We'll be closing our coverage shortly, but before we go, here's a recap of some of the claims Prince Harry makes in his tell-all memoir:

• The book outlines grievances and bitterness in the Royal Family, and Harry alleges that Prince William knocked him to the floor after tensions heightened during a conversation about Meghan

• The memoir claims that Harry and William begged their father not to marry Camilla, now Queen Consort, over fears she would become a "wicked stepmother"

• The duke says he learned of Queen Elizabeth's death from the BBC website and recalls visiting his grandmother on her deathbed, telling her how much he admired her
• Harry shares personal details about his youth, including taking drugs and losing his virginity to an older woman in a field behind a pub when he was 17

• He also details killing 25 Taliban fighters while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, a comment which has drawn criticism from army veterans
• Harry makes many references to his late mother, too, writing that during a visit to Paris, he replicated the journey Diana made through the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in the lead up to her death

Today's coverage was written by Aoife Walsh, Sam Hancock, Anna Boyd, Jasmine Andersson, Laura Gozzi, George Wright and Jamie Whitehead.

It was edited by Marita Moloney and Andrew Humphrey.

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In his book, Prince Harry tells of how Meghan apparently offended Kate by suggesting she had "baby brain" in the lead up to the royal wedding in 2018.

Meghan made the comment during a phone call about wedding rehearsals, according to the memoir.

The Duchess of Cambridge, who suffered a condition caused by hormone imbalance during all three pregnancies, had recently given birth to Louis.

Harry also claimed that during the fallout, Kate admitted to making his wife cry.

He wrote that Meghan apologised to Kate, saying that is how she speaks to her friends.

Prince William then "pointed a finger" at Meghan, saying: "Well, it's rude, Meghan. These things are not done here."

The book claims Meghan responded by saying: "If you don't mind, keep your finger out of my face."

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Harry has also shared details of his relationship with late TV presenter Caroline Flack - and how they felt they had to stop seeing each other because of pressure from the press.

He recalls meeting Flack when he went to a restaurant with friends in 2009. They then went for dinner, before the press found out and photographers tracked them down.

"That set off a frenzy," he writes. "In a matter of hours, a horde of journalists was camped outside Flack’s parents’ house, her friends’ houses, and her grandmother’s house...

"We kept seeing each other from time to time but we never felt free again. We kept going, I think, because we had a good time together and because we didn’t want to admit defeat at the hands of those imbeciles.

"But the relationship was tainted, irredeemably, and in the end we decided it wasn’t worth continuing to endure that level of exhaustion and harassment. Above all, for her family. We said goodbye. Goodbye, and good luck."

Flack would go on to win Strictly Come Dancing and host The X Factor and Love Island. She took her own life in 2020.

We heard earlier from Colonel Richard Kemp, commander of British forces in Afghanistan in 2006.

He's been sharing more of his thoughts on Prince Harry's claim that he killed 25 Taliban fighters, saying that revealing such details could be damaging to the security of the British people.

"Talking about 'chess pieces' and not human beings...that feeds very much into the narrative that the British Army went into Afghanistan and other places as callous, cold-hearted killers... which of course is far from the truth," Kemp told BBC News.

"The Taliban and others will use Harry's statements to prove that that's the case," Kemp said, adding that Harry's account "will radicalise people, it will potentially be used to incite and encourage others to carry out attacks, including British people in this country".

The claims will serve as more "propaganda ammunition" for Taliban supporters, Kemp added.

Many of you have shared your views on the latest claims to emerge from Prince Harry's memoir, Spare.

Here are some of the responses we've received:

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From descriptions of his rift with Prince William, to drug use and losing his virginity, we've gleaned a lot about Prince Harry from his book.

