The record high sales of Prince Harry's explosive memoirs have already prompted the publisher to commission a reprint.

The original circulation of "Spare" ("Reserve") was two million copies.

According to Gina Centrello, President of Random House Publishing Group, total day-of-release copies sold in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom across all three formats, hardcover, e-book and audio, was 1.43 million units.

While many books are rightly classified as "celebrity memoirs" by public figures, Centrello claimed that "Spare" does not fit that label.

Gina Thomas

Features correspondent based in London.

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Instead, the book, which she described as "vulnerable and heartfelt, courageous and intimate," is the story of a person "we may have imagined we already knew."

But now it is possible to understand Prince Harry through his own words.

Centrello sees the "extraordinary" sales numbers as proof that readers unequivocally agreed: "'Spare' is a book that begs to be read and that we are proud to publish."

Even Prince Andrew is more popular

However, the demand is not reflected in the latest barometer of the popularity of the royal family members.

The Duke of Sussex's standing has hit a new low in the first UK probing since the publication of his autobiography, particularly in the eyes of the elderly population, who now view Prince Harry and his wife Meghan more negatively than his friendship with the abuse condemned Jeffrey Epstein disgraced Prince Andrew.

60 percent of this age group have a “very” negative opinion of the Duke of York.

For his nephew Harry, that figure is 73 percent.

Meghan comes off a little better at 69 percent.

The values ​​are better for younger people

While in 2018, the year of his marriage, 80 percent of those surveyed rated Harry positively, only 24 percent still share this view.

However, the rating differs depending on the age group.

Among those over 65, the positive opinion drops to just nine percent.

In contrast, 39 percent of those under twenty-five see him in a good light.

Only 21 percent of respondents believe Prince Harry's explanation that he wrote his book to tell the story from his point of view.

Rather, 41 percent assume that money was the driving force.

Only one percent of those surveyed buy him a motive for reconciliation.

Meanwhile, Prince William, who was lashed out by his brother in "Spare," has risen in popularity.

This also applies to Charles III, while Queen Camilla, portrayed by Harry as an "evil stepmother", has fallen out of favor easily.

Princess Anne, the king's sister, achieved the highest level of popularity with 72 percent.

The number of those who believe that the monarchy will definitely survive the next 100 years has fallen from 18 percent to 12 percent.

On the other hand, 35 percent of those surveyed still consider it likely that they will still exist.

43 percent are still proud of the monarchy, compared to 55 percent in September.

In the last survey in September, 15 percent of respondents admitted that they were embarrassed by the monarchy.

This number is now six percentage points higher, although differences between age groups are also noticeable here.

35 percent of Britons aged 18 to 24 say they are somewhat or very ashamed of the monarchy.

For those over 65, the verdict is milder at eleven percent.