Prince Harry’s silence shows ‘cold war still persists in Royal Family’ – expert

Prince Harry’s decision to stay silent is ‘indicative of the cold war which persists within the Royal Family’, according to an expert.

It has been revealed that the Duke’s memoir, Spare, which first hit shelves in January 2023, will be re-released in two months in a paperback version. The tell-all book sent shockwaves around the world when it was first released with its claims about Prince William pushing Harry into a dog bowl and King Charles feeling jealous of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

It is common for a paperback version of a non-fiction book to have additional chapters or updated information when it’s released. However, the contents of the upcoming paperback release of Spare are “unchanged” – which royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop believes speaks volumes about Harry’s relationships.

She told the Mirror: “Those who suggest that this paperback release, with no additional material, is an olive branch, are sadly mistaken. New material can be conciliatory, Harry might have taken the lead and opened with a different prologue, fore-fronting his regret about how things turned out, and reiterating his good wishes for Kate and the King.

“That he has decided to stay shtum is indicative of the cold war which persists within the Royal Family. On the eve of his 40th birthday, there is little sign of a reconciliation. The uncomfortable stalemate persists. My hunch is that deep down Harry regrets some of what he has written, but like so many men, he is way too proud to admit it.”

Tessa says the unchanged text is “in line with the Duke’s pledge to move on from looking back”, and shows he is “playing a longer game”. She added: “Too much whinging does his brand no favours, and with cancer impacting both his father and sister-in-law Kate, now is not the time to have another pop.”