Summary

  • Prince Harry has made a string of damning accusations against his family in a new memoir called Spare

  • He also speaks candidly about suffering panic attacks due to the stress of royal life and how he turned to drugs to cope

  • In one of the most dramatic claims, he says his brother, Prince William, physically attacked him in a row over his wife Meghan

  • Harry says he saw a "red mist" in William on that day in an ITV interview to promote the book

  • Also in the memoir is his description of killing Taliban fighters while serving in Afghanistan and losing his virginity

  • The book officially goes on sale in the UK and the US next week but BBC News has obtained a copy in Spain where it has gone on sale by mistake

  • Spare is Harry's account and Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace have both said they will not comment

  1. Welcomepublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2023

    Good morning and thanks for joining us as we look at the reaction to the revelations in Prince Harry’s tell-all book Spare.

    We’ll be covering the string of sensational claims over drug taking, how Prince William urged their father not to marry Camilla and how Harry says he was physically attacked by his brother in a row over Meghan.

    Stay with us as the story unfolds.