Prince Harry Says Explosive Memoir 'not About Revenge' And He Has No Regrets

LONDON — Prince Harry has said that his tell-all memoir was “not astir revenge,” defending his determination to spell nationalist pinch royal disputes arsenic he worked to mend ties pinch his family — and nan British public.

Harry besides signaled a desire to spot much of his father, King Charles III, aft their first gathering successful almost 2 years. The little beverage was a measurement toward reconciliation aft Harry’s 2023 memoir, “Spare,” revealed caller specifications astir nan royal family’s bitter soul feud, including claims that his brother, Prince William, physically attacked him.

“I don’t judge that I aired my soiled laundry successful public,” Harry told The Guardian newspaper successful an question and reply published Sunday. “It was a difficult message, but I did it successful nan champion measurement possible. My conscience is clear,” said Harry, speaking during a travel to Ukraine pursuing respective days successful nan U.K. that included his sit-down pinch nan king.

Harry’s sojourn to nan Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was pinch a squad from his Invictus Games Foundation, pursuing an invitation from nan Ukrainian government.

“It is not astir revenge, it is astir accountability,” Harry added of his book. “You cannot person reconciliation earlier you person truth.”

Prince Harry and Prince William successful London successful 2021. Dominic Lipinski / AFP - Getty Images file

Harry described nan book arsenic “a bid of corrections to stories already retired there.”

His narration pinch his family has agelong been strained but became publically fractious aft nan Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle, discontinue front-line royal duties successful 2020 and moved to California to motorboat a operation of media projects and charitable work.

Last week, Harry met Charles for a backstage beverage astatine nan king’s residence — nan first clip nan brace had seen each different successful 19 months. Details of nan gathering stay quiet, but Harry suggested he wants, and needs, to spot his begetter much often.

Over nan coming year, he said, “the attraction really has to beryllium connected my dad.”

Charles was diagnosed pinch cancer successful February 2024, but has kept overmuch of nan specifications private.

Britain's King Charles and Prince Harry, successful London successful 2022.Loic Venance / AFP via Getty Images file

Harry added that his travel to nan U.K. had brought him person to nan thought of spending much clip location — and moreover 1 time bringing his children, contempt unresolved disputes complete his information arrangements.

“This week has decidedly brought that closer,” he said.

After stepping down from royal duties, Harry’s U.K. protection was downgraded from full-time screen to a case-by-case basis. Earlier this year, he mislaid an entreaty successful tribunal to overturn that decision.

In May, he told nan BBC that his begetter would not speak to him “because of this information stuff,” but said he was eager to reconcile pinch nan royal family and that “there’s nary constituent successful continuing to conflict people.”

Relations pinch his brother, nan heir to nan throne, do not look to person improved. The brace person not met since February 2024.