Prince Harry Book Release: Duke of Sussex Gets Serious Warning From Ronald Reagan's Daughter Ahead of 'Spare' Sale

Prior to the publishing of his biography 'Spare,' Patti Davis, an actress and the youngest daughter of the late President Ronald Reagan, gave Prince Harry some unsolicited but sensible advice.

In an op-ed penned for the New York Times, Davis, 70, warned the Duke of Sussex to be cautious with his openness. 'Family Secrets,' a book written by Davis on the Reagan family, was released in 1993.

Prince Harry May Regret The Release of His Memoir

Davis perceived similarity between her choices and those of the distant Prince Harry. Davis drew attention to the fact that there are various versions of the truth, and since excerpts from Prince Harry's book have been released in advance of its January 10 release date, she feels the monarch and Prince William are entitled to their own version.

A chapter of Prince Harry's book describing a violent conflict with Prince William has been made public in recent days. Davis feels that she should never have revealed her family's most intimate secrets, Fox News reported.

It appears Prince Harry himself could be getting cold feet about his bombshell memoir after it was discovered he reportedly planned to take Spare off stores after the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

But in her caution to the prince, Davis has opened up on the disastrous effects of her own memoir. She asks Prince Harry to take Prince William and King Charles' opinions into account.
In relation to the physical fight claims between the brothers, she claimed that although Prince Harry prided himself on not striking his brother back at the moment, he did so anyways "by writing about the incident."

Per Daily Mail, Davis also said that Prince Harry "extended" the battlefield between him, his brother, and his father and that the only way to cure such a wound is to "remain silent."

She herself apologized to her father Ronald Reagan years after the publication of her book, while her father was battling Alzheimer's disease. Now looking back, she stated she would have benefited from being silent herself, as "silence gives you room, it gives you the distance."

Spare, which is ghostwritten by JR Moehringer, has received more praise than the "repetitive and one-dimensional" Netflix documentary series 'Harry & Megan.'

The biography, which begins with a description of his mother Diana's 1997 funeral, is supposed to provide "historical context" for the Duke's views about his family.

Prince Harry thinks he "grew up in a confined and dysfunctional institution" and he considers it - at least in part - responsible for his mother's death, the person close to the publisher allegedly claimed.

Despite not being released yet, Spare has already generated controversy when PR experts warned Prince Harry's "truth bombs," such as saying he did cocaine and killed 25 Taliban militants in Afghanistan, might have disastrous ramifications for Meghan's political prospects.

Prince Harry Slams Hypocrisy Allegations

Meanwhile, Prince Harry addresses allegations of hypocrisy over his need for privacy while "invading the privacy" of the royal family.

The Duke of Sussex was asked how he would respond to allegations that he invades the privacy of his "nearest and dearest" in an ITV interview conducted before the release of his memoir.

According to The Independent, he stated that his biography, which included purported conflicts with Prince William, was not intended to "deliberately harm anyone in my family." The Duke of Sussex stated that he still believes in the monarchy but is unsure about his role in its future.

The "personal and emotional" book allegedly contains accusations that Prince William physically assaulted Prince Harry at his London residence during a disagreement with the Duchess of Sussex in 2019.

After Prince Philip's burial in March 2021, King Charles allegedly requested his sons not to "make my final years miserable" during a conversation with Harry. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have declared that they will stand down as senior members of the royal family in January 2020.

In their six-part Netflix docuseries, Prince Harry discussed the 'Sandringham Summit,' or the January 13, 2020 meeting he had with the late Queen, Charles, and William to discuss the Duke and Duchess's choice. During the discussion, the Prince of Wales allegedly "screamed and raged" at him, leaving him "terrified."