Did Princess Diana predict the feud between Prince William and Prince Harry? Thanks to a
brutal nickname, Harry has always been in competition with the future king.
There's one crucial way Prince Harry wants to be distinguished from his brother Prince William,
and it involves their late mother, Princess Diana. In his book "Diana:
Remembering the Princess," Ken Wharfe asserts that the Duke of Sussex simply wishes to be
trusted just like Diana was. Wharfe was previously employed by Kensington Palace,
and he was both the princess' bodyguard and friend, working with her between 1987 and
1993. As a result, he offers invaluable insight into the late princess and her beloved sons.
Elsewhere in the book, Wharfe claims that Prince Harry could one day return to the royal family,
but in an entirely different role to the one he occupied previously.
Now, another so-called royal expert has revealed why Diana was concerned her youngest
son would lose himself without a clear path to ascension. As Charles and Diana's second son,
Prince Harry has long lived with being unfairly designated as "the spare" by the
British tabloid media. According to royal expert James Patterson, Harry's late mother was keenly
aware of this unflattering nickname. Princess Diana was allegedly concerned that Prince Harry
would resent his brother because he wasn't getting as much attention as the future king.
Patterson, the co-author of "Diana, William,
and Harry: The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother," told Fox News,
"I think she tried to control it as much as she could. I think she was troubled about it. That's
a standard thing for families. [...] It happens pretty much to all families. And in this case,
the stakes are much higher because one is presumably going to be king someday."
Diana was adamant that her sons wouldn't struggle with the spotlight as much as she did,
and she apparently hoped that they would find their own paths outside of the royal
family. In his book about the princess, Patterson details the relationship between
Diana and her sons prior to her death, detailing her utter devotion to the boys.
"Just because you suffered, that doesn't mean your kids have to suffer."
Although the brothers were close as children, their relationship seems to have soured
considerably, particularly since the Duke of Sussex left the royal family. Royal expert Phil
Dampier recently claimed to The U.S. Sun that William and Harry's potential reconciliation
rests upon the bombshell memoir the Duke of Sussex is penning. Until Prince William
knows what's written in the hotly-anticipated book, he's reportedly keeping his distance.
Of course, details have slowly been leaking out about who Prince Harry's targets might be in the
autobiography. Insiders allegedly informed The Sun that the Duke of Sussex has been extensively
researching his mother's death for the book. Meanwhile, another source told Page Six,
"There's a lot of new stories in there about the past that Harry
has not spoken about before, about his childhood."
Nobody knows for sure what Prince Harry has written,
including his father Prince Charles. In fact, Charles reportedly cut his meeting with Harry
short when his son refused to give him the scoop. There's already been intense
speculation the duke might take the opportunity to reassert his dominance over brother Prince
William. During a recent appearance on "Palace Confidential," royal expert Angela Levin argued,
"He really wants to show his power over William
because he was fed up with being the spare rather than the heir."
Levin, who interviewed the duke for her book "Harry: Conversations with the Prince,"
described him as "bitter and resentful." She also suggested that he's going to use the
memoir to settle old scores more than anything else. However, in a piece for Yahoo! News,
royal expert Omid Scobie countered that the so-called "spare" has more than proven himself,
particularly since defecting from the royal family and branching out on his own.
As a result, Prince Harry may actually feel he has nothing to prove in his new
book. No matter what happens, the duke has made it clear he wants
to follow in his mother's footsteps first and foremost, telling People,
"I honor my mother in everything I do. I am my mother's son."
Basically, Harry wants to dedicate his life to public service,
in a similar manner to the People's Princess.