And, it seems, no one cleaves harder to the myths than the royals themselves. The monarchy is theatre, the monarchy is storytelling, the monarchy is illusion.Īll this explains why royals are so irresistible to writers of fiction, from Alan Bennett to Peter Morgan: they are already halfway to myth. Ceremonials such as the late queen’s funeral are not merely decorative they are the institution’s means of securing its continuance. Nowadays it relies on the much frailer foundations of habit, the mysteries of Britain’s unwritten constitution, and spectacle: a kind of symbolism without the symbolised. Once, this fiction rested on political and military power, supported by a direct line, it was supposed, to God. It is a constructed reality, in which grown-up people are asked to collude in the notion that a human is more than a human – that he or she contains something approaching the ineffable essence of Britishness.

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9780857504791 Number of pages: 416 Weight: 641 g Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 35 mm You may also be interested in.T he monarchy relies on fiction. WellChild, which he has been Royal patron of for fifteen years, makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible. Prince Harry will also donate to the non-profit organization WellChild in the amount of £300,000.

The Duke of Sussex has donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale, an organization he founded with Prince Seeiso in their mothers’ legacies, which supports vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS. Prince Harry wishes to support British charities with donations from his proceeds from SPARE. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling-and how their lives would play out from that point on.įor Harry, this is that story at last. It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow and horror.

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