Oh, dear; this book made me laugh,. First, it's ridiculous for Scobie to have spent one minute, let alone weeks, denying Sussex involvement with the book. I've been reading tell-all books about the British royal family for decades, but any newbie to the genre can see that Jessica Mulroney and Misha Nonoo were the primary sources, and they were given all their information by Meghan herself.

Second, it's perfectly fine for the Sussexes to cooperate with an "unauthorized" tell-all about the Royal Family -- it's practically a royal requirement -- but next time, they should find authors who care less about sponcon. The endless list of designers! The mini commercials for every resort that Meghan and Harry visited. It's bad writing to have your entire book sound like a press release.

Do I believe the Sussexes see themselves as Scobie and Durand describe? Absolutely. Do I think there's a lot of truth in their claims? Of course. And I also think that all the royal reporters are so deeply complicit with their subjects that the only way to get any insight at all into the full picture is to read each family member's "unauthorized" account of royal life, because there doesn't seem to be a single royal reporter yet who wants to do more than regurgitate their favorite subject's talking points.