Prince William: Born to be King: An intimate portrait

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The insider also said that Harry and Meghan should have “handled these issues behind closed doors” and that William “wished Harry wasn’t so public and cutting” with his accusations about the royal family. The tension between them dates back decades he says - ignored by William at Eton, privately usurped as his brother's Best Man and then attacked in the kitchen. After Queen Elizabeth died, Charles became King Charles III and bestowed the title of Queen Consort upon his wife.

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While her husband, Harry, Duke of Sussex, once admitted he preferred comics to books, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Megan’s bookshelf is spilling over with self-help books. He saw that we were in a place of such hurt and doubt that even those sacred words couldn’t set us free,” he said.

The trauma of his mother’s death is evident as Harry describes in detail its immediate impact, and his struggle since to come to terms with it. It is understood Charles took his sons for a walk around the castle grounds after the service and tried to act as a peacemaker, however, little headway was made and William and Kate were seen leaving shortly afterwards while Harry stayed to spend time with his royal cousins. His father, the king, is largely well-meaning though distracted, and generally forgives his son’s transgressions while gently urging him to learn from his mistakes. The section will almost certainly rake over the claims made by the Sussexes in their Oprah Winfrey interview, in which they alleged that a member of the Royal family had made comments about the colour of their unborn son’s skin. While Harry and Meghan were invited to join the royal family for Christmas at Sandringham, William was said to be particularly concerned about the possibility of the couple joining the family for the holiday.

Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack in book Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack in book

The Duke of Sussex, who now lives in California, promised the memoir will be an "accurate and wholly truthful" account of his life. Other notable asides include the fact he was circumcised as a child, according to the New York Post, and that his penis suffered frostbite on a trip to Antarctica immediately before William and Kate’s marriage. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Harry gave him a glass of water, and says he told him: “Willy, I can’t speak to you when you’re like this,” using William’s pet nickname. I was still nervous, fighting to keep my emotions in check, while also striving to be succinct and precise,” he wrote about the meeting, which took place at Frogmore Gardens.He said it would focus on the negative as much as the positive and would shine a light on “unsolved mysteries”.