Harry’s tell-all truth bomb could really backfire for Meghan’s political hopes
The Daily Mail
PR guru Mark Borkowski warned that Prince Harry will regret ‘weaponising’ his past in his ‘dirty laundry’ book – and so will his wife – because it leaves them with little left to sell.
Adding that the couple had been poorly advised, the brand expert said their ‘desperation’ to make headlines has echoes of Edward VIII, who ‘became a sad irrelevance’ after selling his story in full after abdicating.
He continued: ‘The content of the book is very damaging for their ambitions. Post the chaos of the coming TV interviews how much more can he reveal. He is playing his last shot.
‘The Royal Family’s silence makes it more difficult for Harry to continue to generate future headlines. He will hate being ignored and underlines his powerlessness.
‘He is drifting toward irrelevance. This need to tell his story echoes Harry’s great-grand uncle, the Duke of Windsor.
‘He became a sad irrelevance after he, penned his version of the events that led him to abdicate the throne to marry American divorcée, Wallis Simpson.
‘The key concern for me the outing of his service kills. He has placed himself and his family in grave danger to create a sensational publicity hook.
‘Has he forgotten the recent attack on Rushdie in Boston? These jihadis play a long game. Again this smells of desperation and poor guidance.’
He added: ‘Harry and Meghan got through the documentary with a bit of dignity intact but the book is just a bit crass and petty –dirty laundry stuff.
‘So the Royals just have to keep quiet and they’ll look dignified and like they’re taking the moral high ground’.