The Duke of Sussex has reportedly claimed he was physically attacked by his brother William, the Prince of Wales, during a row over the younger prince’s marriage to Meghan Markle. In a leaked extract of his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, to The Guardian newspaper, Prince Harry alleged the confrontation took place at his London home in 2019 and had left him with a visible injury to his back after the Prince of Wales grabbed his brother by the collar and ripped his necklace before knocking him to the floor.
Harry further claimed William had called the American actress “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive” – comments which the younger brother said parroted “the press narrative” about his wife. According to The Guardian newspaper, the “extraordinary scene” is “one of many in Spare” which is due to be published on January 10.
The newspaper said it was able to obtain a copy of the book despite “stringent pre-launch security around the book”. Its article goes on to say that, according to Harry, his elder brother had wanted to discuss “the whole rolling catastrophe” of their relationship and struggles with the press.
