Harry describes how hot-headed William grabbed him by the collar and shoved him down in the Meghan argument, so that he ended up in the dog bowl.
Hair pulling, pinching, biting, scratching, boxing, pushing, hitting: These things are said to happen between younger siblings to regulate jealousy or simply to get their way. Later they learn that words hurt more and last longer than a bruise.
It must not have been different with the fraternal dispute at the Windsor house – more recently, of course, in 2019, when both were already in their thirties. The brothers grew closer after their mother died in an accident. With the marriage of the second son, however, the rivalries between William, the heir, and Harry, the reserve and number two, came to the fore. In English it is more rhymed: “The heir and the spare”.
The Spare is the title of Harry’s memoir. Having hit the market earlier in Spain, London papers are now vying for the juiciest headlines. Harry describes how hot-headed William grabbed him by the collar and shoved him down in the tussle over Meghan – he’s not considered a fan of the American sister-in-law, so he ended up in the dog bowl. Harold, as his brother calls him, is probably better off staying away from his father’s coronation in May. Otherwise, the Crown Prince will end up in Westminster Abbey with a black eye and a bloody nose.
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(“Die Presse”, print edition, 07.01.2023)