![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/harrys-royal-spare-counterparts/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_National-Day-in-Sweden-2022.jpg&description=Prince Harry has decided to call his new memoir Spare - a nod to his status as the second-born child - and it seems other royal spares around the world have also been controversial at timesPrince Harry's memoir 'Spare' to be released in JanuaryPrince Harry's upcoming bombshell memoir has the short yet very telling title of Spare. The title is a direct link to Harry's status as a second-born son, his place in the line of succession and references the phrase 'the heir and the spare" - being the child or children behind the sibling destined to one day inherit a throne. And across the royal families of Europe, there are many second-born 'spares' like Harry, whose royal paths are less clear than their older brothers or sisters. However, at times, they've never been far from the headlines, just like Harry, and here we take a look at some of their most controversial moments... Prince Carl Philip of Sweden Sweden's Prince Carl Philip - the only son of King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia ( Getty Images) Although he is now classed as Sweden's 'spare', life didn't start out that way for Prince Carl Philip. He was originally heir to the Swedish throne when he was born as he was the eldest son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. However, when he was just seven months old, Sweden made a change to the Act of Succession and introduced absolute primogeniture. And this put his older sister Crown Princess Victoria ahead of him - and she is now the future Queen. Carl Philip with his wife Princess Sofia - a former glamour model and reality TV star ( Getty Images) In 2010, he raised eyebrows when he started dating former glamour model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist. The pair married in 2015 despite some backlash and they now have three sons together. However in 2019, Carl Philip, was told that his sons would be removed from the royal household. The two children of first-born Princess Victoria were the only grandchildren of the Swedish King and Queen to keep their positions in th){kind=link}
Prince Harry has decided to call his new memoir Spare – a nod to his status as the second-born child – and it seems other royal spares around the world have also been controversial at times
Prince Harry’s upcoming bombshell memoir has the short yet very telling title of Spare.
The title is a direct link to Harry’s status as a second-born son, his place in the line of succession and references the phrase “the heir and the spare” – being the child or children behind the sibling destined to one day inherit a throne.
And across the royal families of Europe, there are many second-born ‘spares’ like Harry, whose royal paths are less clear than their older brothers or sisters.
However, at times, they’ve never been far from the headlines, just like Harry, and here we take a look at some of their most controversial moments…