Prince Harry had genuine intentions behind his tell-all memoir Spare, a new explosive piece revealed. The estranged Prince released his revealing memoir in January 2023, shocking the world with more dirt on the royal family following his and Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah interview, and the Netflix documentary Harry and Meghan. The book’s content touched on Harry’s life growing up as the spare royal alongside his brother Prince William destined to be King from birth. He made scathing claims about Queen Camilla, his brother, and even doubled down on claims of his family’s ill-treatment of his wife Meghan Markle following their royal wedding.
According to sources who spoke to Vanity Fair, Prince Harry genuinely hoped airing his side of the story in his book would compel the royal family to reach out to him, perhaps to finally resolve the years of pent-up grievances. The outlet claimed the 40-year-old opened up about his intention to a guest at an event later that year, admitting he hadn’t heard from his royal relatives since his book release. Confirming this admission, a source divulged,
“That’s sort of what made me so sad. His hope seemed very genuine. And I was just kind of like, ‘Oh no!'”
Going further, the source suggested that while Prince Harry may have had genuine intentions when publishing Spare, he never really grasped the gravity of the bombshell publication, which dealt a huge blow to his family. Highlighting the one mistake the duke overlooked, the source explained,
“The power of the written word, and the power of the narrative. I don’t know if that’s something he understood while he was doing it.”
Prince Harry’s Spare Dealt the Final Blow on Royal Feud
The repercussions of his book are reflected in Prince Harry’s relationship with his dad and brother Prince William. Even at the height of the health woes that befell the royal family in 2024, the Duke and his wife remained excluded from the royal affairs, learning about the family’s dealings via the press just like the rest of the world. Although the royals seemed to have extended an olive branch on Harry’s 40th birthday, the tension remains high, permeated by the overhanging realities of the Sussexes’ revelations since Megxit.
Spare delved into details about Prince Harry’s personal life. In one scenario, Harry recounted a physical altercation with his brother, where the future king allegedly knocked him to the floor. He also recounted his first meeting with Queen Camilla, and how he and William pleaded with their dad not to marry her, considering their mom Princess Diana, and the scandal it could cause.
Harry rehashed the infamous disagreement between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle over the bridesmaids’ dress, which reportedly drove Meghan to tears. These revelations in Spare, aside from breaking the royal family’s “never complain, never explain” protocol, deepened the rift between Prince Harry and his royal relatives. Whether or not his intentions were pure, there is no denying the lasting impact it had on the royals, and the ripple effect it could have for generations to come.
