Prince Harry’sSpareghostwriter is sharing his side of the story.
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WhilePrince Harrywanted to end the passage with the comeback he gave one of the participants, Moehringer insisted on keeping it out.
“Although this wasn’t the first time that Harry and I had argued, it felt different; it felt as if we were hurtling toward some kind of decisive rupture, in part because Harry was no longer saying anything,” Moehringer recalled of the fight.
“He was just glaring into the camera,” he added. “Finally, he exhaled and calmly explained that, all his life, people had belittled his intellectual capabilities, and this flash of cleverness proved that, even after being kicked and punched and deprived of sleep and food, he had his wits about him.”
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Though the two butted heads at that moment, Moehringer shared other lighthearted moments that occurred between them during the writing process, including how he and his family bonded with Harry andMeghan Marklewhile visitingtheir home in Montecito.
During one particular trip, he joked thatPrince Harrywon the heart of his daughter Gracie with “his vastMoanascholarship,” noting that his favorite scene is “when Heihei, the silly chicken, finds himself lost at sea.”
The ghostwriter also recalled Meghan’s generosity as he visited again without his family and dealt with homesickness.
“Harry put me up in his guesthouse, where Meghan and Archie would visit me on their afternoon walks,” he noted. “Meghan, knowing I was missing my family, was forever bringing trays of food and sweets.”
He added that Meghan also sent him home with toys for his children after he left.
Moehringer said he andPrince Harryimmediately bonded over the loss of their mothers during their first Zoom meeting.
“I wondered if we’d have any chemistry,” he said. “We did, and there was, I think, a surprising reason. Princess Diana had died twenty-three years before our first conversation, and my mother, Dorothy Moehringer, had just died, and our griefs felt equally fresh.”
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Prince Harry’s memoir wasreleased on Jan. 10and gavea candid look at the Duke of Sussex’s life in the royal spotlight.
In addition to discussing his mother Princess Diana’s death and how it affected him growing up, he also detailed his strained relationship withvarious members of the royal family, includinghis brother Prince William.
“While I know much of my life may seem unrelatable, I do think most siblings can relate to struggling with comparisons, and my brother and I are no exception,“Harry told PEOPLE exclusively ahead of the book’s release.
As for what he hoped hisfamily’s takeaway is from his memoir,Prince Harrytold PEOPLE: “I don’t want to tell anyone what to think of it and that includes my family. This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey. It’s a raw account of my life — the good, the bad and everything in between.”
Though the royal family hasn’t publicly commented onPrince Harry’s book, a royal insider told PEOPLE thatbook release was “ghastly"as it was a “massive shadow” ofKing Charles' coronation, whichHarry attended soloon May 6.
“William is the one who is most upset and needs time to calm down,” the source said. “He has been painted as hotheaded and unsympathetic. But I don’t think he will back down — it’s whether they can move beyond it and accept that they view things differently.“The brothers seemingly didn’t interactat the King’scrowning ceremonyat Westminster Abbey in May andHarry left shortly after the crowning ceremony.
source: people.com
