The relationship between the Prince Harry and the
Prince William has deteriorated significantly over the last 4 years. A conflict that began after
the Sussexes decided to move to the United States. However, this brotherly relationship was not always so chaotic. In his memoirs
Sparethe Duke of Sussex returned to a specific moment in his life when he was victim of defamation. A difficult moment during which he was able to fully count on the support of his brother, Prince William.
This incident took place in January 2002 when the
Prince Harry did not have not even 18 years old. The young prince made the headlines under the headline “Harry’s drug shame“. Meghan Markle’s husband highlights the fact that this 7 page article had greatly shocked him. The Duke of Sussex even admits to “great emotional difficulties” following this article.
photo credit: Bestimage Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a reception hosted by the City of The Hague and the Dutch Ministry of Defence, at the Nations Home, the day before the opening of the Invictus Games 2020 at Zuiderpark, The Hague, April 15, 2022.
Prince Harry: retouched photos in a conspiracy
Prince Harry has denied the allegations of
This item calling them “lies.” Note that this article had described the son of King Charles III as “habitual drug user“. He would also have followed a rehab, if we are to believe the article from that time. According to Archie and Lilibet’s father, a publisher would have
edited photos of him and Marko during a visit to a suburban rehabilitation center.
The journalist behind the article allegedly modified these photos in order to support his “defamatory fiction“.”I felt disgustedhorrified, I imagined everyone, all my compatriots, reading these things, believing them“, explains Prince Harry in his book. Among all these thoughts that were running around, there were those which supposed his father’s involvementCharles III, and his mother-in-law, Camilla, in this story. According to him, his family could have played a role in spreading these rumors.
Prince Harry: Prince William angrier than him!
With all his doubts in his head, Prince Harry contacted his big brother. Hearing the news, her husband
Kate Middleton would have been speechless, shocked. “I called Willy, I couldn’t talk. It either. He was friendlyand more“, he declares. “At times he was
even angrier than me about all this, because he was privy to more details about the image editor and the behind-the-scenes dealings that led to this public sacrifice“, he continues.
In his book, Prince Harry explains that his brother would still have minimized his distress. The big brother just tried to calm him down by telling him that we couldn’t not change the past. “And yet, in the same breath, he assured me that there was nothing to do. It was Dad. It was Camilla. It was royal life“, he adds, quoting his brother.
