Prince Harry's New Book Details Fight with Brother William
2023-01-06
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1In his new book about life as a member of the royal family, Prince Harry of Great Britain says he was once knocked down in a fight with his brother, Prince William.
2Harry's book, Spare came out this week in Spain.
3It is supposed to be put on sale in other countries on January 10.
4The prince is the youngest son of Britain's King Charles III and Princess Diana.
5His older brother, William, is next in line to become King after their father.
6The name of the book comes from Harry's position in the royal family.
7He is the spare, or extra, son.
8The 38-year-old Harry made news in 2020 when he and his wife, Meghan Markle, decided to leave the royal family and move to California.
9The book tells of a 2019 argument between the brothers that became a physical fight at Harry's home in London.
10Harry wrote that William called Meghan difficult, rude and abrasive.
11In the argument, Harry wrote, William grabbed him by the shirt, broke his jewelry and knocked him down.
12He had "scrapes and bruises" after falling into the food bowl of the dog and breaking it.
13Harry said William told Harry to fight back, but he would not. William later apologized, Harry wrote.
14Spokespeople for King Charles and Prince William did not comment about the story.
15William and Harry were once considered good friends, especially after the death of their mother in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
16The brothers have not been as close in recent years.
17Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties in 2022.
18At the time, they said the royal family did not support them after their 2018 marriage.
19In an interview with American television presenter Oprah Winfrey and during a recent six-part documentary on Netflix, Harry said his family gave reporters negative stories about Meghan.
20The negative stories and lack of support, he said, were a way to protect William.
21Ahead of the book's wide release, Harry gave interviews to broadcasters ITV of Britain and CBS News of the United States.
22They are scheduled to come out next week.
23In a short video released by ITV, Harry said: "I don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better."
24Charles became king in September 2022 after his mother, Queen Elizabeth, died.
25However, the ceremony for his ascension to the throne will be in May.
26The event is called a coronation.
27Harry has not yet said if he will be there. When asked by ITV, he said: "I don't know."
28Harry also told ITV that he feels "betrayed" by his family for making him and Meghan "villains."
29Harry is fifth in line to lead the royal family, behind his brother and William's three children.
30People who follow the family say Harry has often seemed unable to find his place.
31He spent 10 years in the British Army before taking on royal duties in 2005.
32I'm Caty Weaver.
1In his new book about life as a member of the royal family, Prince Harry of Great Britain says he was once knocked down in a fight with his brother, Prince William. 2Harry's book, Spare came out this week in Spain. It is supposed to be put on sale in other countries on January 10. 3The prince is the youngest son of Britain's King Charles III and Princess Diana. His older brother, William, is next in line to become King after their father. 4The name of the book comes from Harry's position in the royal family. He is the spare, or extra, son. 5The 38-year-old Harry made news in 2020 when he and his wife, Meghan Markle, decided to leave the royal family and move to California. 6The book tells of a 2019 argument between the brothers that became a physical fight at Harry's home in London. 7Harry wrote that William called Meghan difficult, rude and abrasive. In the argument, Harry wrote, William grabbed him by the shirt, broke his jewelry and knocked him down. He had "scrapes and bruises" after falling into the food bowl of the dog and breaking it. Harry said William told Harry to fight back, but he would not. William later apologized, Harry wrote. 8Spokespeople for King Charles and Prince William did not comment about the story. 9William and Harry were once considered good friends, especially after the death of their mother in a car crash in Paris in 1997. The brothers have not been as close in recent years. 10Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties in 2022. At the time, they said the royal family did not support them after their 2018 marriage. 11In an interview with American television presenter Oprah Winfrey and during a recent six-part documentary on Netflix, Harry said his family gave reporters negative stories about Meghan. The negative stories and lack of support, he said, were a way to protect William. 12Ahead of the book's wide release, Harry gave interviews to broadcasters ITV of Britain and CBS News of the United States. They are scheduled to come out next week. In a short video released by ITV, Harry said: "I don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better." 13Charles became king in September 2022 after his mother, Queen Elizabeth, died. However, the ceremony for his ascension to the throne will be in May. The event is called a coronation. 14Harry has not yet said if he will be there. When asked by ITV, he said: "I don't know." 15Harry also told ITV that he feels "betrayed" by his family for making him and Meghan "villains." 16Harry is fifth in line to lead the royal family, behind his brother and William's three children. People who follow the family say Harry has often seemed unable to find his place. He spent 10 years in the British Army before taking on royal duties in 2005. 17I'm Caty Weaver. 18Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on reports by Reuters and the Associated Press. 19_____________________________________________________________________ 20Words in This Story 21knock down -v. (phrasal) to cause someone or something to fall to the ground 22rude -adj. showing an inability to treat others normally or in a civilized way 23abrasive -adj. unpleasant, intentionally causing problems 24grab -v. to seize 25scrape -n. a surface injury caused by rubbing 26bruise -n. an injury from force that discolors the skin and causes pain 27royal -adj. related to a king or queen 28interview -n. a formal discussion in which one person aims to get information from another person 29documentary -n. a film showing real events 30negative -adj. bad 31schedule -v. to plan for something 32silent -adj. not speaking, making on sound 33ascension to the throne -phrase to become king or queen 34betray -v. to feel hurt because of what one sees as a lack of support 35villain -n. a person who does bad things 36___________________________________________________________________ 37We want to hear from you. How do you feel about Harry? 38We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 39Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.