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Cpt. Rishwat said:
Have to agree. Difficult to feel sympathy for any side here. Harry comes across as dim and Meghan knew fine well what she was getting into. But the royal family is a stupid concept which passed it's sell by date decades ago. There's nothing royal about them, they are just a bunch of entitled twerps with an equally gormless following.
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Yup that's what it seems like, also before this documentary I would had given benefit of the doubt to Harry and his wife but after this they will lose average ignorant English public's sympathy and Royal PR will make sure it goes against them.

Hope they made enough money though might end up being their last paycheck.
 
Impossible to be anything but neutral here.

I disagree with the vilification and harsh treatment of Meghan by the media, and with the monarchy itself, but these 2 come off incredibly entitled and annoying. Time has come to move on from this glorified Kardashian drama.
 
"Heartbreaking": Prince Harry On What Caused Rift With William

Prince Harry accused his brother William of a furious response to his plans to quit royal life but insisted he had few regrets about leaving in final docuseries episodes out on Thursday.

Harry, 38, and his wife Meghan, 41, have lifted the lid on their experiences in the institution in the new series, risking a further rift with his family.

As young boys, the brothers provided the enduring image from their mother Princess Diana's funeral, walking behind her coffin.

But they are reportedly now no longer on speaking terms since Harry and Meghan -- also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex -- left for North America, settling in California.

In the final three episodes of "Harry & Meghan", Harry recalled a family summit in January 2020 over their plans to move abroad.

He said he proposed to be "half in, half out" of the royal family, working for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II but being self-funded.

"It became very clear, very quickly that goal was not up for discussion or debate," he said.

"It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father (King Charles III) say things that just simply weren't true."

Harry returned for his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral last year, where they discussed the move and how it was portrayed.

Just before the Duke of Edinburgh's death Harry and Meghan gave an interview to Oprah Winfrey, claiming racism in the royal family.

He indicated his father, 74, and brother, 40, misinterpreted the situation but maintained he and Meghan were "moving on".

'Heartbreaking'

Much of the content of the final episodes covered familiar ground, particularly Meghan's difficulties adapting to royal life, suicidal thoughts and negative media coverage.

Harry accused the Daily Mail newspaper of responsibility for her suffering a miscarriage after it printed a letter to her father. She later successfully sued for breach of privacy.

But he also blamed heir-to-throne William's office for being behind negative coverage of the couple, which he suggested was because they were "stealing the limelight" from other senior royals.

He criticised "constant briefings" by palace media teams pitting one member of the family against another in collusion with the media.

"It's a dirty game. There is leaking but there is also planting of stories," he said. "The offices end up working against each other.

"William and I both saw what happened in our dad's office and we made an agreement that we'd never let that happen to our office.

"To see my brother's office copy the very same thing that we promised the two of us would never, ever do, that was heartbreaking."

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So far the palace has declined to respond to the programme and disputed claims by streaming service Netflix that they were approached to comment on the contents of the series.

Senior royals, led by Harry's father King Charles III, are expected at a Christmas carol concert on Thursday in a demonstration of "business as usual".

But commentators suggested they may be forced to act if they feel the criticism is too personal.

Harry and Meghan have even faced calls to give up their royal titles -- or have them removed. Harry said in the programme he offered to voluntarily relinquish them.

On his new life in the United States, Harry said he missed "the weird family gatherings", the UK and his friends.

But despite losing some friends as a result of his move, he insisted he had done the right thing, as there was "no other option".

"I came here because I was changed. I changed to the point that I'd outgrown my environment," he said.

Netflix said last week's episodes recorded 81.55 million viewing hours globally -- "the highest view hours of any documentary title in a premiere week".

But it appears to have dented the couple's popularity in the UK, with one poll suggesting it had worsened their already negative approval ratings with the British public.

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"It Was Terrifying": Prince Harry Claims William Screamed, Shouted At Him

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan piled fresh criticism on the British royals in new episodes of their documentary series released on Thursday, accusing his elder brother Prince William of screaming at him during a summit to discuss his future.
In the final three episodes of the Netflix series, Harry also said aides for William, now heir to the throne, had been complicit in negative stories appearing about the couple in the media and blamed the press for Meghan having a miscarriage.

"It is a dirty game. There's leaking but there's also planting of stories," said Harry. "So if the comms (communications) team want to be able to remove a negative story about their principal, they will trade and give you something about someone else's principal."

He and William had seen what had happened with the office of their father King Charles, whose first marriage to their mother Princess Diana broke down in the full glare of the media amid counter-briefings from both parties, and agreed never to repeat it, Harry said.

"I would far rather get destroyed in the press than play along with this game, or this business of trading," Harry said. "To see my brother's office copy the very same thing that we promised the two of us would never ever do, that was heartbreaking."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as Harry and Meghan are officially known, stepped down from royal duties in March 2020, saying they wanted to forge new lives in the United States away from media harassment.

He recounted details of a crisis summit held at the Sandringham estate two months earlier he attended along with the late Queen Elizabeth, Charles, and William.

"It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren't true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it all in," he said.

Both Buckingham Palace and William's office, Kensington Palace, have said they would not be commenting on the documentaries.

A royal source also said neither the palace nor representatives of William or other royals had been approached for comment for the series itself, contradicting a Netflix statement that said they had declined to comment.

The episodes were released just hours before Charles, his wife Camilla, William and his wife Kate, along with other royals, attend a carol service at London's Westminster Abbey, which will also be dedicated to the late queen whose funeral was held there in September.

'IT'S YOUR BROTHER'

Meghan spoke of how she had been driven nearly to suicide, while Harry said they had received incredible abuse for not serving "our child up on a silver platter" by showing off son Archie to the media immediately after his birth.

Harry said how, after a newspaper story appeared that said William's bullying was a reason why Harry and Meghan wanted to leave, a joint statement had been issued on behalf of both brothers to deny it without his approval.

"No one asked me permission to put my name into a statement like that," Harry said, saying Meghan had burst into tears when he told her. "Within four hours, they were happy to lie to protect my brother. And yet, for three years, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us."

In another scene, the couple were shown talking about a former senior aide to William providing evidence in a successful privacy lawsuit Meghan had brought against the Mail on Sunday newspaper for publishing a letter she had written to her estranged father.

In his evidence the former aide, Jason Knauf, who had also worked for the couple, suggested Meghan had been aware at the time that the letter could leak, casting doubt on her account.

"It's your brother. Not gonna say anything about your brother, but it's so obvious," Meghan said.

Netflix included a statement from a representative for Knauf that said the claims were "entirely false".

Harry also said he believed the stress of the case against the paper had caused Meghan to lose their baby.

"I believe my wife suffered a miscarriage because of what the Mail did," he said. "I can say from what I saw, that miscarriage was created by what they were trying to do to her."

There was no immediate comment from the paper.

While the couple have won awards and plaudits from some across the Atlantic for their charitable and human rights work, back in Britain many in the press accuse them of seeking to cash in on their royal status while constantly attacking the monarchy.

Newspapers have also cited former unnamed royal aides saying there were inaccuracies in couple's narrative in the documentaries.

"The truth is that negative stories about Harry and Meghan only began to leak out when their behaviour became so obnoxious that it was impossible to hide," wrote Rebecca English, the Royal Editor for the Daily Mail, who said she had never been fed stories by the Palace.

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<b>Broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has said he is "horrified" after "causing so much hurt" in a column he wrote in the Sun about the Duchess of Sussex.</b>

More than 12,000 complaints have been made to the press regulator after Clarkson wrote on Friday that he "hated [Meghan] on a cellular level".

In a tweet on Monday, he said: "Oh dear. I've rather put my foot in it."

The column has now been removed from the Sun's website, at Clarkson's request, and replaced with his tweet.

In his message to followers, posted on Monday, described a reference he made to a scene in Game of Thrones as "clumsy".

"I'm horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future," he said.

"In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people."

Ipso, the independent press standards organisation, told BBC News the complaints were being assessed in accordance with its standard procedure.

Clarkson's comments were widely criticised on social media over the weekend.

On Sunday, Clarkson's own daughter Emily said: "I want to make it very clear that I stand against everything my dad wrote about Meghan Markle."

The total number of complaints made to Ipso in 2021 was 14,355.

The Sun told BBC News earlier on Monday it did not have anything further to add.

Writing in his original column, Clarkson said: "At night, I'm unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she [Meghan] is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her.

"Everyone who's my age thinks the same way," he added.

"But what makes me despair is that younger people, especially girls, think she's pretty cool. They think she was a prisoner of Buckingham Palace, forced to talk about nothing but embroidery and kittens.”

His column followed the release of the last three episodes of Netflix's docuseries Harry & Meghan on Thursday.

Posting on her Instagram page on Sunday, podcast host Emily Clarkson said she supports those "targeted with online hatred".

"My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media," she wrote.

"I want to make it very clear that I stand against everything my dad wrote about Meghan Markle."

Elsewhere in the article, Clarkson compared his hatred of Meghan with that of Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

He said: "Meghan, though, is a different story. I hate her. Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level."

West is a serial killer who, along with her husband Fred, murdered at least 12 young girls over 20 years.

On Monday, Sturgeon told BBC Scotland: "The overwhelming emotion I have for men like Jeremy Clarkson is pity.

"I can't imagine what it must be like to be so consumed and distorted by hate of other people, and in his case it appears women in particular, that you end up writing that toxic, vile abuse."

She added: "Freedom of speech is really important and one of the values all of us cherish. But all of us, as we exercise those important rights, have to behave with a degree of responsibility."

In last week's final instalment of their Netflix series, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke about the mental health impact the tabloid media has on them.

The couple argued that Meghan's biracial heritage was often an underlying factor in what they described as a relentless tabloid campaign against her, and in racist abuse she suffered online.

Emily Clarkson has previously criticised the media for being "poisonously misogynistic" in its coverage of the Duchess, as well as other women.

Other high-profile Twitter users who criticised Clarkson's column included Carol Vorderman, Edith Bowman, and John Bishop.

But Alex Phillips, a journalist and former Brexit Party MEP, defended Clarkson, telling ITV's Good Morning Britain she believed he is "deliberately pushing boundaries to be offensive".

She said he's "not there to be taken seriously" and "his word is there to be found funny, and it always has been".

