Harry and his wife, Meghan, have distanced themselves from the upcoming book “Finding Freedom”.
London:
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have distanced themselves from an upcoming book about their time with the royal family, saying they had not been interviewed for the biography and had not contributed to it.
The book, titled “Finding Freedom”, is due for release in August and is expected to shed light on the couple’s frustrations with the palace and the press, local media reported on Saturday.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not questioned and did not help ‘find freedom’,” a spokesperson for the couple said in a statement.
“This book is based on the authors’ own experiences as members of the Royal Press Corps and on their own independent reporting,” the statement added.
The book, written by royal journalists Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, is expected to detail how the couple felt the royal institution had failed to support them, according to The Telegraph newspaper.
The Times newspaper cited excerpts from the book suggesting infighting between family members, with Harry believing Meghan was unappreciated by some of her relatives and others believing the couple’s popularity needs to be ‘contained’ .
The newspaper said Meghan described the tabloid reviews as “death by a thousand cuts”.
According to The Telegraph, the book presents Harry and Meghan as disruptive forces with the ability to modernize the monarchy, only to be discouraged by the ‘gray suits’ and hostile media coverage of their private lives.
The couple and their 14-month-old son Archie now live in Los Angeles after stepping down from royal duties in March to forge a new career. In January, they announced their intention to lead a more independent life and finance it themselves.
Harry and Meghan, a former actress, tied the knot in May 2018 in a wedding that was billed at the time as infusing an explosion of Hollywood glamor and modernity into the monarchy, and made it one of the most great celebrity couples in the world.
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