Midnight queues as Prince Harry’s memoir hits shelves – here’s why people are buying it | UK News

Fans lined up to buy a hardback copy of Prince Harry’s autobiography as it went on sale at midnight in bookshops nationwide.

The stores opened at 12 p.m. this morning for the official release of the Duke of SussexSpare’s controversial memoir – which made headlines around the world with Explosive revelations about the royal family and was leaked and sold early by some booksellers in Spain.

A handful of people waited outside the doors of WHSmith in London’s Victoria Station to be one of the first to buy a copy of the book – surrounded by crowds of photographers, cameramen and reporters.

The first customers received copies of the memoirs after they were freshly unwrapped from sealed black packaging as photographers captured the moment.

Staff then affixed half-price stickers to the copies and unloaded them onto specially designed shelves near the front of the store.

Sarah Nakana, 46, was the first to buy her half-price copy past midnight, describing Prince Harry’s decision to write the book and tell his story as “incredibly brave and courageous”.

She said: “I am delighted to hear Prince Harry talk about his life in his own words.

“He created a historical record of his life. He lived it. Only he knows what he endured and went through.

“I know for sure that the British media has sensationalised some of the things that make it look the worst and sell them the most newspapers.”

It was Chris Imafidon who received the first copy because they were cut out of the black plastic packaging.

“I really want to hear the horse’s mouth. I want to know why the young man left the country he loved and was ready to die for.”

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Two 20-year-old friends, Ben Vu and Leigh Harper, also bought copies but had different views.

“With some of the more personal things he says, I think maybe he should try to work things out with his family rather than airing it in the media,” Leigh said.

But Ben said he felt the prince had ‘the right to say what he wants and there should be no censorship of him’.

“I’m super excited. There’s a huge amount of hype about it.”

Also in the queue was Sasha Pursell, a 27-year-old bartender, who moved to London from Melbourne.

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Waiting outside the shop, she said: “I’m just intrigued. I’ve heard so much press about the book and it’s kinda exciting too – I’ve never been to a midnight release .

“I just thought, ‘You know what, I just finished working. It’ll be kind of fun to go buy the book I want to read.’