But here's a few more interesting insights from his memoir that you might be surprised to learn:

• Prince Harry recalled the moment he wet his pants just hours before he was due to meet Meghan for their first date. The duke said he was out at sea for a racing competition on a boat that didn't have a toilet when the accident occurred

• Writing about the ordeal, he said: "All I cared about was jumping into the water, washing off the pee from my trousers and getting back to London as fast as possible where I was about to start my real race"
• The book detailed how William and Kate were "devotees" of Suits, the TV series Meghan starred in, before they met they her
• The duke also claimed that William ordered him to shave his beard in the run up to his wedding to Meghan, despite the Queen granting him permission to keep his beard for the occasion

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Early on in the book, Harry discusses his mother’s death saying he didn’t like shaking hands with the crowds of mourners he met in the days afterwards.

He would ask himself how people who never met his mum were able to cry when he couldn't.

Harry goes on to say he did want to cry but couldn’t squeeze out a drop, suggesting he’s perhaps adopted a family trait that crying wasn’t ever an option, ever.

Nicholas Witchell
BBC royal correspondent

Harry - his book, his life, his grievances. In media terms it's hard to escape from them right now.

A monarchy in crisis, apparently. Stories of sibling rivalry and so much more over page after page.

In the broadcast media, a similar degree of coverage. On television, three different companies are rushing out their clips, from much-prized but still-to-be-broadcast interviews.

On ITV, Harry talking about that altercation with his brother. From America's CBS, his assertion that the British press is bigoted. From ABC, his acceptance that his late mother would be sad about the rift with William.

There are no new significant revelations from the book itself, though a strong feeling of the resentment at being the younger brother, or "spare".

From the royal palaces, a continued silence. Their approach is to weather this, and get on with their work.

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BBC News, Buckingham Palace

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We're outside Buckingham Palace asking the public their views on the fallout from the revelations made in Prince Harry's memoir.

"He wanted to leave, that's fine. But he shouldn't really be airing his dirty laundry," one woman said.

A tourist who is visiting London from Germany said the reports aren't as widely covered at home.

"Usually, the small gossip, we don't get that in Germany. It's not really a big deal, because obviously in Germany we don't have a king or queen," he said.

Another visitor to London said Prince Harry seems happier now and "we want what's best for him".

"I don't think he should have shared so much because it's still their personal private life," she said.

"I guess as long as he's happy, you know?"

In the lead up to his book being officially released next Tuesday, Prince Harry has given tell-all interviews in the UK - with ITV News - and the US, with CNN's Anderson Cooper.

During his conversation with Cooper, Harry repeated some of the claims he and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made in their recently released Netflix docuseries. Specifically about the British tabloid press and its attacks on Meghan.

Acknowledging that Catherine, Princess of Wales and Queen Consort Camilla have also had to deal with putdowns by the press, Harry says Meghan's situation is different because of the "race element".

He says he went into the relationship "incredibly naïvely", and that he had "no idea the British press was so bigoted".

"Hell, I was probably bigoted before the relationship with Meghan," he tells Cooper, which the presenter presses him on. Harry says that what he means is he didn't used to "see what I now see".

Both interviews are due to air on Sunday, in the US and UK respectively.

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Prince Harry's tell-all book Spare has exposed tensions and rifts, as he sees it, in the Royal Family over several years.

Harry says he would like to seek reconciliation but also accountability from others.

Royal historan Professor Anna Whitelock says bridge-building is not impossible and, in times past, royal feuds have come and gone but that it is most likely to be done privately.

Speaking to the BBC she said: "The royals and interviews is an interesting subject... they never really end well for the monarchy even though the royals at the time think they are managing the media."

She added: "I don't think we are going to see a step-by-step accusation by accusation rebuttal by the palace."

Professor Whitelock added that although the revelations are sensational, the damage to the monarchy is limited as Harry is not a direct heir to the throne.

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Lord George Foulkes, head of the Lords Constitution Committee, has been speaking about the effect Prince Harry's latest revelations could have on the way the monarchy is perceived.

He goes all the way back to the reign of Elizabeth I, who "ruled largely by creating mystique".

"I think one of the things that has come out of this recent furore is that we now know that the royal family is very much like other families," he tells the BBC's World at One.

