Prince Harry has publicly rejected claims from a newly released royal biography that he physically attacked his uncle, Prince Andrew, during a family gathering in 2013. The book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie, alleges that the two men came to blows over disparaging comments Andrew supposedly made about Meghan Sussex. Harry’s spokesperson shut the story down immediately, calling the report false and denying both the alleged fight and the quoted remarks. Despite the denial, headlines exploded with sensational framing, once again exploiting Harry’s name to sell a narrative built on innuendo rather than fact.
The book makes People https://t.co/gblr4D7Ta3
— Andrew Lownie (@andrewlownie) August 2, 2025
The Book’s Claims and the Sussex Response
Andrew Lownie’s book claims that a confrontation broke out at a private family event after Andrew insulted Meghan behind Harry’s back. According to the book, the dispute escalated until punches were thrown, and Prince Andrew ended up with a bloody nose. It also claims that Andrew called Meghan an “opportunist” and told Harry their marriage wouldn’t last. Within hours of the book’s publication, Prince Harry’s team issued a pointed statement. A spokesperson confirmed that no physical fight ever happened and that Prince Andrew never made such comments to Harry about Meghan. The denial was reported by multiple outlets, including HELLO! and People, both of which emphasized the Sussexes’ position without hedging.
A Real Fight Was Already Public
Harry’s forceful denial gains more credibility when placed against the context of a documented fight with Prince William in 2019. In his memoir Spare, Harry wrote in detail about a confrontation at Nottingham Cottage that turned physical after William insulted Meghan. William allegedly pushed him to the ground, broke his necklace, and caused Harry to fall on a dog bowl, which shattered under his back. Meghan later discovered bruises, prompting Harry to reveal the incident. Royal reporters never denied the event. Instead, many excused William’s behavior and questioned Harry’s judgment in speaking out. This silence stands in sharp contrast to how the press treated the new, unverified claims involving Prince Andrew.
“I didn’t because I was in a more comfortable place with my own anger. He wanted me to hit him back but I chose not to.” – Prince Harry on Prince William physically assaulting him in 2019 pic.twitter.com/PCkYK66yuk
— Dani (@ArchLiliHazMeg) March 12, 2024
The Media Keeps Twisting the Narrative
The sudden appearance of a story that links Prince Harry to violence against a disgraced royal is not an accident. Tabloid framing continues to pull Harry into stories where the real issue lies elsewhere. This latest attempt to draw a false parallel between Harry and Andrew serves as a distraction from the Duke of York’s long-standing scandals, including his civil settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who died in April, and renewed global attention on the Jeffrey Epstein network, where Andrew’s ties to the convicted abuser remain a point of public scrutiny.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe press has never scrutinized Andrew to the degree that they have Harry and Meghan. It’s quite the opposite, in fact, they frequently attack Harry and Meghan for distancing themselves from the institution.
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Final Thoughts
It’s hard to ignore the timing of this story dropping during Meghan’s birthday month. Prince Harry’s swift response marks a clear shift in approach. The Sussexes are no longer allowing others to define their story. Backed by a sharper communications team, they now respond with speed, precision, and confidence. In shutting down a fabricated claim, Harry not only defended himself, but he also exposed the press’s ongoing reliance on making up or twisting narratives. The real scandal isn’t a fight that never happened. It’s the media’s relentless push to make it believable.
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Readers should be indebted to Feminegra for continually exposing the relentless lies of certain Murdoch publications whose practice of lying and distortion through the royal rota to degrade Prince Harry and his talented wife, Meghan, betrays every principle of the Fourth Estate and, if allowed to spread unchallenged, threatens the principles of democracy itself. It also begs the question as to why the palace itself is not issuing denials about the degradation of its’own through such misinformation.
Referred to as ‘The Father of Journalism” Walter Williams, who founded the world’s first journalism school at the University of Missouri wrote “I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of a lesser service than the public service is betrayal of this trust.”
James Murdoch, son of the press baron went further in his unconditional criticism of News Corp. policies saying to ‘The Atlantic’, “There’s this tabloid culture that’s contrarian for the sake of it and delights in poking people in the eye. At its’ worst it metastazizes into something nasty and scary and manipulative. I underestimated the ability of a profit motive to make people do terrible things, to make companies do terrible things. Standing up to nazis is essential; there are no good nazis.”
It is to be hoped that the Sussexes will continue to refute these lies without hesitation, unlike the royals who leak false information to fawning scribblers who pay no heed to ptinciples in their search for relevance in a downward spiral of conspiracy and deception.
These so called journalists and so called royal biographers are so desperate to create a story that’s not true smh.
Yes and we have to remember that the editors make it clear what they want and will pay for and they in turn are in thrall to their political (or royal) masters. A ‘free press’ is a thing of the past I fear.
This incident supposedly took place in 2013 at a family gathering. It was apparently over derogatory comments that Andrew made about Meghan. The date alone should have sent up red flags because Harry had not met Meghan in 2013. Harry and Meghan’s first meeting was July 2016, via instagram. These people are pushing out books royal related monthly and they always have to use Harry and Meghan’s name to try to get people to purchase and read these books. These authors, should read the room because all of these books have been flops.
I would bet that Prince William punched Prince Andrew recently over their fight for the Royal Mansion.
It is my belief that there has never been any doubt about Andrew and his pretentious wife remaining at their beloved Royal Lodge. He knows enough about Charles’ indiscretions as a young Prince, advised by Prince Phillip to sow his wild oats,. and other innermost family secrets to make Harry’s ‘SPARE’ seem like a kid’s comic. The carefully crafted cunning royal narrative made it look as if Charles was being tough to placate the gullible Brits but always with a brotherly understanding wink and a nod. Suddenly Andrew finds the annual millions he needs from an amazing ‘secret deal’ to continue living there. and NO! NO! we are NOT using the taxpayer’s Sovereign Grant to maintain it.
Pull the other one Chuck!!