Prince Harry made further charges against the British royals before the release of his memoir "Spare" on Tuesday, setting up a dramatic week for the estranged family.
Prince Harry told CBS' 60 Minutes Sunday that Camilla, Queen Consort, was leaking family anecdotes to the British media to "rehabilitate" her image. When questioned about reconciling with his brother, Prince William, and father, King Charles III, he responded the "ball is very much in their court."
Buckingham Palace has remained silent on Prince Harry's book, which has been leaked to include some of his most contentious assertions, CNN reported.
Prince Harry's book, to be released Tuesday at midnight London time (7 p.m. ET Monday), offers his viewpoint on royal family life.
Why Camilla Was Portrayed As 'The Villain'
Prince Harry's depiction of his stepmother, Camilla, now the Queen Consort, in his new book "Spare," is perhaps the most controversial aspect of the book. She married Prince Charles in 2005 after decades of dating. Prince Harry has never forgotten that Princess Diana referred to Camilla as the "third person" in her marriage with Prince Charles.
During their 60 Minutes interview, Prince Harry said that Camilla was presented as "the villain" in the tabloids, as she was the "third party."
"She needed to rehabilitate her image," he noted.
Anderson Cooper asked if Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William, had specifically requested that their father not wed Camilla. Harry replied, "Yes." However, the royal brothers did not consider it necessary, and they wanted their father to be happy, which was apparent when he was with her. So, everything was "OK" at the time.
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However, Harry explained to Cooper that what made Camilla dangerous was her desire to improve her reputation. Due to the ties, she was establishing inside the British press, this made her unsafe, as both parties were eager to share information. With a hierarchical family and her on the path to becoming queen consort, there would inevitably be casualties.
According to Prince Harry, he was one of those victims throughout the years. At times, he even claims that his father and Camilla have been exploiting William and him to get favorable tabloid publicity for themselves.
CBS News reports Prince Harry remarked that Camilla "sacrificed" him on her "PR altar."
'Dragons' in The Royal Family Story
Another controversial statement by Prince Harry was his claim that he had not been invited to go with the other royals on the aircraft that was bringing them north to Scotland on the day that Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral.
Later in the conversation, Cooper likened the scenario to "Game of Thrones without dragons," Harry admitted that he had not watched the show yet, but, for sure, there are "dragons" in his family's story. Prince Harry said the third party is the British press and without it, their family would probably still be dysfunctional, as many are, per The Daily Beast.
"But at the heart of it, there is a family, without question," Prince Harry said, adding that he is looking forward to re-establishing a good relationship with the British Royal Family.
"I look forward to having a relationship with my father and other members of my family."
