The announcement, which insiders are describing as “deeply disrespectful” and the “last straw” for relations between Harry and the rest of his family, has already prompted calls for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to be excluded from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations next year.
The book will coincide with the Queen’s platinum jubilee and there are worries from inside the family that it will overshadow celebrations of her 70 years on the throne.
A source told the Daily Mail there is also “anger and disappointment” among those who work for the Royal Family that the Queen has anxiety over the book’s content, especially just months after the Duke of Edinburgh’s death.
There were rumours Harry was releasing four books as part of his deal, including one after the Queen dies and another wellness book by his wife Meghan. But lawyers for the couple said this is “false and defamatory”.
“Contrary to false media reports, there is only one memoir planned by The Duke of Sussex and it’s scheduled to be published in late 2022 as was announced earlier this week by Penguin Random House,” a spokesperson for Harry said.