PRINCE Harry will have “no concerns” about “taking a pop” at senior members of the Royal Family in his new book, a leading expert has claimed.
Katie Nicholl also told how Buckingham Palace is growing “increasingly concerned” about the long-awaited memoir which, despite claims to the contrary, she is “certain” will be published.
Reports in the wake of the Queen’s death claimed Harry was frantically toning down parts of the book – with many demanding he axes it altogether.
But speaking on Portillo, on GB News, Ms Nicholl said she understood there was “no chance of that happening.”
Ms Nicholl, Vanity Fair’s Royal Editor, said: “I think it will come out. I mean, my experience of books is that he’s been paid something like a 35 million pound advance, half of which has already been paid. I know the Palace is understandably very concerned about what’s going to be in this book.”
“We know from the things that Harry and Megan have said in Oprah and in other interviews that they’re not afraid to criticise the institution. They’re not afraid to have a pop at members of the Royal Family. That Oprah interview put the Royals at the centre of a really controversial storm over those allegations of racism. So its belts and braces time – but I cannot believe that the Prince is going to hand back half of that advance and pull the plug on the book.”
Just last week Royal commentator Charles Rae urged Prince Harry not to publish his memoir after it was reported he is making changes to ‘tone it down.’
Appearing on GB News’ show, Breakfast with Stephen and Anne, he said: “Harry is supposed to be doing some changes so they can tone it down a bit. Well, I’ve got one change for Harry: he should scrap it. Just don’t publish it, Harry. Just give the money back.”
“The publishers obviously are paying seven, if it is seven figures which I believe is, they are obviously wanting something for the money. They’re not just going to want a stroll down the road and say hello to various people. They’ll want some sensational bits in it. So we’ll have to wait and see. The reporting earlier on when Camillia was just the Duchess of Cornwall was that he was going to be critical of her. Now that she’s queen, it will not go down well and it will really be something that will make sure that they’re even more apart from the Royal Family.”
“I’m not sure that he (Prince Harry) actually cares anymore. I mean, we saw what he was like when he joined here for the Queen’s funeral. He wanted to take Meghan up to Balmoral, but he was told he couldn’t. He missed the flight with the other members of the Royal Family. He was the last to arrive and didn’t eat with his father or the new Prince of Wales and then was gone by 8.15 the following morning. We saw pictures of him out in Windsor which he shared with William and Catherine and they were great pictures and they look good and everything else but it’s a ceasefire, nothing else more than just a ceasefire.”
