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Harry Styles' Handwritten Note Sells Out Het Parool Edition

Resale offers reached €200, leading Het Parool to consider a second print run.

Overview

  • Het Parool printed a large, handwritten thank-you ad from Harry Styles in its Saturday edition after his ten-show residency in Amsterdam.
  • The note ran in both Dutch and English and included the lines “Dank je, ik hou van je” and a brief English thank-you addressed to the city.
  • Copies of the edition quickly sold out across much of the Netherlands and were posted on classifieds and social platforms with offers reported up to €200 per paper.
  • The paper’s editorate, cited by the Dutch news agency ANP, said it is surprised by the demand and is weighing a second printing to meet interest.
  • The episode shows how a simple celebrity gesture can turn a local newspaper into a collectible through social-media attention and resale markets, affecting fans, residents, and legacy media operations as Styles continues his tour in London.