Phillips added: "Taking something that happened in Game of Thrones, one of the most widely-watched TV series... Does he mean it? Of course he doesn't mean it."

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California House Where Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Filmed Docuseries Is Up For Sale For $33.5 Million

Seen the highly anticipated Harry & Meghan docuseries yet? If yes, then you must have noticed the stunning California home. According to a report by New York Post, the couple does not reside in the on-screen home, which is now up for sale for $33.5 million.

The property is owned by a businessman named Mark Schulhof, who bought the house in 2013 for $14.6 million. The house is not just beautiful, it has lavish amenities as well. Set on over 2 acres of landscaped grounds boasting ocean and mountain views, the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion has a gym, a theatre, a bar, a game room, a meditation room and a pool. There is also a five-car garage, as well as various technological perks including a generator, solar power and a greywater irrigation system. There is also a spacious dining room with a silver-leaf ceiling and several sculptures, the report stated.

Quadriga Art - Mr Schulhof's direct mail company - was charged with pocketing north of $100 million in a fundraising scam that targeted disabled veterans, the report said.

The house was built in 2006 and the architecture was done by Don Nulty and J.F. Brennan, and the interiors by Natasha Baradaran. The 12,804 square feet home hit the market a year and a half ago and is marketed by Ryan Malmsten of Santa Barbara Brokers and Riskin Partners Group at Village Properties.

The royal couple doesn't live in this home. The couple lives in another property in Montecito, which cost them nearly $15 million in 2020. It's reportedly the first home they'd ever owned - and in the series, Markle reveals that she miscarried her second child the morning after moving in, the media outlet revealed.

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Call UK Tabloid's Apology Over Article A "PR Stunt"

Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday accused The Sun of a "PR stunt" after the British tabloid apologised and said it regretted publishing a much-criticised column about the couple.

The piece, in which former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson said he "hated" Meghan, sparked a big backlash and became the UK Independent Press Standards Organisation's (IPSO) most complained-about article.

In it, Clarkson said he dreamed of the day when Meghan "is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant 'shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her".

IPSO received more than 20,000 complaints and many high-profile figures criticised the comments, including author Philip Pullman and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

The Sun, which removed the December 16 article from its website three days later at the request of Clarkson, said in its Friday apology that it would also now be removed from its archives.

"We are sincerely sorry," the tabloid said in a statement on its website.

"Columnists' opinions are their own, but as a publisher, we realise that with free expression comes responsibility."

But in a biting response, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex -- as they are formally known -- criticised it for failing to contact Meghan to apologise directly.

"The fact that The Sun has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologise shows their intent. This is nothing more than a PR stunt," the spokesperson said.

"While the public absolutely deserves the publication's regrets for their dangerous comments, we wouldn't be in this situation if The Sun did not continue to profit off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny.

"A true apology would be a shift in their coverage and ethical standards for all. Unfortunately, we're not holding our breath."

The article had been written in response to the couple's recent Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan", in which they were highly critical of the voracious UK tabloid press.

In his own response earlier this week, Clarkson said on Twitter he made "a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people".

He added: "I'm horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future."

In one of the most famous scenes in "Game of Thrones", a woman character makes a "walk of shame" where she is forced to walk down the streets naked as people throw rubbish at her.

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No stranger to being written about, soon Prince Harry will be setting the record straight in his own words.

On 10 January his highly anticipated memoir Spare comes out. Its provocative title alone an indication that the Duke of Sussex hasn't held back.

So what do we know about what he's written? Well, publisher Penguin Random House promises the "landmark publication" will contain "raw, unflinching honesty… insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief".

Very few have been allowed copies in advance to understand how exactly that translates into stories but there is one man who knows more than most - Prince Harry's ghostwriter, the former-journalist-turned-novelist JR Moeringer. He's an American writer who also penned Andre Agassi's award-winning autobiography Open.

Andrew Crofts - who's ghostwritten more than 80 books for other people, including celebrity best-sellers - thinks selecting an "outsider" to England is a smart move.

"It's quite good to have an American ghosting this book because they're coming to it with less background knowledge," he says.

"So they're actually going to be asking questions that I would probably, as an Englishman, might not bother to ask because it's taken as red. So if you're appealing to a global market, just as Harry is, it's good to have somebody who's slightly outside."

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Prince Harry has said "I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back" in the release of a trailer for an upcoming TV interview.

The Duke of Sussex also says "I want a family, not an institution" and "they've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile".

In a series of clips released by ITV, which is airing the interview on 8 January, Harry says, "It never needed to be this way" and refers to "the leaking and the planting".

He also says "they feel as though it is better to keep us somehow as the villains".

"I would like to get my father back. I would like to get my brother back."

ITV will broadcast an interview with Prince Harry next Sunday in which he will talk to journalist Tom Bradby about his personal relationships, the death of his mother, Diana, and a look ahead at his future.

The programme will be shown two days before Harry's autobiography Spare is published on 10 January.

An interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes will also air on 8 January.

In a clip from the interview released on Monday morning, Harry says "silence is betrayal" over the alleged failure of Buckingham Palace to defend him and his wife Meghan Markle before they stepped down as senior royals.

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"Want My Brother Back," Says Prince Harry In Tell-All Interview

Prince Harry, who is set to sit down for two tell-all interviews this upcoming weekend, in one of them, has stated that he wants his brother and father "back." According to Fox News, the Duke of Sussex even alleged that stories were planted as he and his wife, Meghan Markle, attempted to step back from royal duties.

Both interviews will be aired on January 8, ahead of the release of his memoir, 'Spare', on January 10. He will be speaking with ITV's Tom Bradby as well as Anderson Cooper for his first US interview on '60 Minutes'.

In a promo clip for his ITV interview, Harry is seen saying, "They've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile."

"I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back," he added, referring to King Charles and Prince William.

He also said that "they feel as though it is better to keep us somehow as the villains" though it was not clear who he was referring to, reported Fox News.

In a new one-minute segment shared by CBS News where Cooper asked Harry about his decision to go public as he stepped away from the royal family, he touched upon the leaked stories by the palace.

"And every single time I've tried to do it privately, there have been briefings and leaking and planting of stories against me and my wife," said Harry.

Previously, Harry made similar bombshell claims about the palace covering for other royal members in the couple's latest Netflix docuseries, 'Harry & Meghan', according to Fox News.

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Harry's book leaked: Prince alleges he was physically attacked by William
After the alleged altercation, Harry claims William told him there was no need to tell Meghan about what had happened – but he did tell her eventually after she noticed "scrapes and bruises" on his back.

Prince Harry reportedly claims he was physically attacked by his brother William during a row over his marriage to Meghan Markle.

The Guardian has obtained a copy of Spare – the Duke of Sussex's highly anticipated book – days before it was due to hit the shelves.

In a leaked extract, it is alleged that the Prince of Wales grabbed his brother and ripped his necklace before knocking him to the floor.

Harry goes on to claim that William had called the American actress "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive".

"It all happened so fast. So very fast. 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," Harry reportedly wrote in the book.

"I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out," the excerpt continued.

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<b>Prince Harry has said the "door is always open" to his family for reconciliation - but "the ball is in their court".</b>

Asked in the latest ITV clip if he would be attending his father's coronation in May, he says: "There's a lot that can happen between now and then.

"But you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court.

"There is a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it."

Watch our Q&A on Harry, his upcoming book and the royal row - live on Sky News at 7pm. Follow live updates to this story here and ask a question

Harry says: "I don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better."

Put to him that some people would say he has railed against invasions of his privacy all his life - and now he is invading the privacy of his nearest and dearest without permission - Harry replies:

"That would be the accusation... from the people that don't understand, or don't want to believe, that my family have been briefing the press."

Asked if he believes in the monarchy, the prince says, "yes", but when further pressed if he will play a part in its future, he replies: "I don't know."

It comes after a leaked extract of his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, to The Guardian newspaper, reportedly claims he was physically attacked by his brother during a row over the younger prince's marriage to Meghan.

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Prince Harry has admitted for the first time that he took cocaine as a teenager.

Writing in his memoir, he recalls taking the drug during a hunting weekend, adding that "it didn't make me feel especially happy".
 
Getting silly this.

What's the great need for sharing so much information?

If Harry has a problem, speak to your brother!

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Prince Harry has said he saw a "red mist" in Prince William during an argument between them, claiming his brother "wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to".

In a new trailer for ITV's forthcoming interview with the Duke of Sussex, he recounts an altercation with his brother.

"What was different here was the level of frustration, and I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years, and I saw this red mist in him," he says.

"He wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to."

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Prince Harry has admitted for the first time that he took cocaine as a teenager.

Writing in his memoir, he recalls taking the drug during a hunting weekend, adding that "it didn't make me feel especially happy".
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He is now taking Woke Cocaine from 'ME'ghan.
 
Guy has now put himself at risk as well.

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Prince Harry has tarnished his reputation with remarks about killing Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, a former British commander says.

In his memoir, the Duke of Sussex describes his 25 kills as "chess pieces taken off the board".

Ex-army officer colonel Richard Kemp told the BBC Harry's comments were "ill-judged".

He added the remarks may have undermined his security and could provoke people to take revenge.

Prince Harry gives details about his time as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare, which BBC News has obtained a copy of after it was put on sale early in Spain.

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Prince Harry's Memoir 'Spare' Receives Heavy Criticism In UK

Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" was on Friday mauled by British media and commentators who called it "vengeful" and "calculated", as Buckingham Palace kept silent on the widely leaked contents.

Days before the official publication on Tuesday, disclosures from the book dominated the headlines and airwaves after a Spanish-language version of the memoir mistakenly went on sale in Spain.

Revelations such as how heir to the throne Prince William allegedly pushed Harry to the ground in a 2019 row to how he lost his virginity, took drugs and killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan prompted both condemnation and derision.

Writer A.N. Wilson called the ghostwritten tome -- the biggest royal book since Harry's mother Princess Diana collaborated with Andrew Morton for "Diana: Her True Story" in 1992 -- "calculated and despicable" and a work of "malice".

'Idiotic' -

"Having made the idiotic decision to 'go public' about his rift with the royal family, Harry was no doubt under enormous pressure... to spew out as much poison as possible," he wrote in the Daily Mail.

"But it has cast him in an appalling light. And whatever he intended, it makes us sympathise not with him, but the Royal Family."

