Looks like Harold's having the last laugh...

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His publisher has confirmed he's sold 400,000 copies across all formats in ONE DAY. That's probably a record breaking amount for a memoir.

www.thebookseller.com/news/prince-harrys-memoir-sells-400k-copies-across-all-editions-in-its-first-day-on-sale-says-transworld

I’m very curious to know what this is all about (totally clueless and haven’t read the whole thread). Could it be linked to Lady C saying recently that there is a very very scandalous story of H that is true? Lady C has been spot on about so many things and has a very good knowledge of what goes on.

The kicker in that made up story is the RF have been covering up for Harry for years so the logical conclusion if that came out it would blow the whole damn lot up.

Well I'd be more angry with the British Military Police and the army for covering it up if it's true. But like a pp I'm filing it with the unsubstantiated rumours unless evidence appears.

I’m very curious to know what this is all about (totally clueless and haven’t read the whole thread). Could it be linked to Lady C saying recently that there is a very very scandalous story of H that is true? Lady C has been spot on about so many things and has a very good knowledge of what goes on.

I assume it's what somebody has referred to on the PW affair thread. I don't know if MN deleted the comment or not.

He hasn't covered a quarter of it. The royalties proportion of sales will be a fraction of £400K, particularly given that so many sales are discounted.

And of course a quarter of £20 million is £5 million, not £400,000.

And yet he's clearly seething with jealousy and resentment of William and Kate for being in that position.

He also has the worry of how the hell he is going to keep up the California lifestyle. Now the memoirs are out he's shot his bolt - he's used all his material and he can't keep rehashing the same old whinges at every interview. In a year's time he'll be scratching around for money-making opportunities and wondering why he's become a laughing-stock.

Folks do yourselves a favour - give this up as a bad job and end this libellous nonsense. Mods are currently scrutinising this thread and have removed it from the search. Oh and stop with the gossip sites - you’re just a pawn in their game.

I don't believe that gossip piece at all. Apart from anything else, it's just not remotely likely that people did nothing about the behaviour in question and allowed it to continue - if it happened there was far too much danger of someone setting a trap, filming what was going on, and selling the film for. fortune.

@Patineur and where will Duchess Megs be then🤔

I guess we don't know what the actual figures are and are having to make assumptions plus we don't know what his % royalties are or what his contract says. But unless my understanding is completely out of date;

IF he got a £20 million advance he's got to sell a ridiculous amount of books before receiving extra royalties (which are presumably what he's agreed to give to charity?) If his contract says for e.g. he'll get 10% for every hardback at full price (£28?) he'd technically get £2.80 per book, but if being sold half price (which a lot of the sales seem to be) he might only get 5% or 70p per book. In which case he's got to sell a lot of books before that £20 million is paid back!

All those figures are made up but they do show that it's not as simple as wow, he's sold 400 000 books, he's made a fortune. It's more he made a fortune from the advance, the question is will the publisher make their money back. I guess the real test is how well it sells in the US, that's when the charity could make something from the royalties.

@Inyournewdress

Exactly what you have said.

The closest her had to a Mother after losing Diana was the Queen and all he did was stress her and Prince Philip out in their final years. Unforgiveable,

The free credit audible copies are a large proportion of those sales and he is getting less than £3 for each of those. It is a one shot project, not Harry Potter.

£3 is a decent amount per audible download. Authors do not get much for each book.

You know Charles publicly criticised the Queen as not being a good mother.

But more importantly, the Queen was not his mother, she was his grandmother. Pretending she was like a mother is a horrible thing to imply for a child whose mother has died.

It is funny how much of you want this to fail. First of all multiple comments about how no one will buy his book. And then when it does incredibly well, multiple comments saying he has not yet earned his advance. The book has only been on release for just over 24 hours. The publishers are not stupid, they know they will make money from this book.

Fewer than half a million - and is that UK or worldwide? and across all formats as well? Not when you think so many of those orders were advance ones from journalists and people in publicity and news and talkshows and researcheres and people who have to know about these things.

It's half a percent of the UK population.

No, that is not a big number.

It is the biggest number of sales in 24 hours for a non fiction book. But dismiss it as not that many sales if you want.

Funny how you are happy to ignore the criticisms. What do you think re his section on the matron at Ludgrove. Do you have any defence for what he wrote.

Spoiler - I’m sure you do!

I don't know if it will even break even.
It was quite telling that he mentioned that he was annoyed about the leak on The Late Show, blaming the usual bogeyman but there wasn't a lot of conviction in his words.

@MeghanAndTheSeals I will read it and get back to you.
My comment was about all those claiming the book is failing. That is simply not true.

Non-fiction? Are you sure?

But of course the book is going to sell well. Royal dirt always does. People are fascinated by the British royal family. The sales of this book, among other things, proves that.

That does not in any way imply an admiration for Harry himself. He's been 'free' for 3 years now and seems to have no other 'product' other than slagging off his family. With the 'documentary' and now this book, that well is surely going to run dry soon. Since Harry has little education or marketable qualities other than being a professional whiny prince, it's hard to see where he can go from here.

The fastest sellling non-fIction book of ALL TIME and H&M get to play themselves in Series 8 of The Crown.

BethJ62 · Today 00:03

"How much is Harry donating to charity ?"

On one news channel 10% was reported.

10% of what though? And when and to whom exactly?

10% of what though? And when and to whom exactly?

Well exactly. The devil's in the detail isn't it?