Prince Harry’s $28 Million Memoir: A Pivotal Moment for the Sussexes

Prince Harry has been making headlines recently for his upcoming memoir, set to be released in late 2022.

While many are excited to read about the inner workings of the Royal Family, others are concerned about the potential damage it could cause.

In a recent article by Royal expert Daniela Elser, she discusses the high stakes involved in this book release and what it means for the future of the Sussexes.

The news of Prince Harry's book deal broke in July, making him the most senior member of the British Royal Family to turn writer since the Duke of Windsor.

However, unlike the former King Edward VIII, who waited 15 years to publish his tell-all, Prince Harry is getting ready to release his book much sooner.

His ghostwriter, Pulitzer Prize winner Junior Moringa, is reportedly getting paid a cool $1.3 million for his efforts, while Harry is expected to receive around $28.8 million for the memoir.

While the book deal may seem like just another lucrative opportunity for the Sussexes, experts warn that the stakes are much higher.

The success, or failure, of this book will serve as a pivotal moment and litmus test for just how far the Sussexes have converted U.S. audiences to their cause.

It's also feared that Harry may use the memoir to name the royal racist, putting him under extreme pressure to identify the family member he alleges made racist remarks about the color of baby son Archie's skin.

Royal insiders believe that Harry will be discussing his parents' marriage, the breakup, and the affairs, which could be incredibly damaging for his father and Camilla.

Charles is set to be king, and Camilla his queen, so the last thing they or the country needs is another upsurge of anger based on false accusations.

However, for one thing, Harry will not be the only big name putting out a palace tell-all in 2022.

Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, the author of the definitive Diana biography, will be putting out the palace papers, Inside the House of Windsor, The Truth and the Turmoil in April.

This book is not just another cash-grab Sussex-adjacent biography, as Brown is impeccably connected, and the publisher promises it will tell the real story of the House of Windsor since Diana's death, changing the way readers perceive and understand the royal family.

Buckingham Palace is bracing for the book to hit shelves, even this far out, as it could scupper the success of Harry's book.

The danger here for Harry and his team is that by the time his book is slated to come out in late 2022, a certain fatigue will have set in.

Getting the public to part with their hard-earned cash may well be a much harder task if it comes after months of juicy royal revelations sucking up the press and social media oxygen.

Fail to really air some dirty laundry, and the book could well end up flopping.

After all, no one is spending $30 to read about Harry's daily regimen of activated cashews and the power of compassion.

Consider too here, $28 million checks generally very possibly only get handed out in exchange for the promise of dirty laundry airing chart-topping revelations, not 100,000 words about one's conversion to green juice and the power of meditation.

However, should he satisfy the most prurient cravings of his editors, and let's be honest, all of us too, and really dish the dirt on the inner workings of the firm, he stands liable to irrevocably damage his already tenuous relationships with his family.

According to Penny Junor, a royal expert, the publishers are going to want a lot for their money, such as naming this so-called racist.

Harry is understood to have been contacting Princess Diana's old friends, and it had been thought he would leave most of the work to a ghostwriter.

However, palace sources are surprised at how involved he has become.

Harry has told how he took wife Meghan and Archie to the U.S. to stop history repeating itself and drew comparisons to Dee.

In conclusion, Prince Harry's memoir is set to be a pivotal moment for the Sussexes.

While the book deal may seem like just another lucrative opportunity for the couple, experts warn that the stakes are much higher.

The success, or failure, of this book will serve as a litmus test for just how far the Sussexes have converted U.S. audiences to their cause.

It's also feared that Harry may use the memoir to name the royal racist, putting him under extreme pressure to identify the family member he alleges made racist remarks about the color of baby son Archie's skin.

With other palace tell-all books set to be released in 2022, Harry's book may face stiff competition.