While the truth about Prince Harry’s complex relationship with his brother was undeniably the centrepiece of his memoir – there was a fascinating secondary plot: Prince William’s alleged ongoing tension with their father. Spare , for the first time, exposed first-hand the intricacies of the family’s ecosystem, which was apparently regularly disrupted over issues related to public image, popularity and media exposure. Among Harry’s most unflattering claims was one which alleged that Charles would become deeply frustrated when his work was overshadowed by less senior members of the monarchy, including his sons and their wives.
It was a theme revisited in royal author Omid Scobie’s Endgame late last year, which also quoted sources suggesting William at times considered his father “incompetent”, and painted Charles as becoming outraged by his son’s “effrontery”. “William, or his staff, I should say, will always be quick to play up his efforts,” a source close to Charles claimed. “There is an almost frenzied push for William to be seen as ready for the throne, despite an entire generation coming beforehand.
” Jealousy isn’t a particularly flattering look on anyone. On the then-future King of England, and in relation to his two children, it was downright ugly. But fast-forward 18 months, and a high-profile scene has just unfolded which either indicates Harry misunderstood the situation back then or that a monumental transformation has occurred (or bot.
