Phillip Schofield weighed in on the latest reports that a reconciliation could take place between Prince Harry and the Royal Family before the coronation of King Charles III in May.
The possible thawing of tensions comes amid the sensational publication of the Duke of Sussex’s tell-all memoir Spare.
A meeting could now reportedly take place in coming months before the coronation on May 6.
However, This Morning host Phillip questioned the viability of a reconciliation given that Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle have a four book deal with Penguin Random House.
The TV presenter and co-host Holly Willoughby sat down with commentators Camilla Tominey and Gyles Brandreth on Monday morning.
Referring to the fresh reports of a possible reconciliation, Phillip noted Prince Harry had claimed the Palace insider sources often came from the Royals themselves.
Phillip, who shared he is part way through listening to the audiobook of the memoir, said: “Prince Harry has said ‘you wouldn’t believe the stuff I left out’ and ‘I've got enough for another book’.
“It’s a four book deal. How can he reconcile anything if you don't shut up?”
Camilla said she agreed with him, adding: “From the Palace’s perspective their reasonableness makes him look more unreasonable.
“They extended the invitation to the coronation. It’s up to the couple if they come.”
Gyles replied: “If they could agree that would be done privately, then the King would say yes of course, I imagine,” before Camilla chipped in saying: “But they are worried it will end up in a book.”
Gyles added: “That is the problem. If you have a conversation with somebody and they’ve got three more books to write. What are you going to write about?”
“If all conversations become content, that’s quite awkward,” Camilla concluded.
Penguin Random House, who published the headline-grabbing autobiography, said the book has broken records after selling more than 1.4 million copies on its first day of publication, in what is their largest ever first-day sales total for any nonfiction book.
The publisher says the English language edition of Spare sold more than 1,430,000 units in all formats and editions in the United States, Canada and the UK on its release date of January 10.
Speaking about the record sales, president and publisher of the Random House Group Gina Centrello said: “While many books by public figures can be fairly categorised as ‘celebrity memoir,’ Spare is not that.
“Vulnerable and heartfelt, brave and intimate, Spare is the story of someone we may have thought we already knew, but now we can truly come to understand Prince Harry through his own words.
“Looking at these extraordinary first day sales, readers clearly agree, Spare is a book that demands to be read, and it is a book we are proud to publish.”
