The memoir from Harry, who now lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle, comes at a sensitive time.
There has been intense speculation that the prince could lift the veil on life in the palace and offer revelations damaging to the institution.or moderate their blows after Elizabeth’s death as Britain adjusts to its new head of state, King Charles III.
“We are very excited to announce the extraordinarily personal and emotionally powerful story of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex,” publisher Penguin Random House tweeted.
On the website created by the publisher to promote the work, it is described as a window into how the prince responded to the death of his mother Diana 25 years ago, and how his life has been affected since then.
“With his raw and unwavering honesty, spare It is a landmark work full of insights, revelations, introspection and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over pain.”
Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997., when Henry was 15 years old. The United Kingdom was then plunged into a wave of pain that shook the monarchy, which some considered distant from the feelings of the common citizen.
The title of the book alludes to Harry’s status with respect to Prince William, his older brother and heir to the British throne.
Harry and Meghan, a former mixed-race American actress, shocked the world by leaving their royal duties in early 2020 and moving to the United States.
Since then, they have launched a series of criticisms about his life in the royal family, including claims of racism and lack of support from the Crown amid relentless attacks from the British tabloids.
His public questioning exacerbated Harry’s tensions with William, with whom he is reportedly estranged, and with his father.
Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, now live with their two young children, Archie and Lilibet Diana, in Santa Barbara, California.