Prince Harry's new book focuses its most controversial moments on his strained relationship with his brother WiIliam, the Prince of Wales, say insiders who have read advance copies of the tome.
The Duke of Sussex's memoir Spare will be out in the shops on January 10 and it is being reported that his brother will bear the brunt of the criticism Harry is expected to direct at the Royal Family. William's wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, is also said to be in the firing line.
The book's publishers have described Spare as "a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination". They say it is written with "raw, unflinching honesty".
And the first impressions of those who have already been given a copy of the book suggest that there will be no thawing of the frosty relationship that has built up between the two brothers. One insider told the Sunday Times: "Generally, I think the book [will be] worse for them than the Royal family is expecting. Everything is laid bare.
"Charles comes out of it better than I expected, but it’s tough on William in particular and even Kate gets a bit of a broadside. There are these minute details, and a description of the fight between the brothers. I personally can’t see how Harry and William will be able to reconcile after this."
The book will follow last month's Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary when the Duke claimed his elder brother screamed and shouted at him during discussions over the Sussexes departure from the UK in 2020. Nile Gardiner, a former aide to 1980s' Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has also predicted an uneasy read for William. He posted on Twitter: "Prince Harry’s memoir is set to be a nasty hatchet job attack on his own brother."
Spare was listed fifth in Amazon's UK books sales charts on New Year's Day due to advance orders. Harry and Meghan have agreed a £16.5 million, four-book deal with Penguin Random House, with speculation growing that the Duchess might pen her own memoir too.
For more stories from where you live, visit InYourArea
