Prince Harry has expressed concern for the Prince and Princess of Wales’ three children.
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In a promotional interview for his new autobiography, The Substitute, for The Telegraph, the Duke of Sussex reflected on how his older brother’s children might be affected by their position in the British royal family. Prince William is the heir to the throne, followed by his children Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four.
“As I know very well within my family, if it’s not us (me and my brother), it will be someone else,” the prince said. And although William and I have spoken about it once or twice, and he has made it very clear to me that his children are not my responsibility, I still feel a responsibility knowing that out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the alternate. And it hurts, it worries me. »
In his memoirs, the Duke of Sussex said his family nicknamed him ‘the spare’ when he was a child, referring to the phrase ‘the heir and the spare’. alternate), referring to the tradition of royal couples having one more child, in case something happens to the heir.
“I came into the world in case something happens to Willy. I was called to be a backup, to distract, diversion and, if necessary, to supplement. A kidney, maybe. A blood transfusion. From the spinal cord. This was told to me in a very explicit way from the beginning of my existence and regularly reminded with insistence thereafter”, he writes in his book.
Buckingham Palace representatives declined to comment on the prince’s claims.
