Spare
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young princes walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be feeling and how their lives would unfold.
For Harry, this is that story.
Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was the carefree, happy-go-lucky Spare. Grief changed everything. He struggled with school, anger, loneliness, and the press, whom he blamed for his mother’s death.
At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from PTSD and panic attacks, and unable to find true love.
Then he met Meghan. The world was captivated by their romance and fairy-tale wedding, but they were preyed upon by the press, subjected to abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, Harry saw no other way to protect their safety and mental health but to flee his mother country. Leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared, the last being his mother.
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young princes walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be feeling and how their lives would unfold.
For Harry, this is that story.
Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was the carefree, happy-go-lucky Spare. Grief changed everything. He struggled with school, anger, loneliness, and the press, whom he blamed for his mother’s death.
At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from PTSD and panic attacks, and unable to find true love.
Then he met Meghan. The world was captivated by their romance and fairy-tale wedding, but they were preyed upon by the press, subjected to abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, Harry saw no other way to protect their safety and mental health but to flee his mother country. Leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared, the last being his mother.
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young princes walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be feeling and how their lives would unfold.
For Harry, this is that story.
Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was the carefree, happy-go-lucky Spare. Grief changed everything. He struggled with school, anger, loneliness, and the press, whom he blamed for his mother’s death.
At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from PTSD and panic attacks, and unable to find true love.
Then he met Meghan. The world was captivated by their romance and fairy-tale wedding, but they were preyed upon by the press, subjected to abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, Harry saw no other way to protect their safety and mental health but to flee his mother country. Leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared, the last being his mother.
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Hardcover
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January 10, 2023
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416 pages
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Random House
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978-0593593806
