Perhaps this won’t be a smear campaign against the royal family after all?
14.10.2022 - 21:11 / usmagazine.com
Life on his own terms. Prince Harry is unlikely to become the king of England, but he’s carved a unique path as a philanthropist, father and military veteran.
King Charles III and Princess Diana welcomed their youngest son in September 1984, two years after the arrival of Prince William. Unlike his older brother — who became second in line to the throne after Queen Elizabeth II‘s death in September 2022 — Harry grew up with the knowledge that he the so-called “spare.”
The Invictus Games founder has never seemed particularly bothered by that fact, though, telling Newsweek in 2017: “Is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right time.”
The U.K. native hasn’t been shy about how life in the public eye has affected his mental health, however. In his 2021 Apple TV+ series, The Me You Can’t See, the BetterUp CIO revealed that he started therapy four years earlier to “heal” his past trauma, including the death of his mother when he was just 12 years old. The late Princess of Wales died at age 36 in a car crash in Paris.
“I wasn’t in an environment where it was encouraged to talk about it … and that was sort of, like, squashed,” Harry explained in the show’s premiere episode. “For many, many years I didn’t even think about it. It wasn’t like I was holding onto it. I was unaware of it. I always wanted to be normal as opposed to Prince Harry, just being Harry.”
The Duke of Sussex described the period between his 28th and 32nd birthdays as “a nightmare time” in his life. “I was just all over the place, mentally,” he explained.
It took a new romance with the woman who would become his wife — Meghan Markle — to help him realize that he needed to work on
Perhaps this won’t be a smear campaign against the royal family after all?
would amend his forthcoming memoir to soften some of his more bombshell claims for the sake of the monarchy’s reputation. However, his choice of title—Spare—has some people convinced that, if anything, the Duke of Sussex is going in the opposite direction.
of their titles—in addition to refusing to grant their —and now I feel silly because I didn't even realize that was a thing he could do. I always thought that royal titles were things that you are simply born with or perhaps marry into. I did not know that they can also be used as bargaining chips to hold over your rogue relatives' heads.
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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, just gave a wide-ranging interview with Variety where she spoke about a myriad of topics including the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her reflections of the passing of the late monarch, and more.
to the Irish Sun, the scenes depicting Diana’s tragic death have “sparked fury.”Princess Diana died in 1997 at 37 following a car accident in Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel while she was being pursued by paparazzi, sparking an international period of mourning. A source from the show reportedly said that crew members are speaking out about the depiction of her death on-screen.“To be going back to Paris and turning Diana’s final days and hours into a drama feels very uncomfortable. Finally, some of the crew members are pushing back,” they told the Sun. “The show always tried to present a fictional version of royal history with as much sensitivity as possible.
Netflix staff have reportedly been left fearing "a line is being crossed" over plans for the The Crown to recreate Princess Diana's final moments before her tragic death in Paris in 1997.The fifth series of Netflix’s hit royal drama is set to launch on November 9, with audiences around the world already eagerly awaiting the upcoming instalment as it follows the lives of the royal family throughout the 1990s. The Night Manager actress Elizabeth Debicki takes over the iconic role of Diana from Emma Corrin while The Wire star Dominic West takes over the role of Charles from Josh O’Connor. However, it has been claimed that staff working on The Crown series six have allegedly been left feeling uncomfortable over the Netflix show's plans to recreate Diana's final moments as they fear "a line has been crossed".
The wounds are still fresh. Despite coming together to mourn their late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral last month, Prince William and Prince Harry remain at odds.
alleged royal rift between King Charles, his son Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle may be lingering in the air, but the new monarch still keeps his family close to his heart.Charles, 73, met with Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace on Thursday and eagle-eyed viewers saw how he subtly honored the Duke of Sussex. Around his home, Charles has photos of his family to keep them nearby as he attends to affairs of state.One snapshot showed Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, from their 2018 wedding.Another photo featured Charles’ late mother Queen Elizabeth with himself, alongside grandson Prince William and great-grandson Prince George from Christmas 2019.Charles ascended to the British throne upon the death of the Queen on Sept.
death of Queen Elizabeth II last month.Royal expert and famed magazine editor Tina Brown has claimed the Duke of Sussex’s upcoming memoir may not ever be published and he’s “tortured” over the ordeal.The “Diana Chronicles” author noted at the Henley Literary Festival earlier this month that there will possibly be “no way back” for Harry, 38, to worm his way into the royal family again if he publishes his book, the Telegraph reported. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle left the Firm in 2020 and moved to California with their two kids, Lilibet and Archie.Brown said at the event, “They’re now in this bind, where they’ve taken all this money and Harry has made this book deal where he’s supposed to spill everything about his horrible life as a royal.”“But now he’s actually tortured about it because he understands there is no way back if he does it,” she continued.
