My publisher has often remarked to me that you only get one chance to launch a book.
With that in mind, the folks at Penguin Random House have knocked it out of the park.
Even at this early stage, it might be the best-selling non-fiction title of 2023 in the Anglosphere.
The problem with the celebrity feudalism of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha crime family is that the celeb part asserts its dominance in the digital age.
It was perhaps inevitable that the new addition to The Firm would be from the land of the First Amendment.
Meghan is Wallis Simpson for the Instagram age.
Unlike the abdication crisis in the 1930s, there could be no press blackout, and ordinary Brits have been gorging on every salacious detail leaked from the Palace.
According to the Harry fella, Spare is his version of events, admittedly assisted by his ghostwriter J.R. Moehringer.
Here in Ireland, many of us find these constitutional Kardashians highly amusing.
In the People’s Republic of Cork, they have their own Royal Correspondent, Reggie, on the Blackrock Road.
I’m glad that the wee donkey got a mention.
Fair play!
Of course, in the Northeast of this country, we do have a rather sad subculture which is slavishly devoted to the hereditary position of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family.
From an Irish republican viewpoint, this all looks toe-curlingly backward.
In Fair Caledonia, victims of the same deferential neurosis often congregate at the stadium John Brown played for.
Being able to elect your head of state implies a fundamental respect for every citizen.
Perhaps Harry needed to marry into a country that has its origins in seceding from Britain and royal rule to truly get that.
I cannot imagine such an interview being possible in a British TV studio.
In marrying a person of colour, he also appears to also have grasped the racism of the British establishment.
Much has been made of Harry’s revelation about his kill count in Afghanistan.
The claim produced a hilarious reaction from the British military.
Tarnished?
Really?
Jaysus…
The general really should look at this investigation from BBC Panorama.
A decade ago, I wrote this piece about Harry.
By wanting to be part of a band of brothers, he was already trying to break out of the gilded cage he had been born into.
As I have often written here, that which is cultural is not amenable to reason.
One thing that foreigners notice about the average Brit is their slavish devotion to the royal soap opera.
The death of Harry’s granny last year was the cue for weeks of North Korean performance grief.
It’s a strange island that, sadly, is too near to this one.
Prisoners of geography and all that.
As Harry said to Stephen Colbert, he is very happy in California.
Prince Spare is, with his American wife, now playing the role of the exiled court, Kardashians across the water.
It’s hardly surprising then that a historically fortunate family of ethnic Germans in Britain are going a bit spare about it all.
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On believing the end of the world was nigh due to Covid 19 Steven Spielberg decided the film which must be made would be a biopic about him entitled “The Fabelmans” detailing how he became a film director. My story will have the same appeal to the wider world as his i.e. none but here goes.
The most exciting thing in an all-boys were the card schools and with us 4th years ensconced at one end of the shelters and the 5th and 6th years at the other. One end of term, we were invited to Mount Olympus to compete and four of us took on the challenge. It wasn’t long before one by one we had to fold due to poverty leaving two of the older boys fighting it out for the pot. Not having the nuances of real criminals they were spotted dividing the pot among themselves. Feelings of stupidity, humiliation and expressions of same, flickered across our faces until like a pinball we all rested on anger at which point we gathered a posse consisting of most of our classmates and returned to the scene of the crime, demanding and getting our money back.
I sometimes think of this when each season eleven clubs are shafted by a one other along by the authorities and media.
Perhaps they can’t round up a big enough “posse”.
Oh and I assumed all accusations of paranoia were negated by bringing up the Farry incident but I guess not…
For those amongst us who were unaware that Harry was a complete twat he’s just gone and told the world.
At the end of the day the only thing that he’s concerned about is how much money is coming his way so be prepared for a sequel very soon. ££££££££
I’ m told that Harry actually CAPTURED 25 Taliban…who then…after listening to his life story…shot themselves.
If I may Phil…A wee message to your Sevco lurkers…If ye canny be good lads…be lucky …again.
I’m not so sure the royals are as popular in the UK as people, well the BBC, think.
Very few people I known, from all walks of live support them, it’s mostly old woman and the easily advertised at who love them.
It’s only msm propaganda that’s keeping them on their pedestal and the younger folk now tend to get their information direct from source. It’d be interesting to have a bona fides referendum on it…
Now that would be interesting as no one in the UK has ever, ever, had any say in the privileged position of this lying, cheating, murdering, thieving, in bred, out of touch, sick, oppressive crime syndicate.
I find it impossible to understand why anyone supports them
I agree with this.
I live in London but thankfully not central and mournefest almost completely bypassed us with just 1 or 2 tired and tattered butcher’s aprons on display.
Even if the horrific figures of 5-6 million taking part was true, it still means 90% of us weren’t.
Harry could turn out be a real hero yet.
His indiscretion has laid bare the fact that this ‘royal family’ is not in fact special,
and the mystique around it is deliberately fabricated – and supported by the MSM.
This German/Greek family is just as dysfunctional as any peasant family:
rifts, money grabbing, skeletons stuffed in the cupboards – and the obligatory creepy / dodgy uncle[s].
If Harry, selling his soul to the highest media bidder results in the accelerated downfall of the ‘Windsors’,
then he will have performed a long overdue, and welcome service to the nation! 🙂
Hilarious
Once again great reading
They would have been better dragging out General Melchett from Blackadder to speak than that guy
We have armed forces who join in the annual bigot fest at ibrox
Firing cannons and abseiling of the roofs a totally surreal experience I’m told .
And as far as I’m aware of the only football club in the UK that allows this farce .