The British royal family is bracing after a biography about the Princess of Wales hit the stands this week, and as speculation mounts the Duchess of Sussex is writing a tell-all memoir.

It comes as Universal Television acquired the rights to a Buckingham Palace TV series written by Omid Scobie (Finding Freedom, Endgame), which has caused “a fresh wave of panic”.

Veteran royal author Robert Jobson has written Catherine, The Princess of Wales (Allen & Unwin, August 1). It reportedly details how she met and fell in love with Prince William, as well as her 13-year journey within the royal family.

Jobson spoke to “close sources both on and off the record within the royal household”. He says he wrote the book, in part, to help people better understand the future queen.

“I think she was really an enigma before to a lot of people. So I tried with this book to tell her life story from when she was a little kid all the way through,” Jobson, who appears on multiple TV outlets including Seven, told Good Morning America.

“She’s just a very warm and likeable person. That’s what comes across in the book, but she’s somebody who’s also smart and resilient too.”

Kensington Palace made no comment on the book, of which multiple excerpts have already been published in the UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who quit the royal family in 2020 and live in the US with their two children, signed a four-book deal with Penguin Random House (along with a multimillion-dollar Netflix contract).

Harry has delivered on his memoir, Spare, ghost-written by JR Moehringer, and royal watchers are keen to know when Meghan’s own story will hit the stands.

“There was a sigh of relief at Kensington Palace and Clarence House that Harry appears to have scrapped the idea of a second book after his best-seller Spare, but the focus has now switched to Meghan,” royal author Tom Quinn told The Mirror.

“King Charles now fears that anything he says to his son may end up in a book written by Meghan.”

Quinn, author of Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle, says “a personal memoir of her time in the UK as a working royal would sell millions of copies”.

“All this fills King Charles with horror because Harry is bound to be a major contributor to the book.”

The book deals come as William, 42, and his estranged brother Harry, 39, recently went head to head in dual TV documentaries.

William’s was a documentary about homelessness, a behind-the-scenes journey following the prince in his long-time quest to end rough sleeping, couch surfing and other forms of temporary accommodation in the UK. It will air in Britain later this year.

Harry’s documentary broadcast by ITV in July, Tabloids on Trial, included a sit-down interview about phone hacking.

Kate, with William and children, George, 11, Louis, 6, and Charlotte, 9, at the Trooping the Colour in July. Photo: Getty

More trouble in paradise

Meanwhile, Kate, who has made only two public appearances since announcing in March she was having preventative treatment for cancer, and William, are also reportedly watching developments about a Buckingham Palace TV series.

The rights to Scobie’s first fiction book, Royal Spin, have been snapped up by Universal Television to turn into a TV series.

Deadline reported nine studios were in the bidding war, resulting in a “seven-figure offer” for the rights.

“[It is] a fish-out-of-water workplace drama which follows an American press agent who leaves behind her high-octane career in DC for a communications job at Buckingham Palace,” the outlet reported.

“Offering a fresh take that beautifully blends wit and romance, Royal Spin is a deeply entertaining exploration of the world’s enduring fascination with the royal family,” Universal TV’s drama development boss Vivian Cannon said.

A source tells British celebrity website Closer, that Kate “is incredibly worried” that a TV series could have the same impact as Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary, which was viewed by up to 30 million people after release.

“The synopsis of the show mirrors Meghan and Harry’s story while hiding behind the guise of a fictional drama, and Kate is incredibly worried about potential storylines,” the source said.

“Ever since Kate and William were told that the show had been bought by Universal, they’ve been caught up in a fresh wave of panic and dread about the impending bombshells and claims.

“It’s presented as fiction, but that doesn’t stop the possibility of some storylines being close to the knuckle.”