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Katie Strick

JR Moehringer: the celebrity ghostwriter and ‘daddy issues’ specialist behind Prince Harry’s memoir Spare

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry leaving the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk (PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

Boldly-titled memoirs with close-up portraits on the cover. Stories of troubled father-son relationships, fame and the media. Moving descriptions of what it means to be a sensitive modern man, written in the present tense for dramatic effect.

These are just some of the qualities John Moehringer’s bestselling autobiographies have become known for over the years. The Californian newspaper veteran and Pultizer Prize-winning novelist — best known by his pen name JR Moehringer — has written many an acclaimed celebrity memoir, from Nike founder Phil Knight’s book Shoe Dog to tennis legend Andre Agassi’s book Open, but his latest title might be his most high-profile yet: Prince Harry’s hotly-anticipated, £40 million memoir, Spare, for which Moehringer reportedly earned a seven figure sum.

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