What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News, and a new excerpt from
the anticipated tell-all book about Harry and Meghan has been released, which details
more about why they ultimately decided to step away from life as royals.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the forthcoming novel “Finding Freedom,”
as veteran royal reporters Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, take readers inside the lives
of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s now-strained relationship with the royal palace, following
their announcement that they would be stepping down from their royal duties.
The book, which will drop on August 11th, is set to go into detail about how Harry and
Meghan felt QUOTE “overshadowed and snubbed in the palace,” which ultimately led to
their decision to depart from the royal family earlier this year.
But just as a disclaimer, Harry and Meghan had no involvement in the book and were not
interviewed nor contributed to “Finding Freedom.”
The co-authors of the book are veteran reporters specifically on the royal family, sooooo make
of these findings as you will.
Ok, so just on the heels of the book’s release date, some excerpts were published in the
British newspaper, The Times of London, detailing what led to what might be the most shocking
news to come out of Kensington Palace.
One excerpt reveals that a staff member from another royal household described the Sussexes’
team as “the squeaky third wheel” of the palace and that Harry and Meghan reportedly
felt slighted by the queen.
One example being, their photos were noticeably absent from her desk during her televised
Christmas address.
The authors of the book also detailed Meghan’s experience with the constant tabloid criticism,
saying that it felt like “death by a thousand cuts,” but since stepping away from the
royal family, Harry and Meghan’s life only continues to be put under a microscope.
As many fans might know, the couple filed a lawsuit in California against paparazzi
who illegally tried to photograph their son Archie in their own yard.
Another possible reason for their departure was, as Durand and Scobie claim, “intense
tension and jealousy between Prince William and his younger brother.”
Although the brothers’ relationship was already strained leading up to their final
decision, the book says that “it was made worse by Harry’s decision to leave royal
life and that William took the news of his younger brother’s decision hard.”
That’s when Prince William reportedly told a close friend QUOTE, “I’ve put my arm
around my brother all our lives and I can’t do that anymore; we’re separate entities.”
Other revelations include Harry feeling “unprotected” by his family and reprimanded behind closed
doors for being “too sensitive and outspoken.”
Meghan was also quoted saying, “I gave up my entire life for this family,” as she
has reportedly felt she had given all of herself over to the royals.
Fans who have been following along with Meghan and Harry and their full story have shared
mixed reactions about the book, especially considering they had nothing to do with the
reporting.
One user wrote, “It looks like #HarryandMeghan are going to spend a lot of money on lawyers
in the next few years.
I hope they think it's worth it.”
Others aren’t exactly thrilled with the premise of the book and the fact that Harry
and Meghan have allegedly ‘OK-ed’ all these previously denied allegations.
This person wrote, “Finding Freedom is the most preposterous royal tell all in history.
Harry and Meghan allow a former tabloid journalist to confirm a whole load of stories broken
by tabloid journalists over the past four years, but spun with their own, often false
version of events.”
And another who is simply fed up with everything that the royals have alleged, said, “The
more they complain, as the rest of the world struggles with the real hell of the worst
pandemic for 100 years, the more they expose themselves as appallingly bitter, staggeringly
self-obsessed, utterly deluded, and woefully tone-deaf laughing stocks.”
However, despite all the drama, the queen has reportedly told Harry that he can return
to royal life whenever he wants, which at this stage, doesn’t seem like something
that Harry and Meghan are interested in.
“Finding Freedom” will be available on August 11th, so mentally prepare yourselves
now for all the tea that’s about to be spilled - that is, to the extent you want to take
on everything in this book, as we mentioned earlier, Harry and Meghan have had no involvement
in it.
For even more royal tea, you can click right over here to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on the new excerpt released down in the comments
and if you think Harry and Meghan will ever mend things with the royal palace.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, see ya next time!