Harry and Meghan ‘secretly plot year of reconciliation with Royal Family’… but only AFTER memoir

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are plotting a yearlong thaw in relations with the rest of the royal family, but not before Harry’s controversial memoir and the couple’s highly anticipated Netflix series premieres.

Their plan to reconcile with their estranged relatives comes within weeks of the Queen’s state funeral, which forced Harry and Meghan to quickly return to the battle royale for the first time since ‘Megxit’ in early 2020.

Harry and Meghan had hoped to reconcile with the Queen next year, but never succeeded, The sun reported.

It comes after reports that Harry begged his publisher to turn around a series of bombshell claims in the upcoming memoir.

There are fears that the final version “may not go down well with the public” in the wake of the Queen’s death.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also facing a ‘make or break’ TV test in the form of the fly-on-the-wall documentary for the streaming giant, it has been reported.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were pictured at Trademarket in Belfast on Thursday as part of a royal visit late last week

An insider familiar with the show told The Telegraph: “This is about where they come from, what they’ve been through and where they are.

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“I think it will explain a lot about the decisions they had to make and how they got here.”

When Harry was an Eton schoolboy, he edited his own newspaper full of facts about the royal family.

It is believed he will finally be able to “master the story” again in the form of the TV series, the paper added.

Meanwhile, the memoir was signed, ready for an expected release in the fall, but the Duke – who is writing the book as part of a nearly £40 million three-title deal – reportedly asked for some significant changes to to bring.

“Harry has thrown a spanner in the works,” said a source. “He longs for sophistication in light of the Queen’s death, her funeral, and his father Charles ascending the throne.

Harry was reportedly seeking last-minute adjustments to his memoir, which will be published by Penguin this fall

Publishing sources suggested the duke may have had limited “wiggle room” as he had been given a seven-figure advance. Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth II were pictured in Edinburgh at the end of June last year

“There may be things in the book that might not look as good as they come out so soon after these events. He wants sections to be changed now. It is in no way a total rewrite. He is eager to make changes. But maybe it’s too late.’

Penguin Random House publishers had already demanded a rewrite after the first draft was found to be “too sensitive” and put too much emphasis on mental health issues, The Mail on Sunday revealed last month.

The development comes as another new book makes a series of explosive claims about Harry and his wife Meghan – although it’s not clear whether the Duke now plans to address any of these new allegations in his memoir, which he has heralded as an “accurate and completely truthful representation of his life.”

No release date has been officially announced, but US sources have suggested publishers want it in stores in time for Thanksgiving on November 24, ready for the lucrative Christmas market.

A truce appeared to be in effect when William invited his brother and sister-in-law to join him and his wife Kate on the walk in Windsor as an expression of ‘unity for the Queen’, but body language suggested the break-up was far from over. gone. from cure

Harry and Meghan have also spent more time with the royal family since the Queen’s death than at any time since Megxit more than two and a half years ago

In a statement announcing the worldwide publishing deal, Penguin Random House described it as “an intimate and heartfelt memoir”, promising that “Prince Harry will offer an honest and captivating personal portrait.”

The publishers added that the book would cover Harry’s “life in the public eye from childhood to the present day, including his dedication to service, the military duty that took him twice to the front lines of Afghanistan, and the joy he found.” in being a husband and father’.

Harry and Meghan have also spent more time with the royal family since the Queen’s death than at any time since Megxit more than two and a half years ago.

They were in the UK for non-Royal charity events when Her Majesty died the day before they were due to fly back home to Montecito, California.

In the wake of his grandmother’s death, Harry made a fragile truce with his brother William – they appeared together for a walk among benefactors in Windsor after the funeral.