Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, made a significant impact when it came out. The book had a lot to think about, but the main message was that Harry was open about his experiences.
The memoir says that Harry and his brother, Prince William, got into a fight in 2019. William knocked Harry to the floor and called Meghan Markle rude and abrasive.
This is just one of many surprising things in Harry’s book. It came after a six-part Netflix series about Harry and Markle’s separation from the royal family.
As Harry has become more outspoken, his brother has become more tight-lipped. William hasn’t responded to any of Harry’s allegations.
The royal brothers were playful with each other in front of the press throughout their early years and into their 20s and 30s. Harry teased William about his receding hairline, and William teased Harry about being smaller.
The brothers rarely made official statements, especially to the British press. But in 2016, that changed.
The brothers seemed united against the press, but this didn’t last.
2017: William opens up about how his mother’s death impacted him and how he and his brother grieved separately.
Harry and Markle married in 2018. It was the last time William and Harry showed warmth to each other in public.
William made some jokes to the press about being Harry’s best man.
William said he hadn’t been asked to be his brother’s best man in January.
Later that year, the brothers confirmed William was the best man. Harry joked that he proposed to William on one knee. William joked that getting revenge for Harry serving as his best man in 2011 felt great.
By 2019, there were rumors about Harry and Markle’s relationship with the royal family and the British press.
William didn’t comment publicly about his brother this year.
In 2020, Harry and Markle cut most ties with the royal family and moved to California. William and Harry’s press secretaries released a joint statement that seemed to show them united when they weren’t.
William didn’t make any more public statements. He’s stayed quiet over the years despite Harry and Markle making public hostile allegations against him and the royal family.
William didn’t comment when Markle spoke to Oprah about the alleged abuse by the royal family. He hasn’t commented on the Netflix documentary or Harry’s memoir.
In 2020, William is said to have told a friend that their relationship was beyond repair.