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The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters who have been behind the scenes since the couple first met. Finding Freedom is complete with full color photographs from Harry and Meghan’s courtship, wedding, Archie’s milestones, and many more unforgettable moments.
When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world’s attention and sparked an international media frenzy. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines—from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives—few know the true story of Harry and Meghan.
For the very first time, Finding Freedom goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond. As members of the select group of reporters that cover the British Royal Family and their engagements, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have witnessed the young couple’s lives as few outsiders can.
With unique access and written with the participation of those closest to the couple, Finding Freedom is an honest, up-close, and disarming portrait of a confident, influential, and forward-thinking couple who are unafraid to break with tradition, determined to create a new path away from the spotlight, and dedicated to building a humanitarian legacy that will make a profound difference in the world.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDey Street Books
- Publication dateAugust 11, 2020
- File size35811 KB
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About the Author
A London-based writer and popular royal commentator, Omid Scobie is Harpers Bazaars royal editor, an ABC News contributor and Good Morning America regular.
Carolyn Durand is an Emmy Award winning producer and writer who has spent nearly two decades working in London covering Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Clarence House and other major international events. During that time, she produced multiple interviews with members of the Royal Family including Prince Harry. She contributes to O, The Oprah Magazine, Elle Magazine and other American and British news outlets.
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"Required reading for any modern royal family fan." -- Buzzfeed
"The definitive book about Meghan and Harry." -- The Cut
[Scobie and Durand] go deep behind the scenes. -- Washington Post --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
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- ASIN : B085372L3T
- Publisher : Dey Street Books; Illustrated edition (August 11, 2020)
- Publication date : August 11, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 35811 KB
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- Print length : 401 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 0008424144
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About the authors
Omid Scobie is a London-based writer, royal editor for Harper’s Bazaar, an ABC News contributor, “Good Morning America” regular and host of ABC’s popular royal podcast, “The Heir Pod.” Scobie has become an authoritative voice on the lives and philanthropic endeavours of the Royal Family’s younger members and maintains strong access to the Sussexes’ working world.
Carolyn Durand is a producer and writer who has spent nearly two decades working in London covering Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Clarence House and other major international events. During that time, she produced multiple interviews with members of the Royal Family including Prince Harry. She contributes to O, The Oprah Magazine, Elle Magazine and other American and British news outlets.
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This book, hilariously named, Finding Freedom, is filled with petty complaints and an idealistic, almost childlike presentation of two middle age individuals who act like they’re young, naïve newly wedded 18-year old’s. The complaints, it is clear they believe they are valid, have not presented any tangible evidence of true mistreatment and abuse by the alleged toxic family. The family Meghan and Harry claims she never had. Kate didn’t take me shopping, mind you Meghan is a grown woman complaining about shopping trips she is somewhat owed. Meghan didn’t get the tiara she wanted and the queens dresser stood in her way about it, as if that means she was mistreated. The audacity of this complaint, people, whining about a tiara as if she is entitled to what she demands. Too many friends and family asked H to slow it down and be reasonable instead of rushing marriage. Harry’s dear fried Tom Inskip is punished publicly for this, and they admit this in the book as if they are victims of his advice. Meghan wasn’t prepared for this job……. then claims the queen gave her a masterclass to prepare her as the grand Duchess she was supposed to be (make your mind up). Meghan is truly the most amazing person ever, we honestly won’t meet a more amazing, hard working dedicated person ever again and how could anyone just not like her? There is a nonstop narrative trying to convince us of just how aaaammmmazzing she is. No one could compare and the palace staff were just not equipped to handle her aaaammmmazzingness and tried to hold her down. William and Kate had better working roles than them, they felt pushed aside and should’ve received better positions in this family (there is a reoccurring theme where Meghan and Harry dismiss the line of succession as if it doesn’t apply to them and their delusions of grandeur.). The British press is just so mean, I mean we don’t have tabloids like that in America, still said with a straight face as if Americans aren’t going to say “whataminute?” Meghan and Harry cycle through staff at an alarming rate, but they’re still amazing people who do nothing wrong. Rules don’t apply to them. Meghan and Harry are here to save the day and modernize the monarchy and make it great again, despite no one asking them to and they should know why they cannot call the shots in a institution where a line of succession determines influence. The press is just so mean, the same press amazing Meghan courts for coverage. Kate and William didn't say hi to us at the Commonwealth ceremony, despite us throwing a fit about 2,000 fliers already being printed and we were not included in the process as WE SEE FIT. The common theme is that Meghan and Harry throw fits when they don't get their way, then play victims when other adults refuse to coddle them with fake smiles and as the book said, hugs. The royal family wouldn’t give into their demands at their exit, as if they have any right to make demands. The royal family is mean and toxic, because they said so, don’t ask for evidence, just listen to amazing Meghan and kind Harry.
