Ex-Pat Prince Harry’s Memoir Oozes Unresolved Sibling Rivalry — He Blames William For Almost Everything

Ex-pat Prince Harry’s memoir, titled “Spare” In a likely jab at his dad King Charles III is due to be released on January 10 — but if the sneak peeks are any indication, the entire tome appears to be a compilation of unaired grievances and instances of unresolved sibling rivalry.

Harry The U.K. and the royal duties of the monarch were left behind shortly after the events. May 2019 birth of a son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor — the first of his two children with his wife, American actress-turned-Duchess-of-Sussex Meghan Markle (“Suits”). By mid-February The palace confirmed that in 2021. Harry Meghan They wouldn’t be returning to them Royal roles.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family,” The February 19, 2021, statement Buckingham Palace read.

Since then, the quasi-royals have attempted to carve out a life for themselves outside the palace walls — and so far, every outing has been another variation on the same theme: everyone at the Palace They were not to be found. Prince William Princess Kate They are the most prominent.

From The now-famous Oprah Interview with their multi-episode crew Netflix special, Harry Meghan They have made a series of allegations against the Royal Family in general — from bullying to racism and everything in between — and “Spare” Seems to pick up from where Netflix Left off.

Harry blames William Kate His 2005 decision to wear an a Nazi Uniform to a Costume Party, stating that they had “howled with laughter upon seeing him in the get-up and encouraged him to go for it.

“I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Nazi uniform, they said,” Harry According to him, he brought the costume home to try on before he went to bed. “Native and Colonial” Themed parties “They both howled. Worse than Willy’s leotard outfit! Way more ridiculous! Which, again, was the point.”

In 2017 Harry Meghan Their public debut At the Toronto Invictus Games, Markle For wearing ripped jeans, you were criticized. Harry Allegations in “Spare” that her outfit had been approved by the palace – but then complains that someone should have issued a statement in her defense once the backlash began.

“A single declaration in defense of Meg would have been enough to make a tremendous difference,” He writes.

Harry also claims That Prince William He was warned not to propose. MarkleSaying things were moving “too fast” and saying they’d never be able to spend time together as a foursome because “she’s an American actress, after all.” He He continued to say that William The one who cancelled plans for them both to wed Westminster Abbey — where William Kate were married — and had been opposed to them using St. Paul’s As well.

The ex-royal writes about a number of disagreements with his brother — particularly where Markle is concerned — says that one such incident nearly resulted in fisticuffs.

William, Harry writes, referred to Markle as “abrasive,” “difficult,” and “rude” — comments that Harry says were simply a reflection of the prevailing press narrative — and alleges that William He punctuated his comments by a physical assault.

“It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”

Harry says He believed that William He wanted him back to hit back, claiming he could see the same judgment clouding anger in his brother as he had for years. “I chose not to. What was different here was the level of frustration. I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years, and I saw this red mist in him.”

The brothers’ relationship, Harry Writings have changed dramatically in the course of time. “In some ways he was my mirror, in some ways he was my opposite. My beloved brother, my archnemesis, how had that happened?”

He asked that question after William It was difficult to understand Harry’s decision to leave his royal duties — a decision that Harry Feelings shouldn’t require any explanation.

“I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was one thing to disagree about who was at fault … but for him to claim total ignorance of the reasons I’d fled … why my wife and I took the drastic step of picking up our child and just running like hell … Really?” Harry continued.

Harry Also, he takes aim at his father “Spare” — even the title is a direct jab at King Charles III, who allegedly informed late Princess Diana His work was done once William Harry (“an heir and a spare”) were born.

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