ROYA NIKKHAH

William knows he’s a punchbag for Harry — he’s silent but burning inside

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Friends accept the Prince of Wales is a ‘sitting duck’ in the face of his brother’s anger. But they fully expect to see the duke at the coronation on May 6

Once brothers in arms, Harry now sees William as his “arch-nemesis”
Once brothers in arms, Harry now sees William as his “arch-nemesis”
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Roya Nikkhah
The Sunday Times

For what feels like for ever, the Duke of Sussex has been trying his hardest to get a reaction from his big brother. First the Oprah Winfrey interview, then the Netflix documentary and now sibling Armageddon in the form of his book, Spare.

The sex, drugs and killing Taliban like “chess pieces” in Prince Harry’s memoir are jaw-dropping, but they pale in comparison to his character assassination of the Prince of Wales. “Harold” and “Willy” were once brothers in arms. Now Harry has very different nicknames for Prince William: his “arch-nemesis” who saw “red mist” as he “attacked” his little brother over a dog bowl.

The heir has responded to the spare with deafening silence. Why? Because, as a close friend of both brothers explains,