Yesterday, Thursday, King Charles III and his heir to the throne, Prince William, did not react or comment on the high-profile content of Prince Harry’s memoirs of the British royal family, but remained silent in their first appearance since the publication of the book and achieved huge sales. A reporter asked Prince William after visiting a hospital in Liverpool, in the north of England: “Will you ever comment on Harry’s book?”
The Prince of Wales showed no reaction, while he, along with his wife Kate, greeted those present with a smile.
In keeping with the “keep calm and carry on” slogan that became famous in the United Kingdom at the start of World War II, King Charles III ignored recent events at a popular rally near Balmoral.
This Scottish castle witnessed the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, and in 1997 Charles also broke the news of their mother Diana’s death in Paris to his sons William and Harry in a scene Prince Harry touched on in detail. in the book Spear.
In these notes, Prince Harry, who has been living in California since 2020, did not exclude anyone, despite his assertion that he does not want to harm anyone, but rather hopes for reconciliation with family members. Harry points his arrows in the book at everyone, from himself personally as a teenager who used drugs and alcohol, all the way to his father, King Charles III, his brother William, his stepmother Camilla and his sister-in-law Kate.
William, whom Harry describes as “a beloved brother and sworn enemy”, was the most criticized in “The Spear”. He is depicted in the book as a “hot-tempered” man who never liked his daughter-in-law Megan and even considered her “ill-mannered and aggressive”. Harry accused his brother of knocking him over during a fight between the two in 2019 over Meghan.
Buckingham Palace remains silent on Harry’s statements, which are considered negative, as the coronation of Charles III approaches on May 6. However, British media cite sources at Buckingham Palace as unhappy with the royal family, with several popular newspapers confirming yesterday Thursday that Harry and Meghan are no longer welcome at the upcoming global event. A source told the Daily Mail: “The family expects Harry and Meghan to find any excuse not to come.
In the United Kingdom, Prince Harry is often described as a spoiled child, with only 24% of Britons having a positive view of the Duke of Sussex, according to a YouGov poll conducted after the memoir was published.
The popularity of Harry and his wife Meghan has fallen below that of Prince Andrew, brother of King Charles III, who was expelled from the monarchy after a sex scandal involving him.
Only 21% of Brits believe that Harry published these notes because of a desire to highlight the details of his life, as he himself says, which the prince confirms, while 41% of Britons believe that the motive for publishing the book is the desire to earn money.
Shannon Simmons, an employee at the hospital William and Kate visited, told AFP that the book “sounds like a way to make money and get the press to keep talking about them (Harry and Meghan).”
However, his colleague Stacy Oates shows sympathy for the couple and says: “Their style is close to the youth category, and the royal family is a little out of step with the times.”
The 35-year-old guardian added: “It’s very sad what they went through. I feel like Harry is still reeling from his mother’s death.”
And Spears’ English-language book sold 1.4 million copies on its first day of release in the United Kingdom, the US and Canada, according to Penguin Random House, which confirmed the notes broke its sales record.
France has completely exhausted the first French print run of 210,000 copies of Prince Harry’s book and has decided to print an additional 130,000 copies, Fayar told AFP.
The House indicated that demand from bookstores for Prince Harry’s book was about 20 percent higher than demand for President Obama’s diaries.