Prince Harry's Memoir 'Spare' Finally on Sale, Provoking Hype Even Greater Than Before

© AP Photo / Alberto PezzaliCopies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are placed on a shelf of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called Spare are placed on a shelf of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.01.2023
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Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle in 2018, and in 2020 the couple resigned from their royal responsibilities and moved to the United States. Since then, they have been surrounded by ongoing scandals. On January 10, a new chapter of this saga opened.
Prince Harry's 410-page memoir, Spare, is finally out in 16 languages. The book caused a stir long before publication, and ahead of its midnight release, people were standing in lines to be the first to buy a paper copy.
Various bookstores are reporting unprecedented excitement. Many have extended their opening hours in an effort to cope with the influx of visitors eager to learn the history of Prince Harry's relationships within the royal family. The book is already at the top of Amazon's list, while Waterstones retail said it had become one of its "biggest pre-order titles for a decade".
© AP Photo / Alberto Pezzali

Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) - Sputnik International
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Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) - Sputnik International
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Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are held by a member of staff of a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

© AP Photo / Alberto Pezzali

A customer holds copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" at a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

A customer holds copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" at a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) - Sputnik International
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A customer holds copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" at a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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A customer holds copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" at a book store during a midnight opening in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Ahead of the memoir's publication, the book was already accompanied by a lot of scandals related to leaks:
Insinuations related to the leak about Prince Harry losing his virginity;
The scandal surrounding Prince Harry's account of a fight with his brother, Prince William;
Hype concerning Prince Harry's confession that it was his brother and sister-in-law who advised him to wear a Nazi costume;
The media also quoted passages in which Harry's father, now King Charles III, joked about fatherhood.
According to British media reports, in an interview to promote the memoir, Prince Harry said that it would be his "life's work" to change the media landscape.
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020,file photo, Britain's Prince Harry arrives in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in London - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.01.2023
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However, the publication of the book and the cannon of scandals that preceded it seriously complicated Prince Harry's relationship with his family, to the point that Harry himself admitted that he could not return to Britain.
Moreover, Harry's decision to green-light the publication, as well as the scandalous flare, led to a decline in his popularity in Britain, YouGov reports the results of the poll.
Only 26 percent of respondents confirmed their positive attitude towards the author of the scandalous memoirs, compared to 33 percent in the fall;
The poll of five years ago showed an 80% positive attitude to the Prince Earl of Sussex;
At the same time, young people aged 18-24 support Prince Harry about as much as disapprove of his actions - 41% both.
At the moment Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have not responded to the publication.
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