Prince Harry: William ‘snapped’ in physical fight that caused ‘nasty’ cuts

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Prince Harry says that his brother, Prince William, “snapped” during a 2019 argument over Meghan Markle that turned physical.

The royal renegade further detailed the now-infamous altercation, which was first revealed in his explosive memoir, “Spare,” during his “60 Minutes” interview Sunday.

The Duke of Sussex told Anderson Cooper in a sit-down chat that the Prince of Wales was verbally “coming for [Markle],” who wasn’t there at the time of the fight.

“And his frustrations were growing and growing and growing,” Harry recalled. “He was shouting at me. I was shouting back at him. It wasn’t nice. It wasn’t pleasant at all.

“And he snapped. And he pushed me to the floor.”

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Prince Harry told Anderson Cooper that his brother, Prince William, “snapped” during a heated argument that turned physical.
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Harry, 38, claims he landed on a dog bowl during the “nasty experience,” which caused injuries — specifically, cuts on his back — and noted that William did apologize following the incident.

In fact, the 40-year-old royal allegedly asked that Harry not tell anyone — especially Markle — about the altercation, which the Duke of Sussex would’ve obliged, had his wife not noticed his wounds.

“It wasn’t pleasant at all,” Harry said of the 2019 argument.

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“It wasn’t pleasant at all,” Harry said of the 2019 argument.


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“It wasn’t pleasant at all,” Harry said of the 2019 argument.


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“She goes, ‘What’s that?’ I was like, ‘Huh, what?’ I actually didn’t know what she was talking about,” he explained. “I looked in the mirror. I was like, ‘Oh s–t.’ Well, ‘cause … I hadn’t seen it.”


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Harry previously claimed in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby that William “wanted” his younger brother to hit him back, but Harry “chose not to.”

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Harry told Cooper he was defending wife Meghan Markle during the fight.
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“What was different here was the level of frustration,” the redheaded royal said. “I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years, and I saw this red mist in him.”

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Page Six exclusively Friday that the Prince of Wales is simultaneously distraught and furious over his brother’s upcoming memoir, which is set to hit shelves Tuesday.

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Tensions between the siblings (middle) and their wives, once dubbed the Fab Four, have been high since Harry and Meghan tied the knot in 2018.
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William, photographed with Harry during happier times, is “seething” over his brother’s book, a royal expert told us.
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“William’s privately seething and devastated by what Harry has done,” Nicholl said.

“[He] just cannot forgive Harry for the things that he’s written.”


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