EXCLUSIVE: A royal expert was critical of Prince Harry’s latest move which coincided with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal tour.
Prince Harry has been accused by a royal expert of “seizing the limelight” from the Royal Family with his latest move.
The Duke of Sussex’s memoir, Spare, was released in paperback in the UK on Thursday, more than a year and a half after its original release in January 2023.
While the paperback edition contains no new material, its release has coincided with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal tour in Australia and Samoa.
Now a royal expert said that Spare’s paperback release will be seen by some as another “example” of the Sussex couple “seizing the limelight”.
Harry and Meghan have been previously been criticised for making announcements or appearances that clash with the royal schedule.
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Prince Harry was criticised by a royal expert over the paperback release of Spare (Image: Getty)
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk: “It is open to question whether Harry chose the date of the release of his memoir, Spare, or whether its publishers Random House, decided on it.
“However, it is inconvenient, to put it mildly, that it is in the middle of a highly significant royal tour for King Charles.
“Some will see this as an example of the Sussexes, once again, seizing the limelight.”
He also noted that the new book features no new material against the royals and that the Duke of Sussex will not be giving any interviews to promote it.
Spare was released in paperback this week (Image: Getty)
Mr Fitzwilliams added: “If he had, the optics, given that the memoir paints the Royal Family in a highly pejorative light, would have been terrible as the King and the Princess of Wales are both battling cancer.”
There is no proof to suggest the release of Spare’s paperback edition was planned around the royal tour or that the duke had any say in it.
The royal commentator continued: “The hardback was a global best-seller, with more than six million copies sold and it was a global number one. The paperback will make it more easily accessible. This is a book which should never have been written.”
