Prince Harry says it was 'terrifying' having brother Prince William 'scream and shout' at him

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By Kim Novak

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Prince Harry has revealed more details on his relationship with his brother, Prince William, as the second half of his Netflix series, Harry and Meghan, arrived on Thursday.

Speaking about the rift between him and his older brother, Harry claims things got heated during a meeting with Prince William, their father - the then-Prince Charles - and the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The showdown happened in January 2020 after the Queen called "an urgent meeting of senior royals at Sandringham to discuss a new role for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex".

The group had met to discuss what Buckingham Palace called "complicated issues", and Harry claims it ended with his brother "screaming and shouting" at him.

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Harry claims his brother "screamed and shouted" at him during a meeting about his future as a Royal. Credit: Jamie Lorriman / Alamy

He recalled: "It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren’t true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it all in."

Harry also revealed that he and Meghan Markle had offered to relinquish their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles if they were not able to make a move abroad work.

He claims to have broken the news to the now-King Charles in an email, telling him that he and Meghan still wanted to continue their work in the Commonwealth while living abroad to avoid the press in the UK.

Harry revealed that he had been planning to leave the UK for at least two years prior, having considered moving to New Zealand in 2018 and South Africa in 2019, before settling on relocating to Canada in 2020.

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Harry and Meghan felt the tide turn when it came to the tone of press coverage after their wedding. Credit: lynchpics / Alamy

Explaining why he wanted to move away, Harry said: "It would be good to give ourselves some breathing space, but also we were really passionate about continuing our work throughout the Commonwealth to support the Queen."

He added that the fact he and Meghan would no longer be receiving public money would have also removed the press's public interest argument when it came to reporting about them.

The couple also spoke about how Meghan's mental health declined after the couple's wedding, with Meghan revealing there was a moment she thought: "All of this will stop if I’m not here."

She says the reason for her feeling this way was down to the tabloid press pecking at her like "vultures", after the formerly positive headlines took on a more hostile tone, which the couple believed was because they were taking the limelight from the rest of the Royal Family.

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The brothers had formerly been very close. Credit: Guy Corbishley / Alamy

Harry also admitted he struggled when Meghan told him about her suicidal thoughts, adding: "I was devastated. I knew that she was struggling, we were both struggling.

"But I never thought it would get to that stage, and the fact that it got to that stage I felt angry and ashamed.

"I didn’t deal with it particularly well. I dealt with it as Institutional Harry as opposed to Husband Harry."

The full series of Harry and Meghan is available to stream on Netflix now.

 

Featured image credit: REUTERS / Alamy