Finding Freedom has stirred a lot of talks among royal fans and experts. While the book is all about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's life as royals, they did not, reportedly, contribute to the making of the material.
Following the statements from the Sussex couple's PR team, this prompted several netizens to share their thoughts on social media. A royal fan-made account on Twitter even said that the Duke and Duchess have "zero long-term strategy," according to the Daily Express.
The account, which carries the handle, "UKRoyalTea," asserted that it will be a "huge mistake," if Meghan and Harry will not get a "cut" from their unofficial biography. The post, also, pointed out that they have "compromised" their privacy, as Finding Freedom features a lot of "tiny details" about their lives. In the end, the user claimed that, "as usual," they do not have any long-term strategy, in terms of their plans.
Amid all the talks and discussions about their "contribution," Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's camp has seemingly maintained its official statement that they did not have anything to do with the creation of Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's material. The authors of the book echoed the sentiments, noting that they did not interview the Sussex couple. They, reportedly, obtained their information from sources, including royal insiders and close friends of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Despite this, royal experts and watchers have continued to argue that the book has the Sussex couple's "fingerprints" all over it, according to Cheat Sheet. Writing her thoughts to The Spectator, writer Joanna Williams said that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, not suing the authors of the book, is already a huge sign that they did "endorse" the material.
She emphasized that the Sussex couple has sued many British papers and publications over the years due to several issues, including invasion of privacy. Accordingly, it all, reportedly, becomes questionable that they did not perform any action toward Finding Freedom, except deny their contributions.
The same publication reported that royal expert Victoria Arbiter has similar arguments. She said that the book contains several personal and intimate details, which are all unlikely sourced from unknown individuals, except for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their close friends.
Arbiter claimed that, while Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not, indeed, interviewed by Scobie and Durand, they most likely allowed their friends to talk and share details on behalf of them. She concluded that they "indirectly" contributed.
