Telling his truth — no matter what. Prince Harry has asserted that he isn’t afraid of the consequences of speaking out against the royal family.The Duke of Sussex, 38, shed light on his decision to write Spare, his debut memoir, in a handful of televised interviews leading up to the book’s release on Tuesday, January 10. “I don’t see how honesty is burning bridges,” he told ITV’s Tom Bradby in a sit-down that aired in the U.K.
on Sunday, January 8. “I don’t know how staying silent is going to make things any better.”Harry explained that he wanted to flip the narrative that has been presented about him and wife Meghan Markle. “[After] 38 years of having my story told by so many different people with intentional spin and distortion, [I] felt like [this was] a good time to own my story and be able to tell it for myself,” he said. “I don’t think that if I was still part of the Institution that I would have been given this chance to.”The Archewell cofounders tied the knot in May 2018.
Nearly two years later, the couple announced their plans to step down from their senior royal roles. Harry and Meghan, 41, moved to California in mid-2020, where they’re raising son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 19 months.The duo’s exit divided the public — and the royal family.
In his book, Harry writes candidly about his estrangement from his father, King Charles III, and brother Prince William.
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