Prince William’s harsh 3-word description of Meghan Markle that left Prince Harry fuming

In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry recounted what he says was a physical attack by his brother, Prince William, as their relationship fell apart over the younger prince’s marriage to Meghan Markle.

But the most interesting part of that confrontation at his London home in 2019 was the way the future King described Meghan Markle.

The Duke of Sussex says William called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”, which Harry calls a “parrot[ing of] the press narrative” about his American wife.

Prince Harry wrote that the confrontation escalated, until William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”.

The Guardian describes how Prince Harry wrote that William wanted to talk about “the whole rolling catastrophe” of their relationship and struggles with the press.

But when William arrived at Nottingham Cottage – where Harry was then living, in the grounds of Kensington Palace and known as “Nott Cott” – he was, Harry says, already “piping hot”.

When William complained about Meghan, Harry told him he was repeating the press narrative and that he expected better. But William, Harry says, was not being rational, leading to the two men shouting over each other.

Harry then accused his brother of acting like an heir, unable to understand why his younger brother was not content to be a spare.