Prince Harry will not be upset that his peace offering to the Royal Family cost him financially, a royal commentator has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex’s paperback edition of Spare failed to capture readers’ attention, reaching only 73rd place in the UK charts.
Harry’s memoir sold just 3,000 copies in its second week following its release on October 24.
The disappointing performance places the book well outside the Official UK Top 50, marking a stark departure from its previous success.
Prince Harry will not be upset that his peace offering to the Royal Family cost him financially, a royal commentator has claimed.
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The paperback version was published by Penguin Random House with no updates to its original content.
The Duke’s decision not to give any interviews to promote the paperback release likely contributed to its poor performance.
Despite significant royal developments over the past year, including King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and Harry’s brief London visits, the book remained unchanged.
The choice to maintain the original content came as Penguin Random House announced the paperback would be published in 16 languages worldwide.
The Duke of Sussex’s paperback edition of Spare failed to capture readers’ attention, reaching only 73rd place in the UK charts.
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Some observers have interpreted Harry’s decision not to add new revelations as an olive branch towards his family.
Royal commentator Jennie Bond said the failure of the paperback version will not faze the Duke of Sussex.
Bond told OK: “I don’t think he will be particularly upset about this.
“He made an awful lot of money from the original contract and, whatever he says, he is already a very wealthy man.
“I don’t think his decision to write Spare was ever a predominantly financial decision.
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Royal commentator Jennie Bond said the failure of the paperback version will not faze the Duke of Sussex.
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“I think he really wanted the world to know how he felt about his life, his family and the way he felt the Palace treated him.
“I think he has made a conscious decision to move on from all the bitterness and had no interest in dredging up more stories for the paperback. That has to be a good decision for everyone involved.”
The original version of the book sold more than 700,000 copies in the UK alone.
Globally, Spare proved to be an instant publishing sensation, selling over six million copies across print and audio formats worldwide.
The book even secured a Guinness World Record for fastest-selling nonfiction book, with more than 1.4 million units sold on its first day across the US, Canada and UK.