The Duchess of Sussex, who previously insisted she and Prince Harry did not co-operate with the two writers of the gushing book, said she had ‘forgotten’ providing the aide details of what to reveal ‘when you sit down with them’.
It emerged yesterday she had emailed Jason Knauf, her then communications secretary, a detailed briefing note on December 10, 2018, including some ‘helpful’ background ‘reminders’ about her estranged family and her version of events of a tiara incident involving the Queen.
Through her lawyers, the duchess has previously strenuously denied she and Harry fed information to the authors of what the court heard was a ‘relentlessly flattering’ biography.
But she backtracked after an intervention by Mr Knauf, who made a statement to the court saying: ‘The book was discussed directly with the duchess multiple times in person and over email. The duke and duchess authorised specific co-operation in writing in December 2018.’
