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The Duke of Sussex will play a part in Penguin Random House’s “significant promotional campaign” for his book, a publishing consultant believes. The promotional effort for Prince Harry‘s memoir will be greater than the campaign launched to support the release of Meghan Markle‘s first-ever children’s book, US publisher and consultant Jane Tabachnick said.
However, the Duke of Sussex will only take part in a number of “carefully pre-scripted” interviews, Ms Tabachnick believes.
The expert, publisher at Simply Good Press and publishing consultant at Jane Tabachnick & Co, told Express.co.uk: “I believe the publisher will do a significant promotional campaign.
“I think Harry will only do a few select interviews and they will be carefully pre-scripted.
“There may be media outlets that fear reprisal from the monarchy if they grant Prince Harry a platform to share what may be unpleasant opinions about the monarchy.
Prince Harry has been tipped to take part in the promotional campaign for his memoir (Image: GETTY)
A shop in Birmingham is among the sellers currently offering the memoir at half price (Image: GETTY)
“Also, while Prince Harry may be willing to put certain deeply personal stories into a book, he may not be as comfortable talking about them on camera, or having interviewers probe deeper, beyond what he has already written about.”
The Duke of Sussex, Ms Tabachnick added, may also embark on a “select book tour”.
However, she added: “It is reasonable to expect that they may not offer live Q&As at his appearances.”
Ms Tabachnick provided her views before the emergence of reports claiming CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will interview the Duke of Sussex two days before his memoir is due to be released.
Prince Harry’s memoir was first announced via the website of Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s organisation, Archewell, in July last year.
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Meghan’s book The Bench was released in June last year (Image: GETTY)
Prince Harry’s first memoir will be released on January 10 (Image: GETTY)
At the time, the 416-page book was described as “intimate and heartfelt” and focused on the life of the Duke in the public eye – from childhood to fatherhood.
The Duke, the statement read, will “offer an honest and captivating personal portrait” in his book.
More details were provided by the book’s publisher, Penguin Random House, in October, when the memoir was said to include “raw, unflinching honesty”.
The publisher suggested the book will be hugely focused on Harry’s grief following the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
Penguin Random House also published in June last year The Bench, the short children’s story by Meghan that stemmed from a poem she gave as a present to Prince Harry on his first Father’s Day.
The publisher of both Prince Harry and Meghan’s books is Penguin Random House (Image: GETTY)
The book was released only days after the Duchess had given birth to her daughter Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana.
Amid the publication of the short story, Meghan only took part in one interview with NPR, during which she was joined by the book’s illustrator, Christian Robinson.
Several months later, in October, the Duchess sat down to read her book on the YouTube account of Brightly Storytime, part of Penguin Random House.
Ms Tabachnick described Harry’s memoir as “huge”, adding: “There is always keen interest in the lives of the British royals, however we are in unprecedented times with the interest in the direction Prince Harry and his wife have taken as well as the status of their relationship with the Royal Family. Social media today amplifies the drama and interest.
“A firsthand account and inside look, or tell all, by Prince Harry is going to be irresistible to the public, especially if it includes his true feelings – not just a look at his life through a glossy lens.”
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