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Exclusive: Harry’s tell-all memoir won’t spare William

The Duke of Sussex’s impending book is expected to go easy on his father, the King, but may sour his troubled relationship with his brother for ever

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex were last seen together after the death of the Queen in September
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex were last seen together after the death of the Queen in September
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Rosamund Urwin
The Sunday Times

Spare is the story of a troubled young prince estranged from his family, ghostwritten by an author known for his expertise in fraught father-son relationships.

But the Duke of Sussex’s memoir is expected to let the King off lightly — and focus more on his frosty relationship with the Prince of Wales.

A source with knowledge of the book, which will be published on January 10, told The Sunday Times they did not see how the brothers’ relationship could ever recover.

“Generally, I think the book [will be] worse for them than the royal family is expecting,” they said. “Everything is laid bare. Charles comes out of it better than I had expected, but it’s tough on William, in particular, and even Kate gets