"Does that mean, therefore, that there is less mystique and we should consider them more like another family who... are the monarchy? And would that diminish their role?" he asks.

"It may mean that something like this causes people to question that."

Prince Harry has not confirmed whether he would accept an invitation to his father's coronation in May, according to a trailer for an ITV interview.

"There's a lot that can happen between now and then. But the door is always open. The ball is in their court," he told interviewer Tom Bradby.

The coronation of King Charles will be held at Westminster Abbey on 6 May.

The interview is expected to discuss conflicts between the Duke of Sussex and members of the Royal Family.

"There's a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they're willing to sit down and talk about it," said Prince Harry.

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A reminder that all the claims from Harry’s memoir we’ve been reporting are exactly that: Harry’s side of the story.

Neither Buckingham Palace on behalf of the King, or Kensington Palace on behalf of the Prince of Wales have commented on Spare, which is due to be released on Tuesday and we don’t know if any comment will be made.

There’s also been no individual statements from anyone in the Royal Family about the book’s contents.

We've been asking readers to get in touch to give us their take on the claims in Prince Harry's memoir, and many of you have responded.

Here are some of the views you shared with us:

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Prince Harry also goes into detail about the last words he said to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, following her death in September.

In his book, Harry describes travelling to Balmoral Castle in Scotland and discovering via the BBC News website when his flight landed that the Queen had died.

He writes that Princess Anne welcomed him to the castle and took him upstairs to his grandmother's room.

"I advanced with uncertainty and saw her. I stayed still, watching her carefully for a good while," he writes.

"I whispered that I hoped she was happy and that she was with grandfather now.

"I said that I admired her for having carried out her duties until the end - the jubilee, the welcoming of the new prime minister."

Back to Harry's memoir now where he writes that he and Meghan wanted to have children "immediately" but the time wasn’t right because of their demanding jobs and busy schedule.

He says that the couple were concerned that Meghan’s weight loss, which they blamed on stress, would make conception harder.

In his book, Harry discusses how his wife did start to gain weight again, and in summer 2018, they went to Balmoral to spend time with King Charles - a period which Harry says strengthened the bond between his wife and father.

Harry says he was pleased that nothing negative was published in response to the announcement the couple were expecting their first child and Archie Harrison was born the following May.

Many of you have been getting in touch with your opinions on the claims Prince Harry makes in his memoir.

Here are more of the responses we've received:

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Prince Harry has spoken candidly of the terrible panic attacks and stress he felt, particularly around public duties such as speeches or interviews.

But he’s also been very open about how he tried to cope, including taking drugs.

“Psychedelic drugs also helped me. I had experimented with them throughout the years, for simple pleasure, but now I had started to take them for therapy, like medicine,” he writes in the translated Spanish edition of his memoir.

He says it allowed him to see “another world beyond my very limited sensory perception” and he reflects that many philosophers say that “our daily life is an illusion”.

Harry also acknowledged that he had taken cocaine to “make me feel different”.

It’s a reminder of how different this is as a royal memoir.

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Prince Harry has made many claims in the book about the Royal Family, including one about King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla wanting to divert attention away from Prince William and Kate.

He writes that in 2015 there was tension between William and their father who, Harry claims, was growing increasingly annoyed at the attention the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were getting.

"Willy did everything he [King Charles] wanted, and sometimes he didn't want him to do much, because dad and Camilla didn't like Willy and Kate getting too much publicity," he writes.

He goes on to detail a time where Kate allegedly had a visit planned to a tennis club on the same day King Charles, then Prince of Wales, had a public engagement. According to Harry, one of the monarch's press officers called William to ensure there were no photos of Kate holding a tennis racquet.

"Undoubtedly that kind of photo would have pushed dad and Camilla off every front page," he writes. "And that couldn't be tolerated under any circumstances."

The BBC has asked Buckingham Palace to comment on the claims made in Harry's book. So far, officials have declined.