Janet Street-Porter has slammed Prince Harry 's upcoming memoir about life in the royal family as a "very dangerous project".
The Loose Women panellist discussed her views on the book with Coleen Nolan, Ruth Langsford, and Linda Robson on Tuesday's instalment. This chat comes after the Duke of Sussex has made a number of changes to his memoir, following the death of his grandmother the Queen.
Harry is reportedly trying to make edits to his tell-all book, so that he doesn't say anything that would cause too much offence to his estranged family members in the UK. Kinsey Schofield told GB News: "He is afraid that he’ll come off insensitive and he’s afraid that there will be backlash if he releases some of these stories right after the death of Queen Elizabeth as his father King Charles is trying to start his reign on a high note."
When asked whether Harry should release his memoir later this year as planned, Janet exclaimed: "It's a very dangerous project because his granny has died, his grandfather has died in the last year, and his father has lost both parents in the last year.
"His father has a new job, his brother has also been promoted and with that comes an enormous amount of responsibility. If you care anything for your siblings and close family who are still alive you have to consider the impact of what you are going to say."
Janet continued: "I understand Harry does feel hurt, and justifiably feels missed out and sidelined, but is now really the time [to release his book]?"
Her co-star Ruth suggested publishers will want the book to be quite revealing as they "want the juicy gossip". Ruth added: "The book was due to be published this autumn but there is now a question mark over it."
Their debate comes following reports Harry is calling for last-minute rewrites of his autobiography in a bid to avoid a public backlash in wake of the Queen's death.
Penguin Random House had already overseen a rewrite of the first draft, which was deemed “disappointing” and “too emotional”, a source told The Sun.
The source added: “The publishers paid $20m [£17.5m] upfront because they knew whatever was written would be huge for sales and exposure all around the world."
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