ヘンリー英王子、回顧録出版へ　「過ち」赤裸々に語る内容に

【ニューヨークＡＦＰ＝時事】英王室を離脱したヘンリー王子が回顧録の執筆を進めていることが分かった。米出版社ペンギンランダムハウスが１９日、発表した。自身の人生の「過ち」と「教訓」を赤裸々に語る内容になるという。（写真は英ロンドンにあるケンジントン宮殿の庭園で、故ダイアナ元皇太子妃像の除幕式に出席したヘンリー王子＜左＞とウィリアム王子）
　英メディアによると、英王室の高位メンバーがこうした回顧録を出すのは初めて。
　ヘンリー王子はペンギンランダムハウスのウェブサイトに、「私はこの本を、生まれついた王子としての立場ではなく、現在の自分として書いている」とのコメントを寄せた。
　この中でヘンリー王子は、「私は長年、文字通りの意味でも比喩的にも、さまざまな帽子をかぶってきた。私の物語──人生の浮き沈みや過ち、学んだ教訓を語ることで、出自に関係なく、私たちには思っている以上に共通点が多いことを示す手助けになればと思っている」と説明した。
　「人生の学びを共有する機会を得られたことに深く感謝している。私の人生について正確に記し、すべて真実に基づいた内容を皆さんに読んでもらえることを楽しみにしている」
　回顧録は、ヘンリー王子の幼少期や、２度のアフガニスタン従軍経験についても取り上げるという。
　英メディアによると、王子の話を構成して執筆するのは、米ピュリツァー賞受賞者で、テニス界のレジェンド、アンドレ・アガシ氏の自叙伝を手掛けたＪ．Ｒ．モーリンガー氏。
　刊行予定は来年後半。出版社によると、王子は収益を慈善団体に寄付するという。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】

〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/07/20-13:55）

Britain's Prince Harry is penning an intimate and honest memoir that will expose the mistakes and lessons learned across his life, publisher Penguin Random House said Monday.
The announcement comes at a time of strained relations between Harry and the British royal family, amid allegations by his wife Meghan of bullying and royal racism, and the couple's shock move to the United States last year.
It will be the first time a senior British royal has ever written such a book, according to British media reports.
I'm writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become, said Prince Harry in a statement published by Penguin Random House.
I've worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story -- the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned -- I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.
I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to share what I've learned over the course of my life so far and excited for people to read a firsthand account of my life that's accurate and wholly truthful.
Unveiling the plans on Twitter, the giant New York-based publishing house described the book -- scheduled for late next year -- as an intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time.
The book will cover his childhood -- Harry was just 12 years old when his mother, Prince Diana, died in a Paris car crash -- as well as his military service, including two tours of Afghanistan.
The honest and captivating personal portrait will also recount the joy he has found in being a husband and father, according to the publisher.
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, sat in March for a bombshell interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, triggering the royal family's biggest crisis in decades.
During the two-hour sit-down, viewed by more than 17 million people in the US and over 11 million in Britain, Harry and Meghan said racism had played a part in them quitting Britain.
The couple said a senior royal had speculated how dark their child's skin would be before he was born. Meghan's mother is Black and her father is white.
Their first child Archie is now aged two, while Harry and Meghan last month announced the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana -- named for Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother.
According to British media reports, the book is being ghost-written by J. R. Moehringer -- a Pulitzer Prize-winner who previously co-wrote tennis legend Andre Agassi's autobiography.
A first draft is almost completed and is due to be submitted in October, according to the reports.
Prince Harry will be donating proceeds to charity, said the publisher.