In Spare, Harry made it clear that being a public figure from his birth comes with some serious challenges, and that the public sense of who he was being at odds with his own characterisation of himself created a conflict that he found difficult to manage emotionally. Whether the Royal Family liked it or not, the memoir gave the Duke of Sussex the opportunity to tell his own life story, in his own way.

In an interview promoting his memoir, when Harry was asked about whether reconciliation with his family was possible, he said that the “ball is in their court” and that from his perspective the “door is always open” – and a royal expert has recently claimed that in the time that has passed, it is still Harry who is ready to build bridges, with his father and brother still reticent and “resisting” doing so.

As reported in The Express, Jennie Bond – formerly the BBC’s royal correspondent – said on Times Radio that in her opinion after Harry initially being the one who was pushing his family away, the tables have now firmly turned.

“Early on it was Harry, who was demanding an apology. There was going to be no meeting of minds or meeting in reality until there was an apology for the affronts he thought had been made to his wife. But now I think the tables have turned somewhat. Messages coming from Harry’s side are that he’s ready at least to forgive and that he loves his family. He’s said that quite publicly. He wants to see more of them.

“But it is Charles and William who seem to be resisting reconciliation at this point so I think it was first one, then the other.”