Prince Harry is reportedly writing a last-minute chapter on the Queen's funeral for his new memoir, which is supposedly being released before the end of the year. Royal author Jeffrey Archer, who was friends with the late Princess Diana, has said that Harry, 38, will be including some extra material in his book, which will cover his grandmother's death and her funeral. Jeffrey spoke of his concerns that the book will further damage the already-strained relations between Harry, his wife Meghan Markle, 41, and the rest of the Royal Family.
The royal family are “hugely nervous” over the release of Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir, according to royal expert Tom Bower. He says that the family are particularly nervous about the “time bomb” nature of the upcoming tell-all book penned by the Duke of Sussex. Despite rumours that Prince Harry “desperately” wants to make changes to his memoir following the death of his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Tom says it may be too late to do so.
At the height of his youth, Prince Harry used to be known as “quite a wild lad” but all of that changed when he met his wife, Meghan Markle, a bombshell new book has claimed. Before meeting and falling for Meghan, Harry had spent around a decade in the military and was well known in the press for being a party prince.
Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown, Prince Harry, 38, used to be “quite a wild lad” before he married Meghan Markle, 41, in 2018.Low wrote about how Harry and his brother Prince William both lead very different lives, carved out with the help of their former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton.According to the book, Lowther-Pinkerton helped William, 40, “steer a course through life.”However, with Harry, a certain path was “more complex”.“Eventually, of course, the problem would resolve itself, but not in a way that Lowther-Pinkerton or anyone else imagined. The wild lad died the day Harry met Meghan Markle,” Low penned.The Invictus Games founder lived a hard-partying life before settling down and having his two kids, Archie and Lilibet.
Prince Harry and Elton John are among a small group of public figures making explosive allegations in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers — the publisher behind the British tabloids the, and claiming they were the victims of, among other things, phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.The Duke of Sussex and actress Sadie Frost are being represented by the law firm Hamlins LLP London, while the «Tiny Dancer» singer — along with his husband, music producer David Furnish, actress Elizabeth Hurley, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon — are being represented by London-based gunnercooke LLP.According to a press release from Hamlins, and obtained by ET, the group all claim in their separate lawsuits that they «have become aware of compelling and highly distressing evidence that they have been the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy by Associated Newspapers.»Some of the allegations include the hiring of private investigators to bug their cars and homes as well as ordering the bugging of their live telephone calls. The group also alleges Associated Newspapers paid police for inside information and impersonated staff at hospitals and clinics to obtain sensitive information.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released some regal portraits, just days after the official royal portraits were released, in which they were notably absent.Royal expert Katie Nicholl recently spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the couple's classy photos, and the significance they have amid the rift between Prince Harry and his family — which she details in her new book, «It's all in the timing, isn't it? It does sort of have a sense of 'anything you can do we can do too,'» Nicholl shared. «It was quite polarizing, because you had, just two days before, that incredible image of the king and the Queen consort, and the new Prince and Princess of Wales.»«It said, 'This is the future of the monarchy.' Of course, so notable by their absence, was Harry and Meghan. So it didn't surprise me to see an image of them so soon after,» Nicholl continued.
Prince William's falling out with his brother, Prince Harry, has left a hole in theRoyal Family, and many are wondering if there will ever be a reconciliation.Royal expert Katie Nicholl recently sat down with ET's Rachel Smith and opened up about William's feelings toward Harry and how the newly crowned King Charles III might try to mend their fences, which she wrote about in her new book, «Everyone wants to see a repair in the rift because it doesn't do anyone any good to have this rift in the heart of the House of Windsor,» Nicholl shared. I spoke to aides, past and present — including one senior aid who worked with the brothers for a good 10 years, who knows them both and still speaks to them both. And he was surprisingly confident that there could be a rapprochement."«But that will be some time down the line,» Nicholl added.
Royal biographer Hugo Vickers claims that Prince Harry has looked “thoroughly miserable” since stepping down from royal duties. Hugo has penned a number of books including biographies of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and Wallis Simpson, the late Duchess of Windsor.