PLEASE boys, don’t make my final years a misery.”
These were the words Prince Harry claims his father spoke to his sons at Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021 – intensely private words King Charles would surely never have expected to be thrust into the public domain.
But thanks to Prince Harry’s astonishing revelations in his explosive memoir, they are out there forever, along with a veritable smorgasbord of titbits for the world to feast on.
Never in the history of the royal family has one of their own said so much about the institution and the people who populate it. And it’s causing a global frenzy.
What Harry says in Spare – and he talks about everything from his issues with his stepmother to taking drugs and getting frostbite on his penis – has dominated world headlines.
It also led to the hashtag Shut Up Harry as a backlash swelled – but it’s unlikely to put a dent in sales. The book was a bestseller before its official release and even the fiercest critics have confessed they can’t help but be fascinated by the minutiae of the detail.
Yet the damage Spare has caused is unlikely to be undone. In the run-up to the official launch, Harry, on a publicity trail of TV interviews, said he wanted reconciliation.
“I want
