Why he wrote this book
Harry says he suffered “38 years… from willful distortion and manipulation,” which led him to write his memoir, which he felt was “necessary” to establish “historical facts.” But nothing “was done with intent to hurt or harm his father Charles III, his brother William, or his family.”
He had to speak out because “some members decided to ally themselves with the devil to restore their image” at his and his family’s expense.
At his mother’s funeral
Harry remembers the day of his mother Diana’s funeral in 1997, walking behind her coffin at the age of 12. “The clink of the reins […] Hooves hitting concrete and sometimes… gravel underfoot and the screams of the crowd,” he recalled. “But other than that, complete silence is something that will be etched in my memory forever.” He admits to “the only time I cried once, at his funeral.”
About Diana’s death
Harry said he read the secret government file on Diana’s death, including photos of the car accidents edited by his private secretary. He explains that as an adult he took the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, where Diana died.
“There are many things that are still unclear,” he said. “But I’ve already been asked if I want to open up […] another investigation. I don’t really see the point of it now.”
About her relationship with her brother William
Harry talks about his longstanding rivalry with his brother William, how they fought as children, how William ignored him at school and even tried to get him to shave his beard before marrying Meghan.
He accuses William of naively believing the way British tabloids portrayed Meghan at the time, which led to a physical altercation between the two brothers.
However, he says that William and Kate were fans of the American series Suits, in which Meghan stars. But his brother and sister-in-law, he says, didn’t expect him to be in a relationship with an interracial, divorced American actress. “There were a lot of stereotypes” about him that “posed an obstacle” to fully welcoming him into the family.
However, William “never tried to dissuade (him) from marrying Meghan, but he expressed concerns,” Harry clarified.
On the royal family’s allegations of racism
The Duke of Sussex denies that he or Meghan accused the royal family of racism when one of their members questioned the color of their unborn child. Rather, he speaks of “unconscious biases” that need to be addressed.
A recent incident in which a close friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Susan Hussey, repeatedly asked a black British activist, Ngozi Fulani, where she was “really” from is one example, he claims.
what he wants to achieve
Harry claims he “100%” believes he can reconcile with his family, which could have a “domino effect around the world”. But he concedes that he “doesn’t think his father or brother will read the book”.
In the future
Harry is now “in the mood” to have an awkward conversation with his family.