Prince Harry's controversial memoir 'Spare' sold a record 1.4 million copies in just 24 hours after English-language copies were a hit in Britain, the United States and Canada.
Public sentiment may be divided, but Prince Harry's explosive memoir has certainly done brisk business in its debut week. After selling 1.43 million copies on the day of release, Spare has now become a Guinness record holder. It is the fastest selling non-fiction book of all time - beating 'A Promised Land' by former US President Barack Obama and many others.
“The figures become even more impressive when you consider the leak occurred in Spain five days earlier. This meant that most of the revelations that made headlines around the world happened before the book officially hit the shelves. However, it's entirely possible that these juicy details actually inspired more people to buy spares," states an article on the Guinness World Records website.
The headline-grabbing book was published on Tuesday as Prince Harry began a string of high-profile promotional interviews.
First day sales of 'Spare' reached 1.4 million English-language copies in the UK, United States and Canada, breaking Penguin Random House's sales record. The numbers come as the first opinion poll since publication has shown Harry's popularity in the UK continues to fall.
The sales surpassed the publishing house's first-day non-fiction records held by Barack Obama's "A Promised Land" in 2020 and Michelle Obama's "Becoming" in 2018. While the former US president's memoir sold 887,000 English-language copies in the United States, his wife's book sold 725,000 on its first day in Canada.
But even though many revelations and allegations were made within the pages of the spare in the global media this week, Harry insisted he hid many details. In a recently published interview, the British royal said she had enough material for two memoirs, but refused because she didn't think her father and brother would "ever forgive" her.
"This is not an attempt to topple the monarchy. It is about trying to save them from themselves. And I know I will be crucified by many people for saying that," he said in an interview with the British newspaper The Telegraph. I said Published on Saturday.
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