Prince Harry said that he always knew he would be there for Prince William if he needed a blood transfusion, organ transplant, or bone marrow transplant.
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In his explosive biography, Prince Harry has revealed additional facts about his boyhood and relationship with the Prince of Wales.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, wrote in Spare that he grew up knowing he could give his older brother, Prince William, 40, an organ donation if he needed it. “I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy,” he added, saying that his parents and grandparents even referred to him and his brother as the heir and the spare as a type of ‘shorthand’. His life was defined as a mission to provide a source of distraction, entertainment, and, in case of need, a spare part, such as a kidney, blood transfusion, or bone marrow. - The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, aged 38, explains how he was born as a replacement for his brother
- In his biography Spare, Prince Harry stated that he was there to provide an organ
- He claimed to have been born if Prince William required an organ transplant
‘“I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy,” said Prince Harry. He claimed that he grew up knowing he was born in case his brother required a kidney or a blood transfusion.’
Harry, who is two years younger than Prince William, detailed how the concepts of ‘heir’ and ‘spare’ had been instilled in him throughout his life. He stated that the concept of merely being in the world in case something bad happened to William was ‘abundantly evident’ to him from a young age and was ‘regularly reinforced’ throughout his life.
Prince Charles Reaction on the Day Prince Harry was Born
The father-of-two then related a story he heard when he was 20 years old about his father’s ‘supposed words’ to his mother, Princess Diana, on the day he was born. “Wonderful!,” King Charles III is believed to have exclaimed to his wife. “You’ve already provided me with an heir and a spare; I’ve done my job.”In the book, Prince Harry defied royal convention by discussing his father’s neck and back issues. The Duke of Sussex wrote of his father’s health troubles, detailing how he fought ‘continuous neck and back pain,’ which he partly attributed to his father’s old polo injuries.
Harry also revealed numerous shocking facts about his brother William, such as how he ‘recoiled’ from Meghan’s hug at their uneasy first meeting.
Prince William’s First Meeting with Meghan
The moment the Duke of Sussex introduced his brother to his girlfriend was described as a ‘typical clash of civilizations’ by the Duke of Sussex.Advertisement
Harry claims that when his brother answered the door, William was a little done up’ in smart trousers and a shirt. “I introduced Meg, who leaned in and gave him a hug, which freaked him out,” he added. “He shuddered.”
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