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'They HOWLED with laughter’: Harry sensationally blames William and Kate for HIS Nazi uniform scandal

Prince Harry, blaming Prince William and Kate Middleton, said, 'it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I felt so ashamed afterward'
UPDATED JAN 5, 2023
Prince Harry has accused Prince William and Kate Middleton of pushing him in the 2005 controversy (Getty Images/Victoria Jones and Pascal Le Segretain)
Prince Harry has accused Prince William and Kate Middleton of pushing him in the 2005 controversy (Getty Images/Victoria Jones and Pascal Le Segretain)

MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA: The estranged prince of the British royal family is not seemingly stopping anytime soon as he’s shared some more shocking things about the firm. Prince Harry in his upcoming memoir, ‘Spare’, has reportedly said that it was his elder brother, Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton, who were actually responsible for his 2005 Nazi costume scandal.

One of the many scandals surrounding the royal family, the 2005 one was pretty significant for the Duke of Sussex after he attended a “Native and Colonial” theme party hosted by Olympic show jumper Richard Meade. Harry went there in a Nazi soldier uniform, which landed him on the front page of The Sun at the time. He faced severe criticism, resulting in his apology for the action.

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Harry's big time revelation of the 2005 controversy

At the time, the then 20-year-old had reportedly said, “It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I felt so ashamed afterward. All I wanted to do was make it right. I sat down and spoke to the Chief Rabbi in London, which had a profound impact on me.” Harry had also added, “I went to Berlin and spoke to a holocaust survivor. I could have got on and ignored it and made the same mistakes over and over in my life, but I learnt from that.”

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the Patron of the Rugby Football League hosts the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace on January 16, 2020 in London, England. The Rugby League World Cup 2021 will take place from October 23rd through to November 27th, 2021 in 17 cities across England. (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the Patron of the Rugby Football League hosts the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace on January 16, 2020 in London, England (Jeremy Selwyn - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Years after, the father-of-two has again spilled beans about the incident. Page Six cited a section from ‘Spare’ and stated that Harry was confused between two outfits — a pilot dress and a Nazi uniform. Therefore, he apparently took help from the future king and his wife. He reportedly shared, “I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought. Nazi uniform, they said. They both howled. Worse than Willy’s leotard outfit! Way more ridiculous! Which, again, was the point.”



 

It has also been said that Harry would disclose more about his family in his new book. Meanwhile, a senior publishing source has seemingly agreed with Harry’s fresh blame over the years-old controversy. They reportedly noted, “It’s strange as you would think that Harry would take ownership of this and just move on and not drag his brother into it, but he makes it clear that he feels strongly about William’s role in the scandal.”

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (left) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrive for the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on what would have been her 60th birthday on July 1, 2021 in London, England. Today would have been the 60th birthday of Princess Diana, who died in 1997. At a ceremony here today, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex respectively, will unveil a statue in her memory. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (left) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrive for the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on what would have been her 60th birthday on July 1, 2021 in London, England. Today would have been the 60th birthday of Princess Diana, who died in 1997 (Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Meghan is not the reason behind the feud

This comes as earlier, Royal Historian Robert Lacey had asserted that it was not Meghan Markle who created distance between the brothers but it started to happen after the 2005 episode. In the book, ‘Battle of Brothers’, released two years ago, the author said, “Harry chose his costume in conjunction with his elder brother — the future King William V, then 22, who had laughed all the way back to Highgrove (Charles’ country home) with the younger sibling he was supposed to be mentoring — and then onwards to the party together.”

(L-R) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry arrive at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on April 9, 2017 in Vimy, France. The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Francois Hollande attend the centenary commemorative service at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. The Battle Of Vimy Ridge was fought during WW1 as part of the initial phase of the Battle of Arras. Although British-led it was mostly fought by the Canadian Corps. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry arrive at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on April 9, 2017 in Vimy, France (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Lacey also pointed out that “The young prince began re-evaluating his elder brother’s involvement and the unfairness of William’s subsequent emergence smelling of roses. It made Harry feel resentful and even alienated. For the first time, their relationship really suffered and they barely spoke,” before stating, “Harry resented the fact that William got away so lightly.”

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a service marking the centenary of WW1 armistice at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2018 in London, England. The armistice ending the First World War between the Allies and Germany was signed at Compiègne, France on eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month - 11am on the 11th November 1918. This day is commemorated as Remembrance Day with special attention being paid for this year’s centenary. (Photo by Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a service marking the centenary of WW1 armistice at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2018 in London, England (Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The writer had also reportedly added, “Meghan [Markle] was not the original factor in Prince Harry’s decision to get shot of his family in January 2020. He already had very solid reasons to get shot [get rid] of the rest of us and our smiling assumptions of the inferior — and actually rather demeaning — role that he should be grateful to play. Truly a ‘spare’ in more than one sense.”

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