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The couple shocked the world back in January when they dramatically announced their exit from top royal duties and moved to North America. After initially staying in Canada they relocated to Los Angeles where they have stayed during the coronavirus lockdown.

The new book, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, will cover events both before and after the couple stopped serving as senior royals.

It has been written by royal experts Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, both of whom are reportedly close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Excerpts from the explosive book will be released for the first time this weekend.

A royal insider, speaking to The Sun about the book, said: “There are buckets of bitterness and resentment on the part of Meghan and Harry, dating from before and after the Megxit saga.

“They will see this book as a way of responding to their critics, inside and outside the palace walls.

“It will be dramatic and it will certainly not help relations with the Royal Family.”

The book claims Meghan and Harry wanted a bigger role on the world stage but were “stonewalled” by royal officials.

In particular, following their wedding in May 2018, a source said the couple felt “unsupported” and held back by palace courtiers, known informally as “grey suits”.

This was particularly the case because of the amount of popularity and income Meghan and Harry believed their wedding had generated.

A source said: “They feel they were owed an awful lot of credit for their popularity and success of the wedding, which led to a public outpouring of support, that they did not get.”

According to documents filed by Meghan as part of a legal case the wedding could have generated £1billion for the UK, significantly more than it cost to host.

After announcing their departure as senior royals in January Harry and Meghan held discussions with other members of the royal family to agree how this would work.

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One crucial summit took place at Sandringham and was attended by the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William as well as Prince Harry.

Meghan and Harry agreed to drop their ‘Sussex Royal’ brand and repay the taxpayer money spent refurbishing their former Frogmore Cottage home.

Harry also gave up a number of military appointments he had preciously held.

The couple announced their intention to become “financially independent” and said they would split their time between Britain and North America.

The cost of ‘Finding Freedom’ was reduced on Amazon ahead of the books publication.

During the coronavirus lockdown Harry and Meghan were spotted delivering supplies to vulnerable residents in Los Angeles.

Harry’s father, Prince Charles, caught COVID-19 himself though he only experienced minor symptoms.

The future King self-isolated in Scotland whilst recovering from the disease.

In early April the Queen made a rare televised address to the nation where she insisted “we’re in this together”.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued royal engagements during lockdown via Zoom.  

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