![]() ![]() ![]() He wrote that Prince William physically attacked him in a 2019 argument at Kensington Palace, London that Kate Middleton was cold to his wife, Meghan Markle that Queen Camilla leaked negative stories about him and that King Charles was an emotionally distant parent.īoth Buckingham Palace (representing Charles and Camilla) and Kensington Palace (representing William and Kate) adopted hard-line "no comment" positions about Harry's book and its claims. Much of the negative press surrounding the book criticized Harry for the numerous bombshells launched at the royal family. Jane Barlow-WPA Pool/Getty Images/KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesMax Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImageSamir Hussein/WireImage In his hit memoir "Spare," Harry made a number of claims about the royal family. Clockwise from top left: King Charles III, photographed in 2022 Prince William, 2023 Princess Kate, 2022 Queen Camilla, 2022 (center) Prince Harry, 2020. ![]()
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