The book is the latest hostile blast from Harry and his American wife Meghan after they quit royal duties and moved to California in 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as they are formally known, have since cashed in on their royal connections with several lucrative contracts for tell-all books and programmes.

The Spanish-language version of the book was hurriedly withdrawn from shelves after the blunder on Thursday but not before it had been purchased by media outlets, wrecking the publisher's strict worldwide embargo.

The Sun tabloid said that while people sympathised with Harry, 38, over the trauma of losing his mother as a child and having to grieve in the public eye, "neither can justify the destructive, vengeful path he has chosen, throwing his own family under a bus for millions of dollars".

In an editorial, it pointed to "countless discrepancies" in his claims and urged him to listen to friends who have urged him to "stop for his own good".

Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir called the book the "sour cherry on the rancid cake" of Harry and Meghan's other assorted programmes and interviews in which they have taken aim at his family.

The Guardian's Gaby Hinsliff said the book had moved beyond issues of "awkward public interest" into the "washing of dirty linen" in public.

The left-leaning newspaper, which has questioned the monarchy's role in modern Britain, was the first to publish a leaked extract of the book this week in which Harry described his physical altercation with William.

"The details of the brothers' alleged punch-up in a palace cottage are at once almost ridiculously trivial and heartbreakingly sad," she wrote.

'Red mist' -

sh network ITV and US broadcaster CBS had been given exclusive interviews with Harry to be broadcast on Sunday before Tuesday's publication.

"I saw this red mist in him," Prince Harry said in a clip of his chat with ITV, talking about the altercation with William. "He wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to"

"I want reconciliation, but first there has to be accountability," he adds.

As the hashtag #ShutUpHarry began trending on Twitter, The Sun quoted sources close to his father King Charles III as saying he had been saddened by the book.

But there was no official palace comment.

The only previous royal reaction to Harry and Meghan's complaints was after they accused an unnamed member of the royal family of racism in their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.

William told a reporter the family was "very much not a racist family" while his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II famously said "recollections may vary".

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Prince Harry Tried Cocaine When Young, But "It Wasn't Very Fun": Report

Prince Harry admits in his new memoir to taking cocaine aged 17, but says "it wasn't very fun", according to Sky News on Thursday.

The experience appears to have come after his father, King Charles III, took Harry to a drug rehabilitation clinic to meet recovering addicts, when he was found to have been drinking underage and smoking marijuana.

At the time, the revelations earned him the nickname "Harry Pothead" in the British tabloids but Charles's actions were widely praised as responsible parenting.

Sky News said it had obtained a copy of Harry's book "Spare" ahead of its publication next week after a Spanish version mistakenly went on sale in Spain.

"Of course I had been taking cocaine at that time. At someone's house, during a hunting weekend, I was offered a line, and since then I had consumed some more," Sky quoted him as saying in the book.

"It wasn't very fun, and it didn't make me feel especially happy as seems to happen to others, but it did make me feel different, and that was my main objective. To feel. To be different," he said. "I was a 17-year-old willing to try almost anything that would alter the pre-established order. At least, that's what I was trying to convince myself of."

By his own account, Harry had a hard-partying youth after losing his mother princess Diana at a young age, and credits his wife Meghan with helping to settle him down in his 30s.

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This is becoming quite sad and pitiful now.

Harry has lost the plot.
 
A retired commanding officer has accused Prince Harry of "turning against" his military family after "having trashed his birth family".

In his memoir, the Duke of Sussex describes killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan as "chess pieces taken off the board".

Ex-colonel Tim Collins said that was "not how you behave in the army".

Speaking to Forces News, retired-commanding officer Colonel Collins condemned the book by calling it a "tragic money-making scam".

Referring to Prince Harry's revelation that he killed 25 enemy fighters, Col Collins said: "That's not how you behave in the Army; it's not how we think.

"He has badly let the side down. We don't do notches on the rifle butt. We never did."

The ex-colonel, who gained worldwide fame for an eve-of battle speech to troops in Iraq, said:

“Harry has now turned against the other family, the military, that once embraced him having trashed his birth family.”

He accused Prince Harry of choosing an "alien" path and of "pursuing riches he does not need".

"In the end, I see only disappointment and misery in his pursuit of riches he does not need and his rejection of family and comradely love that he badly needs."

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I think the carefully released claim to have killed 25 Taliban was to regain support among the British masses. At least that is what I am assuming after seeing the words splashed across the hard copy Daily Mail front pages.
 
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I’ve never forgotten the words. “We turned them into pink mist,” said the young captain from 3 Para, after turning his 50-calibre gun on a group of ten to 15 Taliban in a field in Helmand. It was more graphic than I might have wished but at the time I was mightily glad — we had spent the last two-and-a-half hours running round that muddy field, scrambling in and out of ditches, and those Taliban were trying to kill us. If the young captain hadn’t turned his gun on them, I doubt I would be here writing this.

War is after all at its most basic about killing the enemy — whether to take territory or stop them killing you.

We’ve all watched war movies where fighter pilots notch up kills. And snipers often keep a tally, becoming local heroes that reporters like me want to interview.

So why has Prince Harry’s boast of killing 25 Taliban after being deployed as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan in 2012 prompted so much outrage from across the ranks of the military?

Partly it is the language. Crowing about the numbers somehow smacks of enjoyment. You, like me, may have been discomfited by a recent headline from Ukraine in The Times — ‘Any day without a few dead Russians just isn’t complete’ — on a story of a commander boasting of killing 400 in four days.

Harry’s comments sounded bloodthirsty and do not fit the British army’s favoured image of its soldiers as noble warriors reluctantly doing bad things for the sake of the rest of us. They also carried unfortunate echoes of Vietnam, where body counts got inflated as they went up the chain of command.

Harry has been accused of breaking an unwritten code. “Lots of people talked about how many contacts [firefights] we had but not the casualties inflicted,” says Colonel Paul Blair, who served in Helmand as company commander in 3 Para in 2006 and is now retired. “And that’s a conversation in a bar over a beer with a couple of fellow veterans, not a public platform.”

It’s also how Harry referred to those he killed — not as individuals but as “chess pieces removed from the board”. How did he know his victims were all Taliban? As Afghanistan’s president from 2002 2014, Hamid Karzai endlessly complained to Nato about innocent civilians being killed. “What he wrote is shocking and unfortunate,” he says of Harry.

Media-savvy Taliban ministers, not exactly known for standing up for human rights, are now demanding that Harry face trial for war crimes.

Of course, in order to kill, in a way soldiers need to regard the enemy as “others”, not think of them as fathers, brothers and sons. But it seems to me there is a deeper question here which goes to the heart of modern warfare.

Prince Harry was a pilot in the video age, staring at a screen and putting the crosshairs on an individual before launching a missile. In his book, he said he made it his “purpose” to ensure he killed “Taliban and only Taliban, without civilians in the vicinity”. He admits discomfort over the amount of munitions being thrown around. Yet what he and other pilots did was all logged, recorded on his mission video. As he wrote, his helicopter was like a “flying laptop”.

“Some of Harry’s words are gauche at best, and certainly unwise,” says retired Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who commanded RAF operations in Afghanistan in 2008. “But they also reveal a young confused officer trying to make sense of something very difficult and profound. And doing so from a high-tech vantage point — the gunner’s seat in a very sophisticated surveillance and killing machine — where the usual army mores of conduct on a confused battled amid the fog of war don’t apply in the same way.”

In my experience reporting repeatedly from Afghanistan with British forces, I don’t remember soldiers talking up numbers. Trained to follow the law of armed conflict, their job was not only to minimise loss of life but ensure those they killed were combatants — not always easy when the enemy hides among civilians.


What I do remember is discomfort over the activities of special forces, both British and American — those men with beards, shemagh scarves and quad bikes — where rotating majors coming in every six months would compete in “slotting” targets in what some described as “whack-a-mole”. After years of pressure, last month the government announced an inquiry into the killing of scores of unarmed civilians by the SAS in night raids between 2010 and 2013.

Harry’s claims raise another uncomfortable question that perhaps adds to the sensitivity of the issue for his peers and superiors. Today the Taliban are back in charge, dispensing sharia justice and turning their country into the most inhospitable place on earth for women. At the end of the day, what was all that killing over 20 years of war really for anyway?
 
Prince Harry To Discuss Scandalous Memoir In TV Interviews

Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his future in the British royal family.

The 38-year-old prince's ghost-written book "Spare" was widely leaked after it mistakenly went on sale in Spain ahead of the official publication date Tuesday.

Details include an allegation his brother Prince William, the heir to the throne, attacked him during a row about his wife Meghan; an account of how he lost his virginity; an admission of drug use; and a claim he killed 25 people while serving in Afghanistan.

British media reported Sunday that the book had deeply hurt William and the boys' father, King Charles III, but the monarch wants to reconcile with his son. The palace has not reacted officially.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined any comment on the scandal in a BBC interview while stressing his "enormous regard for the royal family".

The TV channels have already released clips where Harry speaks about his fractious relationship with William and accuses his family of planting negative stories about him and Meghan in the media.

Britain's ITV television will be the first to air its show "Harry: The Interview" at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) Sunday.

William 'burning inside'

In the latest clip released by ITV, Harry revealed he "cried once" after his mother Diana was killed and said he felt guilty at being unable to express grief while greeting crowds of mourners whose hands were wet with tears.

In previous clips, he focused on his combative relationship with William, saying his elder brother physically attacked him as they argued over Harry's wife Meghan, and "I saw this red mist in him".

"I want reconciliation, but first there has to be accountability," Harry said.

Sources close to William and Charles commented to broadsheets Sunday.

The Sunday Times quoted an unnamed friend of both brothers as saying William "won't retaliate, he never would," but "he's anxious and he's sad".

"He's handling it so well on the outside - inside he's burning," the source said.

Another unnamed friend told the newspaper that William "is staunchly protective of his own family, and he's not just going to roll over."

The Sunday Telegraph broadsheet quoted sources close to Charles as saying the king saw a reconciliation with Harry as the "only way out of this mess", however.

While Harry's book is more critical of William, Charles "is no less hurt because he personally hasn't been the focus of the majority of the anger and frustration of the book," The Sunday Times reported, citing a friend of the king.

