Product Description

While Prince Harry once seemed destined to live in his older brother's shadow, he is now emerging as a young man who shows more than a true-to-life side to the Royal Family. The media storm surrounding his drinking and experimentation with marijuana has, rather than alienated him from the man in the street, marked him out as a real royal: someone with whom it is easy to identify. Having followed in William's footsteps to Eton, Harry is a bright young man of intellect, wit and sporting prowess. Yet behind this happy exterior lies a sensitive personality that has suffered at the hands of tragedy. Having endured the painful separation of his parents when only a child, Harry was then dealt a devastating blow when his mother died in the infamous car accident in Paris. In this biography of the Prince, Mark Saunders seeks to uncover the real Harry, with interviews with palace insiders and photographs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192346 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 239 pages

Review
'An immaculate offering... on a decade of diverse work.' (Architects' Journal)

About the Author
Mark Saunders began his career as a news agency photographer. Followng this, he became royal correspondent for the Windsor Express for five years, covering more than 200 official royal functions. He is now a freelance photographer, specialising in The Royal Family. His exculsive pictures have been published all over the world.

Customer Reviews

Prince Harry
I was very disappointed with this book. It was very vague and some of the tales were inaccurate. At least the photographs were of the man in question.

The Royal rebel with a cause
It is rare you get to see the real Prince Harry. This fascinating young man has been forced to spend his life overshadowed by almost every member of his family, from his grandmother the Queen to his older brother, heir to the throne. So it would be expected this book would finally reveal a glimpse of the boy who will never be King.

In some ways, it does. It provides great detail of Harry's unfortunate downfall with drugs and alcohol and the heartache he faced at his mother's death, and it does have some amusing little ancedotes of his schoolday antics. However, even in a book celebrating his own 18th, Harry still finds himself being pushed into the wings by big brother William and other important people in his life. In some places, it could be said that Harry is barely mentioned as tales of other people take priority. Hardly fair when it is the fiesty young sportsman's first real opportunity to shine alone.

Despite being a good read and very entertaining in some parts, it is sadly lacking in the some of the detail readers want in others. This is the book that is supposed to have shown the real Harry, the young man behind the cheeky smile and Eton tailcoats. For me, it didn't quite fulfill this.