Prince Harry’s highly-anticipated upcoming memoir “Spare” has avid royal fans anxiously awaiting its release.
The book will debut on Jan. 10, 2023, and while it was previously reported that his publishers paid him $20 million for his stories, it is now known what he plans to do with his big paycheck.
A spokesman from Penguin Random House said that he will “support British charities with donations from his proceeds from ‘Spare.’”
“The Duke of Sussex has donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale, an organization he founded with Prince Seeiso in their mothers’ legacies, which supports vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS,” they wrote.
They added that Harry, 38, will also donate to the non-profit WellChild in the amount of $347,000.
“WellChild, which he has been Royal patron of for fifteen years, makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible,” they added.
Random House said Thursday that the autobiography will be published in 16 languages around the world.
“Spare” refers to Harry’s label as a “spare” — aka a prince to the heir, his estranged older brother Prince William.
“We are excited to bring to readers everywhere the remarkably personal and emotionally powerful story of Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. For Harry, this is his story at last,” the publisher’s Instagram account wrote in a statement Thursday.
The cover is a close-up shot of Harry as he stares straight at the camera. While news surfaced in July 2021 that the father of two was writing a book, the release date has been moved several times.
Its original debut was set for this November, however, it was canceled following his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Sept. 8.