The 2011 wedding ofPrince WilliamandKate Middletonwas a difficult day forPrince Harry.
“The brother I’d escorted into Westminster Abbey that morning was gone — forever,“Prince Harryreportedly wrote. “Who could deny it? He’d never again be first and foremost Willy. We’d never again ride together across the Lesotho countryside with capes blowing behind us. We’d never again share a horsey-smelling cottage while learning to fly. Who shall separate us? Life, that’s who.”
Prince William and Prince Harry on April 29, 2011.Anwar Hussein/Getty
Prince Harry, 38, reveals intimate details about his relationship with his brother, 40, in the book. In a preview of his interview withGood Morning Americahost Michael Strahan, it was revealed that the Duke of Sussexcalled Prince William both his “beloved brother” and his “archnemesis"in the memoir.
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Prince Harryreplied, “There has always been this competition between us, weirdly.”
Harry reportedly claimed William called Meghan “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive,” to which Harry replied that his brother was simply “parrot[ing of] the press narrative” about his wife and accused his brother of acting like an heir.
Harry said he called his therapist, telling Meghan about the incident only when she noticed “scrapes and bruises” on his back.
The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
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In the couple’s Netflix docuseries, which premiered last month,Prince Harrysaid that his brother is “on the institution’s side.”
“The saddest part of it was this wedge created between myself and my brother so that he’s now on the institution’s side,“Harry said. “Part of that I get, I understand, right, that’s his inheritance. So to some extent, it’s already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survivability and continuation of this institution.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Karwai Tang/WireImage
In Prince Harry and Meghan’s 2021 interview withOprah Winfrey, Harry said his relationship withPrince William"is space at the moment,” but added that he “loves William to bits — we’ve been through hell together.”
“And you know, time heals all things, hopefully,“he said.
source: people.com