Harry told ITV he still believes in the monarchy, although he does not know if he will play any part in its future.

No coronation role

Unlike William, Harry will not have a formal role in Charles' coronation this year which he is expected to attend, The Sunday Times reported.

In "a major break with tradition, Charles has scrapped the act of the royal dukes kneeling to 'pay homage'", it wrote, and "William will be the only royal to perform the tradition".

US channel CBS was later to broadcast its interview with Harry on its "60 Minutes" evening show.

Another US network, ABC, was to air its interview Monday.

Harry referred to William as his "beloved brother and arch-nemesis", ABC presenter Michael Strahan said in an interview excerpt.

"There has always been this competition between us, weirdly," Harry told the US channel.

"I think it really plays into or is played by the 'heir/spare'."

The interviews were recorded before Harry's book was widely leaked Thursday -- prompting a backlash from media, royal commentators, military veterans and even the Taliban.

British papers slammed Harry's claim to have killed 25 people while serving in the military in Afghanistan, after veterans criticised such statements as risky and inappropriate.

A Taliban official condemned Harry for saying the killings felt like removing chess pieces from a board.

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Meghan Markle Misled Oprah Viewers About Kate Middleton Feud, Says Prince Harry

Prince Harry in his memoir "Spare" revealed that his wife Meghan Markle misled viewers during their 2021 Oprah Winfrey explosive interview. The Duke of Sussex shared that his wife misled viewers about the cause of the feud with Kate Middleton. She tried to pin a spat over flower girls' dresses all on Kate Middleton- but in reality, the royal sister-in-law was also upset over a comment made by Meghan, New York Post reported.

Prince Harry in his tell-all memoir shared that the Princess of Wales was upset after Meghan said that she "must have a baby brain because of her hormones," according to Page Six. Kate told Meghan that they weren't close enough for her to be making such comments.

US Weekly cited an excerpt from the book, and quoted Harry as having written, “Meg asked if Kate was aware of what was going on right now. With her father. Kate said she was well aware, but the dresses were. ‘And the wedding is in four days!'” “A short time later I arrived home and found Meg on the floor. Sobbing,” Harry continued but noted that Kate didn't mean ‘harm'. “I was horrified to see [Meghan] so upset, but I didn't think it was a catastrophe… Indeed the next morning Kate came by with flowers and a card that said she was sorry.”

During the 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the former 'Suits' actor said that tabloids falsely claimed that she made Kate Middleton cry during a spat over flower girl dresses for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in 2018.

In the explosive with Oprah, the Duchess of Sussex said, “The narrative with Kate, which didn't happen, was difficult and something that I think, that's when everything changed, really." She added, “No, no, the reverse happened.” At that time, Meghan Markle said that her sister-in-law was upset about something but she made amends.

"She owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing and she did what I would do if I knew that I hurt someone,” Markle said.

Markle then confirmed that the feud had to do with flower girl dresses “and it made me cry and it hurt my feelings.”

Meanwhile, Prince Harry has shone a glaring light on his fractured relationship with his elder brother William, with whom he was once close.

While heir-to-the-throne William has not reacted publicly, UK media assessed that their feud had become so bitter it was unclear how the brothers could ever reconcile.

In interview excerpts and media leaks from his upcoming memoirs "Spare", Harry said the brothers had always had a competitive relationship but had fallen out over his relationship with Meghan, the American former television actress whom he married in 2018.

Harry told Britain's ITV television that he wanted his brother back, but the royals were treating him and Meghan as "villains".

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Brainless from Harry

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Afghans have called for Prince Harry to face prosecution for the deaths of the people he admitted killing during his time fighting in the country for the UK military.

In his highly-anticipated book, Spare, Harry reveals he killed 25 fighters and says he did not think of them as "people", but instead as "chess pieces" that had been taken off the board.

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Harry's Racism 'Olive Branch' Dismissed In UK As Book Comes Out

Prince Harry's denial that he accused his family of racism was interpreted in the UK press Monday as a bizarre peace offering, but commentators argued the damage had already been done as his unflinching memoir comes out.

The midnight release of "Spare" is being accompanied by four television interviews in Britain and the United States, where Harry now lives with wife Meghan.

In the first to air, with Britain's ITV, the Duke of Sussex caused bafflement by insisting he and his mixed-race wife never accused the royal family of racism over comments made about the skin tone of their unborn son.

"No I didn't. The British press said that," Prince Harry said, adding that Meghan had also not called the royals "racist".

The initial allegation, made in a bombshell interview given by Prince Harry and Meghan in March 2021 to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey, caused a transatlantic uproar.

Prince Harry's elder brother and the heir to King Charles III's throne, Prince William, told reporters at the time that "we are very much not a racist family", but Harry himself stayed silent then.

The late Queen Elizabeth II, the mens' grandmother, said then that "recollections may vary" about what was said -- a line that was repeated by some UK commentators in mocking response to Harry's interviews.

Several described his denial to ITV as an "olive branch", but one that was contradicted by the Oprah interview and coming too late, given the incendiary nature of his other allegations in the book.

The British public is not impressed, a YouGov poll indicated Monday, finding that 64 percent have a negative view of Harry and that Meghan also scores dismally.

And after days of TV trailers and newspaper leaks, a relatively low figure of 4.1 million people tuned into the ITV interview, according to official ratings data.

'Probably bigoted'

Accusing the press of effectively killing his mother Princess Diana, Prince Harry used another interview with US network CBS to take aim also at his father's second wife, Camilla.

The queen consort waged a cunning but "dangerous" campaign to win over the press herself, he said, calling her "the villain".

The book includes a claim that William physically attacked Harry as they argued about Meghan.

It also gives an account of how he lost his virginity, an admission of teenaged drug use and a claim he killed 25 people while serving in Afghanistan with the British military.

To ITV, Harry also defended a long-serving royal courtier, Susan Hussey, after she grilled a black British guest at a palace reception about where the woman "really" came from.

But to CBS, the prince also admitted to being "probably bigoted" before he met Meghan, and accused William and his wife Kate of never giving her a chance.

The Sun newspaper said Harry had "astonished" viewers with his racism "U-turn", and described the 38-year-old prince as a "troubled, lonely man".

"Nothing is Harry's fault and almost everything can be blamed on the press," the Daily Telegraph wrote.

"Some of it made no sense: Meghan and Harry are fans of Lady Hussey and think it was the press that accused her of being racist?

"The press made up the accusations that the royal family was racist, when the couple were making a very different allegation about 'unconscious bias'?"

The left-leaning Guardian wrote: "If she had lived to see this, it wouldn't have killed the queen. But it might have made her a republican."

Public retreat?

The contents of Harry's ghost-written book have already been widely leaked after it went on sale early in Spain.

He insisted to ITV that he still wanted a rapprochement with his father and brother, but said the onus was on them, refusing to confirm whether he will attend King Charles's coronation in May.

He also urged his family to respond. "Silence only allows the abuser to abuse, right? So I don't know how staying silent is ever gonna make things better," he added.

In the CBS interview, Harry said that he and William were not currently speaking and he had not talked to his father "for quite a while".

Omid Scobie, a friend and biographer of Harry and Meghan, said the couple were likely now to adopt a lower profile after the recent "soap opera".

"I think we're going to see, for the rest of this year, a couple sort of retreating from a lot of what we've seen over the last few months," he told BBC radio.

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Prince Harry Calls Queen Consort Camilla "The Villain" In Explosive Interview

Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' officially launches on Tuesday, but its contents were widely leaked after it mistakenly went on sale early in Spain. Now, in an interview, Prince Harry made bombshell revelations about his stepmother, Camilla, Queen Consort.

In an interview with Anderson Cooper for CBS' 60 Minutes, the Duke of Sussex called Camilla "the villain" and also revealed that he and his brother William had begged his father King Charles to not marry her after the death of their mother Princess Diana.

During the interview, Prince Harry shared that he always wanted his stepmother to be happy so that she could be less "dangerous". He added, "She was the villain. She was the third person in their marriage. She needed to rehabilitate her image."

In the book, the Prince also criticised Charles's second wife.

He wrote that after Diana's death, Camilla "began playing the long game: a campaign aimed at marriage and eventually the crown".

Details appeared in media of private conversations that "could only have been leaked" by Camilla, Harry alleged.

"I love my father, I love my brother, I love my family. I will always do," Harry stressed in the interview, however, saying he believed there was "100 per cent" a chance they could reconcile.

"I don't think my father or brother will read the book. I really hope they do," he said.

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Anjem Choudary calls Duke of Sussex a ‘Muslim killer’ and calls on jihadis to retaliate

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has called for jihadis to “wake up” and target British troops, following Prince Harry’s admission that he had killed 25 members of the Taliban.

The 55-year-old Islamist, who was jailed for terror offences in 2016, accused the Duke of Sussex of being a “Muslim killer” and said he had shown his “true colours”.

Prince Harry made the comments in his forthcoming memoir, Spare, in which he recalled his time serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.

He says he flew on six missions, killing 25 Taliban fighters, but said he did not think of them as “people” but as “chess pieces” that he had taken off the board.

But in a blog post entitled “Muslim killer ‘Prince’ Harry Once Again Shows His True Colours!” - which will be read by his thousands of followers around the world - Choudary accused the Duke of making “callous, boastful comments” which had “plunged a knife further into the hearts of Muslims”.

Writing online, he said: “The latest revelations from Harry that he murdered 25 Muslims in Afghanistan followed by his comment that he has no remorse and that he just saw these human beings as ‘chess pieces’ tells us everything we need to know about the Royal family and their thinking about Islam and Muslims.

“In reality, the British Royal family has a long and dark history of supporting the occupation of Muslim land, the usurpation of its resources and the oppression of Muslims.”

And in comments that could be interpreted as a veiled threat against British troops, he added that Muslims around the world should seek to “end the occupation of foreign forces”.

He wrote: “The latest honest outpouring from Harry should serve not just as evidence of the motives and objectives behind the British occupation of Afghanistan but also as a wake-up call for Muslims and non-Muslims to do all they can to end the occupation of foreign forces from all Muslim countries, including Syria, Iraq and those in North Africa where many British soldiers are deployed.”

Choudary, who is said to have inspired a string of extremists, including the killers of Drummer Lee Rigby, was jailed for five years in 2016 after being found guilty of inviting support for Islamic State.

