Six claims in Prince Harry book in doubt and one that is completely wrong

CLAIMS made by Prince Harry in his bombshell memoir have been thrown into doubt after readers were left baffled.

Royal experts and eye witnesses have questioned some of the contents of Spare's 407-pages after its release on Tuesday.

Here are six parts of the controversial volume that have been thrown into question - and one which is known to be wrong.

Queen Camilla 'leaking stories'

In both his book and well-publicised interviews with ITV and CBS, Harry repeatedly accused his stepmother of leaking details of her first meeting with Prince William.

However, royal sources told that the situation was actually a lot more complicated.

Far from a direct and intentional leak, the information hit the front pages after an aide, who was told about the meeting in confidence by the Queen Consort, let details slip to her husband.

He then told a colleague, who in turn went to the papers.

The situation reportedly enraged Camilla, while the aide apologised publicly and resigned from her post.

She released a statement at the time, saying: "It is a matter of great regret to me that chance remarks of mine led to the disclosure in the press of the private meeting between Mrs Parker Bowles and Prince William.

"I am so very sorry for the distress this has caused. Above all, my shame is that I have failed those who demand loyalty and trust, particularly my remarkable employer Mrs Parker Bowles.

"I am very sorry to be leaving but as the person responsible for this unhappy chain of events, I cannot with honour remain in this position."

Death of the Queen Mother

The Duke of Sussex wrote about the day he received a phone call in March 2002, informing him that the Queen Mother had passed away.

The prince, 38, spoke at length about the "bright and warm" weather that day as he took the call at Eton.

The passage reads: "At Eton, while studying, I took a call. I wish I could remember whose voice was at the other end; a courtier's, I believe.

"I recall that it was just before Easter, the weather was bright and warm, light slanting through my window, filled with vivid colours. Your Royal Highness, the Queen Mother has died."

This, though, clashes with reports from the time, which indicated that the then-17-year-old Harry was on a skiing holiday in with his father and brother when his great-grandma died.

Indeed now King Charles' office issued a statement saying he would return from the Swiss Alps later that day, while Harry was pictured re-entering the country a day later.

One royal commentator, Richard Fitzwilliams, told GB News that the error "leaves doubt as to how closely the book has been fact-checked".

He added: "One wonders how many other factual errors are to be found within its pages."

First date outfit

Royal fans were quick to pick up on inconsistencies in Harry's account of his first date with his now-wife Meghan Markle.

In the book, he wrote that looked "chic" and "heart-attack beautiful" in a black sweatshirt, jeans and heels during their first meeting at Soho House.

However, Meghan herself has previously said she wore a blue dress on the occasion.

She even said that a thread from the dress was sewn into her stunning Givenchy wedding gown as her 'something blue', throwing doubt on her husband's memory.

Xbox error

This is one of the more easily dismissed claims Harry made, as he recalled received an Xbox on his 13th birthday in September 1997.

He wrote that the console was a gift from his mother Princess Diana shortly before her tragic death in a Paris car crash.

The only slight problem with this is that the Xbox wasn't released until 2001, four years after he was supposedly given one.

However, Harry did admit that his recollection of the birthday was limited, writing: "That's the story, anyway. It's appeared in many accounts of my life, as gospel, and I have no idea if it's true. Pa said Mummy hurt her head, but perhaps I was the one with brain damage?

"As a defence mechanism, most likely, my memory was no longer recording things quite as it once did."

Charles and Camilla's wedding

In one of the first mentions of the Queen Consort in the memoir, the Duke recounts how he pleaded with his father not to marry her.

He also details the couple's wedding in April 2005, saying that he "knew without question that this marriage would take Pa away from us" and had mixed feelings on the day.