The claims made by Prince Harry in his upcoming memoir, Spare, and subsequent TV interviews have reportedly left Prince William “devastated.”
The Duke of Sussex claims that the Prince of Wales was skeptical of his relationship with Meghan Markle from the start and details of a physical altercation between him and William that occurred in the book.
Roya Nikkhah, the royal editor of The Sunday Times, said the following on Good Morning Britain on Monday: “[William] is inconsolable. He’s burning inside, according to the quotation I used yesterday. He is feeling that way. He has decided not to confront his brother head-on and not to take revenge because that is not how he operates.”
Added her: “He is devastated that so much private information has leaked, especially in light of what I understand about him and his brother, including what he knows about them, what they have been through together, and how he raised him. But I believe that he strongly believes that it’s wrong to publicly state, “No, this didn’t happen; that happened in a different way.” That isn’t how he operates.”
On Sunday night, ITV1 also broadcast Prince Harry’s interview with Tom Bradby, in which he asserted that he had never accused the royal family of racism and that he does not believe they are.
Harry and Meghan were widely perceived as implying that some within the institution were racist following their interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, in which they claimed that a member of the royal family had asked Harry what color their baby was likely to be.
Harry also disclosed that he is not currently speaking with William and that it has been “a while” since he last spoke to his brother and father, King Charles, during his appearance on CBS’ 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper.
However, there is reason for optimism because royal brothers have experienced schisms far worse than Harry and William’s. Here are six instances of fraternal fallout that got really nasty.