United Kingdom | Prince Harry accused of wanting to destroy the royal family

(London) Four months to the day from the coronation of King Charles III, Prince Harry is accused Friday of wanting to destroy the British royal family after the sensational revelations in his memoirs which seem to forever distance any reconciliation within the Windsors.

The monarchy remains silent in the face of the flood of staggering confidences and accusations, sometimes bordering on the sordid, which leaked before the dreaded publication of Harry’s book.

The Alternatewhich is due out on January 10, was mistakenly put on sale a few hours Thursday in Spain and its content goes even further than feared.

‘No one spared in Harry’s brutal mission to tear down the family,’ headlines the tabloid The Daily Mirror.

The Sun accuses the exiled prince in California of having “thrown his own family under a bus for millions of dollars”. the DailyMail Curry Harry who chose to “spit as much poison as possible”.

The media are vying to publish the most shocking excerpts from the 500-plus-page book. The most destructive undoubtedly concerns his brother William, the heir to the throne and the function of head of state of 15 countries in the world, whom Harry describes as a “sworn enemy”.

The Duke of Sussex accuses William of throwing him to the ground and ripping his necklace off during a 2019 row over Meghan, whom Harry had married the previous year.

He also evokes this violent argument in an interview which will be broadcast on Sunday evening on ITV television, in which he assures that William, furious, wanted him to hit him in turn. William then reportedly apologized.

For royal family expert Richard Fitzwilliams, “the worst part” in the book is “the way William is portrayed”. “Someone who betrayed his trust. […] Someone who actually assaulted him. It is not a very flattering portrait for a future king”.

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In his memoirs, Harry also explains that he opposed with William the remarriage of their father with Camilla, now queen consort, fearing that she would be an “ugly stepmother”.

According to The Telegraphhe also criticizes his father for having suggested that the Sussexes “cost him too much money”, accusing him of wanting to keep Meghan away who risked overshadowing him and “dominating the monarchy”.

The prince delivers personal confidences without filter: he admits having taken cocaine, having killed 25 Taliban during his missions in Afghanistan, describes his loss of virginity, tells of having consulted a woman who would have allowed him to enter into spiritual contact with his mother Diana, who died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris.

“I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything quite like it, where a member of the royal family attacks the institution in the most public way possible,” said Craig Prescott, a constitutional expert at the university. Bangor in Wales.

“If this continues for a significant period of time – it’s been going on for a year or two already – people might well start thinking, should we start thinking about the monarchy in a different way? Is reform necessary? “, continues the expert.

Despite all that is written in The AlternateHarry repeats in his interview with ITV wanting “reconciliation” with his family: “But first”, we must establish responsibilities”.

Already in the docu-series “ Harry & Meghan “Aired on Netflix in December, the 38-year-old prince explained that he wanted to give his version of the shattering break with the British monarchy in 2020 which led to his departure with Meghan for California.

So far Buckingham Palace has not reacted. The Sun cites sources close to Charles III and William who are said to be saddened by the claims in the book.

For expert Richard Fitzwilliams, “the Sussexes control the agenda because the palace cannot easily fight back”.

This book “is so destructive as the coronation approaches,” he laments. Until recently, many thought Harry might be present alongside his family for this historic event. This no longer seems to be an option.

Asked Friday morning, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explained that it was “not appropriate” for him “to comment on matters relating to the royal family”.