Prince Harry Receives Backlash for Memoir, ‘Recollections May Vary

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir, “Spare” in January, and since then, it’s made history.

The Guinness World Records confirmed that “Spare” became the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time selling 1.43 million copies on its release day.

Keeping Quiet

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The residents of Buckingham Palace have yet to comment on the contents of Harry’s book. They were quick to shoot down the Sussex’s claims of racism in 2021, though, with William asserting that the family was “very much not a racist family,” while Queen Elizabeth quipped, “Recollections may vary.”

A Royal Tiff

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One of the events the book mentions is a physical altercation Harry and his brother William got into in 2019. The fight included a word exchange about Harry’s decision to lose his virginity, take copious amounts of drugs, and cause the deaths of 25 people in Afghanistan.

The casual way Harry talks about the events in Afghanistan, referring to it simply as “removing chess pieces from a board,” reportedly made veterans very angry.

Tragic Scam

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Colonel Richard Kemp commented that what Harry said would “feed jihadist propaganda.”

A retired Colonel, Tim Collins, condemned Harry’s book as a “tragic money-making scam” and said, “That’s not how you behave in the army. It’s not how we think.”

Even a Senior Taliban official condemned Harry’s comments, tweeting, “Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans; They had families who were waiting for their return.”

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As the TV coverage of King Charles’ coronation on Saturday was watched by an estimated 11.7 million households in the US, it was interesting to check how fascinated Americans are with the royal family. Who was the most popular Royal?

The Real Star of King Charles’s Coronation? Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Prove To Be the Most Popular 

Prince Henry’s Relationship With Family Strained Ahead Of Coronation Due To Release Of Memoir

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir, “Spare” on January 10, and since then, criticism has been flying from all sides.

Although the residents of Buckingham Palace have remained silent on the matter, sources say that the relationship between Harry and his family has been “torn to shreds.”

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Prince Harry Faces Backlash Over Memoir “Spare,” “Recollections May Vary”

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir, “Spare” on January 10, and since then, it’s made history.

Outsold only by another Harry (aka Harry Potter), Guinness World Records confirmed that “Spare” became the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time after selling 1.43 million copies during its first day of sales in the UK, US, and Canada.

Prince Harry Faces Backlash Over Memoir “Spare,” “Recollections May Vary”

Twitter Reacts To Prince Harry’s Bombshell Memoir, “Spare”

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Many Twitter users had much to say about the tell-all book taking the world by storm.

Twitter Reacts to Prince Harry’s Bombshell Memoir, “Spare”

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