Prince Harry insists he didn’t air ‘dirty laundry’ in bombshell memoir: ‘My conscience is clear’

Prince Harry defended the secrets he told about the royal family in his tell-all memoir, “Spare,” after reuniting with his father, King Charles.

“I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public,” the Duke of Sussex told the Guardian in an interview published Sunday.

“It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear.”

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the "Our Planet" global premiere at Natural History Museum on April 04, 2019 in London, England.
Prince Harry defended the secrets he revealed about his family in his tell-all memoir, “Spare,” after reuniting with his father, King Charles, last week.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the "Our Planet" global premiere at Natural History Museum on April 04, 2019 in London, England.
“I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public,” he told the Guardian in an interview published Sunday.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Harry, 40, insisted that speaking out wasn’t a matter of “stubbornness,” saying, “It is having principles.”

“It is not about revenge, it is about accountability,” the royal continued, adding, “You cannot have reconciliation before you have truth.”

He and his wife, Meghan Markle, have been outspoken about his feud with his family since resigning from their royal duties in 2020 and moving to California, where they are raising their kids: Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex departs the the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London, on April 9, 2025
“It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear,” the Duke of Sussex continued.AFP via Getty Images

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrives at the the Royal Courts of Justice.
Harry claimed his bombshell revelations weren’t a result of “stubbornness” but rather due to himself “having principles.”AFP via Getty Images
In Harry’s 2023 memoir, he alleged that his brother, Prince William, attacked him after the latter labeled Markle as “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive,” per the Guardian.

“It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor,” he alleged.

“I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”

Prince Charles poses with his sons Prince William (R) and Prince Harry (L) during the Royal Family's ski break at Klosters on March 31, 2005 in Switzerland.
“It is not about revenge, it is about accountability,” he continued.Getty Images

Hugh van Cutsem, Prince Harry and Prince William attend the wedding of Edward van Cutsem and Lady Tamara Grosvenor at Chester Cathedral on November 6, 2004 in Chester, England.
“You cannot have reconciliation before you have truth,” the royal added.Getty Images

In the book, Harry also stated that Charles, now 76, referred to him as a “spare” to his mother, Princess Diana, after his birth in 1984.

Harry wrote that the patriarch allegedly celebrated his arrival by telling the late royal, “Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare — my work is done.”

Charles’ alleged comment refers to the line of succession for the royal family, with his eldest child, William, now 43, being the first to inherit the throne before Harry.

William, however, has since tied the knot with Kate Middleton and welcomed three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, leaving Harry as fifth in line.

Harry in the Netflix series, "Harry and Meghan."
In his 2023 memoir, Harry got candid about his woes with Charles and his brother, Prince William.Netflix

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave Canada House in London.
The author, meanwhile, reunited with Charles on Wednesday.AP
Harry also spoke out against Charles and William in his and Markle’s bombshell 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, claiming that the two were stuck in their roles.

“It’s been really hard,” he stated. “I am part of the system with them, I always have been, but I guess — and I’m very aware of this — my brother can’t leave that system, but I have.”

Harry, meanwhile, reunited with Charles, 76, in London on Wednesday after last seeing the latter in February 2024, when the king revealed his cancer diagnosis.

Britain's King Charles shakes hands with students as he visits the University of East London to mark the University's 125th anniversary and open a new frontline medical teaching hub in London
Page Six heard that the duo spent about an hour together.via REUTERS

King Charles III, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Princess Anne, Princess Royal arrive at the Committal Service held at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England.
The father-son duo’s get-together at Charles’ home, Clarence House, lasted for about an hour, Page Six learned.

We also heard that Harry showed Charles photos of his two kids before departing for an Invictus Games event, where he told reporters that Charles was doing “great.”

Harry is seemingly moving forward with reconciling his relationship with Charles after revealing in May that “some members” of his family are holding grudges for “lots of things,” including what he wrote in his book.