The Royal silence over Prince Harry can’t go on

Even Prince Harry’s critics must concede that his memoir Spare has been an enormous success. The book is the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever: 400,000 copies flew off the shelves on its first day. The Duke of Sussex’s recent blitzkrieg of high-profile publicity opportunities, on both sides of the Atlantic, leaves little doubt that he is, at least for now, the most famous man in the world. Not bad for a self-described ‘spare’. But there is one group of high-profile people whose thoughts are both eagerly sought and, for the time being, withheld: the Royal Family.

No living member of ‘the Firm’ has emerged with any particular credit from Harry’s memoir; Charles got off lighter than expected, but Camilla and, especially, William were treated with greater contempt than many might have anticipated pre-publication.