Truth behind Harry’s dog bowl row as it’s revealed William confronted him over ‘Meghan bullying staff’
HARRY’S dog bowl row with William erupted after his brother visited to confront him over claims Meghan bullied staff, The Sun can reveal.
The Duke of Sussex claims he was floored by his older sibling in a violent showdown over “the whole rolling catastrophe” of their relationship.
In bombshell extracts from his book, Harry, 38, claims Wills called Meg “rude” and “abrasive” then ripped his necklace as he knocked him onto the ground and broke the pet bowl.
In an interview with journalist pal Tom Bradby, which is on ITV on Sunday night, Harry will blame William’s ”red mist” and say his brother urged him to “hit back”.
But we can reveal the kitchen fight started when William, 40, popped to Harry's Nottingham Cottage to address the Meghan bully claims.
Meg, 41, had been accused of bullying two personal assistants out of their jobs and undermining the confidence of a third worker.
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A Buckingham Palace investigation into the claims finished last year has been buried to save fresh revelations coming public.
Harry reveals a series of arguments and petty disputes, including a row with William over beards and Meghan offending Kate after speaking about her “hormones” and “baby brain” in his book Spare.
Sources say William has been anxious the book has been “hanging over them” for 18 months and is relieved it has finally been published but remains calm about its contents.
Another source said: “What Harry does not explain in the book is that the real reason William went to speak with him was to address allegations Meghan was mistreating and bullying staff.
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“William went in good faith to talk with his brother after he heard some pretty shocking accusations levelled at Meghan.
“He had been told of allegations Meghan was bullying her staff and wanted to get across to his brother that was not the way things are done in the Royal Family.”
In October 2018, Jason Knauf, then communications secretary to Harry and Meghan, wrote to William’s private secretary Simon Case revealing the allegations.
Whistle-blower Knauf, who later ran Kate and William’s Royal Foundation, alleged Meghan seemed intent on "always having someone in her sights" and he received “report after report” from people who witnessed "unacceptable behaviour".
Harry pleaded with Knauf not to report the allegations, it was reported by The Times.
Traumatised former employees of Harry and Meghan call themselves The Sussex Survivors’ Club.
Meghan denied all bullying allegations and the palace report will never be published.
The bombshell memoir also revealed...
- Meghan Markle hugged Princess Diana’s grave and "asked for guidance"
- Prince Harry smoked weed and watched a Disney film after his first date with Meghan Markle
- Kate Middleton once "grimaced" when Meghan asked to borrow her lip gloss
- The Duke of Sussex watched Meghan's raunchy TV sex scenes
- Prince Harry shared a bizarre detail about his penis
But Harry fails to mention in his book that his epic row with William in the kitchen of "Nott Cott"; in December 2019 was over the bullying claims.
He says Wills was “piping hot” and “came at me”.
Harry writes that William urged him to hit back like they did as children but he refused.
The book claims Harry called his therapist instead of telling his wife immediately.
In a trailer today for the Bradby interview, Harry said of being floored by his bother: “What was different here was the level of frustration, and I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years, and I saw this red mist in him.
“He wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to.”
In the interview filmed in California before Christmas, Bradby delves into Harry’s drugs confessions including snorting cocaine, smoking cannabis and hallucinating that he was talking to a bin.
Bradby, pals with Harry for 20 years, said: “There’s a fair amount of drugs. Marijuana, magic mushrooms, cocaine.
“I mean, that’s going to surprise people.”
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In the trailer, Harry says: “But, important to acknowledge.”
Neither Buckingham Palace nor William’s spokesman at Kensington Palace wished to comment.