Prince Harry got candid about his rivalry with his big brother, Prince William, in his book Spare. According to him, there came a point when the heir to the throne cared less about finding his purpose than winning their competition.
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The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex have shared a close bond. However, Prince Harry claimed in his recent interviews that they grew apart when their mom Princess Diana died.
Prince Harry has shared many stories about his family, including Prince William, in his memoir Spare. Among the things he mentioned was how the future king reportedly rivaled him in his work.
"Africa was his thing, he said," Prince Harry claimed in his boo, Entertainment Tonight reported. "And he had the right to say this, or felt he did, because he was the Heir."
Meghan Markle's husband claimed that his brother would sometimes flex his veto power over him. Prince Harry admitted that they had a number of real rows.
"It was ever in his power to veto my thing, and he had every intention of exercising, even flexing, that veto power. We had some real rows about it... It was so obvious. He cared less about finding his purpose or passion than about winning his lifelong competition with me."
Prince Harry Speaks About Sibling Rivalry In 60 Minutes Interview
When Prince Harry sat down for an interview with Andrew Cooper for 60 Minutes, the CNN host read an excerpt from his book, the section where he talked about Prince William's "alarming" hair loss and how the Princess of Wales' resemblance to their late mom, Princess Diana, was fading with time.
Cooper commented that what he said was "pretty cutting," but Prince Harry denied it wasn't. The 60 Minutes host pointed out how the book gives the impression that they have lived separate lives after their mother's death despite the media portraying them as loving brothers growing up.
"Sibling rivalry," Prince Harry said.
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During the interview, Prince Harry mentioned how Prince William advised him that they pretend they don't know each at school. He admitted it hurt at times.
"I couldn't make sense of it," Harry told Cooper.
"I was like, 'What do you mean? We're now at the same school. Like, I haven't seen you for ages, now we get to hang out together.' He's like, 'No, no, no, when we're at school, we don't know each other.' And I took that personally."
"Like, we had a very similar traumatic experience, and then we-- we dealt with it two very different ways," added Prince Harry.
The Duke of Sussex was only 12, while the Princess of Wales was 15 when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in 1997.
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