Buckingham Palace may take steps to persuade Prince Harry to abandon his upcoming memoir, a royal expert has suggested. Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown proposed that representatives should pay the Duke of Sussex a fee on the condition that he will not publish the book, which is tipped to be 'intimate and heartfelt'.
It is still not known when Harry will release the much-anticipated memoir, with a spokesman for publishers Penguin Random House refusing to confirm whether it would still appear this year as planned. The mystery surrounding the book comes as Harry and Meghan return to the UK together for the first time since they moved to the US over two years ago.
Ms Brown, who wrote The Diana Chronicles in 2007, said in The Times: 'Somebody needs to go to Harry and try saying, “We’re going to give you a cheque for whatever fee you’ve negotiated for the book and, in return, we ask that you don’t do it.”' Penguin Random House revealed last year that the duke would be writing a memoir, with 'publication tentatively scheduled for late 2022'. It is thought the 37-year-old received a multimillion-pound advance for the book, with 'proceeds' set to go to charity.
It is thought the delayed publication date will come as a relief to the royal family, some of whom are no doubt concerned about the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey. Publishing it later than planned will also mean focus won't be taken away from the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and give Harry the chance to write about the celebrations, which he is joining with Meghan and their two children.
