The guide alleges there was a 2013 bodily altercation between the duke and his uncle, Prince Andrew, and offensive remarks about Meghan. The Sussexes have, nevertheless, denied all claims.

Prince Andrew can be portrayed as entitled, socially awkward, and tough within the guide, with strained ties to his nephews, Prince Harry and Prince William.

Harry and Meghan have taken authorized motion in opposition to the Each day Mail over what they describe as false and defamatory claims, based on Newsweek.

The controversy stems from excerpts of Andrew Lownie’s new guide, “Entitled,” which portrays Prince Andrew in a harsh gentle, depicting him as entitled, vulgar, and obsessive about intercourse.

Nevertheless, whereas the guide primarily targets the Duke of York, it is Harry and Meghan who’re difficult a number of claims made about them.

Among the many most controversial claims are that Harry and Andrew had been concerned in a bodily altercation in 2013, and that Andrew allegedly made derogatory remarks about Meghan Markle. These claims had been revealed by the Each day Mail on Saturday.

The identical day, Harry’s spokesperson issued a swift and strongly worded denial. The assertion, additionally shared with Newsweek, learn: “I can affirm Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have by no means had a bodily struggle, nor did Prince Andrew ever make the feedback he’s alleged to have made concerning the Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry.”

Now, the Sussexes have taken the matter additional. In a follow-up assertion to Newsweek, their staff confirmed authorized motion: “Such are the gross inaccuracies, damaging and defamatory remarks made within the Each day Mail‘s story, I can affirm a authorized letter from Prince Harry’s counsel has been despatched to the Mail.”

In “Entitled,” Lownie recounts a dramatic and unverified altercation between Harry and Prince Andrew throughout a reported household gathering in 2013.

In response to Lownie, “At a household gathering in 2013. Harry and Andrew had acquired right into a heated argument, and punches had been thrown over one thing Andrew stated behind Harry’s again.”

A supply described as being near each males claimed that Harry confronted Andrew, calling him “a coward” for not saying it to his face.

The confrontation reportedly turned bodily, with punches thrown and Harry allegedly “acquired the higher of Andrew by all accounts, leaving him with a bloody nostril earlier than the fight was damaged up.”

The guide additional claims that, in some unspecified time in the future, Andrew expressed sturdy doubts about Meghan, and “advised Harry his marriage to Meghan Markle wouldn’t final greater than a month.”

The Duke of York is claimed to have “accused his nephew of going ‘bonkers’ and never doing any due diligence into her previous.”

Lownie writes that Andrew seen Meghan as an “opportunist and thought she was too outdated for Harry, including that his nephew was making the largest mistake ever.”

The supply additionally alleged that Harry later advised Prince William he “hated Andrew” in consequence.

Lownie’s guide goes additional, suggesting that each Harry and William have had long-standing points with their uncle. The biography additionally claims that Andrew made disparaging remarks about Catherine, Princess of Wales, additional deepening the household divide.

Regardless of the stress, King Charles has allowed Andrew to stay at Royal Lodge—a 30-room residence in Windsor Nice Park owned by the Crown Property. Nevertheless, in 2023, the king reportedly withdrew Andrew’s £1 million annual allowance, sparking hypothesis about how for much longer he can keep within the property.

The guide cites a supply who alleges that William is keen to see each Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, faraway from the residence. Though divorced since 1996, Ferguson nonetheless lives with Andrew at Royal Lodge.

The insider quoted within the biography claims: “[William] additionally loathes Sarah … and might’t look forward to the day when his father throws them each out. If Charles would not, I assure you the very first thing William does when he turns into king is to get them evicted.”