Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had a strained relationship with the British royal family ever since they stepped down from their royal duties in 2020. Harry’s relationship with his brother Prince William was also affected by these decisions.
In his memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex has unveiled that his older brother physically attacked him over Meghan. In an excerpt obtained by a publication, it is revealed that the two brothers got into a physical altercation. Let’s find out in detail about this entire issue.
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Prince William Physically Attacked Prince Harry
The relationship between Prince William and the Duke of Sussex has been affected by the latter’s exit from the royal family. It even led to a physical altercation once.
According to an excerpt of Harry’s memoir Spare obtained by The Guardian, William physically attacked Harry over Meghan Markle. Harry claims that William called Meghan “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive”.
In response, Harry called it a “parrot[ing] of the press narrative” in the United Kingdom. “It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor,” Harry wrote.
The prince wrote that he landed on a dog’s bowl and had a visible back injury. He then got to his feet and told William to leave.
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Where Did The Fight Take Place?
The heated exchange between the brothers took place at Nottingham Cottage after William wanted to talk about the “rolling catastrophe” of his relationship with Harry.
In his memoir, Harry claimed that William was “piping hot” at that time. After the altercation, William said that he only wanted to help Harry. “Are you serious? Help me? Sorry — is that what you call this? Helping me?”, Harry responded.
This further angered William who, Harry claims, started swearing while stepping towards him. Harry then told him that he can’t speak to him “when you’re like this.”
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