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Princess Diana's biographer claimed that the late royal 'expected' her youngest son to act as a 'wingman' for Prince William, not his 'hitman.'

Andrew Morton, who penned Diana's 'unauthorised, authorised biography' five years before her death, issued the remark as Prince Harry prepares to release Spare, his tell-all memoir.

'Diana always expected Harry to be a wingman to William, not a hitman, so it will be interesting to see how the book is received inside the royal family,' Mr Morton told Time Magazine.

The author argued the Duke of Sussex has 'every right' to talk about his life.

Mr Morton also claimed the royal isn't the first family member to pen a controversial book and that the monarchy will 'certainly survive' the tale.

Spare is set to be published by Penguin Random House on January 10 - which will be more than four months since the death of the Queen on September 8. 

The Duke is said to have chosen the autobiography's controversial title himself and it is said that he has not made changes the manuscript since Her Majesty's death.

'Harry has every right to talk about his life inside the royal family and his decision to leave,' Mr Morton told Time Magazine, noting the Duke is not the first royal to do so.

The author noted how Edward VIII penned a memoir that 'irritated' the Queen Mother and his brother King George VI. 

Now-King Charles also penned a biography where he discussed his adultery and attacked his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, for 'being a distant figure and his father for being a bully.'

Mr Morton argued it will be 'interesting' to see how the Royal Family reacts to the memoir, especially since Diana 'always expected Harry to be a wingman to William.'

However, he added: 'But if the monarchy can’t survive a book written by a former member of that institution, then it’s not worth continuing. 

'It’s survived many things, and it will certainly survive Spare.'

Mr Morton, who has written 13 books about the royals, also shared how he expects King Charles to reform the monarchy now that the Queen has passed.

He also predicted that Charles will not be 'remembered for his longevity as King,' noting how he will likely get '25 years at the very most.'

He told Time that Charles will be remembered for his climate change efforts and his 'role as a convener, as a chairman, as opposed to an agitator.'

Mr Morton said, noting how Charles is 'far more interested' in culture and arts than the Queen was, will be 'the king of culture.'

The author will also be honouring the late Queen in his latest book, The Queen: Her Life, after having collected content for the monumental book over the course of many years.

Mr Morton said his new book will bring Her Majesty's 'whole story up to date' and offer some

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