He was released from prison in 2018 amid strict conditions, which prevented him from speaking publicly on sensitive matters.

But the conditions were lifted in July 2021, following the completion of his sentence and he is once again at liberty to comment providing he stays within the law.

Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, urged the police and security services to look at his latest comments carefully.

Tobias Ellwood, Tory MP for Bournemouth East, said Choudary and others were using Prince Harry’s admissions to “ratchet up hate”.

Philip Ingram, a former intelligence and security officer, said: “Any comments from Anjem Choudary like these raise the danger not just for British troops but for other established figures around the world.”

But he urged former senior military figures to stop “pouring fuel” on the situation by expressing horror at Prince Harry’s remarks, warning that the row was giving extremists a platform they were able to exploit.

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Prince Harry Asked Wife Meghan To Not Get Clicked At Taj Mahal. Here's Why

Prince Harry has revealed that he advised his wife Meghan Markle against clicking a photo in front of the Taj Mahal during her trip to India to avoid speculation that she was imitating his mother. The Duke of Sussex made the revelation in his memoir, Spare, which has been globally released today, reported Daily Mail.

According to the memoir, Meghan Markle went to India in 2017 with World Vision, a non-profit organisation, to work on menstrual health and the education of young girls. Prince Harry's mother, Diana, visited the Taj Mahal in 1992 and got herself clicked sitting alone at the monument.

The photo of Princess Diana later got famous as many thought it reflected her relationship with her husband, Prince Charles, who is now King Charles III. The two got formally divorced in August 1996.

Ahead of Meghan Markle's India visit, Prince Harry had asked her not to click a photo at the monument as people would think she was mimicking Princess Diana, the report added.

“Do not take a photo in front of the Taj Mahal. She'd asked why and I'd said: My mum,' Prince Harry wrote in the book. The Royal added that he explained to the Duchess about his mother's iconic photo at the Taj Mahal, but Meghan Markle was not aware of it.

“'I'd explained that my mother had posed for a photo there, and it had become iconic, and I didn't want anyone thinking Meg was trying to mimic my mother. Meg had never heard of this photo and found the whole thing baffling, and I loved her for being baffled,” the Duke of Sussex wrote, according to the report.

Prince Harry's memoir Spare officially went on sale in the UK on Tuesday. The revelations made by the royal in it have raised eyebrows including the claim that his brother, Prince Of Wales, William physically attacked him when they argued about Meghan Markle.

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Harry's Racism 'Olive Branch' Dismissed In UK As Book Comes Out

Prince Harry's denial that he accused his family of racism was interpreted in the UK press Monday as a bizarre peace offering, but commentators argued the damage had already been done as his unflinching memoir comes out.

The midnight release of "Spare" is being accompanied by four television interviews in Britain and the United States, where Harry now lives with wife Meghan.

In the first to air, with Britain's ITV, the Duke of Sussex caused bafflement by insisting he and his mixed-race wife never accused the royal family of racism over comments made about the skin tone of their unborn son.

"No I didn't. The British press said that," Prince Harry said, adding that Meghan had also not called the royals "racist".

The initial allegation, made in a bombshell interview given by Prince Harry and Meghan in March 2021 to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey, caused a transatlantic uproar.

Prince Harry's elder brother and the heir to King Charles III's throne, Prince William, told reporters at the time that "we are very much not a racist family", but Harry himself stayed silent then.

The late Queen Elizabeth II, the mens' grandmother, said then that "recollections may vary" about what was said -- a line that was repeated by some UK commentators in mocking response to Harry's interviews.

Several described his denial to ITV as an "olive branch", but one that was contradicted by the Oprah interview and coming too late, given the incendiary nature of his other allegations in the book.

The British public is not impressed, a YouGov poll indicated Monday, finding that 64 percent have a negative view of Harry and that Meghan also scores dismally.

And after days of TV trailers and newspaper leaks, a relatively low figure of 4.1 million people tuned into the ITV interview, according to official ratings data.

'Probably bigoted'

Accusing the press of effectively killing his mother Princess Diana, Prince Harry used another interview with US network CBS to take aim also at his father's second wife, Camilla.

The queen consort waged a cunning but "dangerous" campaign to win over the press herself, he said, calling her "the villain".

The book includes a claim that William physically attacked Harry as they argued about Meghan.

It also gives an account of how he lost his virginity, an admission of teenaged drug use and a claim he killed 25 people while serving in Afghanistan with the British military.

To ITV, Harry also defended a long-serving royal courtier, Susan Hussey, after she grilled a black British guest at a palace reception about where the woman "really" came from.

But to CBS, the prince also admitted to being "probably bigoted" before he met Meghan, and accused William and his wife Kate of never giving her a chance.

The Sun newspaper said Harry had "astonished" viewers with his racism "U-turn", and described the 38-year-old prince as a "troubled, lonely man".

"Nothing is Harry's fault and almost everything can be blamed on the press," the Daily Telegraph wrote.

"Some of it made no sense: Meghan and Harry are fans of Lady Hussey and think it was the press that accused her of being racist?

"The press made up the accusations that the royal family was racist, when the couple were making a very different allegation about 'unconscious bias'?"

The left-leaning Guardian wrote: "If she had lived to see this, it wouldn't have killed the queen. But it might have made her a republican."

Public retreat?

The contents of Harry's ghost-written book have already been widely leaked after it went on sale early in Spain.

He insisted to ITV that he still wanted a rapprochement with his father and brother, but said the onus was on them, refusing to confirm whether he will attend King Charles's coronation in May.

He also urged his family to respond. "Silence only allows the abuser to abuse, right? So I don't know how staying silent is ever gonna make things better," he added.

In the CBS interview, Harry said that he and William were not currently speaking and he had not talked to his father "for quite a while".

Omid Scobie, a friend and biographer of Harry and Meghan, said the couple were likely now to adopt a lower profile after the recent "soap opera".

"I think we're going to see, for the rest of this year, a couple sort of retreating from a lot of what we've seen over the last few months," he told BBC radio.

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1.4 Million Copies Of Prince Harry's Memoir 'Spare' Sold On 1st Day In UK

Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" sold 1.4 million English-language copies on its first day in the UK, United States, and Canada, publisher Penguin Random House said on Thursday.

The sales figures come as the first opinion poll since the memoir's publication showed Harry's popularity in the UK continues to nosedive.

The headline-grabbing book was published on Tuesday and accompanied by four high-profile promotional interviews with the prince.

Revelations included Harry's claim his brother Prince William physically attacked him in a row in 2019 and that the once-close brothers begged their father not to marry his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.

The 38-year-old former soldier also revealed he had killed 25 Taliban during his time in Afghanistan, sparking condemnation from military personnel and the Taliban.

Parts of the book were widely leaked but its contents have continued to fill airtime and newspaper and online pages.

Speaking about the sales, president and publisher of the Random House Group Gina Centrello said in a statement that "Spare" was far more than a celebrity memoir.

"Vulnerable and heartfelt, brave and intimate, 'Spare' is the story of someone we may have thought we already knew, but now we can truly come to understand Prince Harry through his own words," she said.

"Looking at these extraordinary first-day sales, readers clearly agree, Spare is a book that demands to be read, and it is a book we are proud to publish," she added.

- Cashing in -

The book is one of a number of lucrative contracts struck by Harry and his American wife Meghan cashing in on their royal connections.

The couple dramatically quit royal life and moved to California in 2020 and have complained bitterly about their treatment in the UK.

A YouGov survey published in The Times found that only 24 percent of people now have a positive view of the prince -- down from 80 percent a decade ago -- with 68 percent critical.

Among those over-65s, Harry and Meghan's popularity ratings were even worse than those of the disgraced Prince Andrew, the survey found.

"Spare" was published in a total of 16 languages worldwide and released simultaneously in print and digital formats in North America by Random House US and Random House Canada, and in the United Kingdom by Transworld.

An unabridged audio edition of the book, read by Harry, was also published by Penguin Random House Audio.

The first US printing of Spare was two million copies, however the book has now gone back to press for additional copies to meet demand, according to Penguin Random House.

Bookshops in the UK opened early on Tuesday to offer Harry's book although buyers were sparse after the extensive leaks ahead of publication.

The blockbuster publication comes as the royal family prepares for the coronation of Harry's father King Charles III on May 6.

The royal family has not commented on the book.

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After selling 1.43 million copies on its first day of release in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada, Prince Harry's contentious tell-all memoir 'Spare' has become the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time, according to the Guinness World Records. The book surpassed the previous record held by 'A Promised Land' (a book by former US President Barack Obama published in 2020). It had sold 8,87,000 copies on the first day of release.

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I wonder if Harry still considers himself British? I don't think his old countrymen view him as one of their own any more.
 
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After selling 1.43 million copies on its first day of release in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada, Prince Harry's contentious tell-all memoir 'Spare' has become the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time, according to the Guinness World Records. The book surpassed the previous record held by 'A Promised Land' (a book by former US President Barack Obama published in 2020). It had sold 8,87,000 copies on the first day of release.

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Obama 8 million first day and harry 1.4 first day? That’s a typo
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
I wonder if Harry still considers himself British? I don't think his old countrymen view him as one of their own any more.
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He knows he has no Royal blood in him, and has let the cat out the bag. He is not the son of King Charles. He was always viewed as an intruder.
 
Family "Would Never Forgive Me If...": Prince Harry On Book

Prince Harry left out revelations about his family in his memoir, saying he did not want "the world to know because I don't think they would ever forgive me," according to an interview published by the Daily Telegraph on Friday.

The prince told the UK broadsheet that he has enough material to write another book, mostly focussed on his relationship with his brother Prince William and father King Charles III, in comments likely to further unsettle the royal family.

"The first draft was different. It was 800 pages, and now it's down to 400 pages," he said of his book "Spare".

"It could have been two books, put it that way. And the hard bit was taking things out.

"There are some things that have happened, especially between me and my brother, and to some extent between me and my father, that I just don't want the world to know. Because I don't think they would ever forgive me," he added.

The rogue prince said the media had a "tonne of dirt about my family" but that they "sweep it under the carpet for juicy stories about someone else".

After months of anticipation and a blanket publicity blitz, Harry's book "Spare" went on sale Tuesday as royal insiders hit back at his scorching revelations.

