It seems like this will be another year of hearing what it was like behind the walls of Buckingham Palace from Prince Harry, and the royal tea is really hotter than ever.
Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, is set to be released on January 10. But leaked copies in Spain have revealed a chapter where Harry says his brother, Prince William, physically attacked him.
Multiple outlets have sought out a leaked copy of the book to report on the altercation.
According to Reuters, the fight allegedly took place back in 2019 in Harry’s home in London. Harry wrote that William called Meghan "difficult," "rude," and "abrasive."
Harry responded, as per Reuters, that those words sounded an awful lot like "the press narrative" about his wife.
It’s no secret that Harry has recently accused the royal family and William’s own aides of leaking stories to the press to make Meghan look bad. It's implied in Harry and Meghan's Netflix show that aides don't act without conversing with their assigned royals first.
So the accusations are really at William.
In response to the comment about the press narrative, Harry says William attacked him.
"He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor," Harry wrote.
"I landed on the dog's bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out," he finished.
The outlet reports that William told Harry to fight back, to which Harry refused.
The book also apparently details an apologetic moment later from William, who returned to Harry’s home "looking regretful" about the altercation. In addition to apologizing, William asked Harry not to tell his wife Meghan what he did.
This is not the first time Harry has discussed his brother's behavior toward him since his marriage to Meghan. In his Netflix documentary, Harry revealed that William screamed at him during a meeting to discuss his future with the family.
Even the title of Harry’s book, Spare, points to a tension that was perhaps inevitable between the brothers. The memoir is seemingly referencing an old British saying that says that established (or royal) families need both an heir and a spare.
According to The Guardian, King Charles apparently told Diane on the day Harry was born, "Wonderful! Now you've given me an heir and a spare – my work is done."
