In the shadow (Plaza & Janés, 2023), Save In its original version, it is the controversial book published by Prince Harry of England. In his pages, the Duke of Sussex tells with total frankness what being part of British royalty has meant for him. Despite the consequences that he entails bring to light your family's best-kept secrets and intimacies, Harry, established in the United States with his wife and family, bets everything with this work that closes old wounds and opens new ones.
After the death of his mother, the Princess of Wales, an outdated monarchy was exposed for many, and mourning also began for Harry. With these memories he reveals the breakup part that started decades ago and transforms the publication of his book into a lifeline for him and the family he has formed with Meghan Markle.
In the shadows: a real breakup
The family abyss
There are many shames that Prince Harry exposes in In the shadow. All of them aimed at talking about the family friction that existed since the death of Diana of Wales. Frictions that become abysmal gaps with different members of the British royal family. It seems that the “dirty linens are washed at home” thing doesn't suit the prince. A prince who has been described as a "wayward" or a "black sheep" at Buckingham Palace. The truth is that since his childhood and adolescence, Harry has had more than one disagreement and a higher word than another with his relatives; in addition to inappropriate behavior disfigured by the press and public opinion.
All of this is developed at length in these memoirs with which he has pocketed millions of euros, becoming one of the most requested books in recent years in the publishing market. He has also signed three other books, although it seems incredible that there is still more that can be said. In fact, The title couldn't be more meaningful. Its original, Save, can be translated as "the spare son", that second that you have "just in case." Were things really like that? Or are we facing a hurt son who feels and has felt displaced all his life after losing his mother so young?
Of course it would seem like a very mundane family story, if it were not for the fact that it is about British royalty and seeing the pull that their merchandising, series like The Crown or events as significant as the death of Isabel II or the coronation of Charles III, it is clear that These kinds of books attract a large audience throughout the world..
Harry's truth
Among the many secrets (some of them already well known) is a violent clash between Harry and Williams, even putting their hands on each other. And all this because of Meghan Markle, who was not held in high regard in the royal family. There has also been talk of racist comments towards Meghan and her family (remember that her mother is black). All really sad to be true. Although it is even more regrettable to tell it.
In any case, there are many intimate details that reveal in In the shadow and that in no case could they save the relationship with their family. If only that were Harry's wish. So what would be the purpose of the book? Surely an economic return that the prince and his wife, formerly an actress, need more than ever after having abandoned the protection of the royal family. According to the Duke of Sussex, his purpose is to let the truth be known. Although, on the other hand, is it always necessary to tell the truth? And is this the truth or is it su true?
Likewise, Prince Harry not only dedicates pages and pages to talking about the slights suffered within the family, but also puts himself in the spotlight of criticism for his own mistakes made. He talks about his drug abuse, for example. And what is clear is that His marriage to Meghan Markle marked a before and after in the position he had as a member of British royalty.. It is widely known that he left her family because he feared that the harassment her mother suffered, and the consequences it had for her, could be something that would be repeated in Meghan. Added, of course, to the rejection that his wife seemed to cause among his family.
Conclusions
In the shadow It is a story of humiliation and family contempt told by a prince who always felt displaced. Harry was that member of royalty who, after losing his mother, became the awkward grandson and son who took out family shame. The death of Diana of Wales changed the prince's character; His engagement to the American Meghan Markle defined his course. With the publication of the book, Harry is committed to telling everything to discover his story, all the things imaginable and imagined by the British people and the entire world, part of him expectant to know a little more about the intimacies of the British royal family .
About the Author
The Duke of Sussex, Henry Charles Albert David, better known as Prince Harry in Spanish-speaking environments, was born in London in 1984. He is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of Charles III. After the estrangement and break with the British Royal Family, he has refused to continue under its guidance and currently lives independently with his wife and his two children in the United States.
The death of his mother, Princess Diana, in his childhood, and his marriage to the American actress Meghan Markle, as an adult, were two crucial moments in his biography. The latter may have been the turning point that definitively distanced him from his family. This would have led him to renounce the institutional role that corresponds to him by birth. And also to the publication of In the shadow (Save) In 2023. He belonged to the British Army, having fought in the Afghanistan War.