Certain members of the British royal family may have been avoiding television on Sunday.
In Prince Harry’s Memoirs Spare – accidentally The early release – with a series of much-hyped interviews with the Duke of Sussex starting to air ahead of the book’s official release on Tuesday – threatens to inject even more fuel into his now very public feud with his family.
“I don’t know how being silent can make things better,” Harry told ITV’s Tom Bradby in an interview that aired for the first time.
At the start of the 90 minute conversation in Los Angeles, Harry said his family had made it clear that there was “no reconciliation at all” willingness” of the two he has been trying to reach through conversations, letters and e-mails for the past six years. “The saddest thing is that it never needed to be like this,” he said of the growing separation, which eventually led to his decision to air his grievances publicly.
Discussing his “sibling rivalry” Prince Harry claims he and William have been on “different paths” since the death of their mother, Princess Diana. He also asserted that Kate Middleton and Markle didn’t get along right from the start. “I thought the four of us would bring William and I together…but I don’t think they ever imagined that I would be in a relationship with someone as successful as Meghan.”
He said much of his family was watching the news — even accusing Queen Camilla of leaking private conversations to the papers — and they were “living in a tabloid bubble, not reality.” He added that his brother and sister-in-law Taking on articles about Markle and stereotypes about her being an “American actress, divorcee, biracial.” He later said it quickly became “Meghan vs Kate”, with Middleton threatened by a “new kid stealing the limelight”. He and Meghan were in the media and their eventual decision to travel to the US was made up of a false narrative that they were only doing it to make money. “We’re committed to serving life,” he said.
One of the things he countered was that he and Markle accused the royal family of racism in their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, claiming that the British media explicitly claimed By this, they’re actually just referring to “unconscious bias”, not racism. Percent” is confident of reconciliation with family, but says only the “main opponent” who caused the rift – the British tabloids – has nothing to do with the matter.
“I hope there will be peace between my family and us The reconciliation will have ripple effects throughout the world,” he added.
CBS Conversation with Anderson Cooper90 Minutes: Prince Harry Interview – First time with Interview with US Royals about Spare – Harry explains he now speaks publicly because “every time I try to do it in private, I get Briefings, leaks and rumors against me and my wife. In a clip released ahead of the hour-long TV special, Harry claimed journalists had previously been “informed” by Buckingham Palace, which then declined to issue a statement to protect him and Meghan Markle. To some extent, silence is betrayal.
Harry also detailed his feelings when his mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash in Paris in 2017, and In the days and years that followed. He explained to Cooper that he struggled to cope and process what happened after his father told him the tragic news. “For a long time, I just refused to accept her — she was gone.” ’” said Harry. “Part of it, you know, she’d never do that to us, but part of it, maybe it’s all part of the plan. ”
Trying to grieve, Harry said he caused alcohol, drugs and LSD. Years later, in 16 years old, he said he saw the police report and some pictures of the car accident, trying to figure it all out. Harry still hoped that his mother might be alive until he was in 16 visited Paris and had his driver go through a tunnel when his mother died saying: “I need to make this journey. I need to ride the same route.
Harry added that he and his brother were not satisfied with the 1997 police investigation into the accident and Consider reopening the case “because there are so many loopholes and loopholes in it. It just doesn’t add up and doesn’t make sense. ’ They never followed up on it.
Harry told Cooper before 2019, Queen Elizabeth II’s death , his family did not include him in their travel plans to see her. At the time, Harry was attending a charity event in London when it was announced that the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
“I asked My brother — I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate? And then, a few hours later, you know, all the family members who lived in the Windsor and Ascot area jumped on the plane together,” he told Cooper. “A plane , 15, maybe 16 seats. Harry said he hadn’t been invited and the Queen had died when he arrived at Balmoral.
Michael Strahan’s Good Morning America 3rd interview airs Jan. 9.
TV appearance a few days earlier from Spare‘s early readings come after extreme personal claims and family feuds. In addition to describing how he lost his virginity (he was reportedly in a field behind a bar To an “old lady” who lost her virginity 14), Harry also described various drug incidents, Including a reported attempt to use magic mushrooms at a party at Courteney Cox’s home. In an article that sparked widespread criticism, Harry said that, as an Apache helicopter co-pilot, he killed 23 Taliban soldier, veteran said the claim could increase his personal safety risk.
However, leading to UK The most incendiary revelation and headlines around the world involved the alleged 2019 fight with William, who he said called Markle “difficult” and “rude” and “rude”, resulting in a scuffle in which Harry was “knocked to the ground” and he landed “on top of the dog bowl, which cracked” on my back, and pieces of it cut into me.”
Details from Spare released a few weeks later on NetflixHarry & Meghan The documentary series, in which the prince first took aim at the royal family, accused William’s team of having given stories about the Sussexes to the British press in order to divert the Cambridges at the time received negative attention.
Buckingham Palace has not commented so far.
Carly Thomas contributed to this report.
Update 6: 15 Jan 8 PM: added from 2022 Quotes Minutes Interviews.
