Prince Harry’s memoir hits No 1 on Amazon, predicted to be one of year’s bestsellers

Spare is already the UK’s top-selling title a day ahead of publication, with high-street retailers expecting sustained interest in the royal psychodramaPrince Harry’s Spare is currently the No 1 in the UK Amazon bestseller charts and among the biggest pre-order titles for high-street retailers, ahead of its official release on Tuesday.Spare, the Duke of Sussex’s first memoir, was always expected to be a big release, but recent publicity around the book – including revelations that Harry and his brother Prince William had a physical fight, that the royal siblings asked their father not to marry Camilla, and that Harry took cocaine – has seen a surge of interest in the title. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-01-09 17:46:20 UTC ]
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