• A bookstore put Prince Harry’s memoir Spare alongside How to Kill Your Family in its window.
• Some speculated which author would be the first to sue the independent shop.
• The owner said she expected it to be “light-hearted and make a few people smile”.

The display of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare alongside author Bella Mackie’s novel How to Kill Your Family at an independent bookstore has gone viral.

When Bert’s Books’ display was posted on social media earlier, it quickly received thousands of likes and numerous comments.

Some users speculated on which author would be the first to sue the Swindon bookstore.

Alex Call, 35, the shop’s owner, said the staff expected it to be “quite light-hearted and make a few people smile.”

The shop tweeted in response to the book’s release, “Anyway, we do have some spare copies of Spare if you want one,” along with a photo of its window display, which shows copies of Spare next to Bella Mackie’s book How to Kill Your Family.

Anyway, we do have some spare copies of Spare if you want one pic.twitter.com/uOFbiPdMaW

— Bert’s Books (@bertsbooks) January 10, 2023

Twitter users reacted to the post in the comments section, with responses such as “who will sue first, HRH or Ms Mackie?” “Signed?” also comes to mind.

To the person who asked if the book was signed, the shop replied, “Not by him, but I can sign if you like,” and to the user who asked who will sue first, the shop replied, “We’ve just put our bestselling books in the window… people are making all sorts of wild assumptions and connections” next to an upside down face emoji.

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