The Duke of Sussex may be a prince, a billionaire, and the fifth in line to the British throne, but come winter, he is just one author promoting a book (albeit one that is already at the top of the bestseller charts despite being more than two months away from release). According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry is "returning to the UK to promote his bombastic memoir, Spare."

According to the report, Harry could visit his home country in early 2023 to explain his intentions for writing the book, and "royal experts say there could be retaliation from the palace, including stripping Harry and Meghan of their titles as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex." The New Year's visit would "cast a shadow" over the royal family's Christmas celebration at Sandringham, the first since Queen Elizabeth's death in September; Marie Claire reported yesterday that Harry and Meghan Markle will attend the festivities, two weeks before the launch of Spare Spare" two weeks before its release.

"I hate to say this, but it's not going to be a relaxed family Christmas," a source told the Mail on Sunday.

There were also reports that Harry had to submit several copies of his book before it was accepted by publishers, "sparking concerns that he might be 'sexed up' with revelations about the royal family," the Daily Mail reported.

"The book has gone back and forth between Harry, [ghostwriter] J.R. Moehringer, and the publisher," a source told The Sun. 'They wanted more than was in the first draft, and after the Queen died, Harry wanted to flesh it out further. But there were some extra exchanges that people didn't know about. This was because the publisher wanted to increase the territory covered and wanted to elaborate on some things that were already included. So there is concern that Harry has had to sex up the book and include revelations that even he is not very comfortable with"

Another source added, "The book is much worse than people think."

Another source close to Harry told The Telegraph that Harry wrote the book for himself, rather than using it as a "family reference." Those familiar with the manuscript called the book a "beautiful read" and said that the experience of addressing past anguish in the writing process was cathartic for Harry.

"Don't always live trying to make your family and siblings happy. You must choose your own happiness."

In addition to the text, Harry himself narrates the audiobook.