Prince Harry's memoir flying off the shelves at Gwent book stores

The prince's new book Spare surfaced on January 5 in Spain leading bombshells that made the headlines in the UK.

The original price of the hardback was £28 but retailers, including Waterstones and WH Smith, are offering it at half-price at £14.

Prince Harry's memoir contains a number of fierce claims about the duke’s life inside the palace and his relationship with the Royal Family.

Waterstones and WH Smith in Newport City Centre have seen a lots of people come in to buy the new book.

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Prince Harry's book at Waterstones in Newport

Jordan Thomas, a bookseller at Waterstones, said: “The table of books was full this morning, but people have just kept coming in.

“We Have stores in Cardiff and Abergavenny, and they have all been busy."

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Matthew Taylor, Owner of Chepstow Books, added: “It's exciting to have a big book release in January, which is usually a quiet time for sales as major books are usually released in the autumn.

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The book is named after reference that the Royal Family use after the second born is referred to as the 'Spare.' Picture: PA

“A shipment of books were delivered yesterday, but were kept under embargoed until this morning when we put them on sale at 10am.

“There have been steady sales, with some interest but not as busy as when Harry Potter was released and that’s a different Harry.

“It should be interesting as I think it’s been written with a good co-writer, for us we sell a wide range of books and have already sold a few books.”

Editor’s note: The original version of this article included a comment from the manager of the Newport WH Smith store. While we acted in good faith, the manager did not want his name and comment published. We have removed it from the article and apologise for this misunderstanding.