 as well as spares (second-borns) as essentially insurance in case anything befell their first child. But King Charles allegedly wants to echo moves by other European royal families and make the monarchy slimmer under his new reign, in a modernisation plan titled Operation Golden Orb. The front cover of Prince Harry's upcoming memoir, Spare ( Penguin Random House) The title refers to Harry's status as a second-born son ( Getty Images) If he goes ahead with reducing the size of the monarchy, Charles plans to cut it to just seven key members, all senior working royals. According to royal commentator Kinsey Schofield, the slimmed-down version could include King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex Sophie, Prince William and Kate, and Princess Royal Anne. The original line-up also may have included Prince Harry before he stepped down from active royal duties, Schofield added. It was reported in 2019 that Charles wanted to follow in the footsteps of the Swedish King, Carl XVI Gustaf, who decided in October of that year that he would remove the royal status of some of his grandchildren. The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the long walk at Windsor Castle in September ( Getty Images) Sweden's spare, Prince Carl Philip, was told that his two sons){kind=link}
The title of Prince Harry’s memoir, due to be released on January 10, is a nod to the phrase ‘the heir and spare’ – a reference to his status as a second-born and place in the line of succession
Prince Harry has finally revealed the title of his upcoming tell-all memoir, Spare.
The name is a nod to the phrase ‘the heir and spare’, which was often used to describe the differing destinies of Harry and his older brother Prince William.
It refers to Harry’s status as a second-born son and his place in the line of succession, ensuring a family’s bloodline.
Hundreds of years ago, parents would have an heir (a first-born) as well as spares (second-borns) as essentially insurance in case anything befell their first child.