PRINCE Harry’s memoir holds a clue to his “deep shame”, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal author Angela Levin says its title, Spare, suggests the Duke of Sussex “never felt he was better” than second best.
Harry’s memoir holds a clue to his ‘deep shame’, a royal expert has claimed
Royal author Angela Levin says its title, Spare, suggests Harry ‘never felt he was better’ than second best
The title likely refers to’the heir and the spare’, a saying used to describe the duke and his older brother future King, William
The title likely refers to “the heir and the spare”, a saying used to describe the duke and his older brother future King, William.
Angela said naming the book after the cruel jibe reveals what Harry really thinks about himself.
She told The Celeb Report: “It tells you what he thinks about himself with some great deep shame that somehow he didn’t feel he was better than that.
“Diana did her absolute best that he wouldn’t feel like that. She tried to tell him there were more options, more things would be open to him.
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“He’s got freedom. But obviously that hasn’t worked.”
The expert blasted the memoir – which promises “unflinching honesty” about Harry’s life – as “nasty” to his family.
The royals aren’t able to publicly hit back over any claims made in the book.
Angela added: “I think it’s cruel. That’s the answer to should you trust him. Prince Charles loves Harry very, very much.
“Prince William and Harry were very, very close.
“Harry told me that they have had this unique experiences that nobody else would have had.
“One is losing their mother when they were very young.
“Then thousands of people were watching them and grieving when they had never met or even spoken to his mother.
“Those two things together made them very close.
“William looked after him a lot. He was a very nice older brother.
“Harry has not been very nice in recent years.
“I think knowing his family won’t sue and they won’t answer back… it’s a one way nastiness.”
Angela also questioned whether Harry’s promise of “unflinching honesty” would stand up – especially since other allegations made by the duke have been proven untrue.
The Duke of Sussex he had been cut off by the Royal Family following Megxit.
But Charles’ annual report, released by Clarence House, shows he gave the Sussexes and Cambridges a share of £4.45million.
And the Harry and Meghan also claimed they were married in secret three days before their wedding at Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared the revelation during their tell-all interview with Oprah.
But that was exposed as a sham — by their own wedding certificate.
And the Archbishop of Canterbury confirmed Meghan and Harry weren’t legally married in their back garden three days before the royal wedding.
Angela added: “I don’t think unflinching honesty will stand up. I think it’s very difficult to trust Harry again.
“He lied about the date of their wedding. He lied about the day he got married – that was a terrible lie.
“He’s been very rude about his brother and Prince Charles. I don’t think we can trust him any more.
“He said his father cut him dead.
“Accounts show that he didn’t. I think we have to take it with a large spoon of salt.”
In it’s description of the memoir, Publisher Penguin Random House writes: “With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
“Spare takes readers immediately back to one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror.
“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling – and how their lives would play out from that point on.”
In the description of the book, the Duke describes himself as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist”.
It goes on to read: “He resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his family and three dogs.”
The duke has donated around £1.2m of the book’s proceeds to his charity Sentebale which supports children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana.
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He has also donated £300k to children’s non-profit WellChild which helps kids with complex health needs to be cared for at home.
The book will be released two days after the three-year anniversary of Harry and Meghan’s official exit from the Royal Family on January 8, 2020.
And it comes three days before the anniversary of their frosty Sandringham summit on January 13.
The publication date of January 9 is one day after Princess Kate’s birthday.
The memoir will be available in English in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa and Canada.
The book will also be published in translation in 15 additional languages, including Spanish, Italian, German and Chinese.
Waterstones has already announced it will sell Prince Harry’s memoir for half price months before its released.
It’s title, Spare, is a nod to age-old saying “the heir and the spare”.
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It refers to the monarch’s first child being necessary to continue the line of succession – unlike the second, lower-ranking Royal.
The term has throughout history left the second child feeling second-best, or like an understudy to their more important sibling.
Angela said naming the book after the cruel jibe reveals what Harry really thinks about himself
The book will take readers back to the image of the two Princes ‘walking behind their mother’s coffin’
