Prince Harry’s memoir, released just six months ago, has quickly become the most discarded book ever taken on holiday.
Despite initially soaring to the top of Amazon’s book list and selling over 1.4 million copies on its first day, interest in the book seems to have waned.
Reports indicate that holidaymakers are snubbing the sob story from the Duke of Sussex, with resorts across Spain, Greece, and Turkey flooded with abandoned copies.
According to tour operator On The Beach, the book has been stuffed into bins and sent to lost properties all over Europe.
Even local bookstores and libraries are refusing to take them, leaving holiday specialists at a loss for what to do with the surplus.
Zoe Harris, Chief Customer Officer at On The Beach, expressed frustration, stating, “We’ve never witnessed anything quite like it.
Lost property offices and our most popular resorts are brimming with copies of spare, and we had a couple of Prince Harry’s books sent to us from a hotel that some of our customers had vacationed at.
Now we have bookcases full of them.
I’m asking hotels to please stop sending them over, otherwise we’ll never get rid of them all.
Maybe we should all take a leaf out of Harry’s book and spare ourselves the bother in the first place.”
This turn of events has further worsened the already strained relationship between Prince Harry and his publisher, Penguin Random House.
Rumors suggest that the CEO of Penguin Random House is furious with Harry for feeding coronation drama to Omid Scobie, the author of the book “Endgame.”
The publication of Scobie’s book has been delayed to incorporate behind-the-scenes information about the coronation.
If Harry is found to be providing valuable information to a rival publisher, there is a possibility that Penguin Random House might terminate his $40 million deal.
In fact, there are reports that the company is now seeking $35 million from Harry for breaching his contract.
Harry’s admission that his autobiography contradicts a revelation in his witness statement during the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group newspapers has raised doubts about the accuracy of his memoir.
In the book, he claimed to have been financially cut off by his family after stepping back from royal duties and also alleged experiencing racism within the royal family.
As the surplus of discarded copies grows, On The Beach is attempting to give away spare copies on social media, as even libraries and local bookstores refuse to accept additional stock.
It appears that holidaymakers have grown weary of Harry’s writings on his life and the royal family, opting to dispose of the memoir in bins or around various resorts.
This is not the first time Prince Harry’s book has faced ridicule.
Author Bruno Vincent wrote a spoof version titled “Spare Us, a Haredi,” featuring a picture of a gagged Prince Harry on the cover.
The short book humorously mocks the Duke of Sussex, poking fun at the numerous claims made in his best-selling memoir.
In conclusion, Prince Harry’s memoir has gone from being an instant bestseller to the most discarded book on holiday.
As resorts across Europe are flooded with abandoned copies, Penguin Random House faces the wrath of its CEO and potential termination of the $40 million deal.
Meanwhile, holidaymakers seem tired of Harry’s writing, with even libraries and bookstores refusing to accept the excess stock.
The accuracy of the memoir has also been called into question, further adding to the controversy surrounding the book.