Prince Harry is about to spill all the royal tea.
In two upcoming interviews, the Duke of Sussex explores his and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back as active members of their famous family.
At one point, she even declared “silence is treason” when describing her father, King Charles, her brother, Prince William, and other loved ones.
First, in footage released of Harry sitting down with ITV’s Tom Bradby, Harry simply said: “I want my dad back. I want my brother back.”
Except… it’s not that simple.
“There’s no need for this kind of leak and planting,” Harry said, referring to the cunning nature of high-ranking officials at Buckingham Palace and adding:
“I want a family, not an institution. They think it’s better if we stay the villains.”
Harry and Meghan recently came out with a Netflix documentary documenting similar complaints and concerns.
Markle claimed she feared for her children’s safety at one point.
The Duke will also release a memoir (titled “Spare”) which will be an attack on the Royal Family.
It’s the promotion of this book that now has Harry on the press circuit.
“Every time I’ve tried [reconcile]personally, there were briefings and leaks and planting stories to me and my wife,” Harry continued at the length of ITV’s release until now.
“The family motto is ‘never complain, never explain’, but it’s just a motto. equal [palace aides] will feed or have a conversation with the correspondent, and the correspondent will literally spoon-feed the information and write the story, and below, they will say they have reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
“But the whole story is Buckingham Palace commenting.
“So when we’ve been told for the last six years, ‘we can’t make a statement to protect you’, but you’re doing it for another family member, then being silent is a betrayal.”
In an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, Harry expanded on the allegations of “leaks” in the media and how the negative stories affected him and Meghan.
He also told Cooper why he was addressing the issue in a public forum.
In his long-awaited memoir, the father-of-two promises “A first-hand account of my life that is accurate and truthful.”
There was a reason his family members were so scared.
According to the publisher, the book will tell the story of Harry’s life in the spotlight – from childhood to the present day … including his dedication to service, his second military duty that took him to the front lines of the war in Afghanistan, and the joy he found. in being a husband and father.
“Prince Harry will offer an honestand and and and uplifting personal portrait, which shows readers that everything he thought he knew was an inspiring, courageous and uplifting human story,” Penguin Random House said in a statement about the memoir.
It is said to be the “definitive account” of the Duke of Sussex’s life.
Harry and Meghan are rumored to have signed a $20 million, four-book deal with Penguin Random House through 2021 and there has recently been speculation that a memoir by Meghan could be part of a series of publications.