Former chaplain to the Queen says some may be glad she didn’t live to see Spare publication

Jan 10, 2023 by Jill

by Sophie Drew, Premier:

A former chaplain to the Queen has said he suspects some people within the royal household are glad that she is not “able to experience” the release of Prince Harry’s book.

The Duke of Sussex has been making the media rounds to promote his new book, Spare, in which he discusses his life as a royal in eye-opening detail.

In interviews ahead of the book’s release, Prince Harry has said he never intended to “hurt” his brother and father.

Many believe, however, that the tell-all will cause severe damage to the reputation of the monarchy.

Reflecting on his time with the late monarch Queen Elizabeth II, former chaplain to Her Majesty Gavin Ashenden said: “She would have been profoundly distressed.”

“She did everything she could within the limitations of the imprisonment of being a member of the royal family, and she did it.

“One of the reasons why I think we people loved her is because she had a loving relationship with God; God worked on her character through the Holy Spirit.”

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