Prince Harry Says He ‘Without Question’ Is Partially Responsible for Rift With Prince William: ‘I Have More Freedom Than He Does’

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Ready to tell all — again. Prince Harry opened up about his life within the British royal family in his debut memoir, Spare — but the revelations haven’t stopped there.The Duke of Sussex, 38, sat down for an interview with Good Morning America, which aired on Monday, January 9, one day after his appearances on 60 Minutes and the U.K.’s ITV.

During Monday’s segment, Harry shed more light on his relationship with Prince William and his hopes for possible reconciliation.“There has always been this competition between us, weirdly,” Harry said of his older brother, 40. “Again, I think it really plays into — or is played by — the heir/spare [mentality].”When asked whether he thought William was ever jealous of his position further down in the line of succession, Harry said yes. “But I have more freedom than he does, right?” he continued, adding that he never wanted to simply live “in the monarch’s shadow” before leaving his senior royal role. “His life is planned out for him.

I have more flexibility to be able to choose the life that I wanted.”The prince reflected on often being pitted “against” William and Princess Kate within the British press, but he acknowledged that he “without question” is partially responsible for the “wedge” that’s been placed between him and the future king.“What people don’t know is the efforts that I’ve gone to [in order] to resolve this privately, both with my brother and with my father,” Harry said on Monday. “I hope that [William and I] will be joined at the hip again.

Because, you know, if there’s something that will terrify the British press more than anything, it’s William and I being aligned.”In a teaser for the interview released Friday, January 6, Harry reflected on how his late mother,