Prince Harry has the British monarchy on their toes with the release of his book Spare on January 10. King Charles III, Prince William, Camilla, Queen Consort, and the other royals do not know what to expect.
One day, the book is about his personal journey. The next day it is all about taking down and punishing the Royal Family for the bad things that happened to him.
Interestingly, all the theories are coming from very credible sources who are usually right about the information they put out. There is something that is clear, Meghan Markle‘s husband is not sharing much about the tell-all memoir.
However, he is relying on some allies in the media to give little clues about where he plans to take readers. As the date approaches, it seems a kind of consensus is forming.
The book will not be overtly negative about the Royal Family, but it will contain parts that might be hard to swallow for some senior members.
The renegade royal was deeply invested in the entire process. This means that whatever is in the book has personal value in terms of narrative for the California resident.
For example, the title has sparked numerous conversations after it was revealed. According to a royal expert with close ties to The Duke of Sussex, Spare came to Prince Harry “very early on” as he was working on the book.
Commentators could not agree if the father of two is using the term in a derogatory manner or if it was meant to signal that he will not take his crusade for the truth too far.
Omid Scobie claims the book title was a settled affair rapidly, and Prince Harry picked something “punchy.”
The author debunked a rumor that said Prince Harry modified the book after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September. The royal made no changes to the book and kept the same content.
That is why King Charles is resigned on the matter. If the passing of his beloved grandmother could not sway him, nothing can stand in the way of his will to tell his story how he sees fit.
Scobie wrote: “no last-minute rewrites or edits’ after the Queen died, with the Duke instead completing the book’s manuscript ‘almost five months before the monarch’s passing.”
The timeline would suggest that Prince Harry shared his raw feelings with ghostwriter J.R. Moehringer before traveling to the Platinum Jubilee in June.
The royal commentator said the memoir will not be “trashing” the Royal Family, but it could contain some blame for the new Sovereign. Prince Harry has repeated on many occasions that therapy was not something that his relatives embraced.
Another royal expert sees things very differently and says the book should not have been released in the current environment.
Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to MailOnline and said: “It is not a question as to whether Harry has a right to release his memoir; it is whether it is helpful to the royal family which he is part of and also, surely, whether it will benefit the Sussexes in their desire for a philanthropic image.”
He continued: “Since the they derive their work from being royals, shouldn’t they be supportive? If there has been no rewriting after the Queen’s death, perhaps there should have been. Why write a “raw” and “unflinchingly honest” memoir now, so early in his father’s reign, if not for commercial gain?”
King Charles is likely not to appreciate the memoir regardless of how far it goes in attacking the monarchy.
