JR Mehringer, author of Prince Harry’s memoir The Spare One, said the book was under a lot of media scrutiny when it came out in January. writes about it “BBC”.
In an article in The New Yorker, Mehringer wrote that the paparazzi followed her while she was taking her son to kindergarten shortly after the book was published. This incident made him and his wife feel “vulnerable”. According to him, later that day, while he was working, the paparazzi appeared in front of his window.
“There was a new article every hour, and each one was wrong. My salary was wrong, my biography was wrong, even my name was wrong,” he said.
As Mehringer points out, after this hype, he began to better understand Prince Harry, who had been the center of attention throughout his life. The Duke of Sussex supported him the entire time.
Mehringer said she and Prince Harry had been working on the memoir for more than two years. The author recounted the lengthy Zoom conversations, constant messaging and visits Harry and his wife Meghan had to their California home.
Spare has been the fastest selling nonfiction book in the UK since 1998 in its first week.
Meringer is an accomplished author, writing memoirs for tennis player Andre Agassi and Nike co-founder Phil Knight. He stated that he always insisted on a clause in the contract that gave him the right to remain anonymous, but his name was leaked to the press before “Substitute” was released.
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