'Spare' for Prince Harry: From cocaine, to Afghan killing, to fighting with brother - everything revealed in explosive memoir

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Prince Harry has reportedly said he was knocked to the ground by his brother during an argument, and that he killed 25 Taliban soldiers while in Afghanistan, among several unusual claims in his forthcoming memoir.

In his book Spear, which will be released publicly next Tuesday, the Duke of Sussex also admitted to taking cocaine and said a woman with “powers” passed a message from his mother to him, according to reports.

The bombshell allegations were reported after a copy of the diary apparently leaked, and some copies were sold five days earlier in Spain.

According to The Guardian, which says it has seen a copy of the book, the altercation between the brothers culminated when Prince William grabbed Harry by the collar and threw him to the ground, smashing the dog bowl with his back.

William then allegedly declared: “I did not attack you, Harold.” Kensington Palace has not commented on these allegations.

The claim came about when ITV released a second trailer for their upcoming interview with Harry, in which he cast doubt on whether he would attend his father’s coronation saying, “There’s a lot that can happen between now and then.”

Prince Harry reportedly described William as his “sworn enemy” and “beloved brother” in his autobiography as he admitted there had always been competition between them for heir/reserve roles.

The Guardian also claimed that Harry sought help from a “powered” woman while grieving the loss of his mother, Diana, although details of the time and location are scarce.

The Duke of Sussex said he doesn’t have many early memories of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales

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The duke claimed that the woman had told him that Diana had said: “You are living the life that you cannot. You are living the life that she wanted for you.”

Harry also reportedly admitted to using cocaine for the first time in his diary, after he was offered a ‘line’ during a fishing trip, aged 17, according to Sky News.

Moreover, he revealed that he killed 25 people in his role as an Apache helicopter pilot during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, the Telegraph reported. Harry said he flew six missions that resulted in “the loss of human life” and that he saw “chess pieces” in them rather than “people”.

Among other revelations apparently detailed in the book are claims that:

– Harry once feared that Camilla, his father’s second wife, would become his “evil stepmother.”

– William and his wife Kate encouraged him to dress as a Nazi to a costume party in 2005 – a move that became a major scandal.

– The King confronted his two sons after Prince Philip’s funeral and begged them not to make his last years “miserable”.

– The King told Princess Diana on the day Harry was born that his “job is done” and that he had delivered an heir and spare parts.

Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace both declined to comment on the allegations.

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Harry’s account of the altercation, which he said took place at his home on the grounds of Kensington Palace in 2019, describes how he was left with visible injuries to his back after his brother grabbed him by the collar, ripped his necklace and knocked him to the ground.

The book is said to recount how William called Meghan “rude” and “abrasive”, which led to Harry accusing his brother of repeating the “journalistic version” about her.

Harry describes his brother’s “very heated” mood when he arrived at his home at the time, Nottingham Cottage, to discuss the “disaster” of their relationship, and says the conversation degenerated into shouting.

He wrote: “(William) called me by another name, and then came to me. It all happened so quickly. Very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, tore off my collar, and threw me to the ground. I landed on the dog bowl, which cracked under my back, and bits cut me off. I lay there For a moment, dazed, then I got to my feet and told him to get out.”

Harry goes on to say that William urged him to fight back but he refused before the heir to the throne apologized and told him not to tell Meghan about the altercation. Then Harry said, “You mean you attacked me?” William replied, “I did not attack you, Harold.” He added that the story appeared after his wife noticed “scratches and bruises” on his back.

According to the leaked memoirs — which have not been seen by the Standard — Harry also recounts meeting his father and William after Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, describing Charles standing between his children and pleading: “Please guys. Don’t make my last years miserable.”

The book – copies of which are already sold out in Spanish bookstores – claims Harry asked his brother and Kate for advice on what to wear to his infamous 2005 costume party where his Nazi costume made headlines around the world and prompted a humiliating apology.

Since then, the prince has described wearing the uniform as one of the “biggest mistakes” he’s ever made.

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