Publisher Penguin Random House stated that it will be “intimate and heartfelt” to cover Harry’s time in the public eye, from his childhood up until his marriage with Meghan and starting life as a family in the US.
It was
revealed that Prince Harry has finished writing his "intimate and
heartfelt" memoir.
In what
has been billed as the “definitive account” of the Duke of Sussex’s life, the
book was announced last summer following a rollercoaster 18 months which
culminated in Harry and Meghan stepping back from their roles as senior royals
and moving to the US.
The
contents of the memoir have been the subject of much speculation.
Some royal
commentators have warned the book could destabilise his already fractious
relations with his father and brother. Royal expert Robert Jobson told
MailOnline it will cause “mayhem amongst the House of Windsor”.
Jobson
added: 'If Harry, which seems inevitable, goes into detail about mental health
issues involving his wife and alleged racism at the heart of the royal family,
it will be hugely damaging to the House of Windsor and the Monarchy as an
institution.”
However,
according to royal author Omid Scobie, sources close to Harry have insisted the
book does not take potshots at his family.
Writing in
his latest column for Yahoo News UK, Royal Executive Editor Scobie says: “His
forthcoming memoir—which is now finished and has completed legal checks—will no
doubt invite some of it [drama] in, even if, as sources have told me over the
past year, it doesn’t include those much-reported “attacks” on his family.”
Harry
himself has said of the memoir: “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born
but as the man I have become."
The book
is one of multiple projects the Sussexes are working on.
As
revealed by Scobie in his column, Harry is also believed to be working on his
own podcast, though details of the project have yet to be made public.
Separately,
in March, Meghan unveiled her first Spotify series – a podcast about female
stereotypes, in which she vowed to investigate “labels that try to hold women
back”.
Archetypes
will launch this summer, hosted by Meghan who will speak to historians, experts
and woman who have experienced being typecast.
In a
trailer released by Archewell Audio, male voices are heard saying derogatory
remarks about women including “she’s a slut” and “a little emotionally
unstable”.
Meghan
follows the excerpts, saying: “This is how we talk about women: the words that
raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us… but where do
these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our
lives?”
In May,
Netflix announced it had cancelled development of Pearl, an animated series
created by Meghan, in a cost-cutting move.
The
screaming giant did confirm it planned to continue work on a number of projects
with Harrying Meghan’s Archewell Productions company, including a documentary
series called Heart of Invictus.
Harry and Meghan’s relationship with senior royals has been cast back into the spotlight in recent days.
According
to unnamed sources cited in a new book, the Queen is alleged to have said
“thank goodness Meghan is not coming” to the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
The claim
was made in biographer Tom Bower’s book “Revenge: Meghan, Harry And The War
Between The Windsors”, which is being serialised in the Times and Sunday Times.
Buckingham
Palace, which does not comment on individual books, declined to comment on the
story.
However,
sources close to the Queen question whether she would have anything other than
Philip on her mind on the day of the funeral.
The book,
which makes a series of controversial claims, also says the Prince of Wales
opposed a “demand” by the Sussexes to appear with the Queen on Buckingham
Palace’s balcony” during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations last month.
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