Prince Harry reveals which Royal Family member first gave him 'spare' nickname
ok.co.ukIn his memoir Spare, which was released last year, Prince Harry shockingly revealed which member of the Royal Family had first given him the rather cruel nickname.The controversial book saw the Duke of Sussex lift the lid on the realities of life as a Royal.
In one excerpt from the book, Harry revealed that it was his father King Charles who first labelled him as the 'spare.' The Prince wrote that Charles coined the nickname, in response to Princess Diana giving birth to a second son.
Harry shared that his father's reaction to the news he had a second son was: "Wonderful! Now you've given me an heir and a spare - my work is done." The Guardian newspaper highlighted that Prince Harry has always been bitter about his nickname, expressing his annoyance in his memoir.
In their discussion of the book, the newspaper reported: "Harry's resentment of being the 'spare' is the underlying theme of his book, through chapters on his childhood, his schooling, his career as a royal and in the British Army, his relationship with his parents and brother, and his life with Meghan through courtship, wedding and marriage, to their own experience of parenthood." The Duke of Sussex, who has relocated to the USA with wife Meghan Markle, is set to visit the UK next month, during which he will be attending and event celebrating the 10th anniversary of his highly successful Invictus Games, which he found back in 2014.
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