The royal family have maintained a studied silence as painful details from the book and a round of pre-publication TV interviews have piled up.

In "Spare", Harry portrays his father, 74, as emotionally crippled, the victim of brutal childhood bullying.

But among the many contradictions in the book, Harry also characterises the king as a doting father, who favours strong French aftershave and conducts headstands in his underwear to alleviate polo-induced back pain.

In his Telegraph interview, Harry said he was airing his grievances in public not to "collapse" the royal family but because he had a "responsibility" to reform it in order to protect Prince William's children.

William, he said, "has made it very clear to me that his kids are not my responsibility."

The book comes on the back of the six-hour Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan".

A YouGov poll on Monday found that 64 percent of Britons now have a negative view of the once-popular prince -- his lowest-ever rating -- and that Meghan also scores dismally.

They may also be straining public interest in Meghan's homeland, according to the New York Times.

"Even in the United States, which has a soft spot for royals in exile and a generally higher tolerance than Britain does for redemptive stories about overcoming trauma and family dysfunction, there is a sense that there are only so many revelations the public can stomach," its former London correspondent Sarah Lyall wrote.

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Technics 1210 said:
He knows he has no Royal blood in him, and has let the cat out the bag. He is not the son of King Charles. He was always viewed as an intruder.
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Forget royal blood, when I see him gaily traipsing round his beautiful park grounds in sunny California, with his American wife, I don't see much British left in there other than the accent, which Meghan probably finds cute...in the way you might find a labrador puppy cute.
 
Jeremy Clarkson said he has apologised to Harry and Meghan over his column in The Sun newspaper in which he said he "hated" the Duchess of Sussex.

The TV presenter said he emailed the couple on Christmas Day to say his language in the column had been "disgraceful" and he was "profoundly sorry".

Clarkson had previously said he "was horrified to have caused so much hurt".

The Sun newspaper has also apologised for the December article.

It also removed the piece from its website.

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Harry May Reconcile With Royal Family Before Charles' Coronation: Report

A reconciliation between Prince Harry and the British royal family could take place before the coronation of King Charles III in May, a report said on Saturday, following the publication of his scorching tell-all memoir "Spare".

A source close to the king who also knows Prince Harry and his wife Meghan told The Sunday Times they believed a meeting would take place in coming months before the coronation on May 6.

"It's going to take flexibility on all sides, but it can be done, it's fixable," the newspaper quoted the source as saying in a report published on its website.

"It needs Harry over here, in the room with the King and Prince of Wales, a couple of other family members, some of 'his people' he trusts who always had his back, so he doesn't think he's being ambushed," the source added.

After months of anticipation and a blanket publicity blitz, Harry's book "Spare" went on sale Tuesday, clocking up a record 1.4 million English language sales in its first 24 hours.

"Both sides need to hold their hands up and admit we didn't get everything right, and we got a lot wrong, and we have to say to him 'we understand the pain you've been through'. The King can do it," the source said.

Although the royal family has not commented on the book, the source said Prince Harry's elder brother, heir to the throne Prince William was "burning inside" over his sibling's disloyalty.

'Distraction'

"Not everyone here behaved well, but Harry's got to be able to sit down and say 'we didn't behave well either'. That takes a lot of academic flexibility, which Harry isn't great at," the source added

Prince Harry, who accuses his brother in the book of pushing him to the ground in an altercation in 2019, has said he would like to be reconciled with his family but that he needs "accountability" first.

The source said time was now of the essence.

"We've got to move on it, and get it done by April. Then, we need to get the wives in. The King needs a clear run for the coronation."

Another royal source agreed, telling the newspaper, Harry and Meghan -- who quit royal life in the UK for California in 2020 -- must be invited in before the historic royal event.

If that didn't happen, the spiralling feud between the brothers would become "a circus and distraction".

In his blockbuster autobiography, Harry complains bitterly of his treatment as the second son of Charles and the late Princess Diana.

The book also details a string of often petty grievances after he became engaged to Meghan who has also complained she was not supported by the royals.

Public opinion in Britain has swung against Harry in the wake of the book's publication -- in the middle of the country's most serious cost of living crisis in a generation.

A YouGov survey published in The Times daily found only 24 percent of people now have a positive view of the prince -- down from 80 percent a decade ago -- with 68 percent critical.

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Curious Case Of Daler Mehndi Thanking Prince Harry Over His Music

Singer Daler Mehndi has thanked Prince Harry for mentioning him in the memoir, "Spare", and how his songs helped the Duke of Sussex whenever he "felt alone and separated" from family.

Only that the tweet about Prince Harry kicking back to Daler Mehndi's songs is one big parody.

Daler Mehndi does not appear to know it though, even a day after he tweeted his thanks.

"I am grateful to the blessings of Guru Nanak, my mom and dad. I created a unique pop folk ethnic music style. Love you Prince Harry! God bless you. In gratitude that my music helped you," the Punjabi singer tweeted, along with a screenshot of the comical tweet that said Prince Harry mentioned about Daler Mehndi's song in his memoir.

Many people commented they did not want to tell the singer that he has fallen for a fake tweet as it could upset him.

Others said Daler Mehndi probably knows it is a fake tweet and he is only playing along as he added more tweets to the thread about his career.

"In 1995 I made Bolo Tara Ra. My fans made it a super duper hit. Today in 2023, Team India made it the song of victory jeet ke bolo tara ra ra. Can't thank Baba Nanak enough," the singer tweeted in the same thread.

Some Twitter users discussed among themselves if they should tell the singer that it was a fake tweet.

"I don't think we should tell him. This is the cutest acceptance speech ever," said freelance columnist Jas Oberoi.

After months of anticipation and a blanket publicity blitz, Prince Harry's book "Spare" went on sale last week as royal insiders hit back at his scorching revelations.

In "Spare", Prince Harry portrays his father, 74, as emotionally crippled, the victim of brutal childhood bullying.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be questioned as part of a US defamation case brought by Meghan's half-sister.

Samantha Markle is suing Meghan for "defamation and injurious falsehoods" following the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

She alleges she was defamed when Meghan "falsely and maliciously" said she was "an only child".

A motion brought by Meghan to stop depositions in the civil case from taking place was dismissed by a judge.

A deposition is a formal statement of evidence in the US, required to be taken of a witness or party to litigation by a court.

In the much-anticipated interview with Winfrey, the couple discussed their families, royal life and mental health.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly dismissed claims they were planning to sue the creators of cartoon comedy South Park.

An episode titled The Worldwide Privacy Tour features two characters who bear a resemblance to Harry and Meghan, embarking on a tour across the world demanding their privacy.

The couple's spokesperson told People: "It's all frankly nonsense. Totally baseless, boring reports."

The 22-minute episode aired last week.

Centred around a red-headed character and his wife who relocate to South Park, Colorado, the "Prince of Canada" is seen promoting his book around the world.

Stan Marsh, one of the show's main characters, refers to the fictional couple as the "dumb prince and his stupid wife".

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MenInG said:
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly dismissed claims they were planning to sue the creators of cartoon comedy South Park.

An episode titled The Worldwide Privacy Tour features two characters who bear a resemblance to Harry and Meghan, embarking on a tour across the world demanding their privacy.

The couple's spokesperson told People: "It's all frankly nonsense. Totally baseless, boring reports."

The 22-minute episode aired last week.

Centred around a red-headed character and his wife who relocate to South Park, Colorado, the "Prince of Canada" is seen promoting his book around the world.

Stan Marsh, one of the show's main characters, refers to the fictional couple as the "dumb prince and his stupid wife".

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I have seen the episode and they absolutely rip the Sussex' a new one.

This fraudulent couple demand privacy but are willing to accept $100M from Netflix for publicity.

Harry is the black swan and illegitimate child of Charles. He should be banished like his uncle Andrew.
 
Technics 1210 said:
I have seen the episode and they absolutely rip the Sussex' a new one.

This fraudulent couple demand privacy but are willing to accept $100M from Netflix for publicity.

Harry is the black swan and illegitimate child of Charles. He should be banished like his uncle Andrew.
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What a stupid thing to say, have you no self esteem.
 
Gilly said:
What a stupid thing to say, have you no self esteem.
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Why is it a stupid thing to say? Lets hear your counter argument, if you have one.

It is a well known fact Diana had an affair with James Hewitt, and Harry's paternity has been under immense speculation since the day he was born.

One just has to look at how Charles has treated Harry since the day he was born, since the day Diana died, and since the day the Queen died, and just look at a picture of Hewitt and Harry side by side!

Of course not that you really care about the royals living in Australia.
 
'Finanically independent' Harry slammed for demanding Met Police protection in UK

Prince Harry has been slammed for demanding Met protection as media discusses whether he would visit the UK to attend the King's coronation.

Harry is engaged in a court battle with the UK government which refuses to allow him to pay for his security during his UK where he thinks his family doesn't feel safe.

Writing for Daily Express, Carole Malone said, 'The man who told us he wanted to be “financially independent” and totally responsible for himself and his family has spent £300,000 of taxpayers’ money taking legal action against the Government and the Met Police to try and change the law so that he can have armed Met protection."

She said, "How dare Harry imagine he’s entitled to this! He flounced out of this country shouting that he didn’t want to be a working royal anymore. He packed in all the responsibilities that went with being a Prince yet still he wants all the privileges of that position."

In the Daily Express comments, Carole Malone wrote, "The older he gets the more he behaves like a spoiled child – stamping his feet and suing people if he doesn’t get what he wants."

She added, When she was alive the Queen told Prince Harry he couldn’t be a half-in-half-out royal. Well, he chose to be an all “out” royal and the loss of his armed protection is a direct result of that. He forfeited all rights to it when he gave up royal duties and moved to California."

The writer also advised Harry not to visit the UK if he thinks his family is at risk.

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are being evicted from their home on the British royal family's Windsor estate, leaving them without a UK base, reports said on Wednesday.

Frogmore Cottage, which they refurbished at a reported cost of £2.4 million ($2.9 million), had been a wedding present from the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2018.

It has now been offered to Prince Andrew, King Charles III's disgraced brother, reports in the The Sun and Daily Telegraph said.

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Prince Harry has said he always felt different to rest of his family - and that his mum felt the same.

The Duke of Sussex made the remarks during a livestreamed conversation with author Dr Gabor Mate.

