Barely two weeks since the release of Finding Freedom, which is deemed as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's unofficial biography, one of its authors hinted at a potential follow-up already. Royal correspondent Omid Scobie, who co-wrote the book with Carolyn Durand, revealed that there were more shocking stories that did not make print.
Scobie revealed, in his podcast show The Heirpod, that they held back some stories surrounding the Sussex pair because these weren't "strong enough in the reporting." However, he hinted that they might expand on these revelations in another book if they receive updates or confirmation from reliable sources.
The author said that he's generally happy with their resources but there were some elements for the other stories that they couldn't use for now. Scobie, also, said that Finding Freedom is only the beginning of Prince Harry and Meghan's story yet he believes it's significant because it "captured a historic moment" in the royal family, with the Sussex pair's exit.
Prince Harry and Meghan stated that they did not collaborate with the authors of Finding Freedom. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said that Scobie and Durand wrote the stories based on their experiences as part of the royal press corps. The authors did not sit down with the royals for an interview.
However, critics of the book think that Finding Freedom is a "secret" collaboration between the authors and the Sussex couple. Tanya Gold of The New York Times believes that Prince Harry and Meghan may have even written some of the passages because the book reads like an autobiography and has "highly specific" details.
Gold, also, underscored that Finding Freedom sounded polite when discussing other members of the royal family, such as Queen Elizabeth, while providing an honest commentary on Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. However, the alleged rift between the Cambridges and Sussexes, didn't include a "scathing commentary" in the book, which was promised in the marketing promotions.
Craig Brown of Daily Mail said that Finding Freedom is filled with fluff and has Meghan's handprint everywhere. Richard Kay, another royal correspondent, said that the authors were likely hand-fed the details from Prince Harry and Meghan themselves. The Times writer Valentine Low described the book as the "pure and undiluted voice" of the Sussexes as the victims of the royal system.
The Telegraph royal expert Camilla Tominey said that it feels strange that the Sussex pair never had a word of complaint about Finding Freedom. For a couple so protective of their privacy, Tominey said that she expected a legal rebuke from Prince Harry and Meghan for this book, which never happened.
