is to blame for the negative press coverage that Meghan has been receiving. - The author describes a fight he had with his brother, Willy.

- Willy had been attacking the author and his wife, Meg, in the press.

- The author had promised not to tell Meg about the fight, but he did tell his therapist.

- The author's family never commented publicly about the fight or the press attacks.

- The author wonders if his family really supports him and Meg.

- Willy called the author and said he'd had - The author describes the difficult situation he and his wife, Meghan, have been in since getting married, due to the intense scrutiny of the British tabloid press.

- He talks about how they decided to take legal action against three of the tabloids, after speaking with a lawyer friend of Elton John's.

- The author describes a recent trip to South Africa, where he and Meghan were warmly received by the public.

- He talks about how the trip made - The author describes his experience of being ambushed by his family about his legal action against the British tabloid press.

- He explains that he and his wife had no other option but to sue, and that he had repeatedly begged his family for support.

- He describes how the tabloid press had been attacking his wife, and how this had physical and societal effects.

- He describes how his relationship with his older brother had become strained, and how they had a fight over text. - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were struggling with the intense media scrutiny they were facing and decided to take a break from their royal duties

- They considered moving to Canada or South Africa, but eventually decided on spending part of the year in Canada

- The Duke of Sussex reached out to his father and grandmother to discuss the plan, but was met with resistance

- The media got wind of the plan and the Duke and Duchess were forced to release a statement ahead of schedule - The author describes a meeting that took place at Sandringham in which the family discussed the Five Options for the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

- Option 1 was for the couple to remain in the family and try to go back to normal, Option 5 was for them to be completely cut off from the family and lose all security, and Option 3 was a compromise in between.

- The family eventually decided on Option 5, and a statement was drafted announcing - The author describes his life after he and his wife, Meghan, left the royal family and moved to Canada.

- He talks about the difficulties they had in finding a place to live where they would be safe from the press and the public.

- They eventually found a house in Los Angeles, owned by actor Tyler Perry, which was safe and secure.

- The author reflects on the death of his friend Caroline Flack and how it made him realize the seriousness of the - The author describes his life growing up as a member of the royal family, and the difficulties he faced in adjusting to a more normal life after he left the royal family.

- The author describes how he and his wife, Meghan Markle, were cut off financially by his father, Prince Charles, after they left the royal family.

- The author describes how he and his wife were forced to move to a new home in Santa Barbara, California, after their son - The author describes a meeting with his father and brother, during which they discuss the author's lawsuit against the press.

- The author's father and brother argue that the press is not to blame for the author's problems, and that the author should just endure it.

- The author disagrees, and argues that the press is to blame, and that his family's complicity is just as bad.

- The author describes a hunting trip with his brother, during which they had a - The narrator is reflecting on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his grandmother, and his recent trip to Scotland for her funeral.

- He recalls the last time he saw her, a few days before her death, and the conversation they had.

- He also recalls his childhood, growing up at Althorp, and a time when he and his cousin William got stuck on an island in a pond.

- He reflects on his relationship with his grandmother, and -The author thanks the many people who have helped him throughout his life, including friends, family, colleagues, and medical professionals.

-The author especially thanks his wife for her support and love.

-The author thanks J. R. Moehringer for his guidance and friendship.

-The author thanks his mother's siblings for their love and support.