Prince Harry denies getting into bloody brawl with Prince Andrew over comments about Meghan Markle
A new book has explosively claimed that Prince Harry came to blows with a senior royal family member over Meghan Markle.
Prince Harry hit back at claims he brawled with Prince Andrew over comments his uncle allegedly made about his relationship with Meghan Markle.
“I can confirm neither of those things are true,” a rep for Harry told Us Weekly in a statement on Sunday of the alleged altercation, which was said to have happened over a decade ago.
“Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have never had a physical fight, nor did Prince Andrew ever make those comments about the Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry.”
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Prince Harry’s denial comes a day after the Daily Mail published an excerpt of Andrew Lownie’s new book about Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.
The passage alleged that Prince Andrew and the Duke of Sussex had a “heated argument” in 2013 at a family event, and that words uttered “behind Harry’s back” led to violence. The book claimed that Andrew — who has himself been shunned by the royal family due to an alleged association with Jeffrey Epstein — predicted a swift end to their marriage and labelled Markle an “opportunist.”
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The excerpt further alleged that “punches were thrown” and that Andrew emerged from the fight with a bloody nose.
The latest allegation comes amid ongoing tension between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and various members of the royal family.
The couple — who married in a lavish ceremony in 2018 — quit their duties as members of the royal family in 2020 and moved to Montecito, where they are raising son Archie, 6, and daughter Lilibet, 4.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” they wrote in a joint statement at the time.
The couple spoke out in a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, and Harry subsequently published his bombshell memoir Spare in 2023, which detailed, among other things, an account of an alleged physical altercation with Prince William over Markle.
“It all happened so fast. So very fast,” Harry alleged in the memoir. “He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.”
Despite the family tension, there are signs they could be moving toward a resolution. According to the Daily Mail, aides for King Charles III and the Duke of Sussex convened for a “secret peace summit” in London in July.
“There’s a long road ahead, but a channel of communication is now open for the first time in years,” a source told the outlet at the time.
“There was no formal agenda, just casual drinks. There were things both sides wanted to talk about.”
The insider added that the meeting was merely a “first step towards reconciliation between Harry and his father, but at least it is a step in the right direction.”
Prince Harry reportedly then agreed to share his official schedule with the royal family as a peace offering to Prince William and the monarch later in July.
The proposal was said to be an effort to quell speculation that Harry and Meghan are attempting to upstage the royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, meanwhile, appear to be enjoying life — they were spotted soaking up the sun at a family beach outing in Carpinteria, California, Friday.
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission
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