The Spare: Prince Harry’s Struggle for Independence

05/03/22 • 35 min

DYNASTY: The Royal Family’s Most Challenging Year

Prince Harry has never been a stranger to headlines, but nothing compares to the media firestorm in early 2020 when the future king’s younger son stepped back from his royal duties. What caused Harry to reject royal tradition and the power of the Windsors in favor of a different kind of life with Meghan? And how has his public discussion of mental health struggles—both his own and for all people—helped him take control of his destiny?

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Kate and William’s epic wedding on April 29, 2011, was just one more fairy-tale scene in one of the 21st century’s most famous love stories—a love story that is important not to the media world and its rabid consumers, but to the future of a dynasty reeling from scandal and inner turmoil. This episode will explore Kate and William’s long courtship, rare rocky moments, and precisely what it will mean for Kate to be the first “commoner queen.”

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