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Queen Elizabeth II May Not Invite Prince Harry to Platinum Jubilee Due to Incendiary Memoir

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Queen Elizabeth II May Not Invite Prince Harry to Platinum Jubilee Due to Incendiary Memoir

's upcoming memoir has caused quite a stir in the royal family.

According to a royal historian, the Queen may not invite to her Platinum Jubilee celebrations if his memoir is too incendiary.

The Queen, who is Britain's longest-serving monarch, will be celebrating her 70th year on the throne next year, and the Platinum Jubilee will mark this historic milestone and her decades of extraordinary service.

Throughout her reign, the Queen has faced many difficult moments, from her coronation at the age of 25 after her father George VI passed away, to the death of .

The exit of her grandson, Harry, and his wife from the royal family is among the recent royal crises the monarch has had to contend with.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dramatically announced last January that they would step back as senior royals before they moved to the US.

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A 12-month review of their positions was then launched, and in February of this year, the Queen confirmed that the couple would not return as working royals.

The latest chapter in the Sussexes' royal departure came in July as Harry announced he would publish a memoir.

The book about his life is set to be published next year as his grandmother, the Queen, celebrates her jubilee.

Royal historian Dr Edward Owens has claimed that Harry's invite to the celebrations is dependent on the content of his memoir.

Dr Owens, a former university lecturer and author of “The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53,” which analyses the House of Windsor's PR tactics, said that the date of publication becomes even more crucial because if it's released prior to the actual jubilee, and if there is incendiary or explosive material contained in the memoir, Harry might not even get invited.

However, Dr Owens believes that the Queen will still invite Harry and Meghan to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, regardless of whether Meghan accepts or not.

He predicts that if they come for the jubilee, it will be a brief visit, much like what happened during Prince Philip's funeral.

Harry flew back to the UK in April without Meghan for his grandfather's funeral, the first time he had been reunited with his family since moving to the US.

After attending the service and spending a few days in the UK, he then flew back to California to be with Meghan, who was pregnant with their daughter Diana at the time.

Harry has not provided a detailed rundown of what his account of royal life will contain, but he has said that it will chart his journey from childhood to the present day.

In a statement, he said, “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 first-hand account of my life that's accurate and wholly truthful.”

At the time of the Sussexes' royal split, Harry was reported to have fallen out with his father, , and his brother, , claims he has denied.

He has since admitted that he felt sorry for his father and brother during his and Meghan's tell-all interview with on CBS earlier this year.

The Duke of Sussex said that he had felt trapped in the royal family before he met Meghan and claimed that Charles and William, as the first and second in line to the throne, were going through the same ordeal.

Dr Owens believes that Harry will talk about the difficult relationship he has with certain members of his family in his memoir.

Ultimately, he will talk about the burdens of monarchy and how difficult it is for young royals to live fulfilled lives.

Harry's memoir is set for tentative release in late 2022, with all proceeds from the book to be donated to charity.

In conclusion, the Queen's decision to invite Prince Harry to her Platinum Jubilee celebrations may depend on the content of his memoir.

With tensions already high between Harry and the royal family, the publication of his memoir could cause further strain.

However, it remains to be seen what the book will contain, and whether the Queen will ultimately extend an invitation to her grandson.

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