If there was a slim chance that Prince Harry's relationship with his father and brother could be salvaged, his decision to pen a tell-all autobiography about his life in the Royal Family has just torpedoed any remaining hope.
Multiple royal insiders tell me that there is a 'growing sense of shock and fury' among the royal palaces and Harry's own family members about his book plan.
'This is the no going back moment – the final nail in the coffin of the Royal Family's relationship with Harry,' a senior royal source tells me. 'The emotional turmoil as they wait over a year for publication is going to be torturous.'
Multiple royal insiders tell me that there is a 'growing sense of shock and fury' among the royal palaces and Harry's own family members about his book plan, writes Dan Wootton
What has angered courtiers most is that Harry and Meghan know, whatever they say in the book, Prince Charles and Prince William, as heirs to the throne, will find it almost impossible to fight back.
Insiders close to the Prince of Wales have confirmed he did not know about Harry's book, even though he has been working on it for the past year.
Another source explains: 'Prince Charles didn't know anything about it. This is really painful, it's going to be difficult for him to take. The assumption is that he will take another kicking from Harry.
'The real disappointing thing for Charles is that he used to get on with Harry so well, actually far better than William. He feels so let down by the whole thing.'
Clarence House is also believed to be worried about what Harry might write about his stepmother Camilla.
The source adds: 'Let's be honest, Harry has never been close to the Duchess of Cornwall. If he documents their fraught relationship in the book it could be very damaging at a time when Charles is laying the groundwork for her to become Queen.'
While there is still hope that Charles and Harry's relationship will be able to recover, courtiers do not believe a rapprochement with William
