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Prince Harry’s Memoir Breaks UK Sales Record On First Day Of Release
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Prince Harry’s Memoir Breaks UK Sales Record On First Day Of Release

Prince Harry's "Spare" became the UK's fastest selling non-fiction book ever, its publisher said on Tuesday, after days of TV interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release of the memoir containing intimate revelations about the British royal family. Harry's book has garnered attention around the world with its disclosures about his personal struggles and its accusations about other royals, including his father King Charles, stepmother Camilla and elder brother Prince William. "We always knew this book would fly but it is exceeding even our most bullish expectations," Transworld Penguin Random House Managing Director Larry Finlay said in a statement. "As far as we know, the only books to have sold more in their first day are those starring the other Harry (Potter)." Citin...
UK PM Boris Johnson to miss Philip’s funeral due to Covid limits
Life Style, Politics

UK PM Boris Johnson to miss Philip’s funeral due to Covid limits

A remembrance service for the Duke of Edinburgh is to be held in Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday morning as the UK observes a period of official mourning. It will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is also expected to lead Prince Philip's funeral next Saturday. Some sporting events have been rescheduled during eight days of national mourning. The Prince of Wales has said his "dear papa" will be missed "enormously". The period of national mourning will end after 17 April, when Prince Philip's funeral will take place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. A national minute's silence will be held to coincide with the start of the funeral at 15:00 BST. New government guidance says it is up to individual businesses whether or not they close du...