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Harry's problem with Camilla: Sources fear prince's memoir will burn all bridges with royals

Harry stated of the memoir that it will be written 'not as the prince' he once was, but as the man he has 'become'

The Duke of Sussex, 37, is scheduled to publish a bombshell £14.7 million ($20 million) biography later this year in which he will open up about his estranged family. Friends of Prince Harry have warned that his no-holds-barred book would reveal Prince Harry's actual sentiments for his stepmother Camilla and will 'shake the monarchy to its core.'

Harry's choice to work privately with Pulitzer Prize-winning ghostwriter JR Moehringer on what his publishers characterized as "the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped form him" has alarmed the Royal Family. The Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince William are claimed to have been completely taken aback by Harry's shocking declaration that he has been working on his as-yet-untitled memoirs in secret for more than a year.

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The potentially explosive book has previously been cautioned by royal specialists that it may further sever ties with the distant Harry and The Firm, including brother Prince William and his family. Meanwhile, as reports of Harry's potentially explosive memoirs resurfaced, insiders close to the Duke of Sussex fired a warning shot that is certain to send shivers through the Royal Family. "If they think he's gone soft, they're mistaken," his friends told the Mirror. "Just wait for the book to come out because that will shake the monarchy to the core."

Friends of the Harry expect that the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, who was named the future Queen Consort by the Queen early in February, will be singled out in the no-holds-barred memoir. Harry paid tribute to his late mother, Diana, in his most recent public appearance, a video call with former Wales rugby captain, Gareth Thomas this week. But, saliently, he said nothing about Camilla, 74, who will effectively become the next Queen when his father, Prince Charles, 73, ascends to the throne.

According to a source close to the prince, his recent silence 'speaks volumes,' and he still has a tense relationship with his stepmother. The brothers' tense relationship with the Duchess of Cornwall, is expected touched upon in Harry's book, which is set to be released by Random House in late 2022.

"Although tensions have eased between the two of them over the years, it was more for a show of unity than a close relationship," friends of the Duke told the Mirror. "There were big problems at the start but as Harry and his brother William aged and matured, things got better and they can now co-exist as adults. They were never close with her and they still aren't."

The memoir is likely to include Harry's youth, military service, and marriage to Meghan Markle, an American-born former actress. Harry stated of the memoir, which will be published by Penguin Random House, that it will be written "not as the prince" he once was, but as the man he has "become."