Royal author Tina Brown
appeared on ITV Lorraine today to reflect on the Queen’s
funeral which took place yesterday (September 20) at Westminster Abbey.
Speaking to the ITV host, Tina
Brown, who is the author of the explosive royal book The Palace Papers, gave her
verdict on what the future holds for Prince Harry and his family, who
were thrust into an unexpected reconciliation of sorts following the death of
Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry and his wife Meghan
Markle quit as senior working royals more than two years ago, but the
couple was in Europe when the Queen’s health took a turn for the worst.
Since her death, Harry has
been seen with his family on numerous occasions and welcomed back into the fold
for events such as funeral processions and visits to floral tributes.
Discussing what’s next, Tina
told Lorraine that the Royal Family “need Harry back” for good and
that the Duke of Sussex has a “huge role to play” if he wants to.
Tina said: “I do think
the royal family needs them (the Sussexes). There’s a lot of work to be
done.”
She added: “And Kate does
not want to be spending her time traveling the world. She’s a mother with
children. As the Sussexes are. They have to somehow divvy this stuff up and
Harry has a big role to play if he wants to come in and do it.
“The question is of
course whether Meghan wants to because she absolutely hated every bit of
it.”
Harry himself has
a tell-all book coming up, which is thought to have been
postponed in the wake of the Queen’s death. Tina said: “I think
unless he does give up his book and these tell-all documentaries then there can
be no trust.”
Lorraine agreed saying:
“The biggest compromise is that he bins the book, if he does that it’s a
fresh page.”
Tina then said: “They
should definitely make that compromise. If Harry doesn’t want to bin the book
then I don’t see a way forward. Which would be very sad. “
Tina previously claimed
that Prince Harry was “lost” after he left the
army while his brother Prince William’s “path was clear”.
In her book, The Palace
Papers, Tina said that Prince Harry was acutely aware of the fact he was
“the number two” sibling when he left the army.