This book isn’t about Finding Freedom, because they never lost freedom. Their concept of not having freedom is delusional. This book is nothing but a long bore fest of how amazing Meghan is, how wonderful Harry is, how perfect they are, how difficult and toxic the family is in their mind, how things are just sooooo unfair and more. This is a book solely about Meghan and Harrys perception of the world and their own behavior, which is why it is idealistic and beyond fluffy. They needed to try and sway the narrative and left out any responsibility of what they did that possibly angered nearly everyone around them from friends to family on both sides of the pond. The common denominator, look for it in complicated problems. This book is almost comical while reading, so if you enjoy a good laugh, read it. There is something endearing about two middle aged people writing such fluffy fantasy of how cruel the world is against them in a gilded palace with a million dollar wardrobe.
And before anyone says they didn’t have any hand in this book, the first week of August 2020, the Justice in her lawsuit, Justice Warby, said reporter Mr. Scobie (the author of this book) tweeted about the applications in court just 58 minutes after they were filed. I quote, “The record shows that the application notice and supporting witness statements were all submitted for filing at 8:06am and finding at 8:32am. The evidence of Mr. Mathieson is that they were served on the defendant at 8:30am and that by 8:45am, within 15 minutes of receiving the application, he received a call from a representative of Sky News asking if he had a comment to make about it. The defendant’s side had not made the application public. At 9:30am, a copy of the title page of the claimants witness statement was posted on the Twitter feed of someone called Omid Scobie.” There is more “the inference invited is that he had been provided with a copy by representatives of the claimant. This seems very likely.” The paper involved in this lawsuit created by Meghan did not leak this to Omid, Meghan and her team did. Within an hour of court. Justice Warby is linking the author of this book, Omid, directly to Meghan and her team as the sources of his “leaks” that he tweets about and obviously writes about in this book. If you think Meghan didn’t have a hand in writing this very idealistic, fantasy of her greatness and how she is such a victim of the world, boohoo I didn’t get the tiara I wanted, then it is time to find freedom yourself from naiveite. It is hard for her and H to claim they were not involved in this book filled with intimate details when she has no problem making sure the author has a copy of her court applications within minutes of court.
The authors note from the kindle version I attached above even admits they spoke to the couple.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020
This book, hilariously named, Finding Freedom, is filled with petty complaints and an idealistic, almost childlike presentation of two middle age individuals who act like they’re young, naïve newly wedded 18-year old’s. The complaints, it is clear they believe they are valid, have not presented any tangible evidence of true mistreatment and abuse by the alleged toxic family. The family Meghan and Harry claims she never had. Kate didn’t take me shopping, mind you Meghan is a grown woman complaining about shopping trips she is somewhat owed. Meghan didn’t get the tiara she wanted and the queens dresser stood in her way about it, as if that means she was mistreated. The audacity of this complaint, people, whining about a tiara as if she is entitled to what she demands. Too many friends and family asked H to slow it down and be reasonable instead of rushing marriage. Harry’s dear fried Tom Inskip is punished publicly for this, and they admit this in the book as if they are victims of his advice. Meghan wasn’t prepared for this job……. then claims the queen gave her a masterclass to prepare her as the grand Duchess she was supposed to be (make your mind up). Meghan is truly the most amazing person ever, we honestly won’t meet a more amazing, hard working dedicated person ever again and how could anyone just not like her? There is a nonstop narrative trying to convince us of just how aaaammmmazzing she is. No one could compare and the palace staff were just not equipped to handle her aaaammmmazzingness and tried to hold her down. William and Kate had better working roles than them, they felt pushed aside and should’ve received better positions in this family (there is a reoccurring theme where Meghan and Harry dismiss the line of succession as if it doesn’t apply to them and their delusions of grandeur.). The British press is just so mean, I mean we don’t have tabloids like that in America, still said with a straight face as if Americans aren’t going to say “whataminute?” Meghan and Harry cycle through staff at an alarming rate, but they’re still amazing people who do nothing wrong. Rules don’t apply to them. Meghan and Harry are here to save the day and modernize the monarchy and make it great again, despite no one asking them to and they should know why they cannot call the shots in a institution where a line of succession determines influence. The press is just so mean, the same press amazing Meghan courts for coverage. Kate and William didn't say hi to us at the Commonwealth ceremony, despite us throwing a fit about 2,000 fliers already being printed and we were not included in the process as WE SEE FIT. The common theme is that Meghan and Harry throw fits when they don't get their way, then play victims when other adults refuse to coddle them with fake smiles and as the book said, hugs. The royal family wouldn’t give into their demands at their exit, as if they have any right to make demands. The royal family is mean and toxic, because they said so, don’t ask for evidence, just listen to amazing Meghan and kind Harry.
