Harry’s publishers ‘want their pound of flesh’, royal expert warns

Since the Queen’s death last month, royal experts and royal watchers have speculated at length about the fate of Prince Harry’s highly-anticipated memoir. With new details of the title and front cover having emerged and with weeks until its release, the contents of the book remain unknown. Speaking on TalkTV, royal experts discussed the pending contents, claiming that the publisher will expect its “pound of flesh”.Author Douglas Murray warns the 38-year-old that the publisher will be saying “give us more” and will not want to be “paying $36 million to get reheated stuff.”Royal commentator Dickie Arbiter added: “They want their pound of flesh.”TalkTV guest host Emily Sheffield claimed that even if it was the “odd paragraph in there” stating something “unpleasant” about the Queen Consort or King Charles could be seen as enough.The memoir was previously described as ‘intimate and heartfelt’ by publisher Penguin Random House.READ MORE: Prince William ‘entirely justified’ in turning down controversial Qatar World Cup visit Prince Harry’s memoir is being released in January 2023 (Image: PA) Harry’s memoir is set to be released on January 10, 2023 (Image: PA)When the memoir was first announced in July 2021, Harry promised it would be an  “accurate and wholly truthful” account of his life.The publisher also described Harry as “one of the most fascinating and influential figures of our time”.Despite no release date being announced, the book was originally set to be released in late 2022, but speculations of a delay began when the book failed to appear on a list of upcoming book releases.The hard copy of the book will be available in 16 languages.READ MORE: Royal POLL: Will you read Prince Harry’s book?Prince Harry, himself, will read the memoir for the audiobook version.Former royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the BBC that the book will only heighten the ongoing tensions between the Royal Family and Prince Harry.Speaking previously on The Royal Round-Up, royal correspondent Richard Palmer claimed that the contents of the book, if damaging, could “reopen all those old wounds again”, adding also, doing so, “very publicly.”DON’T MISSPrince Harry’s memoir ‘going to be pretty desperate’ [INTERVIEW]Harry’s book will be one long whinge to justify exit says PHIL DAMPIER [COMMENT]Charles and William ‘get on with it’ rather than complain like Harry [VIDEO] Harry and Meghan stepped back as working royals in 2020 (Image: GETTY)Prince Harry and the Royal Family have had ongoing tensions for some time, particularly since the 38-year-old decided to step down as a working royal in 2020.It was reported that the late Queen struggled to “understand” Prince Harry’s desire to step back from royal life.Royal expert Katie Nicholl previously told The Mail’s Palace Confidential: ‘For a young girl who was never destined to be Queen, but who made that pledge to serve for her whole life – duty was in her DNA.’So the idea that one of hers could turn their backs on that duty,  I think she did struggle to understand that.’READ NEXT: