Prince Harry says William called Meghan “difficult, rude and abrasive” before physical attack

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January 05, 2023, 02:44 PM
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Prince Harry says William called Meghan “difficult, rude and abrasive” before physical attack

From left, Kate, Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan walk to meet members of the public at Windsor Castle, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 10, 2022. File photo: AP

British Prince Harry has described in his new book how his older brother, Prince William, physically “attacked” him during a dispute in 2019, according to The Guardian.

The event is described in Prince Harry’s forthcoming memoir “Spare”, which is scheduled to be published on Tuesday amid a persistent dispute within the British royal family, claims the report.

The Guardian said that Prince William reportedly tackled Prince Harry, 38, to the ground after calling his wife Meghan Markle “difficult, rude and abrasive” during an argument in the kitchen of their London residence.

The report quotes Harry’s book: “He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me.”

Then, Prince Harry asked his brother to go. According to the British news outlet, William “looked regretful and apologised,” Harry remembered.

In the conversation between the two princes, which was taken from the book, the newspaper described Prince William as saying, “You don’t need to tell Meg about this.”

Harry was quoted: “You mean that you attacked me?”

To which William apparently responded: “I didn’t attack you, Harold.”

The latest information on the troubled relationship between the brothers comes as their father King Charles gets ready for his coronation in May after the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September at the age of 96.

In a Netflix docuseries exploring the causes of their surprising departure for North America in 2020, Prince Harry and Markle spoke out about their experiences as members of the British royal family in December.

They laid most of the blame for their misery in it on tabloid harassment and racist media headlines, some of which they claim the family was responsible for.

The two are now unpopular in Britain as a result of their relocation to Markle’s home state of California.

In a televised interview with ITV in the United Kingdom and CBS in the United States, out this week, in advance of the publication of the book, Prince Harry stated that he wanted “a family, not an institution.”