Prince Harry alleges in a much-anticipated new memoir that his brother Prince William lashed out and physically attacked him during a furious argument over the brothersB次元官网网址� deteriorating relationship, The Guardian reported Thursday.
The newspaper said it obtained an advance copy of the book, B次元官网网址淪pare,B次元官网网址� due to be published next week.
It said Harry recounts a 2019 argument at his Kensington Palace home, in which he says William called HarryB次元官网网址檚 wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, B次元官网网址渄ifficult,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渞udeB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渁brasive.B次元官网网址� Harry claims William grabbed his brother by the collar and ripped his necklace before knocking him down, the newspaper said.
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Harry says he had B次元官网网址渟crapes and bruisesB次元官网网址� as a result of the tussle. William later apologized, the extract says.
Separately, celebrity website Page Six reported that the book alleges William and his now-wife Kate encouraged Harry to wear a Nazi uniform to a costume party in 2005. Harry has repeatedly apologized and called the decision one of the biggest mistakes of his life.
Neither Buckingham Palace, which represents King Charles III, nor WilliamB次元官网网址檚 Kensington Palace office has commented on the claims.
The book, scheduled to be released Tuesday, is the latest in a string of public revelations and accusations by Harry and Meghan that have shaken BritainB次元官网网址檚 royal family,
Harry, 38, and the American actress in May 2018. Less than two years later, the couple and moved to California, 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.
Since then they have presented their side of the story in an interview with Oprah Winfrey and a released last month, which recounted the coupleB次元官网网址檚 bruising relationship with the U.K. media and estrangement from the royal family.
In the series, Harry claimed William screamed at him during a family meeting and accused palace officials of lying to protect his elder brother, who is now heir to the throne. Meghan, 41, talked about wanting to end her life as she struggled to cope with toxic press coverage.
Harry has recorded interviews with British broadcaster ITV and CBS in the United States to promote the book. Both are due to be broadcast Sunday.
In snippets released in advance, Harry told ITV that the royal household had cast him and Meghan as B次元官网网址渧illainsB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渟hown absolutely no willingness to reconcile.B次元官网网址� He told CBS that the palaceB次元官网网址檚 refusal to defend him and Meghan from attacks was a B次元官网网址渂etrayal.B次元官网网址�
Palace officials have declined to comment on any of Meghan and HarryB次元官网网址檚 allegations.
The book also explains the reasons for its title, the Guardian said. It said Harry recounts the alleged words of his father to his mother, Princess Diana, on the day of his birth: B次元官网网址淲onderful! Now youB次元官网网址檝e given me an heir and a spare B次元官网网址� my work is done.B次元官网网址�
While William was destined from birth to be king, Harry, who is fifth in line to the throne behind his brother and WilliamB次元官网网址檚 three children, has often appeared to struggle with the more ambiguous role of B次元官网网址渟pare.B次元官网网址� He spent a decade in the British Army B次元官网网址� years he has described as his happiest B次元官网网址� before taking up full-time royal duties in 2015.
Since his split from the royal family, he has launched a new career, with his wife, as a U.S.-based charity campaigner and media personality.
Asked by ITVB次元官网网址檚 Tom Bradby whether he will play a part in the British monarchyB次元官网网址檚 future, Harry said: B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 know.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址擩ill Lawless, The Associated Press
