And so certainly, Harry sees his own experiences within the context of the loss of his mother. It's very clear that for Harry, he's always thinking about his mother and that it was very difficult for him to. The life and legacy of Princess Diana has very much been part of popular culture-especially lately with the popularity of The Crown on Netflix, or the move 'Spencer' starring Kristen Stewart, that has brought her back and her sons into the very limelight.

And that is why the memoir attracts that much more scrutiny, because the public has seen him grow up,' Harris adds.Īnother big reason why many have strong opinions about the book is because of Princess Diana's popularity in the media today and how her death impacted Prince Harry. But Harry, he compared his own upbringing to The Truman Show, feeling as though he's had his life unfolding in the public. 'For many public figures who write memoirs about their childhood, they were comparatively out of the public eye. However, a spokesperson for Air New Zealand told the New Zealand Herald recently that the airline has “never operated flights” between Mexico and Great Britain and that they only offer Business Premier fares, not first class. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld, Pool)Īnother recent error surfaced when Harry claimed that he offered to buy his wife Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, a first class ticket from Mexico to the UK on Air New Zealand. Prince Harry’s explosive memoir, with its damning allegations of a toxic relationship between the monarchy and the press, is likely to accelerate the pace of change already under way within the House of Windsor following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Moreover, the book lifts the lid on life as a royal that hasn't been done before-Prince Harry writes about his relationship with his father, the challenges of growing up in the public eye, and the readers bear witness to the love story between the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex.Īccording to Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a royal family expert, Carolyn Harris, 'Spare' is an attempt at Prince Harry taking control of the narrative and inserting his own perspective.įILE - Princes William and Harry, left, leave the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Guards' Chapel, London, Aug. In weeks leading up to the release of his book, Prince Harry revealed in an interview how King Charles III considered him as a 'spare' son-hence, the title of the book-since his elder brother Prince William would be the heir to the throne. Prince Harry's much-awaited controversial tell-all memoir, Spare, in which he made allegations against senior members of the royal family, has already become a bestseller within a week of its release.īreaking all sales records for non-fiction books, the memoir sold 1.43 million copies during its first day on sale in the UK, U.S., and Canada.

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