After his fiery remarks about the British royal family, Prince Harry defended his memoirs in a television interview shown Sunday, describing them as “essential”.
The Duke of Sussex said in this interview, which was broadcast by the British channel “ITV”, two days before the official date for the publication of his book “Spare” or “The Alternative”, “After 38 years of seeing my story told by many with deliberate distortion and manipulation, I felt that the time had come to take it back.” Own my story and tell it myself.”
He added, “I love my father, I love my brother, I love my family, and I will always love them. Nothing I wrote in this book was intended to harm or harm them,” expressing his hope for a “reconciliation” provided that “responsibilities” are determined.
Harry considered his notes “necessary” to clarify “historical facts,” adding that he now feels “comfortable.”
But according to excerpts from the book leaked to the press since the memoirs were put up for sale by mistake Thursday in Spain, Harry’s comments spared almost no one from the family, especially his brother William, the heir to the throne, who was also exposed to him in statements contained in the series “Harry and Meghan”. The documentary on Netflix last month.
The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex describes his brother William as “a beloved brother and a sworn enemy,” accusing him of knocking him down during a quarrel between them in 2019 over Megan, whom Harry had married the year before.
He also accuses his brother and wife Kate of showing “stereotypical ideas” towards Megan, the mixed-race American actress, which “put obstacles” in front of them when entering the royal family.
Harry also privately attacks his stepmother, Camilla, who is now the king’s wife, saying that some details of private conversations published in the media “could only have been leaked” by her.
In British newspapers, reactions are divided between astonishment at the very personal nature of some of Harry’s loss of virginity and drug use in his memoirs, and anger at what is considered a frontal attack on the royal family.
Harry’s words that he had killed 25 Taliban militants while serving in the ranks of the British army in Afghanistan also sparked widespread criticism.