"I certainly have felt throughout my life my younger years I felt slightly different to the rest of my family," he said.

"I felt strange being in this container, and I know that my mum felt the same so it makes sense to me.

"It didn't make sense at the time I felt as though my body was in there, but my head was out and sometimes it was vice versa."

The duke also spoke of his fears ahead of going for therapy.

"One of the things I was most scared about was losing the feelings that I had of my mum.

SKY
 
Harry and Meghan's children have been named prince and princess on the Royal Family's website as the couple said it was their "birthright".

It comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex publicly used the titles prince and princess for Archie and Lilibet for the first time.
 
The Duke of Sussex has unexpectedly appeared at the High Court as legal proceedings begin in a privacy case.

Prince Harry is one of those suing Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.

The duke was seen at the High Court on Monday morning, while singer Sir Elton John, who is also involved in the legal proceedings, arrived at lunchtime.

The publisher has described the allegations as "preposterous smears".

The duke, Sir Elton and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley are among the individuals who allege unlawful information gathering by the company, which also publishes the Mail on Sunday.

Among their claims are that the publisher "largely deprived" the prince of parts of his teenage years; obtained Sir Elton's child's birth certificate before he had seen it; and monitored the bank account of the mother of murdered Stephen Lawrence to see if she was being paid by other newspapers.

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Copies of Prince Harry's memoir smeared with the blood of Afghan people are set to go on sale - with a five-figure price tag.

Artist Andrei Molodkin says he has covered 25 copies of Spare with human blood, which he will put on display at a shop in Windsor today.

It comes after the Russian anti-war artist projected a sculpture filled with blood on to St Paul's Cathedral in London, in a protest over the Duke of Sussex's remarks about his number of kills in Afghanistan.

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The Duchess of Sussex has dismissed "false and frankly ridiculous" suggestions she is missing the coronation because of a letter she sent to King Charles over "unconscious bias" in the Royal Family.

Meghan's intervention follows reports she'd written to her father-in-law after appearing with Prince Harry on the Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2021.

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Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the prince has said.

The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday.

In a statement, the prince's spokesperson said the "relentless pursuit" lasted for over two hours.

They added it resulted in near collisions with other drivers on the road, pedestrians and police officers.

The BBC has not been able to independently verify the details of the incident.

"While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety," the spokesperson said.

"Dissemination of these images, given the ways in which they were obtained, encourages a highly intrusive practice that is dangerous to all involved."

The New York Police Department (NYPD) did not immediately confirm knowledge of the matter. There have so far been no reports of any injuries or arrests.

The awards ceremony - the Ms Foundation Women of Vision Awards - was the couple's first public appearance together since the King's Coronation earlier this month. Meghan accepted an award at the event alongside LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter.

They were accompanied by Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland. Photographs taken last night show the group leaving the ceremony in Manhattan.

There are now claims the chase that followed involved half a dozen cars, with reckless driving including going through red lights, driving on the pavement, carrying out blocking moves, and reversing down a one way-way street - as well as taking photographs while driving.

The BBC understands the pair were staying at a friend's home in New York and did not return directly to avoid compromising their security during the chase.
 
Glad they are safe. The Royals are accused by many in the UK of being behind the death of the late great Princess Diana.
 
Yawn! An attempt at gaining sympathy off the back of Diana's tradegy.

This is the same couple that demanded privacy but went on a media tour for publicity.

Enough of these frauds.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Yawn! An attempt at gaining sympathy off the back of Diana's tradegy.

This is the same couple that demanded privacy but went on a media tour for publicity.

Enough of these frauds.
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You can rule out the Royals attempting to kill them, they are accused of doing with Diana so why not with Henry?
 
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They do not need to do anything to Harry, but have destroyed the soul of Megan, which is an indirect attack on Harry.
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I cant stand any of them. I wish they would stop this drama so the MSM can explain the UK government taking the UK down the toilet. They are a convenient distraction.
 
KingKhanWC said:
I cant stand any of them. I wish they would stop this drama so the MSM can explain the UK government taking the UK down the toilet. They are a convenient distraction.
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MSM doing what they do best, concealing the truth by means of distraction.

No one cares about Ginge and Cringe anymore, Harry was literally put in his place during the Correnation!

I guess MSM has exhausted all the lies War, Politics, Economy etc, and have now resorted to gaslighting.
 
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Glad they are safe. The Royals are accused by many in the UK of being behind the death of the late great Princess Diana.
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Not just accusation; it was like an "open secret" with Prince Philip being the guy who gave the orders

Just look at all the media circus over Harry, now imagine marrying Diana having couple of half Muslim kids with Dodi, then she may have moved on to other men, the media circus would have been ten fold
 
I am not a fan of Harry but it is absurd how he gets so much more hatred than people like Andrew (Espteins buddy), Blair (killed million Iraqis), and that too for the wrong reasons

If Harry deserves hatred it should be for his boasts about killing civilians during the wars he served at, not for moving away with Meghan
 
A New York City cab driver who drove the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for about 10 minutes on Tuesday night as they tried to shake off photographers has said the couple were clearly nervous during the short journey.

Sukhcharn Singh, who goes by Sonny, told the BBC he picked them up at a local police precinct in Midtown Manhattan.

Harry and Meghan's spokesperson has said in a statement that the couple endured a "relentless pursuit" that lasted for more than two hours.

But Mr Singh, who witnessed one part of the drama, did not characterise his drive as a dangerous chase by paparazzi.

Dressed in a navy blue shirt and speaking to reporters outside his family's home in Queens, Mr Singh described the headline-making drive.

"I was on 67th Street and then the security guard hailed me. Next thing you know, Prince Harry and his wife were hopping into my cab," he said.

"We got blocked by a garbage truck, and all of a sudden paparazzi came and started taking pictures." Harry and Meghan were about to share their destination, when the security guard made the call to return to the police precinct.

"They looked nervous, I think they were being chased the whole day or something," Mr Singh said. "They were pretty nervous, but the security guard, he was on it."
 
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's time in New York on Tuesday has come under intense scrutiny after their spokesperson claimed they were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase".

Harry and Meghan attended an awards ceremony with her mother Doria Ragland and were staying at an unknown location on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The events unfolded as they left the venue and tried to go home.

Claims the "relentless pursuit" lasted "more than two hours" have since been countered by police and a taxi driver who helped divert photographers in his yellow cab.

Here is a timeline of events from what we know so far.

Earlier on Tuesday evening

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland arrive at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, which is on 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan - less than half a mile south of Central Park.

They arrive through a back entrance on 55th street via a Hertz car rental to avoid attention - but are pictured going in.

Meghan accepts an award at the ceremony, which is the couple's first official public appearance in five months - and the first since the King's coronation.

10pm

The trio leaves the venue through the same exit on 55th street in a black SUV.

Again, they're pictured leaving.

10 - 10.45pm

Their SUV is escorted by police, with NYPD deputy commissioner Julian Phillips revealing his officers "assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex".

They are followed by several photographers in cars, on mopeds and electric bikes.

The police convoy drives 2.5 miles towards the East River and then up and down the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive, which runs alongside it, trying to lose sight of the photographers.

Chris Sanchez, from the couple's security team, describes it as a "chase", with around a dozen vehicles "jumping curbs and red lights", reversing down a one-way street and blocking the SUV to take pictures during this time.

10.45 - 11pm

The police then help them drive north to the NYPD 19th precinct on 67th street, which is on the Upper East Side - north east of the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

They take cover in a garage there for 15 minutes, according to The New York Post.

11 - 11.10pm

At the precinct, the couple's security team flag down a yellow taxi driven by Sukhcharn 'Sunny' Singh, 37, from Queens, who has since been interviewed by multiple media outlets.

Before they can leave, a rubbish truck blocks them in, giving the paparazzi time to surround them.

Instead of returning to where they're staying and revealing the location, Mr Singh drives them around in a circle for 10 minutes.

He tells the press they are followed by two vehicles - a black Honda Accord and a grey Honda CR-V - and have a police escort.

Mr Singh drives them a block and a half west to Park Avenue, reaching there around 11.05pm, before heading south.

The security team is concerned more people will see them, so tells Mr Singh to go back to the precinct, he says.

He uses the street parallel, Madison Avenue, to drive north again and back to the precinct. The fare is $17.80 (£14.30), but the couple tip him $50.

The Sussexes and Ms Ragland leave the precinct in a black SUV and are not followed.

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It is rumored Harry/Meg exaggerated the NYC car chase story to justify the extra security Harry is demanding!
 
Prince Harry has been on this collision course for years - and finally he is going to be in a courtroom in person, eyeball to eyeball, in his battle against the tabloid press.

It promises to be an electrifying moment as he gives his evidence and faces questions this coming week from lawyers in London's High Court about his allegations of phone hacking.

Prince Harry has said that changing the media landscape is his "life's work" - and this gladiatorial courtroom encounter could be one of his own defining moments.

He has two of the key requirements for this legal battle: First, a single-minded determination to keep going without settling, and second, being rich enough to take the financial hit if he loses.

But giving evidence in person in this Mirror Group Newspapers hacking trial will have big risks for him. He will face the type of open, public and tough questioning that is a long way from any previous royal interview he has taken part in.

"This isn't like taking questions from Oprah Winfrey in a celebrity interview," says Tim Maltin, managing partner of Maltin PR, which specialises in high-profile reputation management.

"It is a hostile encounter with a highly-skilled cross-examiner armed with a battery of techniques to undermine your credibility.

"Giving evidence is daunting… and cross-examination is far more often traumatic than cathartic," he says.

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Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for "inciting hatred and harassment" in his private life, saying he ended up "playing up to a lot of the headlines" when he was cast as a "playboy prince" and a "thicko" as a young royal.

Details of Harry's accusations against the publisher of the Mirror newspaper have been released in his witness statement as he begins giving evidence in court.

