Prince Harry Snubs Royal Family in ‘Spare’ Acknowledgements Section: Who Did He Thank?

06.01.2023 - 18:31 / usmagazine.com

Sending a message? Prince Harry penned plenty of details about his royal relatives in his memoir, Spare — but he didn’t thank his family for their contribution.

The Duke of Sussex, 38, dedicated his tome in part to wife Meghan Markle and to the late Princess Diana. “For Meg and Archie and Lili,” he wrote in the acknowledgements, referring to the couple’s 3-year-old son and 19-month-old daughter. “And, of course, my mother.”

Also mentioned are some of Harry’s Hollywood pals, including James Corden and Tyler Perry, the latter of whom is Lilibet’s godfather.

Other members of The Firm — including King Charles III and Prince William — are the subject of the book’s bombshell chapters, but they didn’t receive a personal shout-out from the author.

Harry’s debut memoir won’t be released until Tuesday, January 10 — but it’s already making waves among readers. Early excerpts obtained by Us Weekly detail an alleged physical fight with William, 40, as well as an argument with the Suits alum, 41. Throughout the book, Harry also opens up about grieving the death of Diana in August 1997 when he was 12 years old.

“Pa didn’t hug me,” he wrote, remembering how his father, now 74, told him about the princess’ fatal car crash in Paris. “He wasn’t great at showing emotions under normal circumstances, how could he be expected to show them in such a crisis? But his hand did fall once more on my knee and he said: ‘It’s going to be OK.’ That was quite a lot for him. Fatherly, hopeful, kind. And so very untrue.”

The former military pilot recalled not fully understanding the gravity of the situation at the time. “[Charles] sat down on the edge of the bed. He put a hand on my knee. ‘Darling boy, Mummy’s been in a car crash.’ I remember thinking: Crash …