When the Duke of Sussex released his memoir three years ago today, he revealed that he left major details out over fears his estranged brother, Prince William, would never forgive him if certain claims were put to print
When Prince Harry published his memoir Spare, which was released three years ago today, shockwaves were sent through the Royal Family, as he made dozens of claims against senior members of the Firm.
From details about a physical altercation between Harry and Prince William at Kensington Palace to a tense showdown at Prince Philip’s funeral, and tension between the brothers and their wives, Kate and Meghan, Harry took aim at the entire family, seemingly not holding anything back. Despite this, the Duke of Sussex later revealed that he has purposefully left out a string of major family secrets from the damning book.
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Within days of his autobiography being released to the public, Harry said he avoided mentioning certain anecdotes about his father and brother, as he feared they would never forgive him if he revealed them.
He said the original manuscript for his book was twice the length of the final draft and many details about interactions between him, Charles and William were edited out as there were things he didn’t want the world to know.
Harry admitted he had 50 Zoom calls with his ghost-writer and at times struggled to decide which details to include and which ones to leave out of his memoir.
Harry told The Telegraph : “It could have been two books, put it that way. And the hard bit was taking things out.” The Duke added: “There are some things that have happened, especially between me and my brother, and to some extent between me and my father, that I just don’t want the world to know. Because I don’t think they would ever forgive me.”
At the time of Spare’s release, a royal expert claimed that Harry’s decision to “air their dirty laundry in public” has irreparably damaged the notion of the Firm being the beacon of a family monarchy.
Historian and royal expert Dr Ed Owens said the allegations in Spare had majorly dented the royals’ image of being the “best of British family life”, as he told the Mirror’s Pod Save The King podcast.
He said: “The story is a slightly tragic one as it has damaged this idea of a family monarchy. This idea that this is a united group who embody, if you like, the best of British family life.
“Originally King Charles III’s reign was going to be based around him being supported by his two trusty lieutenants – William and Harry. But when that went so disastrously wrong in early 2020 because of Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave Britain, it really put paid to that vision of the family monarchy.
“And then of course we’ve had the Sussexes airing their dirty laundry in public for the best part of three years – and again it has done much damage to that narrative of happy family life.”
Harry’s memoir came after the Sussexes spoke to Oprah in their now infamous 2021 tell-all interview, and their Netflix docuseries in 2022, both of which levelled a series of allegations against members of the Royal Family.
Source: Mirror
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