Prince Harry’s explosive memoir Spare is finally on sale on January 10 after a series of incendiary interviews given by the Duke in the lead-up to its release, Report informs referring to Evening Standard.
The hotly anticipated autobiography was due to be released globally at midnight on January 9. Bookshops extended their opening hours in expectation of a midnight rush to purchase the book.
With demand expected to be high, WHSmith, the retailer, said it was extending opening hours at a number of its shops to allow readers to pick up an early copy of the 417-page book. Around 10 shops across the country, including those at Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Victoria and Euston railway stations, would stay open into the night to welcome shoppers.
Shocking claims made within its pages by Prince Harry have sparked furore in recent days, after copies of the memoir accidentally went on sale in Spain five days early and their contents released by the press.
Among them was the Duke’s allegation his older brother, Prince William, once physically attacked him; his claim William and his wife Kate were to blame for his donning a Nazi costume for a now-infamous 2005 fancy dress party; and his admission he killed 25 members of the Taliban during the Afghanistan war.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan attracted a record number of viewers for a documentary debut on Netflix, while Spare ranks as the best-selling book on Amazon’s UK, US, German and Canadian websites.