‘Moaning’ in Prince Harry’s ‘well-written’ memoir ‘should stay in the family’: Readers

Readers have praised Prince Harry’s explosive memoir as ‘raw’ and ‘well-written’ but said the ‘moans’ of the ‘mischievous’ royals should have stayed in the Royal Family as they The controversial short story finally hits shelves today.

Bookshops across the UK opened early this morning, but queues were thin and only one person was waiting outside the main Waterstones branch in Piccadilly Circus in central London when it opened at 8am.

But those who bought copies of the Duke of Sussex’s explosive autobiography Spare, written by American author JR Moehringer, praised its “rich detail” and “compelling” and “shocking” narrative, while others swooned at its “kind Gordon Ramsey’. voice on audiobook

Readers called the book ‘mischievous’, ‘touching’, ’emotional’ and even ‘salacious’ in its details, with one writing on Amazon: ‘The first thing I noticed about this book is that it is beautifully written and richly detailed. How much of this is due to Prince Harry and how much to ghostwriting him, I have no idea, but it’s clear that the prince is a… sensitive human being.

Prince Harry’s explosive memoir has been praised as “well written” and “eloquent” by readers, as the controversial tale finally hit shelves today.

Another said: ‘Harry comes across as very honest, open and human in his writing; choosing the family over the institution… putting the welfare of his small family unit before the duty of ‘her’ and still wanting to respect and serve that institution, IF he had been allowed to.’

A third posted: ‘I think she needed to tell her story. I found myself quite moved in various sections.

Shoppers who bought Harry Spare’s book at WHSmith on Worcester High Street were broadly supportive of the ‘mischievous’ royal, but some said his moans should ‘stay in the family’.

Martin Cook, 76, a retired engineer from Worcester, said: “If my family had treated me like their own, I would definitely disown them and put it in writing so there were no mistakes.”

George MacDougall, 94, said: “I feel sorry for him, his wife and children, that they had to go to California.”

But Barbara Gill, 66 of Dines Green in Worcester, a sales assistant, said: ‘They are just normal family problems and should stay in the family. I have never seen a perfect family because they don’t exist. Harry is a little mischievous but who isn’t. Life is not a bed of roses.’

At the Waterstones in Edinburgh, Charmaine Laurie, 50, a bus driver was buying a copy.

She said, ‘My personal opinion, no, I don’t think it was [fairly treated]. It will be interesting to read.

“I think it’s nice to get a little insight into what really goes on behind closed doors.”

On Twitter, one user said: “The way Prince Harry writes is so warm, descriptive, eloquent and emotional.” All of his sentences, phrases and words are captivating, powerful and impactful. #Spare is well written’.

Customers even swooned over the voice of the Duke of Sussex on the audiobook.

A bookseller preparing a display for Spare at Daunt Books in Marylebone High Street

Another tweeted: ‘I’ll be listening [to] Prince Harry’s Spare religiously today on Audible. So far so good, plus she has a great reading voice.’

A third posted: “Prince Harry’s narration voice is perfect for @calm app bedtime stories,” while another said: “I really recommend it, I love hearing Prince Harry’s voice, it’s a completely different experience. “. I went to bed at 3 am and this morning my husband asked “What time did you go to bed?” “Hmm, 2 am?” “What the hell were we doing?” “Reading”.

Sold out early in some bookstores in Spain, Spare contains a series of explosive revelations and private details about Harry’s life and family, and has sparked a furor over its claims that William physically attacked him, killing 25 members of the gang. Taliban in Afghanistan.

Caroline Lennon was the only one waiting to buy a copy at Waterstones in Piccadilly, Europe’s largest bookstore, after walking two miles from Bethnal Green in the East End to arrive at 6am.

The 59-year-old said: ‘I don’t care what other people say. People will criticize me and say ‘What an idiot to like Harry. What an idiot for standing in line’, but I don’t care what they say.

‘My personal feeling with Harry and William is that they should connect. There is no love between them, there is no love with that family. He and William need to agree and reconcile, for God’s sake. Life is too short.’

Lennon recalled queuing up to buy Andrew Morton’s biography of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1992, saying: “It was crazy. Everyone was grabbing the books. But today I’m the only one!

She posed for photographers as she left the store with her copy, saying, “I’m really looking forward to hearing the audiobook right away.”

The staff had stacked hardcover copies of the memoirs on a circular display table in the middle of the store, having received them last Thursday. Promotional posters called the autobiography, which sold for half price (£14), “the memoir everyone is talking about”. But only two other customers bought the book in the first hour of the store opening.

James Bradley, 61, from Hammersmith in west London, picked up a copy on his way to work to read when he goes on holiday with friends tomorrow.

He said: “It’s obviously very controversial and this book has done, I think, a lot of damage to Harry.” I thought it would make a great holiday gift, since everyone can talk about the book.’

Bradley said the royal family will not be affected by the book’s revelations, adding: “We’ve had decades of this.”

‘It’s okay. It’s more of the same,’ she said. “They just have to shrug their shoulders and continue to be the royal family.

“After the Queen’s death, the shares of the royal family have never been this high in my life and this will just pick up. In six months we won’t talk about this. It’s a nice distraction from the strikes and all the trouble we’re having in this horrible winter. It’s a bit of light entertainment.

Bradley added that he does not think Harry should have included his claims about the killing of 25 Taliban members during his two tours with the British Army in Afghanistan.

“No soldier should ever talk about what they do in wars, particularly killing other human beings and calling them chess pieces,” he said.

“The Armed Forces are going to have to distance themselves from him and I think that will hurt him.”

Copies of Prince Harry’s new book displayed in a London bookshop

Caroline Lennon, the first customer to buy a copy of Spare, leaving the Waterstones in Piccadilly Circus this morning

Fiona Leviny, a 61-year-old farmer from Queensland, Australia, who was vacationing in London, said she bought Spare to “hear Harry’s story.”

“Harry and Meghan’s personal lives have been published without their permission and I think now is the time to tell their story. Everyone else has been writing about him except him,” she said. “I find it extraordinary that so much is written about Harry and Meghan, and I want to know the truth, that’s why I bought it and that’s why I’m going to read it. I love drama. I have to read it. I have to know the truth.

Ms Leviny added that the Prince of Wales should not comment on anything within the book for the sake of the monarchy.

“William is the heir to the throne and I think, old-fashioned or not, that since we have a monarch, he has done the right thing by staying quiet,” he said.

At WH Smith in Victoria station, staff opened the doors at midnight to a swarm of reporters and customers who gathered around stacks of books, which sat on a table wrapped in a sealed black package.

The first customers received prints as photographers captured the moment before staff began affixing half-price stickers to the prints and stacking them on specially designed shelves near the front of the store.

Waiting outside the shop, waitress Sasha Pursell, 27, who moved to London from Melbourne, Australia, said: “I’m intrigued.” I’ve heard a lot of press about the book and it’s kind of exciting too – I’ve never been to a midnight release.

When asked about the criticism surrounding the book, he said: “Yes, it can be seen as a betrayal of the royal family, but, at the same time, I feel like a lot of lies have been told about it.”

‘It can be either way. I don’t think either side is right or wrong.

Sarah Nakana, 46, a pollster from Dulwich, south-east London, said she had already downloaded the audiobook when she picked up a copy and said she wanted to try to “get ahead of the British press and their narratives”.