Spare: Revelations from Prince Harry’s book
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Prince Harry has admitted to using cocaine and says a woman “with powers” passed a message from Princess Diana after her death.
These are just some of the dramatic claims in his autobiography, Spare, which was leaked ahead of its official release next week.
Harry describes Prince William as his “arch-enemy” and claims his older brother and Princess Kate encouraged him to dress up as a Nazi soldier – an incident he called “one of the biggest mistakes of my life”.
In another explosive allegation, Harry claims his brother physically assaulted him during a 2019 argument over the Duke of Sussex’s marriage to Meghan Markle, which William allegedly called “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive.”
Harry is quoted as saying: “He grabbed my collar, tore my necklace and threw me to the ground. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which broke under my back and the pieces cut into me.”
The palace declined to comment on the many allegations.
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Prince Harry saw “red haze” in William during an alleged physical assault on Meghan Markle
The Duke of Sussex said he saw a “red haze” on his brother William during an alleged confrontation between the pair in a row surrounding Meghan Markle, he reported Alan Kalvert.
The revelation came in a newly released clip from ITV’s forthcoming interview with Harry, in which the Duke said he described his brother as campy during the incident, which reportedly took place in 2019.
“He wanted me to hit him back, but I decided against it,” he says of his brother, who he previously claimed in his book physically assaulted him – as first reported by The Guardian.
In the clip, which was released early Friday morning, Harry tells Tom Bradby: “What was different here was the level of frustration and I’m talking about the red fog that I’ve had for so many years and I saw that red fog in him. ”
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According to Prince Harry, the rift between him and his brother didn’t start with Meghan as he claims William was “gone forever” after marrying Kate Middleton in 2011.
“The brother I escorted to Westminster Abbey that morning was gone – forever. Who could deny it?” he writes. “He would never be Willy first again. We would never again ride through the Lesotho countryside together with cloaks flapping behind us. We’d never share a horse-smelling cabin again while learning to fly. Who shall separate us? Life, that’s who.”
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The memoir also includes a number of allegations against Prince Harry’s brother William.
In one of the most explosive excerpts, Harry claims his brother physically assaulted him during an argument over Meghan Markle.
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Despite his hints that he might be ready to put the past behind him, Prince Harry’s memoir also criticizes members of his family, including his father Charles.
At one point, Harry reportedly reflects on jokes his father made about his paternity and whether he’s his “real father.”
According to Harry, the jokes were particularly “distasteful” considering they were made amid rumors that Charles wasn’t his biological father.
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Interestingly, Harry claims the “ball is up to them” when it comes to whether he will travel to London for King Charles’ coronation in May.
The Duke of Sussex confirmed he is awaiting the royal family’s decision during a trailer clip ahead of his interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby.
“A lot can still happen before then. But the door is always open. They have the ball,” he said.
The comment is just one of many Harry has made in interviews ahead of his book’s release about possible reconciliations with his family.
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