I decided to listen to Spare on audio. In addition to the dramatic A story, there was oodles of trivia. Here’s some of what I learned.
1. Harry is a “Friends” fanatic. He watched every episode in 2013 and decided he was a Chandler.
2. Harry loathes Rupert Murdoch.
3. Harry is not much of a reader. Meghan mentioned “Eat Pray Love” on their first date and he hadn’t heard of it.
4. While in LA, Harry stayed at Courtney Cox’s house and took magic mushrooms. He ended up in conversation with the “Genie in the Bottle” songwriter.
5. Harry played Halo while in boarding school with an American who had no idea his online friend was HRH.
6. Wallis Simpson is buried at Frogmore.
7. Harry has a sweet tooth. He also likes gin and tonics.
8. Harry used to fly his Apache helicopter over the Thames at night spotting famous landmarks.
9. Harry called the Queen Mother “Gam Gam.”
10. Harry was trekking at the North Pole shortly before William and Katherine’s wedding. He was frostbitten at the wedding.
11. Harry sings part of “Your Song” on the audio and does a decent American accent.
12. Before he met Meghan, Harry thought a couple should date a minimum of three years before getting married.
13. Harry’s family nickname is Harold.
14. William and Kate were huge “Suits” fans and were stunned when Harry told them he was dating an actress from the show.
15. Harry was not William’s best man. They let the press misrepresent the story to protect the privacy of William’s friend.
16. Meghan didn’t recognize Prince Andrew when she met him.
17 Harry calls his brother Willy and his father Pa.
18. Camilla turned Harry’s bedroom at Clarence House into a dressing room.
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