The Duke of Sussex recalls one particular argument with his wife, former 'Suits' actress, when he spoke 'cruelly' as he became 'touchy' and 'sloppily angry.'
- Jan 6, 2023
AceShowbiz - Prince Harry was "sloppily angry" during an argument with the Duchess of Sussex. The 38-year-old prince has remembered having a heated disagreement with his wife, admitting that he became "touchy" and "angry."
"For some reason, when the conversation took an unexpected turn, I became touchy. Then angry. Disproportionately, sloppily angry," Harry says in his new memoir "Spare" - an excerpt of which has been shared with Us Weekly. He confessed to overreacting to something that his wife said and taking it "the wrong way."
The prince - who married the duchess in Windsor in May 2018 - suggested that the argument stemmed from a cultural difference that exists between them. Reflecting on the argument and the reasons behind it, Harry said, "I was also just over-sensitive that night."
"I thought, 'Why's she having a go at me?' I snapped at her, spoke to her harshly [and] cruelly. As the words left my mouth, I could feel everything in the room come to a stop. The gravy stopped bubbling, the molecules of air stopped orbiting. Even Nina Simone seemed to pause."
However, the loved-up duo - who have Archie, three, and Lilibet, 19 months - ultimately managed to reconcile their differences and they quickly moved on from their disagreement. Harry recalled, "She was calm, but said in a quiet, level tone that she would never stand for being spoken to like that."
"I nodded. She wanted to know where it came from. I don't know. [She asked,] 'Where did you ever hear a man speak like that to a woman? Did you overhear adults speak that way when you were growing up?' I cleared my throat, looked away [and responded], 'Yes.' "
