Prince Harry’s autobiography O que Sobra was released this Tuesday (10) and contains several controversial details of his troubled relationship with the royal family. In one of the passages that most caught the public’s attention, The Duke of Sussex says he was born to help his brother Prince William, next in line to the British throne.
“I was the shadow, the backup, the backup plan. I was deployed out there in case anything happened to Willy. I was asked to backup, distraction, entertainment and of course possibly a spare part. A kidney maybe. A blood transfusion. A little bone marrow‘ says Harry.
Harry also tells the story that gave the book its title. In English, the work was published as “Spare”, which in free translation means something that is in reserve. “I was 20 when I heard the story of what my father is said to have said to my mother on the day I was born: ‘Wonderful! You’ve already given me an heir and a support I’ve done my job’. A joke. Apparently,” he joked.
KING CHARLES III. MAKES FUN ABOUT PRINCE HARRY’S PATERNITY, SAYS DUKE
Another controversial excerpt from Prince Harry’s memoir it refers to a joke of dubious taste, to say the least, made by the father, King Charles III, in relation to Princess Diana, the Duke’s mother.
“He loved telling stories and this was one of the best in his repertoire. It always ended with an outburst of philosophy… “Who knows if I’m really the Prince of Wales?” “Who knows if I’m really your real father?”‘ describes Harry.
Harry says this type of comment came at a time when there were rumors about who his real father was. “Him [Charles] I laughed, and although it was a remarkably unfunny joke, considering the rumor going around at the time that my real father was one of my mother’s former lovers: Major James Hewitt. Part of the reason for this rumor was the major’s red hair, but other than that it was sadism,” he wrote.