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Everything Prince Harry said about his relationship with Prince William and Kate Middleton in his latest TV interviews

Mikhaila Friel,Jordan Parker Erb   

Everything Prince Harry said about his relationship with Prince William and Kate Middleton in his latest TV interviews
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle attend the Commonwealth Day Service on March 9, 2020, in London, EnglandPhil Harris - WPA Pool/Getty Images
  • Prince Harry has opened up about his relationship with William and Kate in recent interviews.
  • In his interview with Tom Bradby for ITV, Harry spoke about sibling rivalry.

Prince Harry sat down for several interviews ahead of his memoir release, including one with ITV presenter Tom Bradby.

Prince Harry sat down for several interviews ahead of his memoir release, including one with ITV presenter Tom Bradby.
Prince Harry being interviewed by Tom Bradby for ITV.      ITV News

Prince Harry's first interview to promote his memoir, "Spare," aired on the UK network ITV on Sunday.

During the interview, which was filmed at Harry's home in California, Harry spoke to ITV presenter Tom Bradby about his rift with the royal family and the British press. He also shared snippets from the audiobook of "Spare," which will be published worldwide on Tuesday.

One prominent theme in the interview was Harry's crumbling relationship with his brother and heir to the throne, Prince William. Harry shared details about their falling out and how he feels about William now.

Harry told Bradby that his and William's sibling rivalry started when they were in school.

Harry told Bradby that his and William
Prince William and Prince Harry in 2002.      Tim Graham / Contributor / Getty Images

Harry spoke about the rivalry between himself and William, saying that cracks in their relationship began to show when he enrolled at William's boarding school, Eton College, and William wanted them to act like they didn't know one another.

Harry said he can understand the sibling dynamic better now when observing his own children, as his youngest daughter Lilibet is "obsessed" with her brother Archie, who Harry described as needing his own space.

Prince Harry said he was a third wheel to Prince William and Kate Middleton before he met Meghan.

Prince Harry said he was a third wheel to Prince William and Kate Middleton before he met Meghan.
William, Kate, and Harry join those celebrating The Queen's 90th birthday at The Mall in June 2016.      Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Harry told Bradby he was excited about the prospect of finding a wife because he had spent so long being a "third wheel" to William and Kate during royal engagements.

"I had put a lot of hope into the idea that it would be William and Kate, and me and whoever. I thought the four of us would, you know, bring me and William closer together, we could go out and do work together, which I did a lot as a third wheel to them, which was fun at times, but also, I guess, kind of awkward at times as well," Harry said.

Harry said that William and Kate stereotyped Meghan because she was an American actress.

Harry said that William and Kate stereotyped Meghan because she was an American actress.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle on a walk at Windsor Castle on September 10, 2022.      Kirsty O'Connor - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Harry said the Prince and Princess of Wales appeared to stereotype Meghan from the beginning because she was an American actress, divorced, and biracial.

"I don't think they were ever expecting me to get into a relationship with someone like Meghan, who had, you know, a very successful career. There was a lot of stereotyping that was happening, that I was guilty of as well at the beginning," Harry said.

"The fact that I had that in the back of my mind, and some of the things that my brother and sister-in-law, the way they were acting or behaving, definitely felt to me as though unfortunately that stereotyping was causing a bit of a barrier to welcoming her in," he added.

According to Harry, Kate was upset with Meghan for saying she had "baby brain" while pregnant.

According to Harry, Kate was upset with Meghan for saying she had "baby brain" while pregnant.
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton attend the Royal Foundation Forum on February 28, 2018, in London.      CHRIS JACKSON/AFP via Getty Images

In an excerpt from the book read by Bradby, Harry wrote that he, Meghan, William, and Kate had a "clear the air meeting" because Kate was upset with Meghan for saying she had "baby brain" while pregnant.

Harry wrote that during the meeting, Kate gripped the edges of her chair "so tightly that her fingers were white" and that William told Meghan "that's not what's done here in Britain."

In another excerpt from the audiobook, narrated by Harry, he said that William described Meghan as "difficult," "rude," and that she had "alienated half the staff." Harry said in the book that William was parroting the "duchess difficult" narrative spun by the press.

Harry said that William once physically "attacked" him and then asked him not to tell Meghan about it.

