#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story
of love loss and healing.Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New YorkerIt
was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys two princes
walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess
Diana was laid to rest billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking
and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry this is that
story at last. Before losing his mother twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree
one the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled
at school struggled with anger with loneliness—and because he blamed the press for his
mother’s death he struggled to accept life in the spotlight. At twenty-one he joined the
British Army. The discipline gave him structure and two combat tours made him a hero at home.
But he soon felt more lost than ever suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to
crippling panic attacks. Above all he couldn’t find true love. Then he met Meghan. The world
was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But
from the beginning Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press subjected to waves of abuse
racism and lies. Watching his wife suffer their safety and mental health at risk Harry saw
no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country.
Over the centuries leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try in fact
had been his mother. . . . For the first time Prince Harry tells his own story chronicling
his journey with raw unflinching honesty. A landmark publication Spare is full of insight
revelation self-examination and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
