The release date, title, and cover for Prince Harry's long-awaited memoir have finally been determined.

"SPARE" will be released on January 10, 2023 and will feature a serious close-up of the Duke of Sussex. It is a series of revelations that caused no small amount of emotional upheaval in my life yesterday (I never exaggerate).

Almost immediately, great opinions began to emerge, especially about this incredible title. It is certainly eye-catching, and commentators are divided as to what it tells us what we should expect in terms of content. [Royal family expert Richard Fitzwilliams is concerned that the book will be a scathing account of the prince's life.

"This is not a book that should have been published early in the reign of my father, King Charles.

"When someone calls himself a 'spare,' it is ironic at best and derogatory at worst."

"As a future queen, it was sometimes said that Diana's duty was to produce 'heirs and spares.'

"Harry's choice of title, announced almost two years after the Sussexes announced their retirement, is ominous, as he then retires from senior active royalty.

I agree. Even if the "spare" designation was a tongue-in-cheek concept, who would want to be widely regarded as a supporting role for a brother?

Fitzwilliams continues, "The rift between brothers will not be healed by this book. Did he feel overshadowed, as the title suggests?

"He will probably give interviews, no doubt there will be a series of them, and they will probably be quite controversial. With a title like this, the Imperial Household Agency would be very concerned."

On the other hand, body language expert and royal commentator Andy Corey sees the title as more factual and positive.

"It's a great title," Corey tells Marie Claire.

"The title 'The Heir and the Remaining Life' is very evocative and sums up the role of the royal family. He is not a direct line to the throne, but a stand-in in case something happens to William before he has children (or to his entire family)"

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"It also leads to expressions like "spare room," which "feels like a spare part," or "unused." In my family, we joke that I am my son-in-law's 'spare'."

"In short, like a spare tire or a spare change of clothes, he's a backup in the line of succession to the throne. One would keep it if one could, but one hopes it is not necessary!"

Well,

well, I don't know about you, but I don't like to feel like I'm not needed!

But to you, he's like a spare tire or a spare change of clothes for the throne!

"I honestly think it's very factual, and of course it's provocative to get people to read it," he explains. [You spend your life in the limelight, never the main event, but always the understudy. [The understudy has to learn lines and is paid a fee. It's like the monarch's "second child."

Of course, it is not always easy to feel sorry for Prince Harry, born into one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the world. Nevertheless, one wonders if feeling like a surrogate for the rest of his life is likely to lead to happiness and fulfillment. The answer will come soon enough. Is it January 10 already?