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In ‘Spare’, decades of Harry’s repressed emotions tumble out

Prince Harry is now unfiltered, speaking his “truth” – but neither the ghostwriter nor the publisher saw fit to tell him that some things are better left unsaid.

What more is there to tell you about Prince Harry’s memoir? The dog bowl fisticuffs, the frostbitten penis, the stallion sex behind the Frog and Firkin – every detail of Spare has been mined. All that is left are the tiny details of royal life. Luckily, they can be entertaining, such as the moment Harry opened a Christmas present from Princess Margaret. She gave him a Biro.

This book is not the raging whinge-fest you might expect after watching Harry’s recent round of television interviews, or the Harry & Meghan documentary on Netflix. His ghostwriter, J.R. Moehringer, has done a very good job of making his subject seem like the sane one in the story, which is not necessarily the impression gained from Harry’s sit-down with Tom Bradby this week.

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