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Prince Harry didn't hold back in detailing the downfall of his relationship with brother Prince William in his explosive tell-all memoir Spare.
The book, released a year ago, sent shockwaves around the world thanks to a number of breathtaking allegations, with Harry even alleging a physical fight between the royal siblings.
The Duke also wrote of a heated argument during a walk near Frogmore Cottage following his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral on April 17, 2021.
Harry, William and Charles were reportedly discussing the interview he and Meghan Markle had given to Oprah Winfrey one month earlier. According to Harry, he was trying to address bullying allegations made against Meghan, but his father and brother "weren't listening".
William, Harry claimed, was "really steaming" and grasped at him as he tried to walk away. "I waved a hand, disgusted, but he lunged, grabbed my shirt. 'Listen to me, Harold,"' Harry wrote in his book. "I pulled away, refused to meet his gaze. He forced me to look into his eyes. 'Listen to me, Harold, listen! I love you, Harold! I want you to be happy."'
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Harry claims he replied: "I love you too…but your stubbornness is extraordinary!" The Duke then apparently tried to pull away, but William "grabbed him again" and "twisted him" so the pair could maintain eye contact.
According to Harry, it was then that William evoked the brother's so-called 'secret code' and swore on Princess Diana's life that his intentions were genuine. He wrote that William said: "Harold, you must listen to me! I just want you to be happy, Harold. I swear I swear on Mummy's life."
"He stopped. I stopped. Pa stopped. He'd gone there. He'd used the secret code, the universal password. Ever since we were boys those three words were to be used only in times of extreme crisis."
William allegedly reiterated: "'I swear to you now on Mummy's life that I just want you to be happy.'" Harry claims his "voice broke" and he "softly" told William: "I really don't think you do." The elder brother then apparently hugged Harry and said: "I love you."
Elsewhere in the book, Harry alleged William injured him by pushing him onto a dog bowl. He said the brothers had fought at Nottingham Cottage in early 2019 during a conversation about their relationship, Harry's rows with the press and Meghan.
The Duke of Sussex claimed that William grabbed him by the collar, ripped his necklace then pushed him over in the kitchen, causing him to land on a dog bowl that shattered and injured his back.
Harry and Meghan lived in 'Nott Cott', set within the grounds of Kensington Palace, from 2016 before they moved to Frogmore Cottage in the Windsor estate in April 2019.
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