Prince William wants everyone to know that he puts in just as much work every day as the rest of the royals do. In fact, Prince Harry defends his older brother in his book Spare, as he says that all of the media outlets calling William “work-shy” was both “obscene” and “grossly unfair.” Here’s what you need to know.
According to Harry’s new memoir, he defends William and says that for the most part, his brother was doing a fantastic job of working, having children and raising a family. Plus, the royal brothers could only do as much as their father King Charles wanted them to do. Harry puts it this way, “He did as much as Pa wanted him to do, and sometimes that wasn’t much, because Pa and Camilla didn’t want Willy and Kate getting loads of publicity. Pa and Camilla didn’t like Willy and Kate drawing attention away from them or their causes. They’d openly scolded Willy about it many times.”
Prince William Fights Back Against ‘Lazy Working Royal’ Claims
Harry continued, “Case in point: Pa’s press officer berated Willy’s team when Kate was scheduled to visit a tennis club on the same day Pa was doing an engagement. Told that it was too late to cancel the visit, Pa’s press officer warned: Just make sure the Duchess doesn’t hold a tennis racquet in any of the photos! Such a winning, fetching photo would undoubtedly wipe Pa and Camilla off the front pages. And that, in the end, couldn’t be tolerated.”
Harry went on to say that both William and Kate felt trapped and unfairly persecuted by the press. He added, “But selfishly, I also didn’t want the press coming for me. To be called lazy? I shuddered. I never wanted to see that word attached to my name. The press had called me stupid for most of my life, and naughty, and racist, but if they dared to call me lazy…I couldn’t guarantee I wouldn’t go down to Fleet Street and start pulling people out from behind their desks.”
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