{"id":520510,"date":"2026-04-09T00:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/520510\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T00:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:23:10","slug":"meghan-markle-makes-major-u-turn-to-protect-the-standards-of-the-monarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/520510\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle makes major U-turn &#8216;to protect the standards of the monarchy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle, who is the Duchess of Sussex, had previously hinted she was going to write more books, including her memoirs, after the success of Prince Harry&#8217;s Spare<\/p>\n<p>22:18, 08 Apr 2026Updated 23:09, 08 Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_Prince-Harry-Polo-24105594318219.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Meghan Markle\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Meghan Markle(Image: AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meghan Markle is said to have ditched plans to write her memoirs \u2014 to &#8220;uphold the standards of the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">monarchy<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a>, 44, had reportedly been offered several highly profitable publishing deals to release her book, following the success of Prince Harry&#8217;s Spare. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/us-celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-breaks-silence-releasing-35134066\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">She had hinted at her intention to follow in her husband&#8217;s footsteps<\/a> last year during a tell-all podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But now it has emerged Meghan is choosing not to move forward with the idea. A source said: &#8220;Meghan and Harry are cautious about everything they do and say to uphold the standards of the monarchy. Those [memoirs] are the types of projects they don\u2019t want to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Although <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harrys-publisher-claims-spare-28921457\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Spare became one of the fastest-selling non-fiction books of all time<\/a>, it sparked controversy about the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">royal family<\/a>, particularly around Harry&#8217;s alleged feud with his brother, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-william\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Prince William<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36930837\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-crash-36930837\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will crash and burn unless King Charles acts NOW&#8217;<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36884632\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/us-celebrity-news\/netflix-insiders-brutal-swipe-meghan-36884632\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix insider&#8217;s brutal swipe at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as &#8216;deal is over&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Harry\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_2026-IAPP-Summit.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Prince Harry's book Spare was a global sensation\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Prince Harry&#8217;s book Spare was a global sensation(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The most shocking parts of the book include details of an alleged physical confrontation with William, Harry confessing to killing 25 Taliban members in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Afghanistan\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Afghanistan<\/a> and the duke explaining how he lost his <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-lost-virginity-field-28885135\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">virginity to an older woman in a field<\/a>. Spare, released in January 2023, added fuel to the fire amid reports of Prince Harry&#8217;s strained relationship with his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But now he and Meghan are reportedly keen to avoid any further controversy. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-crash-36930837\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Speculation continues around the couple&#8217;s potential return to the fold<\/a>, with reports linking them to &#8220;half in, half out&#8221; roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They do the best they can not to upset the royals. Everyone who goes into business with them knows there are constraints, but it hurts the project&#8217;s creativity. They are adamant about having creative control and final edit\u2026 and what they can\u2019t say limits things,&#8221; the source told <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">OK! Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Sussexes are said to be looking for new opportunities\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Queen-Elizabeth-II-Platinum-Jubilee-2022-National-Service-of-Thanksgiving.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Sussexes are said to be looking for new opportunities\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Sussexes are said to be looking for new opportunities(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Recent activity supports the insider&#8217;s claims. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/kris-jenner-ultimate-bond-girl-36218629\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Sussexes attended Kris Jenner\u2019s lavish 70th birthday celebration<\/a> in November last year, but reportedly asked for certain images to be removed from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kim-kardashian\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kim Kardashian<\/a>\u2019s <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Instagram<\/a> page. Sources suggest this is a change of approach by Meghan and Harry, whose avenue streams have dried since the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/netflix\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Netflix<\/a> contract ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Meghan, a mum of two, has writing experience. The source continued: &#8220;It is the one area where Meghan has a lot of financial clout.&#8221; The Duchess of Sussex published children&#8217;s book, The Bench, in June 2021, around one year after she and her husband quit the UK for the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The story, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/breaking-meghan-markle-prince-harry-24026668\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">released shortly after the birth of Princess Lilibet<\/a>, soon joined the prestigious list of The New York Times Bestsellers in the children\u2019s picture book category. Harry then penned his non-fiction piece, which was published less than two years later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle, who is the Duchess of Sussex, had previously hinted she was going to write more books,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,100,983,223,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-520510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-meghan-markle","11":"tag-prince-harry","12":"tag-royal-family","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}