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Prince Harry’s Memoir Bound Galley Being Sent to Select Critics
The latest edition of Prince Harry's memoir, Bound Galley, is reportedly being sent to selected critics this week and next.
However, the distribution of these galleys is being kept very exclusive, with only a handful of chosen critics receiving them.
It is unclear who will receive a copy, but some guesses include Omid Scobie, Roya Nicker, Katie Nicol, The Mirror, Jack Royston, Buzzfeed, and Newsweek.
Despite reports that Harry has been rewriting his memoir to omit attacks on the royal family, there is still a risk that the contents of his new book could go public.
Journalist Jonathan Saccadoti said, “If it's true that Harry's book is being rewritten or re-edited after it had been signed off and possibly even been produced to a nearly finished state, then there's also a risk that the earlier version could be leaked and made public, even if a decision is made to change the focus or tone things down.”
According to royal expert Nick Bullen, Prince Harry's inner circle has some reservations about his upcoming tell-all book and Netflix docuseries.
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Bullen confessed during an interview that he hasn't heard much about either of the 38-year-old Duke's highly anticipated projects.
“We have a documentary coming out in December.
We've got the book in January and, you know, Netflix have paid a lot of money for this documentary.
So Harry and Meghan Markle are going to have to say more than, we have a lovely life in Montecito and we love each other, you know, there needs to be some meat in the sandwich.”
The editor-in-chief of True Royalty TV claimed that Harry has been talking to friends from his childhood in order to dredge up his most impactful memories and even some of the darker moments in his life to include in his work.
“Whether that's for the book or the documentary I don't know, but I know a lot of people have been saying to him, why are you going back over this old brand?
Why are you digging all of this up again?” Bullen said.
“So I think that those closest to him in the UK or those who were very close to him in the UK in the past are slightly concerned about how far he's going now.”
The producer conceded that fans of the former military pilot will have to wait and see to find out what makes the final cut of his memoir and the Netflix documentary.
“Certainly I think that the questions he's been asking have been raising a number of eyebrows,” Bullen hinted.
“And then those that are sort of closer to King Charles III and the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales who were part of the palace infrastructure are absolutely bracing themselves for what's about to come, because no one knows.”
Meanwhile, royal author and biographer Andrew Morton has issued a grave warning to Prince Harry about the biblical resonances of his upcoming memoir Spare.
Mr. Morton started by showcasing parallels between the story from the Old Testament and Prince Harry's incoming memoir in his interview.
He admitted to Vanity Fair, “the fact that he's called it Spare means that he's going to deal with his relationship with his brother.” Mr. Morton even made references from the tale in Genesis where two brothers, Cain and Abel, fight to the death and branded it all a saga.
Before signing off, the expert also slipped in a warning, “it's going to be a Cain and Abel saga since it seems to have a biblical resonance.”
It remains to be seen what will be included in Prince Harry's memoir and Netflix documentary, but it is clear that both projects are highly anticipated by the public.
However, there is also concern among those close to Harry about the extent to which he will delve into his past and relationships with the royal family.