The ongoing drama between Prince Harry and the rest of the Royal Family could “mark the beginning of the end of the monarchy”, warns King Charles' biographer.
Prince Harry's long-awaited memoir Spare will be released in the UK on Tuesday (January 10).
But royal biographer Catherine Mayer warned: “[Spare is] not just a celebrity knockabout story.”
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Instead, she argued “the status of a significant institution of state” is ultimately at stake – its peril exacerbated by the “layers of secrecy and obfuscation” surrounding the royals, as reports The Independent.
Extracts from the unreleased book were leaked earlier this week after it was accidentally released early in Spain.
The title is understood to be a reference to an old saying within royal circles which states the first son is the heir to the titles, power, and fortune – while the second son is a spare in case anything happens to him.
The Prince repeatedly addresses his experience growing up in his role as the ‘spare’ and his family’s inability to understand why he would not be content as such.
The tell-all memoir also features a physical altercation between the two Princes back in 2019 after a row over Meghan Markle where Harry accuses William of acting like the ‘heir’.
Ms Mayer warned the gravity of the situation was not reflected in the coverage.
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Warning the ongoing fallout from the rift “is possibly something that will mark the beginning of the end of the monarchy, and that is what we should discuss”.
She continued: “There is a general misapprehension that this is a light story about a British tourist attraction. The polarisation on both sides of the row is styled as a defence of the monarchy, but it’s not that. This is not just a celebrity knockabout story.
“What we are talking about is the status of a significant institution of state, with significant powers and significant taxpayer funding, so whether you are pro- or anti-monarchy, it deserves to be considered seriously.”
Ms Mayer warns that while secrecy surrounding the royals is intended as a defence mechanism, the accusations of bullying, racism and misogyny, and class distinctions upheld by the monarchy need to be addressed or risk undermining their rule.
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