ORIG SP - 15 shocking revelations from Prince Harry's memoir, 'Spare'

Prince Harry, aka the Duke of Sussex and the son of the reigning King Charles III of the United Kingdom, had his long-awaited memoir, 'Spare,' officially released on January 10, 2023. It has given the everyday citizen a very intimate look into his privileged and painful past and present.

The memoir proves to be a no holds barred record of his 'Megxit,' or 2020 departure from Royal life with his American actress and wife, Meghan Markle. But there is much, much more. Let's take a look at the fifteen most shocking revelations from his very personal and detailed version of events.

Harry's explanation of his memoir's title leaves no one off limits, even his father, the King. The Duke of Sussex claimed his father, the then Prince of Wales, told his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, upon his birth: "Wonderful! Now you've given me an heir and a spare, my work is done!"

The Duke of Sussex admits to taking illegal drugs: cocaine, magic mushrooms, and cannabis. He wrote that the cocaine use was "not fun and it did not make me feel as happy as it seemed to make others, but it did make me feel different, and that was my main gain. To feel. To be different."

In his memoir, Harry reveals the nicknames of the two brothers: Willy for Prince William and Harold for Prince Harry. (Although Harry's real name is Henry.)

Harry recounts that in an argument between the two brothers, Prince William allegedly called American Meghan Markle "rude," "difficult" and "abrasive."

Harry recounts in his memoir that during an argument between William and Meghan, William pointed a finger at her, saying: "Well, it's rude, Meghan. These things are not done here." To which Meghan responded: "If you don't mind, keep your finger out of my face."

In a detailed story, the Duke of Sussex recounts how he lost his virginity at 17 years old to an older woman while attending Eton College, in Windsor, behind a "very busy pub." He says the woman treated him like "a young stallion."

While visiting Paris for the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final, Harry had his driver take him through the Pont de Alma tunnel in Paris, replicating the tragic last journey of his mother, Princess Diana, from 20 years earlier in 1997.

The Duke of Sussex writes: "a woman who claimed to have powers" received a message from his late mother, Princess Diana, saying he was "living the life she couldn't, the life she wanted for you."

Harry writes in his memoir that a physical altercation ensued between the brother princes. Harry explains that his older brother William, the Prince of Wales: "grabbed me by the collar, ripped my necklace, and knocked me to the floor."

Harry claims Meghan upset Kate with a comment stating she must have "baby brain" from the then-recent birth of Prince Louis. Harry furthers that Meghan's heavy reprimand from William and Kate for her inappropriate comment caused the infamous sister-in-law fallout before the wedding, leaving the American bride in tears.

Harry claims that he and William feared Camillia would become their "wicked stepmother," and both begged their father not to marry her after the death of their mother.

At his father's funeral, Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles begged his sons to reconcile, saying: "Please, boys. Don't make my final years a misery," according to Harry's memoir.

In 2005, Harry dressed as a Nazi for a Halloween party, sparking worldwide outrage. Harry claims William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, "howled with laughter" when they saw his costume and encouraged him to wear the Nazi costume instead of a pilot's uniform.

It is widely known that Harry served as an Apache helicopter pilot in the British Army, but the lives taken by the Duke of Sussex were not publicly known during his time in Afghanistan. Harry has clarified this in his memoir: "so my number is 25," he writes.

In an incredibly intimate anecdote, Harry recounts in his memoir how during a trip to Antarctica before William's marriage, he was frostbitten by his male member, which he further explains was circumcised. Details we can only imagine his family is thrilled to have in the public domain.