Prince Harry Did Not Make 'Last-Minute Edits' To Memoir 'Spare' After Queen Died: Royal Correspondent

Prince Harry didn't change the contents of his upcoming memoir following Queen Elizabeth II's death in September, a royal correspondent has claimed.

Omid Scobie, the royal executive editor at Yahoo News and co-author of "Finding Freedom," a biography about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, revealed what he said is "the real truth" about the Duke of Sussex's highly anticipated tell-all book, "Spare," which is set to be released in January.

The British journalist denied the media speculations claiming that Prince Harry's memoir contains damaging claims about the royal family and that the duke pushed back the release of his book following his grandmother's death on Sept. 8 to edit it and "soften" the content about his father King Charles III and other senior royals.

Scobie reported via Yahoo News that Prince Harry's book will not "trash" his family but rather offer "a more sympathetic look at the realities of their near-impossible existence."

"There were also no last-minute rewrites or edits after the Queen's death. 'Spare's' manuscript was completed almost five months before the monarch's passing, a detail that will be acknowledged in a note at the start of the book," the royal correspondent said.

Scobie also acknowledged that "no matter how carefully Harry shares the parts of his story involving others, there is still the very real risk of serious blowback from the institution and family."

He cited unnamed palace aides as saying that there is "genuine fear" among senior royals that Prince Harry's book will "cause irrevocable damage to reputations and relations."

Scobie added that for Prince Harry, the larger intention of his tome was a risk worth taking because it was his chance to tell his story, which is something that hundreds of journalists, including Scobie himself, have "written versions and fragments" of over the years.

"It's a story that, as a working member of the Royal Family, he has long been unable to tell himself," the royal correspondent continued.

Scobie also defended Prince Harry's decision to choose "Spare" as the title of his memoir. The journalist described it as a "punchy" choice but also one that shouldn't have come as a huge surprise considering that being the spare was "one of the most defining aspects" of Prince Harry's royal existence.

"Leaning on the derogatory moniker for a title is Harry finally owning the term after a lifetime of being called it," Scobie wrote.

International Business Times could not independently verify Scobie's claims.

Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" will hit shelves on Jan. 10, 2023.