The publication of Prince Harry 's “tell-all” autobiography appears to have been delayed, an insider has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex has been working on the “intimate and heartfelt memoir" since 2020 with the help of ghostwriter JR Moehringer – a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
The as yet untitled book, which could open new riffs just as Harry appeared to be repairing several family relationships after he and Meghan Markle quit royal duties and moved to America in 2020, had initially been pencilled in for an autumn 2022 release date by publisher Random House.
However, royal insiders were apparently surprised that the memoir does not feature on a list of the publisher's upcoming books, The Sun reports.
A royal insider said in The Sun: “If this book’s coming out this year as originally planned it should be in the publisher’s marketing and promotional list — unless they’re planning a surprise or there’s been a delay.
“Its omission has raised lots of eyebrows in royal circles.”
A spokeswoman for Transworld, part of Penguin Random House, said: “We don’t put every book on the list so there is nothing to be extrapolated from that.”
Harry, 37, has yet to shed much light on the contents of his memoir, although he did consult the Queen about the project before going public with an announcement last summer.
“I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become," he said of the upcoming book.
Harry criticised his childhood and upbringing in an interview with the Armchair Expert podcast last year, while his interview alongside wife Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey also put a strain on several royal relationships after the pair made accusations of racism and claimed they had been financially cut-off.
Palace aides reportedly fear Harry's book will open another can of worms, with his strained relationship with stepmother Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, a potential source of more negative headlines.
