Princess Diana’s former butler discusses signs of an early rivalry between Prince Harry and his older brother William, starting with the contents of their breakfast plates.
Sparetranslated by “The Substitute” in French version, sold to 1.4 million copies the day after its release. In his Memoirs that he promised explosive, Prince Harry confides in his childhood and adolescence within the British monarchy and all that it involved in his personal construction. The youngest son of King Charles III is told bluntly, sparing neither the royal family nor himself. His “beloved brother and best enemy” is the most criticized of all. He reproaches her for never having loved his companion, but also and above all for having constantly recalled his place as second in the order of heirs to the throne. “I was the shadow, the lining, the plan B”, can we read. Tensions between the two brothers have sprung up since childhood, escalating after the death of their mother, Lady Diana, who was absent to buffer her sons. Paul Burrell, who was the Princess’ butler for more than ten years, said he was twitness to a first demonstration of the conflict dynamics established between “the heir” and the “second”.
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Prince Harry: his second place established even at breakfast
Interviewed by The SunPaul Burrell recalls of the feeling of injustice felt by Prince Harry when he was younger. The 64-year-old man has seen the two brothers evolve, but also their tensions. In particular, he remembers a striking scene which recounts the difference in treatment between the two sons of Lady Diana. At breakfast, Prince Harry wondered why he had only hadthem sausages on his plate while his older brother had three. The nanny would then have explained to him that the current Prince of Wales needed “fill up” because it would be “one day king”.
A difficult answer to hear for a little boy who could not see only inequality between him and his brother. The butler has watched Prince Harry transform more and more into “a little boy hurt and angry to be considered the replacement”. A feeling of injustice that followed him throughout his evolution within the royal family.