Prince Harry’s memoir Spare beaten in every category it was nominated for at British Book Awards

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare was beaten at last night’s British Book Awards in every category it was nominated.

But during the prestigious ceremony in London last night he lost out to a children’s writer, a puzzle book and the memoirs of a former MP.

Spare, released last January, missed out on the book of the year award, which went to a puzzle book for the first time – Murdle by GT Karber.

In the non-fiction narrative category he lost to Politics On The Edge by former international development secretary Rory Stewart.

Harry also missed out on being crowned author of the year, which went to children’s writer Katherine Rundell who created the fantasy series Impossible Creatures.

Harry’s memoir covered a range of intimate topics, including losing his virginity to an older woman, his drug use and private arguments with members of his family, and sold 706,978 copies.