This book isn’t about Finding Freedom, because they never lost freedom. Their concept of not having freedom is delusional. This book is nothing but a long bore fest of how amazing Meghan is, how wonderful Harry is, how perfect they are, how difficult and toxic the family is in their mind, how things are just sooooo unfair and more. This is a book solely about Meghan and Harrys perception of the world and their own behavior, which is why it is idealistic and beyond fluffy. They needed to try and sway the narrative and left out any responsibility of what they did that possibly angered nearly everyone around them from friends to family on both sides of the pond. The common denominator, look for it in complicated problems. This book is almost comical while reading, so if you enjoy a good laugh, read it. There is something endearing about two middle aged people writing such fluffy fantasy of how cruel the world is against them in a gilded palace with a million dollar wardrobe.
And before anyone says they didn’t have any hand in this book, the first week of August 2020, the Justice in her lawsuit, Justice Warby, said reporter Mr. Scobie (the author of this book) tweeted about the applications in court just 58 minutes after they were filed. I quote, “The record shows that the application notice and supporting witness statements were all submitted for filing at 8:06am and finding at 8:32am. The evidence of Mr. Mathieson is that they were served on the defendant at 8:30am and that by 8:45am, within 15 minutes of receiving the application, he received a call from a representative of Sky News asking if he had a comment to make about it. The defendant’s side had not made the application public. At 9:30am, a copy of the title page of the claimants witness statement was posted on the Twitter feed of someone called Omid Scobie.” There is more “the inference invited is that he had been provided with a copy by representatives of the claimant. This seems very likely.” The paper involved in this lawsuit created by Meghan did not leak this to Omid, Meghan and her team did. Within an hour of court. Justice Warby is linking the author of this book, Omid, directly to Meghan and her team as the sources of his “leaks” that he tweets about and obviously writes about in this book. If you think Meghan didn’t have a hand in writing this very idealistic, fantasy of her greatness and how she is such a victim of the world, boohoo I didn’t get the tiara I wanted, then it is time to find freedom yourself from naiveite. It is hard for her and H to claim they were not involved in this book filled with intimate details when she has no problem making sure the author has a copy of her court applications within minutes of court.
The authors note from the kindle version I attached above even admits they spoke to the couple.

The amount of personal detail makes it feel more like autobiography than biography. For example, it includes tons of detail of how Meghan arranged her home for a Vanity Fair interview, down to laying out afghans for her dogs so they wouldn't mess the white couch and how she arranged the throw pillows. The only way the authors would know that is if they had spoken directly to Meghan, read Meghan's diaries, had a direct wiretap into Meghan's brain or if Meghan revealed every thought she ever had about decorating to a friend who managed to retain all of those (useless) details and passed them on to the authors.
This book is a silly, poorly written mess and quite frankly, Meghan and Harry should sue the authors.
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Maybe they weren't interviewed just like Diana wasn't interviewed for Andrew Morton's tell all book.
Great fairytale though.

I found it lacked detail about them as a couple and chronological order got very muddled jumping back and forth between lines of the family. As a book that was heralded as being about them as a couple I have no clue as to why o read about the Middleton’s early relationship. What that has to do with the couple leaving the royal family many years later only the authors will know.
What detail and information there is does seem oddly personal for a couple who claim not to have had any involvement with the book. I think it’s an ok read but could easily have been a much better read if it didn’t have all the fillers of other family lines. Stick to the details and it’s ok.
On the whole really disappointing after all the fanfare.

My final thought is that critics derided Lady CC's book about Princess Diana and it all turned out to be true....

I also find it rather poor that the authors are adamant that neither Harry nor Meghan assisted with this book yet there are some very very personal details that could only have come from either the couple or very very close friends and considering the couples obsession with privacy (and sue happy attitude to those that breech it) it’s very telling that no legal objections have been issued by them. Therefore it’s my conclusion they’ve given all titbits their full seal of approval whether directly or indirectly via friends!
I feel so sorry for the Royal Family