Prince Harry's memoir title 'very, very provocative' for Buckingham Palace aides
The title of Prince Harry's tell-all memoir will be 'Spare', it was revealed last month.
Prince Harry’s memoir 'Spare' to be released in January
The title of the Duke of Sussex's 416-page memoir is a reference to the phrase "the heir and the spare" and will be released globally on January 10, 2023. Speaking on the latest episode of Palace Confidential, the Mail's royal editor Rebecca English discussed the Palace's apparent reaction to the title of the memoir.
Speaking to host Jo Elvin, Ms English said: "The Palace are being really careful about this.
"They don't want to engage until they hear what's in it."
Ms English added, however, that upon speaking various people "plumbed into the situation", the Palace find the title "very very provocative".
She added the Royal Family were unaware of the title, "until it was announced publicly".
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She added: "They were reading it on social media.
"His family [and] the royal household were reading it at the same time as we were.
"And that probably tells you all you need to know."
Prince Harry's memoir has been described by its publisher, Penguin Random House, as an account told with 'raw and unflinching honesty".
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A friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Omid Scobie has wrote in his Yahoo column that there will be "the very real risk of serious blowback from the institution and family" no matter how "carefully" Harry treads.
He added: "Palace aides recently told me about the “genuine fear” amongst senior members that this book will cause irrevocable damage to reputations and relations.
"But, for Harry, Spare’s larger intention appears to make that risk worth taking."
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Following Queen Elizabeth II's death on September 8, it was speculated that Harry wanted to make "last minute" changes to the book to be sensitive to the recent events.
However, Mr Scobie said the memoir was actually finished months before the late Queen died and has not been changed.
Harry's book will be available in 16 languages, and the Duke, himself, will read the memoir for the audiobook version.
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