Prince HarrySpare’s best-selling memoir has been parodied in a spoof biography titled “Spare Us!” A Harrody’ by author Bruno Vincent. The 42-year-old former book editor is best known for his series of humorous takes on Enid Blyton’s Famous Five collection, but decided to try a parody of the Duke of Sussex’s book because “it had a lot of meat in it”. to tear apart.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr. Vincent said he knew the book would be fun to work on and he soon started by reading the memoir three times before finishing several drafts of his version at breakneck speed – within two weeks.
He described his book as “a loving parody rather than a ruthless takedown”, adding: “A book filled only with bile and hatred would be very unpleasant to write and very joyless to read.”
The author said the parody was more about making light of the royal than cruelty, saying “I naturally lean towards just poking fun, which I think is pretty much the British national sport.”
He continued: “The purpose of the book wasn’t necessarily about Harry himself, it was just the whole project of the autobiography. I found it easy to spot.
Mr. Vincent noted a few bizarre aspects of the book, most notably that a Brit had written something so clearly aimed at an American audience, noting how shocking it was to a British reader.
The frequent references to the US sitcom Friends were also a bit much, he said, as was his habit of “wandering off into philosophical wanderings”.
But the author did have some choice words about his impression of Harry’s memoir and the royal persona himself.
“[The aim of the book] was to fool Harry a little bit, but not in a cruel way,” he said. “It’s just the book, reading his book, I thought it was funny. And in some cases very foolish and deserved to be made fun of.
Mr Vincent added that while he believes the Duke was in “a difficult position” and sympathized that it was not his fault he was born into royalty, he added: “It is not his fault that he actually a little stupid – it’s not his fault.” debt.”
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Mr. Vincent is surprised by the first reactions to his book, which will be published from Saturday 1 April.
But he ruled out a recording of Prince Andrew’s memoirs – if the king’s brother decides to write a book. Vincent said: “If Prince Andrew writes an autobiography and I am approached to parody it, I will change my name and move to Venezuela.
“No, I’m not going to parody Prince Andrew’s autobiography.”
He also seemed to rule out parodying Harry’s wife Meghan if she decided to publish a memoir.
For now, Mr. Vincent returns to writing children’s books, which he says “couldn’t be more different” than his Spare parody.
Spare us! A Bruce Vincent Harrody will be available from April 1, 2023