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10 January 2023

Prince Harry’s Spare is a deeply uncomfortable read

Throughout the book’s 400 pages runs a single theme: the need for closure after a lifetime of repressed trauma.

By Rachel Cunliffe

The most surreal moment of ITV’s landmark interview with Prince Harry, which aired two days before the publication of his memoir Spare, came towards the end.

“I’m not going to turn this into a therapy session, don’t worry,” joked interviewer Tom Bradby. Harry laughed along.

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