Harry said that William once physically "attacked" him and then asked him not to tell Meghan about it.
Prince Harry and Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018, in London, England.      Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

In an excerpt from the audiobook, narrated by Harry, he said that William once physically "attacked" him after an argument. He didn't specify when the incident took place.

"He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and knocking me to the floor. I landed on the dog's bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me," Harry said in the excerpt.

Harry added in the book that William insisted that he hit him back, which he refused to do. A few minutes later, Harry wrote, William apologized and said: "You don't need to tell Meg about this."

Speaking to Bradby, Harry said that if it wasn't for his therapy sessions, which helped him process anger, he would have fought back.

Harry said William was jealous of him because he was allowed to keep his beard for his royal wedding.

Harry said William was jealous of him because he was allowed to keep his beard for his royal wedding.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their wedding carriage on May 19, 2018.      Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images

In an excerpt from the book read by Bradby, Harry wrote that he had to ask his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, for permission to keep his beard for his royal wedding to Meghan in 2018. Harry wrote that this ultimately caused a week-long argument between himself and William, because William didn't understand why Harry was allowed to keep his beard when he had previously been instructed to shave his off.

"Writing this, I remembered that William had a beard himself, and that granny and other people were the ones who told him to shave it off," Harry told Bradby.

"The difference for me, was, as I explained to my grandmother, that this beard, that I'm still wearing, felt to me at the time like the new Harry, as almost like a shield to my anxiety," he said.

Prince Harry said he had a "horrible reaction" from the royal family on the day of Queen Elizabeth's death.

Prince Harry said he had a "horrible reaction" from the royal family on the day of Queen Elizabeth
The Duke of Sussex stands as senior working members of the royal family salute in September 2022.      HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Harry said that while he initially thought the Queen's funeral service in September would be a "good opportunity to bring family together," the reality was different.

"But the day that she died was just a really, really horrible reaction from my family members... then the briefings, then the leaking, then the planting. I was like, 'We're here to celebrate the life of granny, and to mourn her loss. Can we come together as a family?'" he said.

"I don't know how we collectively change that," he added.

He said he wants his father and brother back in his life.

He said he wants his father and brother back in his life.
Harry, Charles, and William pictured together in 2014.      John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty images

"I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back," Harry told Bradby.

Later in the interview, Harry that he was open to having a discussion with his father about returning to royal duties, if it meant he could do so while living in the US.

"If my father asks us for support across the Commonwealth, then that is certainly an open discussion," Harry said.

"But I'm here… my family is now here," he said, referencing his home in California.

In an interview with Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes," Prince Harry discussed an excerpt from his book in which he described his brother's "alarming baldness."

In an interview with Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes," Prince Harry discussed an excerpt from his book in which he described his brother
In his book, Prince Harry describes his brother's "alarming baldness."      Max Mumby/Indigo/Pool/Getty Images

The excerpt — which Cooper described as "pretty cutting" — refers to a contentious meeting between the brothers in 2021.

"I looked at Willy, really looked at him maybe for the first time since we were boys," Cooper read aloud. "I took it all in, his familiar scowl, which had always been his default in dealings with me, his alarming baldness, more advanced than my own, his famous resemblance to Mummy which was fading with time, with age."

Prince Harry said he didn't see the description as cutting, adding: "None of anything I've written, anything that I've included is ever intended to hurt my family."

Prince Harry said he isn't currently speaking to William.

Prince Harry said he isn
Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021.      DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

When asked if he and his brother text, Prince Harry said "currently, no," adding that it had been "a while" since they last spoke.

And while he told Cooper he can't see himself returning as a full-time member of the royal family, he said his relationship with the family could be healed — adding that "The ball is very much in their court."

In an interview with Michael Strahan on ABC's Good Morning America, Harry said he thought William was jealous of his position as a spare.

In an interview with Michael Strahan on ABC
Prince Harry and Prince William follow the hearse with the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II moving towards St. George's Chapel on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England.      Jon Super - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Speaking with Strahan on Monday morning, Harry told the co-anchor that while the spare's role is traditionally to sit "in the monarch's shadow," he carved a different path for himself, one that offered him more freedom than his brother.

When asked if he thought William was jealous, Harry said yes.

"But I have more freedom than he does, right?" Harry told Strahan. "So his life is planned out for him. I have more flexibility to be able to choose the life that I wanted."

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