Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (open in new tab) are both people with a natural composure that makes everything they do seem effortless from the outside, but even the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (open in new tab) have their struggles.

From the emotional and candid interview Harry and Meghan (open in new tab) had with Oprah Winfrey (open in new tab) earlier this year, to Harry's appearance in "The Me You Can't See" (open in new tab), his and Oprah's mental health Apple TV+ series (opens in new tab), to of course being very honest about this.

According to royal biographer and reporter Omid Scobie, Harry and Meghan actually had a really hard time getting away from their royal duties and life as active royalty.

"The hardest part for them was taking that first step away from their royal roles," Scobie told People (opens in new tab). 'It was harder than they could have imagined. They had it all in their heads."

Scobie is undoubtedly an authority when it comes to royal exits. He co-authored Finding Freedom (opens in new tab) (aka the definitive royal biography of Harry and Meghan's royal exit) with Caroline Durand, another royal reporter. The book, based on interviews with people close to the Sussex couple, was originally published in August 2020, but will be updated in a paperback edition to be released on August 31. The update will take the form of a new epilogue covering some of what Megan and Harry went through last year.

Apparently, the Sussexes (open in new tab) have had to play things by ear a bit since leaving the royal family and are willing to adapt their vision of what life might look like going forward.

"They knew things had to change, but what they were actually planning wasn't really the best," Scobie said. They tried to find a way to compromise, but would that have given them the happiness and security they have today?" Their ties to the institution [of the monarchy] would still have been strong, and there would always have been problems with economic endeavors and business decisions."