Prince Harry’s memoir Spare has develop into the UK’s fastest-selling non-fiction book on the day of its release, the publisher said on Tuesday.
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LONDON – Prince Harry’s memoir Spare has develop into the fastest-selling non-fiction book in Britain, based on the publisher.
Following the book’s official launch on Tuesday, 400,000 copies have been sold up to now in hardcover, e-book and audio formats, Transworld Penguin Random House said, citing UK sales figures.
“We at all times knew this book would fly, but it surely exceeds even our most optimistic expectations,” the publishing house’s managing director, Larry Finlay, said in a press release.
“So far as we all know, the one books which have sold more on the primary day are those featuring a second Harry (Potter),” added Finlay.
The biography details the Prince’s personal struggles, reminiscent of the loss of his mother, Princess Diana, on the age of 12, in addition to friction with other members of the royal family, including his father, King Charles III, stepmother Camilla, and older brother, Prince William.
“Spare” is obtainable in 16 languages and is a bestseller on Amazon sites around the globe, including the UK, US, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and Saudi Arabia on the time of writing.
Copies of the intimate memoirs were mistakenly published in Spain five days before the official publication, causing much of their content to make headlines around the globe.
Harry also gave several interviews ahead of the book’s launch, doubling down on claims that some members of the royal family leaked damaging stories about him and his wife Meghan to the tabloid press to guard their very own reputations.
The royal family has not commented on the book or any of the interviews given by Prince Harry.