Prince William rowed with his father and step-mother after accusing them of ‘planting’ stories in the media about himself and his family, Harry claims.
The prince says he took a call in April 2019 from his brother who was ‘seething’ with rage.
‘Something had happened between him and Pa and Camilla. I couldn’t get the whole story, he was talking too fast, and was way too upset,’ Harry writes in his memoir, Spare.
‘I gathered that Pa and Camilla’s people had planted a story or stories about him and Kate and the kids, and he wasn’t going to take it any more.
‘Give Pa and Camilla an inch, he said, and they take a mile. They’ve done this to me for the last time.
‘I got it. They’d done the same to me and Meg as well.’
The prince says he took a call in April 2019 from his brother who was ‘seething’ with rage and believed Charles and Camilla’s staff had ‘planted’ a story. Pictured together at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana in 2021
Harry blames a ‘gung-ho’ member of his father’s press office for ‘peddling’ fake or unflattering stories as part of a ‘campaign’ of getting good press for the now King and Queen Consort
The duke does not specify what story William was allegedly talking about.
But Harry blames a ‘gung-ho’ member of his father’s press office for ‘peddling’ fake or unflattering stories as part of a ‘campaign’ of getting good press for the now King and Queen Consort, at the expense of other family members.
He also blamed the same person, whom he doesn’t name but describes as a woman, of leaking that he, Harry, had gone on a hunting trip to Germany in 2017 that ‘made me out to be some fat-bottomed seventeenth-century baron who craved blood in trophies’.
In fact – he says – he had been ‘working with German farmers to cull wild boar and save their crops’.
Harry goes so far as to claim his German story was ‘swapped’ for ‘better access’ to his father and suppressing stories about a member of Camilla’s family.
He even claims he had ‘proof’ from reporters inside ‘actual newsrooms’ that he and his brother were being sold out.
Harry claims he had ‘proof’ from reporters inside ‘actual newsrooms’ that he and his brother were being sold out, and claims it was happening to benefit the King and Queen Consort
Prince Harry’s book, Spare, was released on January 10 and quickly became one of the fastest selling non-fiction books ever
The duke does not specify what story William was allegedly so upset about
Like so many of Harry’s claims, however, there is much that is confused and wrong.
For example, Charles’ PR team was headed up by a man in both 2019 and 2017.
And Harry’s hunting trip only leaked because Germany’s biggest newspaper was tipped off by locals that Harry and his friends had arrived in the country on a private jet.
They also managed to track down which estate they were on because he had attended the wedding of the landowner – nicknamed The Boar Terminator – previously and classed him as a good friend.
Harry does not name the staff member he holds responsible, but goes on to describe a showdown that he and William had previously had with their father over said person.
Charles was said to have angrily refuted their claims and denied that his staff would ever leak stories deliberately.
Harry said he was grateful, however, that William had phoned him to talk about his problems given the state of their relationship in 2019 and took the opportunity to highlight his and Meghan’s concerns with the institution.
He said his brother snapped back: ‘I’ve got different issues with you two!’
‘The reason why he and Meghan left was not because they were forced out, as they claim, or that they dramatically fled for their lives,’ one royal source said
Harry claims to have had his brother on speakerphone as he stood in the garden at Frogmore Cottage at the time, but quickly switched back to his phone as he realised Meghan was approaching him.
But he says his wife could still hear his brother shouting and walked back into the house ‘holding her stomach’ – the incident coming just before she gave birth to son, Archie, with tears in her eyes.
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Pictured: Prince Harry during his appearance on Stephen Colbert on January 10
A Firm NO: Royals make it clear Harry will NOT be welcome at Charles’s coronation in case what they say ‘ends up in a paperback’, source claims
by BRITTANY CHAIN for MailOnline
Prince Harry will not be welcome at his father’s coronation next year in light of the barrage of criticism levelled against his family, a source has claimed.
