In 2021, Prince Harry signed a global deal of 36.8 million pounds sterling (41.54 million euros) for a trilogy with the publisher Penguin Random House.
More than a year later, the first
Spare
, in bookstores since January 10, is snapping up.
The proof: sales exceeded 1.4 million copies on the first day for the English edition.
And it would be wrong to believe that the husband of Meghan Markle would now be silent.
Although he wants to reconnect with his family, Harry assures him, he has enough material to write another book.
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In an interview with journalist Bryony Gordon of the
Telegraph
, the Duke of Sussex also indicates that the original transcription of his book was twice as long as the final version.
Then to admit that the deleted passages mainly concern exchanges held with his father and his brother.
“The first project was different.
It was 800 pages, and now we are at 400 pages.
It could have been two books, let's put it that way.
And the hard part was getting things out, he reveals to Bryony Gordon, who spent several hours with the Sussexes at their villa in Montecito, Calif., before
Spare
was published .
“There are things that happened, especially between me and my brother, and to some extent between me and my father, that I just don't want the world to know about.
Because I don't think they would ever forgive me."
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"A ton of dirt"
Prince Harry – who has accused Palace staff of lying to protect his brother William – further claims that the media has “a ton of dirt” (read, compromising information) about his family.
“I know they have it and they are putting it under the rug to tell juicy stories about someone else,” he adds, denouncing here the relentlessness of the tabloids towards him.
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The youngest son of King Charles III, who is still unclear whether he will be present at his father's coronation on May 6, also says he "has the responsibility" to reform the monarchy for the good of Prince George (9 years old), to Princess Charlotte (7) and Prince Louis (4).
"I know that out of these three children, at least one will end up like me, the reserve one," he says.
“And it hurts, it worries me.”
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