Omid Scobie, who co-wrote the book "Finding Freedom" with Carolyn Durand, revealed the hardships Prince Harry and Meghan Markle experienced after stepping down as senior royals. As nothing about their decision to leave the royal family came easy, they never imagined it to be much harder than they thought.
In People's cover story, Scobie unveiled that the hardest part for Prince Harry and Meghan when they left their royal roles was the first steps away from it. It was harder than they had ever imagined, though they had it all "mapped out" in their heads.
Allegedly, the couple initially wanted to follow a "one foot in, one foot out" approach when they decided to leave the royal family. They eyed to continue their royal works and at the same time do some private employment, but Queen Elizabeth, reportedly, disagreed.
Although the Sussexes were both aware of the things they had to change, what they had in mind turned out to be not the best. Scobie continued that though the couple tried to find a way to compromise, it might not give them the happiness and security that they had been enjoying today.
Now, Prince Harry and Meghan take some time away from the demands of their working royal life, secured by the multimillion-dollar deals they have made. More than a year after the controversial Megxit, Scobie said they are now on their "thrive chapter."
Despite everything that has had happened and they have been through, everything has worked out in "the best possible way." Three years into marriage, it is only now that the couple finds a life that "supports their interests" and focuses on the most important things for them.
Meanwhile, royal commentator Caroline Davies wrote in The Guardian that she saw Prince Harry and Meghan's move to the U.S. would give them a chance to take the world stage. In fact, they seemed to choose the world as their own platform now that they had their second child, Lilibet, and were living in an £11-million mansion in Montecito.
The pair seemed to see the U.K. press aggravating while the U.S. media was less critical. Anyhow, it could not be denied that it was a big change for the Duke of Sussex.
The whole experience of leaving his own country might be an "emotional rollercoaster" for him. He basically has given up everything for a new life in a different nation with his wife and two kids.
Despite that, Prince Harry still swore his loyalty to the Queen. In fact, in a speech for charity Sentable last year, he said he hoped to continue serving Queen Elizabeth II, the Commonwealth, and the military associations without public funding, though he knew it was impossible.
Scobie will be releasing the paperback version of Prince Harry and Meghan's "Finding Freedom" on Aug. 31. It now comes with a new epilogue that fans need to see.