The Duke of Sussex wrote: "I genuinely feel that in every relationship that I've ever had - be that with friends, girlfriends, with family or with the army, there's always been a third party involved, namely the tabloid press."

https://news.sky.com/story/prince-h...asting-him-as-a-thicko-and-a-playboy-12897312
 
Prince Harry is being cross-examined for a second day at the High Court, as part of his hacking case against the Daily Mirror publisher

The court discusses a 2007 story about his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, headlined "Down in the dumped"

"Given I was likely to have exchanged voicemails with Chelsy discussing the difficulties in our relationship... I now find this very suspicious," he says

Earlier, the court discusses a 2006 story about Harry apparently visiting a "sleazy strip joint"

The story said his then girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, went "berserk" when she found out and "slammed the phone down"

"The detail [in the story] about the timing and length of the calls is so specific," says Harry in his witness statement

The Mirror denies unlawful methods - and says the stories were obtained through legitimate sources
 
What is more interesting is that Harry is a proven liar. He lied on his US VISA application by claiming he never took recreational drugs but then reveals he did in his biography! Now the US authorities are reevaluating his application.

Proven liar all round and will be proven wrong in a court of UK law.

Time to deport him from Amreeka!
 
The Duke of Sussex has told a court he was suspicious about how a newspaper got a story on his girlfriend Chelsy Davy being angry over his visit to a lap dance club.

Prince Harry gave evidence for a second day against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over what he alleges was phone hacking "on an industrial scale".

As he finished he paused before saying the experience had been "a lot."

MGN denies it used illegal methods to gather stories on the prince.

In 2006 in a Sunday People article Ms Davy was said to have been "screaming for half an hour" at him on the phone and "blew her top" over his visit to a Spearmint Rhino lap club in Berkshire.

Prince Harry said this was one of several articles about the relationship he claimed was obtained illegally as he gave evidence at the civil case at the High Court in London.

He was asked where he thought the information on her screaming at him had come from, to which he replied: "At this point, knowing that my girlfriend's number was bizarrely in the hands of Mirror journalists, that they probably looked through her call data and saw missed calls, late calls… and managed to put together a story based on that."

"It was very suspicious that they had her number," he added and he did not believe she would have given the Mirror Group or any journalists her phone number.

Prince Harry alleges about 140 articles published between 1996 and 2010 contained information gathered using unlawful methods, with a sample of 33 stories written about him being considered by the court.

He told the hearing sources for a number of stories about his private life were "suspicious", but he was accused of lacking hard evidence and engaging in "total speculation" by Andrew Green KC, the lawyer representing the publisher of the Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People.

The prince told the court he once found a tracking device on Ms Davy's car at a time when the press were reporting on what was described as a "make or break" holiday for the couple.

He also highlighted another article in the Sunday People in 2007 which reported a "Palace source" saying the couple had been having "monumental" rows. Again he said it was "incredibly suspicious" as he had never discussed his relationship with the Palace.

Mr Green responded by saying we are in the "land of total speculation about where this information might have come from."

The prince was also asked about the Sunday People publishing photographs of the prince, a friend Mark Dyer and the late television presenter Caroline Flack meeting up. At the time he had suspected one of his friends of leaking details about this after they were confronted by the photographers. In turn this led him and his brother William to stop talking to Mr Dyer for some time afterwards.

However he said: "I now believe the information came from our voicemails… Even those I trusted the most, I ended up doubting."

After being asked how he would react if the court concluded that he had never been hacked by any MGN journalist, Prince Harry replied that he had been on an "industrial scale" and that he would "feel some injustice" if he did not win the trial.

Next up after Prince Harry giving evidence was former Daily Mirror royal correspondent Jane Kerr - a Daily Mirror royal reporter and then royal correspondent for a decade up to 2007 who wrote a number of articles up for scrutiny in the case.

In her written witness statement she denied voicemail hacking or using private investigators to carry out unlawful information gathering.

Asked about her use of private investigators, Ms Kerr told the court she had "no reason to believe" details for stories had been obtained unlawfully.

"These were people who were well known to the news desk, I did not think there was anything wrong with using them," she said.

Three other people are also bringing claims against MGN in this case - Coronation Street actors Michael Turner - known professionally as Michael Le Vell - and Nikki Sanderson, as well as Fiona Wightman, the ex-wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse.

The claimants allege unlawful methods were used to obtain information for stories and say senior executives must have known about it and failed to stop it, which MGN denies.

The publisher has either denied or not admitted each of the claims. MGN also argues that some of the claimants have brought their legal action too late.

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Prince Harry is claiming £320,000 in damages for 33 newspaper articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers which he alleges breached his privacy.

Amounts being claimed were released on the final day of the trial examining allegations of phone hacking.

The case has been brought by Prince Harry and three others.

Prince Harry's lawyers have asked for up to £30,000 each for stories about his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy and his drug taking.

A barrister for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) said this week the Duke of Sussex was only entitled to £500 for a private investigator's attempt to get personal details about him.

The highest damages application is for a 2005 "splash" on the front page in the Daily Mirror which reported the prince's then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy was to "dump him".

A second article was headlined "Chelsy Is Not Happy".

His lawyers said the story included photos of Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy taken at a distance and went into detail about the state of their relationship.

They claimed highly specific details of telephone contact between the couple were included.

Lawyers alleged a private investigator and "flight
 
Was reading that the couple was struggling financially as their Hollywood deals are not working out. They are being boycotted by Hollywood celebrities who view the couple as a liability and Netflix, Spotify and other platforms are now looking to get out of the million dollar deals signed with the couple because they are not getting any where near the return on investment they were expecting.

The couple is now going to realize that Hollywood is a very brutal ruthless place. Poor Harry might now have to go back begging King Charles for a hand out.
 
Apparently Prince Harry has reached out to the Royal Family begging for forgiveness and to be allowed back. They have told him he is welcome to come back under the condition he divorces Meghan.
 
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Prince Harry challenges Home Office over decision to downgrade security​


The wider impact of an attack on Prince Harry should have been taken into account when downgrading his protective security while in the UK, a court has heard.

The Duke of Sussex is challenging the decision by Ravec, the committee to which the Home Office delegates security decisions on royals and other public figures, to accord him a lesser degree of security after his decision to no longer be a working member of the royal family.

The case is being held largely in private but at its commencement at the high court in central London on Tuesday, Harry’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, claimed he had been treated unlawfully.

In written arguments, she told the court: “Ravec should have considered the ‘impact’ that a successful attack on C [the claimant, Harry] would have, bearing in mind his status, background, and profile within the royal family – which he was born into and which he will have for the rest of his life – and his ongoing charity work and service to the public. Ravec should have considered, in particular, the impact on the UK’s reputation of a successful attack on C.”

Harry’s case includes specific challenges in relation to his security arrangements during visits to the UK since the Ravec decision in February 2020.

Referring to a June 2021 visit, when Harry met seriously ill children and young people at a charity’s garden party in Kew Gardens, west London, Fatima said: “At the WellChild event, C’s car was interdicted by paparazzi. After the event, X, part of C’s private security team, reported issues with C’s security provision to [redacted], the MPS liaison officer.”

She claimed that in reaching its decisions on security, Ravec had failed to apply its own written policy, which required it to commission an analysis by its risk management board and allow him to make representations.

“Ravec failed to follow its own clear policy, it failed to treat the claimant in the way it has treated others, it failed to tell the claimant how he was being treated and why,” Fatima told the court.

Sir James Eadie, for the Home Office, said in written arguments that the “bespoke manner” in which Harry’s security arrangements had been dealt with “reflected the very particular combination of circumstances in his case”.


He added: “It is judged to be right in principle that the allocation of finite public resources which results from protective security provided by the state be allocated to individuals who are acting in the interests of the state through their public role.”

Referring to the WellChild event, Eadie said that Ravec required requests for protective security on a case-by-case basis to be made with 28 days’ notice and only 19 days’ notice had been given in that case.

He said Harry’s case rested on him proving the decision to downgrade his security arrangements was “irrational” but Eadie told the court: “Ravec is self-evidently in territory in which there is no [objectively] right or wrong answer.”

In May, Harry lost a related legal challenge to the refusal to allow him to pay for police protection while in the UK.

The case is expected to conclude on Thursday.

Source: The Guardian
 

Prince Harry tells court he wants his children to feel at home in UK​

Prince Harry wants his children to "feel at home" in the UK but they cannot if "it's not possible to keep them safe", the High Court has heard.

Calling the UK his home, the Duke of Sussex said it was "with great sadness" that he and his wife Meghan "felt forced" to leave the country in 2020.

He is challenging the Home Office over a decision to downgrade his security protection when visiting.

The government says his claim should be dismissed.

The court is considering the changes to publicly-funded protection when Prince Harry stopped being a "working royal" in early 2020. After stepping back he moved to the US, where he lives with his wife and their two children, Archie and Lilibet.

The committee that arranges security for members of the Royal Family and other VIPs - known as Ravec - decided in 2020 that Prince Harry would no longer have the automatic level of security for senior royals.

Instead the level of security would be arranged depending on the perceived risk, as is the case with other high-profile visiting dignitaries.

Prince Harry's lawyers say the decision was "unlawful and unfair".

At a hearing on Thursday his barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, said references by the Home Office's lawyers to the prince no longer being a full-time working royal were "often said in a way that emphasised choice".

But she said he did not accept this.

She read out an excerpt of a statement written by Harry as part of his case, in which he said: "It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020.

"The UK is my home. The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the US. That cannot happen if it's not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil.

"I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm's way too."

Thursday marks the end of the two-and-a-half day hearing - much of which concerned security arrangements for senior figures and took place in private.

Prince Harry, who did not attend in person, now waits for a ruling from Mr Justice Lane at a later date.

Earlier this week, Prince Harry's lawyers argued there had been a lack of transparency about the decision and the prince had been not been treated the same way as others.

There was "no good reason for singling out the claimant [Prince Harry] this way," said his legal team.

Ms Fatima KC told the court: "Ravec should have considered the 'impact' a successful attack on the claimant would have, bearing in mind his status, background and profile within the royal family - which he was born into and which he will have for the rest of his life - and his ongoing charity work and service to the public."

But the Home Office's case argued that as the prince was no longer a working royal and lived overseas, "his position has materially changed".

"In those circumstances protective security would not be provided on the same basis as before," said its lawyers.

There will still be publicly-funded police security for Prince Harry, the lawyers said, but these will be "bespoke arrangements, specifically tailored to him", rather than the automatic security provided for full-time working royals.

Sir James Eadie KC, for the Home Office, said in written arguments it was "simply incorrect" to suggest that there was no evidence that the issue of impact was considered, adding that the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Harry's mother - was raised as part of the decision.

Source: BBC
 
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