Prince Harry's ghostwriter shares surprising details of working for Duke
Prince Harry’s ghostwriter reveals his experience writing for the Duke of Sussex
Prince Harry’s ghostwriter, Author Mark McCrum, shared surprising details as he talked of his experience ghostwriting for the Duke of Sussex.
McCrum revealed that he never met the Duke during the process of writing the foreword for the 2011 book Walking With The Wounded.
The author said he relied on a video of Harry to pen the book, which chronicles the journey of four wounded soldiers trekking to the North Pole.
In a conversation with Daily Mail, he said, “When I ghost-wrote for Prince Harry on the bestselling book Walking With The Wounded, about four wounded soldiers who trekked across the ice to the North Pole, I didn’t meet him.”
At the time, Harry was in Norway, preparing to join the soldiers mentioned in the book. So, instead of meeting him person, the author was sent a video of the Duke.
“In the end I was sent a video of him out on the ice, enthusing about the beauty of the landscape and the bravery of his companions.
“For 15 minutes, Harry trekked across the ice grinning a lot in full polar kit. It was recorded just for me but hardly illuminating. The word ‘amazing’ featured a lot, I remember.”
“This was worked up into a thoughtful chapter, which then had to get copy approval from Clarence House. Whether Harry read it himself, I have no idea.
“J.R. Moehringer, who said he was ‘exasperated’ ghost-writing Harry’s memoir Spare, clearly had a tougher challenge and a longer struggle.”
