Peter Morgan; Prince Harry.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage
Prince Harry’s character will appear in the final season ofThe Crown, but his memoir didn’t influence the story for the screen.
Peter Morgan, the creator of the hit royal drama on Netflix, toldVarietythat he didn’t readSpare, the Duke of Sussex’srevealing bookthat was released early this year.
“I’ve not read a word of it,” Morgan said in a new interview. “Not that I wouldn’t be interested. But I didn’t want his voice to inhabit my thinking too much. I’ve got a lot of sympathy with him, a lot of sympathy. But I didn’t want to read his book.”
Prince Harry’s book Spare.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
Prince Harry — who, along with his wife Meghan Markle, has a partnership with Netflix — haspreviously calledThe Crown"fiction."
“They don’t pretend to be news. It’s fiction. But it’s loosely based on the truth. Of course, it’s not strictly accurate,” the Duke of Sussex, 39, told James Corden during a 2021 appearance on the host’s late-night show. “It gives you a rough idea about what that lifestyle, what the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that.”
He added, “I’m way more comfortable withThe Crownthan I am seeing the stories written about my family, or my wife, or myself. That is obviously fiction – take it how you will. But this is being reported on as fact because you’re supposedly news.”
Morgan toldVarietythat he’s never discussed the series with Prince Harry, and co-chief executive officer of Netflix Ted Sarandos told the outlet, “We keep a wall around this topic when we talk, for obvious reasons.”
Harry wrote, “I remember waiting patiently for Pa to confirm that indeed Mummy was all right. And I remember him not doing that.”
Prince Harry arrives at court in London on June 6, 2023.Neil Mockford/GC Images
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“While I know much of my life may seem unrelatable, I do think most siblings can relate to struggling with comparisons, and my brother and I are no exception,” he said.
As for what he hopes his family’s takeaway is from his memoir, the Duke of Sussex said: “I don’t want to tell anyone what to think of it and that includes my family. This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey. It’s a raw account of my life — the good, the bad and everything in between.”
source: people.com
