According to one royal specialist, Prince Harry’s problem with being a’spare’ has “dominated his life”.
Harry, known as Prince William’s’spare’, was born in 1984 as King Charles’ second child and was third in line at the time of his birth.
In his sh0cking memoir, Spare, Harry wrote: “I was the shadow, support, and Plan B. I was introduced into the world in case something happened to Willy. He added: “I was summoned to give backup, distraction, diversion, and, if required, a’spare’ part. Kidney, maybe. Blood transfusions. A speck of bone marrow.
Veteran royal novelist Ingrid Seward stated in My Mother and I: “That is absolutely false, of course, but it was how Harry chose to see it and allow it to rule his life to the point where he would eventually create a career out of it.
“He chooses to be a victim and wreak vengeance on the slights he thought he had suffered; on his family; on the press and through the courts.”
According to the Daily Mail, being a ‘spare’ also “gave Harry a greater license to act as he pleased”.
Speaking about how Harry’s “childish antics” and “extensive partying” were received by family members.
Ms Seward wrote: “He would play the fool and get away with infantile actions, such as waiting behind visitors and making funny faces behind their backs to make William laugh when he had to meet them.
“Both Charles and Diana were amused rather than annoyed by his antics, and even the Queen, so critical of William in his infancy, regarded Harry with grandmotherly tolerance.”
Speaking with PEOPLE exclusively before of the book’s release in early 2023, Harry said his only hope for Spare is to “turn my pain into purpose,” adding, “If sharing my experience makes a positive difference in someone’s life, well, I can’t think of anything more rewarding than that!”
