Prince Harry will give his blunt and honest opinion on any topic, no matter how private it might be.
Take, for instance, Prince William‘s decision to marry Kate Middleton and get close to his in-laws — Carole and Michael Middleton.
According to Tina Brown‘s book about the Royal Family, The Palace Papers, Prince Harry felt out of place rather quickly after Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Prince William established themselves at Kensington Palace.
Royal expert Tina Brown said that despite Prince Harry’s close bond with his brother and sister-in-law, he was unhappy. The former soldier felt some kind of resentment for Middleton who had stolen his only brother and the faithful companion he had known all his life.
The author shared: “Though they were still ‘incredibly close, living next door to each other [at Kensington Palace], sharing the same office, and hanging out a lot”, [Harry] mourned his us-against-the-world bond with William.”
According to the expert, Prince Harry was left perplexed by Prince William’s obsession with Carole and Michael Middleton. It has been confirmed that William and his in-laws have a tight relationship.
Prince William, who comes from a broken home, is loved by Carole and Michael Middleton, who treat him like their own son. Prince Harry could not understand his brother’s obsession with the family.
The author revealed: “Harry felt displaced by their bougie family unit, and couldn’t understand his brother’s obsession with his in-laws.”
Prince William spent a lot of time at Bucklebury Manor, the Middleton family’s home in Berkshire. And Prince Harry was not impressed by the activities at the manor.
The author added: “Bucklebury world bored Harry to tears. [William and Kate] had a tight unit, and William [became] a full-on Windsor country bumpkin.”
The revelations are not surprising because Prince Harry said what he thought of Middleton stealing his brother by describing their wedding day in his memoir, Spare.
In the bestselling book, Prince Harry confessed: “The brother I’d escorted into Westminster Abbey that morning was gone — forever. Who could deny it? He’d never again be first and foremost Willy. We’d never again ride together across the Lesotho countryside with capes blowing behind us. We’d never again share a horsey-smelling cottage while learning to fly. Who shall separate us? Life, that’s who.”
He added: “And I recall Willy walking her back up the aisle, and as they disappeared through the door, into the carriage that would convey them to Buckingham Palace, into the eternal partnership they’d pledged, I recall thinking: Goodbye.”
The revelations bring more clarity to what unfolded after.
