Prince Harry is writing a memoir about his life, covering topics including his childhood, military service, and his marriage to Meghan Markle, Vanity Fair can confirm. Set for late 2022, the memoir will be released by Random House in the U.K. and Penguin Random House imprint Transworld in the U.K.
In a statement, Harry explained his motivations for putting his story to paper. “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become,” he said. “I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story—the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned—I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think. I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share what I’ve learned over the course of my life so far and excited for people to read a firsthand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.”
On Monday, Page Six reported that the manuscript was originally due this August, but the deadline has now been pushed to October, though a draft is nearly written. According to the tabloid, Harry is working with ghostwriter J. R. Moehringer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has co-written books with Andre Agassi and Nike co-founder Phil Knight. A film adaptation of Moehringer’s 2005 memoir The Tender Bar, directed by Harry’s friend George Clooney, will be released later this year.
Over the last few months, Harry has opened up about the difficulties he faced as part of the royal family. In March, he told Oprah Winfrey that he thought his father and brother are “trapped” by their roles, and in May, he discussed the traumatic experience of losing his mother, Princess Diana, in The Me You Don’t See, an Apple TV+ documentary about mental health.
When the documentary premiered, a source close to Harry told Vanity Fair that the prince feels compelled to speak out despite the difficulties it has caused in his relationships with the Windsor clan. “He feels that he has to speak about his own experiences in order to be authentic,” the source said. “His mother’s death is a big part of that. He feels he needs to share his own story in order to encourage others to open up. He hasn’t gone into this wanting to attack his family, but to help others.”
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