Delaying your book’s not enough Harry... just bin it!

PRINCE Harry made an emotional tribute to his Granny, saying he was ‘forever grateful’ for her support for him, his ‘darling wife’ Meghan and her beloved great-grandchildren Archie and Lilibet — who the Queen had barely met.

Harry added: ‘We smile knowing that you and Grandpa are reunited now and both together in peace.’

What a brass neck he has to talk about peace when he and Meghan so selfishly shattered Prince Philip’s and the Queen’s last weeks before Philip died, with their incendiary Oprah Winfrey interview.

To my mind, their accusations of racism in the Royal Family and claims of callous behaviour towards Meghan caused even more damage than Harry’s mother Diana managed at her most vengeful.

Even worse, with brand Archewell on the wane in the US and Netflix demanding its pound of flesh, Harry’s still planning to milk the monarchy by publishing his memoirs.

They were to come out later this year and we are supposed to be grateful he has postponed publication until 2023 as a mark of respect for the Queen. But doesn’t he realise how damaging it would be to his father, King Charles, for the book to appear just months into his reign?

The delay might give Harry time to add extra chapters about the pain of losing his beloved Granny, to sprinkle extra royal magic. This is not about respect but shamelessly monetising the family he’s turned his back on.

And what other titbits will he now add about the horrid royals, after William and Kate extended the olive branch by inviting the Sussexes on the Windsor Castle walkabout? Why would any of the senior royals trust him and his wife now — they must fear that anything they say could be used against them.

The funeral should be a time of reconciliation; it still could be. But Harry and Meghan will never be trusted again if there is a single unkind word about the monarchy in his book. You may have got $20million for your memoirs, but the money is dirty, Harry.

No publisher would pay that for you to muse about the ‘life lessons’ that have shaped you. They want sensation — your value is in traducing the royals with your ‘truth’.

The family have been denied sight of the book and the Palace is bracing for another Oprah-style nuclear attack. So, Harry, a message from the millions of Brits who once loved you: if you ever again want to hold your head high in the UK, don’t just delay your memoirs. Bin the book for ever.