In a leaked copy of Prince Harry’s autobiography, the Duke of Sussex recounts a physical attack by his brother William, the Prince of Wales, claim media reports
The relationship between the two brothers strained after Prince Harry married American actor, Meghan Markle, reprotedly says Harry in the book
Describing a confrontation at his London home in 2019, Harry said William called Meghan ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’ which Harry calls “parrot[ing of] the press narrative” about his American wife, claims media reports
Recalling the incident, Harry writes William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”
Harry said that he landed on the dog bowl which cracked under his back after William knocked him down. He said that the pieces cut into his skin and for a moment he lay there dazed, finally asking his brother to ‘get out’
The title of Harry’s book comes from an old saying in royal and aristocratic circles that a first son is an heir to titles, power and fortune, and a second is therefore a spare, should anything happen to the first-born
Harry also mentioned in the book, how his father, King Charles, supposedly said to his wife, Princess Diana, on the day of Harry’s birth: “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare, my work is done.”
Harry’s book is set to come out on January 10 and is expected to spark an upheaval in the British royal family
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle also released a Netflix docuseries in December titled ‘Harry and Meghan’ in which they revealed many details of their personal lives including harassment by paparazzi and unconscious bias by the royal family
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