Prince Harry accuses his brother William of physically attacking him over Meghan Markle: "He threw me to the ground"
Prince Harry claimed that his older sister "grabbed him by the throat" after an argument he had to see about Meghan Markle. According to the duke, Prince William called the retired actress a "difficult" and "rude" person.
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Prince Harry claimed in his autobiography 'Spare' ('Replacement') that his brother, Prince William, physically assaulted him during a discussion about Meghan Markle, revealed The Guardian on Thursday, January 5.
The British newspaper, which says it has had access to an excerpt from the book that will be published next week, points out that the incident took place at the Duke of Sussex's London home in 2019, when he was already married to the retired actress.
Details of Prince William's alleged physical assault on Harry
Describing the discussion, Prince Harry claims that William called Meghan Markle "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive", but that the verbal exchange escalated very quickly.
"Everything happened so fast. Very fast. He grabbed me by the neck, ripped my necklace and threw me to the ground," said Lady Diana's youngest son.
"I landed in the dog's bowl, which split under my back, the pieces cut me. I stood there for a moment, stunned, then stood up and told him to get out," he added.
This physical attack, about which Buckingham Palace has not commented, left the prince with a visible wound on his back, according to the extract published today.
This story is one of many that Prince Harry tells in the book, which is expected to cause a great deal of controversy.
As he writes, the incident occurred when the heir to the British throne showed up at his London home, Nottingham Cottage, located on the grounds of Kensington Palace, to discuss problems with the press.
After the argument and the attack, William returned with a remorseful face and "apologised." As he was leaving, his brother writes, "he turned and knocked on the door again: 'You don't need to tell 'Meg' about this."
Harry claims that he did not immediately tell his wife, but did call her therapist. According to him, he told Meghan Markle what happened when she noticed "scratches and bruises" on her back.
The prince says that she was "not so surprised and not so angry", but "terribly sad".
Harry's resentment at being the "spare" to the British crown (a word he attributes to his father) is the unifying theme of his book, through chapters on his childhood, his upbringing, his career as a royal and in the British Army, his relationship with his parents and brother and his life with Meghan, notes The Guardian.
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Prince Harry accuses royal family of passing harmful information
Prince Harry also accused the British royal family of passing damaging information about him and his wife to the press.
"There are people who do not understand or do not want to believe that my family has been informing the press," says the Duke of Sussex in an interview with the British network ITV that will be broadcast this weekend, but some of whose extracts have been advanced today.
The youngest son of King Charles, who has complained that the press has published harmful information about Meghan Markle, stresses that remaining silent, as the palace usually does in controversial cases, does not improve things.
The Duke of Sussex says he still believes in the British monarchy, but when asked if he will play a prominent role in it in the future, he says, "I don't know."
On the coronation of his father, which will be held this May in London, the prince highlights that "many things can happen until then, but the door is always open."
"The ball is in their turf. There's a lot to talk about and I really hope they're willing to sit down and talk," he said.
