‘Negative influence’: Royals warned to ‘keep Prince Harry away from Prince George’

Britain’s royal family has received some brutal advice about what they need to do to protect the future king.

Prince William and Princess Catherine have reportedly been strongly advised to keep their eldest son, Prince George, away from his uncle, Prince Harry, to avoid history repeating itself with “another kid writing a book”.

The Duke of Sussex’s former biographer, Angela Levin, made the stern warning to the royals in a desperate bid to keep George, the second in line to the throne, from walking a similar path to Harry.

“Kate and William are there to help him (George),” Ms Levin told OK magazine.

“But he needs to be kept away from Harry’s negative influence.”

“George doesn’t have a dysfunctional family, unlike William and Harry growing up, so he should fare better. Kate and William are there to help him,” she added.

In his protocol-shattering bombshell memoir Spare, Harry detailed his experience of growing up in the palace as well as his fears about Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis growing up as “spares” to George.

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, has a strained relationship with the royal family. Picture: AFP.

The royal family has reportedly been warned to keep Prince George away from his uncle, Prince Harry. Picture: Getty Images.

“I still feel a responsibility knowing that out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare. And that hurts, that worries me,” he wrote in his book, referencing William and Kate’s children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and 5-year-old Prince Louis.

Ms Levin’s comments echo that of royal author Tom Bower, who suggested George will be none the wiser of the true situation between his parents and uncle.

“Kate was the peacemaker between the brothers at the late Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral [in 2021], but after the release of Harry’s book and the Sussexes’ documentary, that’s all over. I really don’t think Kate wants to see Harry again.

“Of course Prince George will be oblivious to all this — Harry will simply be forever marginalised in his memory.”

Royal biographer Christopher Andersen, who penned The King: The Life of King Charles III, said the last thing senior members of the royal household want is “another kid writing a book” following the release of Prince Harry’s tell-all, The NY Post reports.

“They have to think about George’s feelings in relation to his siblings. George has all this pressure,” Mr Andersen told Us Weekly on Monday, adding that Prince George will need to rely on his sister Princess Charlotte, 8, and his brother, Prince Louis, 5, for support later in life.

“He has these two siblings who can help him — who can ease some of the pressure and share some of the burden,” he said.

Andersen added that “by the same token, they don’t want to feel sidelined. They don’t want to feel invisible in his shadow.”

“The royal family does not want another kid writing a book … another edition of Spare,” he continued.

“Obviously, Harry was very hurt by being in the shadow of his brother. I think they’re aware of that.”

The royal expert described the “family dynamic” between George, 10, and his siblings as “much healthier than it normally would be in the royal family.”

The royal family before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit royal life. Picture: Getty Images.

It is believed that King Charles is the only senior member of the royal family who maintains contact with Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle.

However, their relationship has been massively strained following the release of “Spare” and its accompanying interviews as Harry unleashed several attacks on his family, accusing them of leaking stories to the press, as well as mistreating his wife.

Originally published as ‘Negative influence’: Royals warned to ‘keep Prince Harry away from Prince George’