(London) “Alone” and “under pressure”, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan tried to warn Queen Elizabeth II before distancing themselves from the British monarchy in January, says a book written without the participation of the couple and whose extracts were published on Saturday by the Times .
Published on 25 July 2020 to 07 h 07
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Harry, sixth in the order of succession to the British throne, and his wife Meghan, confirmed via their spokesperson that they did not contribute to the book Finding Freedom ( Towards freedom ), which will appear on 10 August. Friends of the couple, on the other hand, gave themselves to the authors, journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
In their book rather favorable to the couple, they claim that Prince Harry, 25 years, was the driving force behind the decision to withdraw from the royal family, when numerous tabloids blamed the American actress for 25 years.
The authors hope that their work will allow to “correct” the narration which had been made of this event and return to the “emotional fatigue” of the couple who now live in Los Angeles with their son Archie, describing them as “alone “And” under pressure “within the royal palace.
“They could only count on a small handful of people at the palace. Outside of this small core, no information was safe, ”write the authors, according to whom multiple leaks to the press were organized by members of staff, which friends of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not not hesitated to qualify as “vipers”.
PHOTO PHIL HARRIS, ARCHIVES ASSOCIATED PRESS
The couple honored their last royal obligation during a service at London Abbey on Westminster on Commonwealth Day, March 9.
In their book, Mr. Scobie and M me Durand claim Prince Harry has emailed Queen Elizabeth II and his father Prince Charles to let them know of his willingness to step away from his royal duties and spend more time abroad. “Fearing a leak by a member of the staff”, he would not have gone into details, preferring to discuss it face to face.
“Despite multiple reminders from his father's services”, responsible for organizing an official meeting with the queen at the very beginning of January, it was not planned, ultimately leading to their shock announcement of January 8, which had been very criticized by the British press, in particular because the couple would not have warned the monarch.
