Prince Harry is expected to lob more criticism at the U.K. royal family in broadcast interviews to promote his soul-baring , which has generated incendiary headlines even before its official release.
A prerecorded interview with BritainB次元官网网址檚 ITV is scheduled to air Sunday evening. CBS show B次元官网网址�60 MinutesB次元官网网址� is set to run a conversation with the prince later, and he is appearing on B次元官网网址淕ood Morning AmericaB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Late Show with Stephen Colbert.B次元官网网址�
In extracts released in advance, Harry tells ITV journalist Tom Bradby that he cried only once after his mother, Prince Diana, died in 1997 B次元官网网址� at her burial. He said he feels guilt about not showing emotion when he and his brother Prince William greeted crowds of mourners outside Kensington Palace, DianaB次元官网网址檚 London home.
In the book, B次元官网网址淪pare,B次元官网网址� Harry blames his familyB次元官网网址檚 stiff-upper-lip ethos, saying he had B次元官网网址渓earned too well B次元官网网址� the family maxim that crying is not an option.B次元官网网址�
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B次元官网网址淭here were 50,000 bouquets of flowers to our mother and there we were shaking peopleB次元官网网址檚 hands, smiling,B次元官网网址� Harry told ITV. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e seen the videos, right, I looked back over it all. And the wet hands that we were shaking, we couldnB次元官网网址檛 understand why their hands were wet, but it was all the tears that they were wiping away.
B次元官网网址淓veryone thought and felt like they knew our mum, and the two closest people to her, the two most loved people by her, were unable to show any emotion in that moment.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淪pareB次元官网网址� is the latest in a string of public pronouncements by the prince and his wife Meghan since they and moved to California in 2020, citing what they saw as the mediaB次元官网网址檚 racist treatment of Meghan, who is biracial, and a lack of support from the palace. It follows an interview with Oprah Winfrey and a six-part released last month.
The Associated Press purchased a Spanish-language copy of the book in advance of its publication around the world on Tuesday.
In the ghostwritten memoir, Harry, 38, describes the coupleB次元官网网址檚 acrimonious split from the royal family in 2020, after their suggestion of a part-time royal role was rejected. Harry contrasts the withdrawal of the coupleB次元官网网址檚 taxpayer-funded security with the case of his uncle, Prince Andrew, who was removed as a working royal over his friendship with the U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Last year, Andrew from a woman who accused him of sexually abusing her while she traveled with financier Epstein when she was 17. Andrew paid an undisclosed sum as part of the settlement, but didnB次元官网网址檛 admit wrongdoing.
Harry alleges that no one considered removing AndrewB次元官网网址檚 security despite the B次元官网网址渟hameful scandal.B次元官网网址�
The book also explores HarryB次元官网网址檚 grief at the death of his mother and his long-simmering resentment at the role of royal B次元官网网址渟pare,B次元官网网址� overshadowed by the B次元官网网址渉eirB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� older brother William. He recounts arguments and a physical altercation with William, reveals how he lost his virginity (in a field) and describes using cocaine and cannabis.
He also says he while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan B次元官网网址� a claim criticized by both the Taliban and British military veterans.
Royal officials havenB次元官网网址檛 commented on the allegations, though on the claims, largely anonymously.
Veteran British journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, a biographer and friend of King Charles III, said Saturday that HarryB次元官网网址檚 revelations were the type B次元官网网址渢hat youB次元官网网址檇 expect B次元官网网址� from a sort of B-list celebrity,B次元官网网址� and that the king would be pained and frustrated by them.
In the ITV interview, Harry says he wants reconciliation with the royal family, but B次元官网网址渢he ball is in their court.B次元官网网址�
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
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