A new tell-all book detailing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit may be airing the royal family's dirty laundry. But, this explosive biography, Finding Freedom, apparently, hasn't affected Queen Elizabeth, sources claim.
According to reports, Queen Elizabeth is not angry at Prince Harry and Meghan for Finding Freedom. The monarch is, apparently, used to this kind of royal drama after nearly 70 years of reign.
Palace insiders said that Finding Freedom, from authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, is familiar, expected and not at all surprising. However, the timing of its release rubbed some people the wrong way because the world is grappling with a bigger crisis -- the coronavirus pandemic.
A senior Palace official said that Prince Harry and Meghan's biography made the couple "irrelevant" after COVID-19, implying that no one from the royals apparently care about the tell-all book. The royal courtier said that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex need to move on since the world's focus is on tackling the pandemic.
Prince Harry and Meghan denied that they have collaborated with Scobie and Durand for the tell-all book. The authors claimed that their sources are some of the closest people around the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
However, the royal pair didn't clarify in their statement if these sources were given the permission to talk. Palace insiders think Prince Harry and Meghan sanctioned the book because of the level of specific details that could only come from their close friends or staff, according to royal correspondent Roya Nikkah.
Meanwhile, palace insiders, also, said that Finding Freedom makes a mockery of Queen Elizabeth, who warmly gave her blessing for Prince Harry and Meghan to start their life anew away from the royal spotlight. The book had nothing new to uncover, as many of these details made headlines at the height of the Sussex's exit, but there are royal observers who believe it's rehashing old wounds within the royal family.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry were able to talk in early March over a long and comfortable lunch at Sandringham, which was also detailed in the book. The monarch, apparently, told her grandson that he remains loved and very much a part of the family despite what happened. The Queen, allegedly, told Prince Harry that he and Meghan can return to their royal duties if they figure out that going solo isn't for them.