Initially the King hoped to still invite his youngest son to witness the momentous occasion, but he was reportedly forced to reconsider amid concerns private conversations could ‘end up in paperback’.
The Duke of Sussex launched a charm offensive this week, appearing on US talkback shows mocking royal protocol to promote his bestselling memoir, Spare.
His family have reportedly been taken aback and hurt by the amount of detail about their lives he has divulged to the public.
A source told The Sun: ‘There have been discussions among the family, including Edward and Anne.
‘They do not want private conversations at the Coronation making it into the paperback edition of Spare.’
Edward and Anne are reportedly among relatives who have voiced concerns about whether their words would later be made public if Harry were to be invited
Prince Harry will not be welcome at his father’s coronation next year in light of the onslaught of insults he’s levelled against his family, a source has claimed
The coronation – which is just 16 weeks away – will be a smaller affair than ever before, which is a reflection of King Charles’ ambitions for a slimmed down monarchy.
The palace are yet to publish plans for the elaborate ceremony and the guest list has not yet been agreed.
Organisers said the event will ‘reflect the monarch’s role today’ and ‘look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry’.
Earlier this week, it was reported that His Majesty had resigned himself to Harry not attending the May 6 celebration.
It would be very ‘hard for them [the Sussexes]’ to attend, a royal source who is close to the family claimed, after ‘what has been said‘.
The source explained the family expect the Sussexes will politely provide a reason not to attend, even if they were to be invited.
The then Prince Charles (centre) attends the coronation of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II (left), in 1953, following the death of his grandfather George VI. Prince Harry is now reportedly unlikely to receive an invite to his father’s big day
‘The family expects Harry and Meghan to find a reason not to be there,’ the source told The Independent.
The fallout from the publication of Prince Harry’s long-awaited memoirs continues despite the Duke of Sussex repeatedly claiming he would like a relationship with his family.
King Charles has maintained a dignified silence throughout the length of Harry’s PR tour, but looked stony-faced as he got behind the wheel of his car near Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, yesterday.
It marked the first time he has been seen in public since his youngest son appeared on US talk shows downing tequila shots and mocking royal protocols to promote his controversial autobiography.
Harry told The Late Show that he and Meghan were ‘forced’ to flee ‘our home country’ of Britain for ‘beautiful California’ because of ‘abuse and harassment’.
He then said: ‘We have created a fantastic life here in California, which by the way is beautiful, and America is a great place to live,’ before clinking glasses with Colbert to wild cheers.
He and Camilla reportedly arrived at their ‘marital home’ in Scotland last week for a ‘well-deserved’ break.
Birkhall is where Charles and Camilla became engaged, and where they honeymooned in 2005.
The King has previously revealed he finds the property ‘calming and peaceful’.
The Duke of Sussex launched a charm offensive this week, appearing on US talkback shows to promote his bestselling memoir. Pictured: Harry on ITV’s Tom Bradby on Sunday night
Many high ranking royals reportedly have ‘no trust left’ in Harry in the wake of his memoir, television rounds and recent Netflix documentary.
Speaking to ITV’s News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby, Harry said he’d be open to reconciliation and even returning to a partial royal role, on the condition he could have ‘frank’ conversations with his family which would stay private.
‘I don’t know whether they’ll be watching this [interview] or not, but, what they have to say to me and what I have to say to them will be in private, and I hope it can stay that way,’ he said, noting he doesn’t want ‘frank discussions [to] leak out’.
The comments have been labelled ironic given all the private moments Harry has shared in his memoir.
A royal source told The Mirror: ‘The irony is there for all to see, apart from Harry himself it seems.
‘There was very little (trust) before these latest scenes, but there is no trust left at all for Harry to be brought into the fold.’
It’s understood the Royal Family are unlikely to comment publicly on any of the allegations levelled against them.
But even discussing matters privately may be off the table for high-ranking royals, who fear any conversations held with Harry could be used against them in the future.