Prince Harry has diligently protected the content of his tell-all book, yet a lot of ink has been spilled about what he might or might not reveal.
He has also created a lot of buzz with the release date. The suspense around Prince Harry’s memoir grew more intense last week with the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
While Meghan Markle has officially put her life on pause (she postponed her successful podcast, canceled numerous magazine and TV interviews, and skipped award ceremonies), Prince Harry stayed mum about his endeavors.
Prince Harry’s silence on the book led to speculations that he is insisting that the tell-all be published later this year as planned.
Royal biographer Tom Bower recently claimed that Prince Harry “insisted” his memoir be published this year.
The royal commentator revealed to GB News: “I am told tonight that Harry is insisting that his book is published in November. Apparently, the publishers are not too certain, but he says if they don’t publish, it will be a breach of contract. That’s what I’m told.”
However, a source close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has stated that the book has been pushed back to 2023.
The insider claimed that along with the nation and the rest of the royal family, Prince Harry and his wife have decided to show respect to the late Queen and the new King by observing the period of mourning.
Prince Harry took the decision to change the date of the publication because he now had to rectify several passages of the book that might hurt or disrespect Prince William, King Charles III, and Camilla Parker Bowles.
One insider told Page Six the following about the potential changes: “Is Harry taking out anything potentially bad he wrote about [William, Charles, and Camilla] now? Who knows what will change? He would never write anything bad about the Queen. He always has had the utmost love and respect for her.”
Another source told the same publication: “… when it comes down to it, there is absolutely no way the book can come out this year. You only have to look at the royal family to see how emotional they are. This is a matter of respect for Her Majesty — as Prince Harry’s grandmother and as his Queen.”
A third publishing source said that there is a possibility that new chapters will be added where Prince Harry will talk about the passing of Her Majesty and share his emotions with the reader.
The source shared: “Harry will want to take out certain passages that involve Queen Elizabeth, out of respect for her. Plus, he will want to describe his feelings about the Queen’s passing.”
Prince Harry’s decision to show respect for King Charles, Bowles, Prince William, and Her Majesty comes after Piers Morgan explained how Prince Harry could truly honor and show respect to his father and his reign.
Writing for the New York Post, he revealed: “So if Harry genuinely wants us to believe he has a desire to ‘honor’ his father, as he said today, he should tear up his lucrative contract with Penguin Random House and cancel the book.”
The renegade royals are not done and will keep surprising everyone.
