Prince Harry reveals that Prince William "aired some concerns" regarding his relationship with Meghan Markle

According to Prince Harry, Prince William "aired some concerns," concerning his relationship with Meghan Markle "very early on." The Duke of Sussex remembered how Prince William and Kate Middleton responded to his new relationship with Meghan, an American actress who was divorced and biracial, in an interview for his book Spare with ITV's Tom Bradby that aired on Sunday. Harry, 38, said, "Some of the things that my brother and sister-in-law — some of the way that they were acting or behaving definitely felt to me as though, unfortunately, that stereotyping was causing a bit of a barrier to them really sort of, you know, introducing or welcoming her in."

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Prince Harry said that William "never did that" when Bradby questioned him if his older brother had attempted to talk him out of marrying Meghan. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit: Showbiz Cheat Sheet[/caption] "No, he never tried to dissuade me from marrying Megan, but he aired some concerns, very early on and said, you know, this is gonna be really hard for you," Harry revealed. "And I still to this day, I don't truly understand which part of what he was talking about. But maybe, you know, maybe he predicted what the British press's reaction was gonna be." Furthermore, Prince Harry disclosed to Bradby that although he has always loved his brother, there has also been "separation." "The older-younger sort of sibling rivalry as such — now is only really becoming, uh, I guess real to me. Like, so, okay. For instance, I talk about the relationship between William, myself at Eton. Yeah. And the fact that he didn't really want to know me," Harry explained. "And you know, as a younger brother, that sucks. It's like, come on. Like you left me at Ludgrove, and now I'm here at Eton. Like, hey, let's, now we're the same school, let's go. Um, and he didn't want anything to do with me. And that hurt at the time." Prince Harry also revealed that he is now monitoring the sibling relationship between his own children - Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet Diana, 1. [caption id="attachment_79994" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Image credit: PEOPLE[/caption]

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Moreover, Prince Harry asserts that Prince William physically assaulted him in 2019 in his book Spare, an excerpt of which was published by The Guardian last week. Harry reportedly claimed that William, 40, called Meghan "difficult," "rude," and "abrasive" at the start of the incident. And Harry responded by saying that his brother was merely "parrot[ing of] the press narrative" regarding his wife. Harry reportedly wrote of the altercation at his London residence, "He set down (his glass of) water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast." "He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog's bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out." [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Image credit: The Independent[/caption]Lastly, Prince Harry described the conflict in the ITV interview by saying, "I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years. I saw this red mist in [William] — he wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to."