Just 49 days after Queen Elizabeth II's death, Prince Harry's publisher Penguin Random House made the announcement that his apprehensively awaited memoir would be titled 'Spare'.

Robert Hardman's book 'Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story', revealed what was going on inside the Palace walls as they waited for the book to be released. One Palace staffer referred to the incoming claims from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as "headwinds that we face from across the Atlantic" according to Hardman, adding: "That was one way of describing an extraordinary 12-week run of non-stop disobliging headlines and combative allegations, all of them entirely beyond the control of the King and his staff." On the day the announcement was released to the press, it eclipsed all other royal news, despite the Royal Mint striking the first coins with the face of the new King.

But Hardman's sources on Prince William and Kate's staff remain adamant that he and the Princess refused to open the book which caused them so much suffering.

One of their senior advisers told the author: "'Neither of them read it. He is a grown-up, 40-year-old with the BBC app on his phone so he knows what it says. But he has people like me to tell him what else he needs to know. We gave him the key points.'"

Despite the couple having a jam-packed life of book worthy moments, recent events were been mostly omitted.

Hardman further wrote: "This suggested either a sequel or, perhaps, a memoir by Meghan in due course."

To his family's relief, he decided against updating the memoir for its paperback edition, which came out on October 24, 2023, a year later - nor did he give interviews to publicise it.

Royal experts think though that the decision to not come out with a new foreward or excerpt may show some "regret" on the Prince's behalf as he chose not to add any futher details about how his family, particularly with two royals with cancer diagnoses.

Royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop believes Prince Harry may be looking to move on. She told The Mirror: "To repeat his sales success, Harry needed to give us something new.

"His decision not to is indicative of a less impetuous Prince, but one no nearer royal reconciliation. The paperback's unchanged text is in line with the Duke's pledge to move on from looking back..."