Insider claims Prince Harry’s autobiography ‘Spare’ could split him from William forever

Prince Harry’s soon-to-be-published memoir is expected to further criticise his brother and cast a renewed spotlight on the bitter recriminations at the heart of the Royal family.

Palace officials are bracing themselves for further embarrassing claims if the Duke chooses to reveal more details about his fractious relationship with Prince William, with reports he may also criticise his sister-in-law Catherine, the Princess of Wales.

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare hits the shelves on January 10 and is described by its publishers as being “a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination”, written with “raw, unflinching honesty”.

But those who have read Prince Harry’s memoir say his account is likely to lead to a further unravelling of the relationship between the brothers.

The release of the book could mark the end of the brothers' relationship, sources claim. Photo / AP

‘Everything is laid bare’

“Generally, I think the book [will be] worse for them than the Royal family is expecting,” one insider told The Sunday Times. “Everything is laid bare. Charles comes out of it better than I expected, but it’s tough on William in particular and even Kate gets a bit of a broadside.

The source added: “There are these minute details, and a description of the fight between the brothers. I personally can’t see how Harry and William will be able to reconcile after this.”

It comes just a few weeks after the Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary laid bare the extent of the falling out between Princes William and Harry.

The Duke claimed in the documentary series that his brother “screamed and shouted” at him in January 2020 during crisis talks about the Sussexes leaving the UK.

Nile Gardiner, a foreign policy analyst and former aide to Margaret Thatcher, predicted that the book would further damage the pair’s relationship.

Gardiner wrote on Twitter: “Prince Harry’s memoir is set to be a nasty hatchet job attack on his own brother.”

Spare has already spent weeks near the top of the Amazon books sales charts based on advance orders, with the title at No. 5 in the UK listings on Sunday.

The couple signed a US$20 million, four-book deal with Penguin Random House in 2021 and there has recently been unsubstantiated speculation that a memoir by Meghan might form part of the publication series.

The publication of Spare is being accompanied by two major television interviews of the Prince by ITV’s Tom Bradby and CBS’s Anderson Cooper to be broadcast in the coming days.

Prince Harry is also expected to give at least one newspaper interview to accompany the launch, with The New York Times – in which Meghan wrote about her miscarriage in 2020 – a possible outlet.

But in an indication that the six-part Netflix series has backfired on the couple, a poll last week found support draining away from them.

The YouGov poll found almost half of the British public think the Duke should be stripped of his royal title, with 44 per cent saying they were more sympathetic towards Prince William and the Princess of Wales, compared with just 17 per cent for Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Penguin Random House did not respond to requests for comment. ITV would not comment on the content of the Bradby interview.

A spokesman for the Sussexes did not respond to requests for comment on the content of Prince Harry’s book.