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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Prince Harry’s memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

The book will be called \u201cSpare\u201d and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with \u201craw, unflinching honesty” and filled with \u201dinsight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry’s mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, \u201cwalking behind their mother\u2019s coffin as the world watched in sorrow \u2014 and horror.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling \u2014 and how their lives would play out from that point on,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Harry, this is his story at last.\u201d<\/p>\n

The memoir’s title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry’s being a royal \u201cspare,\u201d not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.<\/p>\n

The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from \u201cSpare\u201d to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as \u201ca husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as \u201cintimate and heartfelt\u201d and tentatively scheduled for this year.<\/p>\n