Anybody who thinks this is anything but about making money is kidding themselves.
He's been working on this for over a year. During the same period they were touting for deals with Netflix/Spotify etc plus non-exec positions/speaking gigs and the like.
They chose to life a lifestyle they couldn't afford and this is the net result having come to the realisation that no, The Met and the Taxpayer (via the Duchy of Cornwall) were not going to stump up after they flounced off.
They have lots of options but choose a path that fulfilled their wants and anything and anybody else is/was collateral damage.
As I've always said, I absolutely understand them wanting a different life and defend their right to leave the RF, but I don't find anything admirable about the way they've gone about it.
They are playing a dangerous game by slagging off the very institution that has provided the very platform of privilege and opportunity they are now exploiting.
Im not sure how the RF will respond - I suppose it depends on what's said in the book, but to be honest I think that's the least of H's worries.
If this is how life story he's going to be talking about a lot of "private" people who reasonably could have anticipated he would respect their privacy as they have his.
For example, former girlfriends who have never spoken to the press about him. Or former private secretary's, army colleges etc?
If their "recollections vary" from what he prints I'd say it's fair game for them to tell "their truth" if they so please.
Because here's the thing, when you stop protecting other people's privacy then you don't get to insist they continue to protect yours and I'll bet good money that some of those people formerly close to H will have some pretty damning bombs to lob if they choose - ones that are going to damage their "compassionate/woke" brand.