Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare made headlines worldwide when it first hit shelves in January 2023, revealing a trove of personal insights and controversial claims about the royal family. Now, a new edition has quietly emerged, with the paperback version of Spare being released in the US on October 22, and set to hit UK stores just two days later.
While fans eagerly anticipated the release, hoping for additional content or new revelations, they might be left slightly disappointed. Despite earlier suggestions from the Duke of Sussex that he had enough material for a sequel, this paperback edition offers no new chapters. The content remains exactly the same as the original hardcover, with no updates or additions.
Penguin Random House, the book’s publisher, confirmed back in August that the paperback version would feature the same cover as the original, with a newly designed package for this release. The core revelations remain as explosive as ever, with Harry accusing his brother, Prince William, of physically attacking him during a heated confrontation at Kensington Palace and suggesting that his father, King Charles, prioritized his own interests over Harry’s well-being.
Harry didn’t stop there. He also targeted Queen Camilla, calling her “dangerous” and accusing her of using him to rehabilitate her public image. In a particularly scathing remark, the Duke of Sussex claimed that Camilla had sacrificed him on “her personal PR altar,” suggesting that his reputation was a casualty of her efforts to gain public favor.
In an interview with The Telegraph last year, Harry revealed that the original manuscript for Spare was twice as long, saying, “It could have been two books.” He acknowledged that many intimate details about his relationships with William and Charles had been left out, explaining, “There are some things…that I just don’t want the world to know. Because I don’t think they would ever forgive me.”
Despite no new content in the paperback edition, Spare continues to resonate with readers, providing a candid and, at times, shocking glimpse into Harry’s life within the royal family. His decision to withhold certain details only adds to the intrigue surrounding his memoir, leaving fans to wonder what other secrets may remain untold.