Prince Harry Wants Apology For Wife Meghan; Cut Prince William Stories From 'Spare'

Prince Harry has revealed that his memoir "Spare" would have been longer had he not taken out some stories about his brother Prince William and father King Charles III.

In a new interview with The Telegraph released Friday, the Duke of Sussex said the first draft of his 400-book Spare was 800 pages. However, he made the decision to exclude some details about his father and brother as he believed they would not forgive him if he made those stories public.

"It could have been two books, put it that way," Prince Harry explained. "And there were other bits that I shared with [ghostwriter] J.R. [Moehringer], that I said, 'Look, I'm telling you this for context but there's absolutely no way I'm putting it in there.'"

He continued, "But there are some things that have happened, especially between me and my brother, and to some extent between me and my father, that I just don't want the world to know. Because I don't think they would ever forgive me."

Prince Harry acknowledged that some may view the revelations he made about Prince William and King Charles in the final version of "Spare" as unforgivable. But he said he ultimately wanted to send the message to his family that he would reconcile if they take accountability for their alleged actions and apologize to his wife, Meghan Markle.

"Now you could argue that some of the stuff I've put in there, well, they will never forgive me anyway," he told the outlet. "But the way I see it is, I'm willing to forgive you for everything you've done, and I wish you'd actually sat down with me, properly, and instead of saying. 'I'm delusional and paranoid,' actually sit down and have a proper conversation about this, because what I'd really like is some accountability. And an apology to my wife."

Prince Harry said in his interview with ITV's Tom Bradby that he still believes in the monarchy, and he told The Telegraph that his memoir was not trying to take the institution down.

"This is not about trying to collapse the monarchy, this is about trying to save them from themselves," he said. "And I know that I will get crucified by numerous people for saying that."

Prince Harry said he felt it was his "life's mission" to "right the wrongs of the very thing that drove us out" from the royal family.

While he left out some private details about his father and brother, the Invictus Games founder shared in his book a lot of intimate details about his relationships with his family.

In the memoir, he alleged that Prince William once physically attacked him in 2019 during an argument over Markle.

The Duke of Sussex also claimed that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton told him their father privately admitted that he might have leaked Markle and the Princess of Wales' feud over bridesmaid dresses to the press.

"He said sheepishly, he might've let it slip that there'd been strife between the two couples," Prince Harry wrote.

Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" was released Tuesday.