Prince Harry confessed he deleted fragments of his autobiography out of fear his family would never forgive him (AP)
the Prince Harrywho recently published his autobiography spare part (“In the shadow”), admitted this Friday boisterous the final version many Fragments for fear that his family would not “forgive” him for certain uncomfortable revelations.
In particular, Harry refers to the reprisals that both his brother and the Prince WilliamLike his father, he King Charles IIIthey might have preferred narratives in which family tensions are revealed and even the intimacies of the monarchy and the bonds between its members.
“The first book project was very fateful. It used to be 800 pages and now it’s only 400. It could have been two books,” he first explained in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, later adding that “the hardest part was removing things.”
“Things have happened, especially between me and my brother and to some extent between me and my father, that I don’t want the world to know why. I don’t think they would ever forgive me for that‘ he continued.
Among the critics, he mainly attacked his brother William (Portal)
The book tells various events in Harry’s life, from his childhood and the Loss of his mother -Princess Diana-goes through his turbulent youth overshadowed by drugs and alcoholand the presence of his questioned relationship with Meghan Markle and its connections to the British Crown.
So no one was spared from criticism. But it was occasionally his brother William who was most hurt by the revelations in these pages. The heir to the throne is described as his “best enemy” as well as an angry man who never accepted his wife because he considered her “rude and aggressive”.
However, Harry assured that his decision to externalize his grievances was not aimed at “sinking” the monarchy, but because he felt it was his business. make a change to hermainly to protect his nephews, George -9 years old-, Charlotte -from 7- and Ludwig -from 4-.
With the book, the prince wanted to bring about change in the monarchy, especially for his nephews (Portal)
“I know that of those three children, at least one will end up like me, that substitute” he mentioned in reference to one of his main criticisms for which he is seen as a replacement option for his brother, who will ascend the throne if Carlos III dies or abdicates.
“It hurts me, it worries me. It’s not about sinking the monarchy, it’s about saving it from itself,” he continued in an interview he gave in California – where he currently resides – before the work’s publication.
“I know I will be crucified by a lot of people who say that,” he added.
However, the prince held his own when it came to his wife and that assures she directly asked them to apologize to her, “because they know what they have done”. “Then admit it and we can move on to something else,” he explained.
In an interview, he admitted he had asked his family to apologize to his wife Meghan Markle (AP).
Since its launch on January 10th, Spare has already sold more than 1.4 million copiesmaking it a resounding and unprecedented success, according to publisher Penguin Random House.
They explained that for comparison “Will”the book of the former American First Lady MichelleObama 2018 he needed one week to reach those numbers.
The madness of the readers to be aware of the family inmates and to know all the secrets explains the great impact this had.
Three days after its release, “Spare” has already set a sales record in the UK
However, this isn’t the first time Harry has broken the silence on the life of the Crown since his documentary series was titled “Harry and Meghan”produced by the streaming platform Netflixwhich had led him to settle scores with his brother.
On this occasion, the chapters reveal how the couple faced difficulties within the royal family, such as racist attacks, and how they had to deal with the British tabloids, who accuse them of harassing them.
So far, Buckingham Palace has remained silent on the matter, instead showing its members as usual with their usual agendas and activities.
(With information from AFP)
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