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Milica Cosic

Harry and Meghan may retreat for the rest of the year after TV and book bombshells

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may retreat for the rest of the year, following the TV and book bombshells that have been made recently, an author has claimed.

The royal pair now may retreat for the rest of the year after both telling their sides of the story with the Royal Family, the author of a biography on the couple has said.

Omid Scobie, co-author of Finding Freedom, has said that that the personal revelations in Prince Harry's memoir Spare are a result of a man who, for all his life, "hasn't been able to share a word of it."

Omid Scobie has claimed that the pair may retreat following the bombshell claims recently made (Netflix)

The author went on to add that following the bombshell claims that have been made, there is not much else that the royal pair can make, and as a result of this royal watchers can expect to see a shift in the months ahead.

Speaking about Harry, Mr Scobie told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "He's watched other people tell that story over and over again, including journalists such as myself.

"I think this is Harry finally wanting to put his voice on the historical royal record.

A series of claims about the Royal Family have been made by Prince Harry in his book and recent TV interview (Getty Images)

"Of course, that does come with some downsides for those who have been part of his journey. We heard some sort of really startling confessions and stories about members of the royal family, particularly when it comes to Camilla and her relationship with the press."

He added: "This is really just Harry sort of pulling the curtain back on it all. We're actually getting, I guess, the look behind palace walls that we've always wanted."

Mr Scobie is now convinced that Harry is clearly "very confident in the story that he's telling", as it has taken him a long time to get to the point of acceptance.

Royal biographer Omid Scobie (Charles Moriarty)

When the author was asked if he gets the feeling from the royal couple's team that that this is how they intend to continue, he said he thinks the pair "have to be quite careful right now".

He went on to add that there has been a lot of focus on their private life recently.

Their brand has "very much about drama" and a "soap opera" that has been played out publicly, Mr Scobie added.

"I think we're going to see, for the rest of this year, a couple sort of retreating from a lot of what we've seen over the last few months.

"They've both shared their sides of the story. Harry more in many, many ways, in more ways than we could have ever imagined.

"There isn't really much else to say and so I think we will see a shift in the months ahead. That said, when it comes to talking about reconciliation, that is very difficult after the amount that he has shared in this book," he said.

Prince Harry's memoir, Spare, is set to be released tomorrow, on Tuesday 10 January despite copies accidentally placed on sale in bookstores in Spain last week.

The highly-anticipated book will contain 416-pages of bombshell claims and revelations, including assertions that he was physically attacked by his brother, details about his drug taking while he was a teen, claims that he killed 25 Taliban fighters while serving in Afghanistan and that he only cried once following his mother's, Princess Diana, death.

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