Prince Harry’s explosive memoir about the royal family will only ‘further damage’ his relationship with his brother and father, an expert has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, has been secretly working on a book for nearly a year which he has since sold to Penguin Random House.
It will tell the story from his childhood growing up in palaces, to his time in Afghanistan and his decision to leave the royal family in 2020.
Speaking to FEMAIL, royal expert Robert Jobson said the book will only ‘lead to conflict’ and will be ‘hugely damaging to the House of Windsor and Monarchy as an institution.
The author, who wrote bestseller ‘Prince Philip’s Century’, added that Harry is already ‘rich and famous’ and the book serves no purpose but to ’cause damage’.
Prince Harry’s explosive memoir about the royal family will only ‘further damage’ his relationship with his brother and father, an expert has claimed.
‘As night follows day, this was always going to happen,’ he told FEMAIL.
‘It will become an international bestseller, but at what cost to the monarchy? There will be nowhere to hide’.
He also compared Harry to his great-grandfather’s brother Edward, who abdicated so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
‘It is not the first time an “exiled” senior royal has written a memoir, the former King Edward VIII wrote one.
‘His book “A King’s Story: The Memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor, KG” was published to a media storm in the 50s. It caused a sensation.
‘But this is bound to cause mayhem amongst the House of Windsor.
‘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.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, has been secretly working on a book for nearly a year which he has since sold to Penguin Random House.
‘Harry is already hugely rich and famous so apart from damaging his family – which a book like this will inevitably do, I am not sure what he is trying to achieve. Whatever he says will lead to conflict.
‘No wonder there is a rift between the royal brothers and problems with his father.
‘How can any bridges be built when he is doing this? ‘.
The brothers have been separated by a rift that began in March 2019 when William reportedly threw Harry and Meghan out of Kensington Palace over the alleged bullying of staff, with the Sussexes breaking up their joint foundation and setting up a new office at Buckingham Palace.
The claims emerged in Robert Lacey’s book Battle of Brothers, published before Harry and Meghan went on Oprah to accuse the Royal Family of racism and claim they were abandoned when the Duchess of Sussex was suicidal and six months pregnant.
Harry has been working with Pulitzer-winning ghostwriter J. R. Moehringer and the first draft of the manuscript, currently untitled, is said to be almost completely written with the deadline in October.
The proceeds of the deal are likely to be worth millions and, although the exact financial terms were not disclosed, Prince Harry will donate proceeds to charity, according to Random House.
He has himself confirmed: ‘I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become. I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story— the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned — I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.
‘I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share what I’ve learned over the course of my life so far and excited for people to read a firsthand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.’
Dozens of royal experts were shocked by the news, with some calling for Harry to be stripped of his titles.
Royal editor at the Daily Mirror, Russell Myers wrote: ‘After recent events I’m sure a few of Harry’s family and friends would have something about to say about the man he has become’.
Richard Palmer, royal correspondent at the Daily Express simply reacted to the news with ‘blimey’ while Royal biographer Angela Levin wrote: ‘Wow and wow again’.