Prince Harry ‘regret’ writing about Prince William in Spare

Prince Harry’s connection with his brother, Prince William, is nonexistent. The brothers, who were once each other’s safe havens, haven’t spoken in years, and reconciliation appears to be out of reach.

Prince Harry lashed out at many of his family members in his 2023 book Spare, which did little to help his relationship with his UK family. According to rumors, the estranged prince has been looking for a way back into the royal fold, but his wife, Meghan Markle, is trying to keep him from ever returning.

Prince Harry recalled physical altercation with Prince William

“He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out,” Harry wrote.

The Duke then described how William urged him to hit back, describing their fights as children. When Harry refused, the future king left before returning later “looking regretful, and apologized.” Harry said he sustained visible injuries on his back.

Prince William could exclude Harry from his coronation

Prince William can, of course, shut Harry out of his grand day. Still, royal expert and author Christopher Andersen told Fox that he was “convinced” that the Duke would be there.

“Despite all the bad blood between the brothers, I’m convinced that, when the time does come, William will not be foolish enough to exclude his only sibling, now fifth in line to the throne, from his coronation,” Andersen said.

“Things probably have never been worse between the brothers than they are now. William and Charles have pretty much made the joint decision to effectively cut Harry out of their lives, at least for the time being. There is no sign of a reconciliation on the horizon, and everyone involved seems to have pretty much come to terms with that.”

In recent times, Prince Harry has been rumored to be looking for a way back. He’s been said to miss his old friends in the UK and allegedly looked at permanent housing there.

Prince Harry ‘regrets’ writing about William in ‘Spare’

“I’m sure if she can help, she probably would try and intervene between the two of them, if she can help bring the brothers back together, of course she would. She’s their cousin and she cares about them both deeply.”

When Kate Middleton got her canc3r diagnosis, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were said to have reached out to her and given her support. At the same time, reports suggested that Harry regretted writing nasty things about his sister-in-law. A source speaking to the Mirror suggests that Harry might feel the same way about his brother.

“Although Harry is glad he finally got his say on everything that went on with Spare, there is part of him that has some regrets over it all and the way it was handled,” the source said.

“He was still very angry about how he was treated by his family and wanted them to know and felt his book was the only way they’d listen. But looking back, he’s not sure it was handled in the right way and he has faced a lot of criticism for it and hurt his family a lot.”

The source continued, “Harry still wants to have a relationship with them and is hoping that in 2025, he can make that happen. A lot has gone on since Spare was released and he didn’t update the paperback version – so he is hopeful he can repair the relationship.”