Prince Harry says he never punched his problematic uncle Prince Andrew, nor did the latter make insulting remarks about Meghan Markle, despite claims being made in a new book.
Author Andrew Lownie’s soon-to-be released biography, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” details some of the more intimate elements of Prince Andrew’s life, including his marriage and divorce from Sarah Ferguson, his relationships with his family and the immense scrutiny he’s faced due to his connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Among the many claims made in the book are allegations that Andrew was left with a bloody nose after a “heated argument” with Harry broke out during a 2013 family gathering. According to a newly published excerpt, “punches were thrown” when anger escalated over “something Andrew said behind Harry’s back.”
The book also accuses Andrew of having expressed skepticism and concern about Harry’s marriage to Meghan, allegedly calling her an “opportunist.”
But according to a representative for the 40-year-old prince, “neither of those things are true.”
“Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have never had a physical fight, nor did Prince Andrew ever make those comments about the Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry,” a spokesperson said in a statement to People.
Harry has long had to deny rumors about himself and his family, especially amid the tensions that grew after he and Meghan left their senior royal duties in 2020 and decamped to her native California.
Despite reports that his relationship with the royal family is as strained as ever — thanks in no small part to all the dirty laundry he aired in his 2023 bestselling memoir “Spare” — Harry insisted to the BBC in May that he “would love reconciliation.”
Prince Andrew, meanwhile, has remained largely ousted from the royals’ good graces after his disastrous Epstein-focused interview with the BBC in 2019. He was allegedly cut off financially by his brother King Charles, according to another controversial biography.
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