Prince Harry Describes ‘Duel’-Like Argument With William and King Charles III After Prince Philip’s Funeral
06.01.2023 - 01:13
/ usmagazine.com
Ready for battle? Prince Harry compares a major argument with Prince William and King Charles III to a “duel” in his forthcoming memoir, Spare, according to an excerpt obtained exclusively by Us Weekly.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, wrote in the book’s introduction about the “secret meeting” following Prince Philip‘s funeral in April 2021, revealing that his family members had “come for a fight” as they attempted to reconcile — or, at least, come to an understanding about why Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, had departed from the royal family earlier that year.
“I tried to explain my side of things. I wasn’t at my best. For starters. I was still nervous, fighting to keep my emotions in check, while also striving to be succinct and precise,” Harry wrote about the meeting, which took place at Frogmore Gardens. “More, I’d vowed not to let this encounter devolve into another argument. But I quickly discovered that it wasn’t up to me.”
Before they “got down to business,” King Charles III spoke with his sons about the weather and exchanged pleasantries about his late father’s funeral. The Archewell Foundation founder recalled being cut off by one, or both, members of his family every time he tried to speak. Eventually, Harry and William started getting “heated.” So much so that King Charles stepped in and begged his sons not to “make my final years a misery.”
Continuing their discussion, William claimed that he now had knowledge of why Harry and Meghan decided to leave the royal family.
“Staggering. But maybe it was true,” he wrote. “And if they didn’t know why I’d left, maybe they just didn’t know me. At all. And maybe they never really did.”
Throughout the bulk of his memoir, Harry recounts the ups and downs of his life inside the