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Prince Harry says William ‘attacked’ him & left him knocked to the floor after calling Meg ‘difficult’ in bombshell book

PRINCE Harry claims his brother "knocked him to the floor" during an argument about Meghan Markle.

In sensational allegations set to rock the Royal Family, Harry says in his upcoming book Spare that The Prince of Wales branded Meghan "rude" and "difficult" during a row.

Harry alleges William "grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor" in an extract of the book reported by the Guardian.

The Duke of Sussex, 38, claims he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.

Harry says William was already "piping hot" when he arrived wanting to talk about their deteriorating relationship.

According to Harry, it turned into a shouting match as William complained about his wife Meghan, calling her "rude" and "abrasive".

Harry accused his brother of repeating the press narrative before William insisted he was trying to help.

The Duke of Sussex responded: "Are you serious? Help me? Sorry – is that what you call this? Helping me?”

Harry claims he then poured William a glass of water and said: "Willy, I can’t speak to you when you’re like this."

He then says his brother called him "another name" and then "came at me".

Harry claims: "It all happened so fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.

"I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”

He says William told him to hit him back but he refused, and so his brother left "looking regretful, and apologised".

William then told his brother not to tell Meghan about the confrontation, according to Harry.

Harry says he replied: "You mean that you attacked me?", to which he claims William responded: "I didn't attack you, Harold."

Harry said he did not immediately tell his wife until she noticed "scrapes and bruises" on his back.

The extract of Harry's book has been published by the Guardian. It is unclear how they obtained an early copy.

It comes after The Sun revealed that the book will take his war with brother William, 40, to a new level.

Harry’s biography Spare — expected to reveal more than his Netflix series — complains about him playing second fiddle.

The explosive book — called Spare and due to be published on January 10 — is set to go further than his £80million Netflix docuseries and give a detailed blow-by-blow account of their falling out.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja.

The meeting with Uzodinma may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence.

Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity in the South-East.

He stated that the approved technology expected to be deployed immediately consists of surveillance equipment among other things to potentially control crime and insecurity, with minimal collateral damage.

Uzodinma maintained that he is not responsible for the insecurity in Imo, saying the challenge is not peculiar to the state.

According to the governor, those fighting him simply instigate an atmosphere of insecurity out of desperation and not because of underdevelopment or corruption.

President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurances that Nigeria will support the Republic of Burundi in diverse ways as necessary in the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness.

He gave the assurances on Tuesday when he received the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who came with a message in his office.

On request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel, by the Burundi leader, Buhari acknowledged the feeling of suffering from energy shortage, promising that he the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited would be drafted to look into the request.

The country’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning of Burundi, Audace Niyonzima conveyed his President’s goodwill for the New Year to Nigerians and Buhari, as he wished the country well in the forthcoming general elections.

According to a statement issued by the Special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adeshina, the Nigerian President affirmed that he was looking forward to the polls and retirement, having satisfied the constitutional requirement of two terms in office.

Read full statement:

PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES BURUNDI OF BROTHERLY SUPPORT

In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Republic of Burundi in diverse ways as necessary, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured.
The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who came with a message.

Hon. Audace Niyonzima, Minister of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning of Burundi, said his President sent goodwill for the New Year to Nigerians and President Buhari, and also wishes the country well in general elections scheduled for February and March, this year.
“We pray that the polls would be peaceful and successful, so that Nigeria would maintain her reputation as a bastion of peace and stability,” the Special Envoy said.

On request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel, by the Burundi leader, President Buhari said he knows what it feels like for a country to suffer from energy shortage, and promised that he would get the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the request.

President Buhari said he was looking forward to the polls, and retirement, since he had satisfied the constitutionally required two terms to be in office.

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
January 3, 2023