With his biography, Prince Harry wants to save Charlotte and Louis from the fate he had to suffer as the younger brother of an heir to the throne.
Montecito – His memoirs has Prince Harry (38) significantly called “Spare”. From an early age it was made clear to him that he was at best the substitute for his older brother – and heir to the throne – Prince William (40). A feeling that he would like to protect his niece and nephew from, as Harry now emphasized in an interview.
“One will end up like me”: Prince Harry worries about William’s children
Prince Harry has been friends with journalist Bryony Gordon (42) since she interviewed him for her podcast “Mad World” in 2017. Now she was speaking to Harry for the British telegraph about his biography. Talking to Gordon, Harry reveals that he is very concerned about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s (41) children.
“I know that of these three children, at least one will end up like me, the replacement child”, said Prince Harry about Princess Charlotte (7) and Prince Louis (4), who are behind their big brother Prince George (9) in the line of succession. “And that hurts, it worries me.” He has tried several times to talk to his brother William about this topic, but “he made it very clear to me that his children are not my responsibility,” reveals Prince Harry.
Prince Harry’s memoirs go on sale
On January 10, 2023, Prince Harry’s memoir entitled “Spare” was published by Penguin Random House. Even the title made headlines in advance. It is an allusion to the idiom “the heir and the spare”. As the younger brother of Prince William, heir to the throne, Harry has been on the bench all his life. Now follows Prince Harry’s settlement with the British royal family.
Prince Harry on ‘Reserve”It’s not about overthrowing the monarchy, it’s about saving it from itself’
Prince Harry still feels responsible, even if William put him in his place. “I’m someone who likes to fix things. If I see wrongdoing or a pattern of behavior that harms people, I will do everything I can to change it,” Harry explains his motivation. This makes you unpopular at first, but maybe you would thank him “in five or ten years”.
Prince Harry has high goals when it comes to his biography. “It’s not about overthrowing the monarchy, it’s about saving it from itself,” he explains telegraph-Interview. He knows that many people would like to “crucify” him for such statements. According to a recent survey, however, Harry’s compatriots have a completely different motivation for writing his memoirs. Sources used: telegraph.co.uk, bryonygordon.substack.com
