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Prince Harrysays his2019 altercationwithPrince Williamwas fueled on “issues which were baed not on reality.”
The Duke of Sussex spoke about the physical fight with his brother that he wrote about in his memoir,Spare, during an interview with60 Minutes' Anderson Cooper on Sunday. During the incident, Prince William confronted his younger brother over his relationship with Meghan Markle at Harry’s home of Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace.
He continued, “And we moved from one room into the kitchen. And his frustrations were growing and growing and growing. He was shouting at me. I was shouting back at him. It wasn’t nice. It wasn’t pleasant at all. And he snapped. And he pushed me to the floor.”
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Christmas 2017.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Prince Harrysaid he landed on the dog bowl, which left marks on his back.
“[William] apologized afterwards. It was a pretty nasty experience,” he recalled.
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Afterward,Prince Harrysaid he called his therapist for help. It was only when Meghan later noticed “scrapes and bruises” on his back that he says he revealed the incident to his wife.
Prince Harry and Prince William.Samir Hussein/WireImage
During the talk, Cooper asked Harry if he was currently speaking to or texting with his father and brother.
“Do you speak to William now? Do you text?” the CNN anchor, 55, asked.
Prince Harry, 38, replied, “Uh, currently, no. But I look forward to — I look forward to us being able to find peace.”
When Cooper asked how long it had been since the siblings spoke, Harry replied, “A while.”
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“Do you speak to your dad?” Cooper followed.
“We aren’t — we haven’t spoken for quite a while,” Harry said. “Um, no, not recently.”
However, Harry said he hopes to heal the rift with his family.
“At the heart of it, there is a family, without question. Um — and I really look forward to having that family element back,” he said. “I look forward to having a relationship with my brother. I look forward to having a relationship with my father and other members of my family.”
source: people.com
