Following his visit to both the U.K. and Ukraine, Prince Harry gave a wide-ranging interview to The Guardian.In part of his extensive interview, the Duke of Sussex explained why he wrote his bombshell 2023 memoir, Spare, which included revelations about his life inside the royal family, including anecdotes about his father, King Charles, and his brother, Prince William.\u201cMy conscience is clear,\u201d he said of writing the book.<\/p>\n
Prince Harry<\/a> gave an extensive interview to The Guardian<\/a>\u2014where he spoke, in part, about his rationale behind writing his explosive 2023 memoir Spare.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI know that [speaking out] annoys some people and it goes against the narrative,\u201d the Duke of Sussex told the outlet. \u201cThe book? It was a series of corrections to stories already out there. One point of view had been put out, and it needed to be corrected.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Prince Harry on September 15, 2023.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n Harry just returned home to California after nearly a week away in the U.K. and, afterwards, Ukraine; during his time in London, he met on September 10 with his father, King Charles<\/a>, for a 55-minute tea at the King\u2019s home, Clarence House. It was the first time father and son had seen one another in 19 months.\n<\/p>\n \u201cYes, I have enjoyed the week,\u201d Harry said. \u201cI have always loved the U.K., and I always will love the U.K. It\u2019s been good to reconnect with the causes I am passionate about. I have been able to spend some time with people that I have known for so long. It is hard to do it from far away.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Prince Harry on September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Though Harry wouldn\u2019t speak about his father, he did say, poignantly, that\u2014as Charles continues to receive cancer treatment, a diagnosis he announced in February 2024\u2014for the next year, \u201cthe focus really has to be on my dad.\u201d Of bringing his wife Meghan Markle<\/a> and their kids to the U.K., Harry told the publication that \u201cThis week has definitely brought that closer.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In the wide-ranging interview, Harry also added that while \u201cparts of the British press want to believe that I am miserable, but I am not.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cI am very happy with who I am and I like the life that I live,\u201d he continued.\n<\/p>\n Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n He mentioned advice from Meghan that Harry said \u201cis the thing I always fall back on. Always\u201d: how telling the truth \u201cis the most efficient way to live.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cShe said \u2018just stick to the truth,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cAnd if you think like that, who would be stupid enough to lie? It takes up too much time and effort.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In life, he continued, \u201cyou cannot have reconciliation before you have truth,\u201d and added that \u201cIt\u2019s not stubbornness, it is having principles.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not about revenge, it is about accountability,\u201d Harry said.\n<\/p>\n Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n Prince Harry on September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n The outlet suggested to the Duke of Sussex that the reason Ukrainian people liked him so much on his recent visit was that he, in the words of The Guardian, \u201cis quite Ukrainian in his attitude to life: he does his own thing, in his own way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n