Someone read the Spanish version on reddit and very kindly summarised it below. It's as everyone expected.
"It seems like Harry resents William from being closer to their parents than he was, while simultaneously rejecting having a co-dependent relationship with Harry into adulthood. So instead, Harry decided to recreate it in his marriage.
Harry is obsessed with "Mummy." He even keeps a lock of her hair in his bedside nightstand. When Meghan thought she might be pregnant, they put the pregnancy tests next to the Diana hair "so Mummy could work her magic." When they came up positive, Harry said, "Thank you, Mummy." (ewww) Harry does blame Diana for two things: getting him drunk for the first time when he was a kid, and having him circumcised as a baby (thus decades later causing him to get frostburn on the tip of his dick).
He's not scorched earth about Charles, but he does sneer at the attempts Charles made to share his interests with Harry growing up. For example, Charles would read Shakespeare to Harry and take him to plays. Harry finds Shakespeare stupid and can't understand it. Charles also loves gardening, the environment, and related things like plant science and landscape architecture, interests he shares with William because Harry finds such things boring. What does interest Harry? Who knows. Booze, video games, drugs, having sex, going on pub crawls with his boys and Princess Diana, I guess. (Again, no wonder Harry is close with Andrew.)
Speaking of curtsy! Harry describes how William is not a hugger with strangers (implying it may be because as kids they were constantly meeting strangers who wanted to hug or shake their hands). While Harry briefed Meghan she would have to curtsy when meeting his gran, he "forgot" to tell her that she should to William as well.
Anyway when they met William and Catherine for the first time, they arrived when William and Catherine were playing on the lawn with their kids (implying it was maybe a surprise visit?) Meghan ran up to William and hugged him and William "recoiled." Harry implies it was because she didn't curtsy but Harry already established William is NOT a hugger. But "Meg hugs everyone, even strangers!" so in Harry's mind, it's justified and they should all just be like her, I guess?
Here are the big reasons why William and Kate were "mean" to Meghan:
- When meeting her for the first time, they were polite and friendly but did not hug her and make her their best friend. Harry is confused by this because, while he'd never seen Suits, William and Catherine did watch it. When he told them he was dating an actress from a show called Suits, they were like, oh yeah, we like that show! Harry seemed to expect Elvis level hysteria when they met that actress from that show they watched.
- At one point, William sat Harry down privately and warned that rushing any partner, especially an American, into the royal family would bring difficulties and laid out those difficulties. William advised Harry to take it slow before proposing marriage. Harry was offended.
- At the two couples' first joint appearance, Meghan realized she'd forgotten her lip gloss ("an American thing," says Harry. Huh?). Meghan asked to borrow Catherine's and Harry was mad that Catherine seemed "hesitant." Keep in mind, she gave Meghan the lip gloss! She just took too long looking in her purse, according to Harry. She gave Meghan the lip gloss and Meghan put some on her finger and then applied some to her lips. (Good manners at least!) No one seemed to have had a problem, but Harry is convinced this "incident" put a whole pall on the event. Maybe he is insane.
- The night before William's wedding, Harry and William, both single guys, had dinner together, went on a walkabout and then had a sleepover. Harry thought that was a "new tradition," but the night before his wedding, William said he could come for dinner and the walkabout but couldn't stay the night. When Harry asked why, William explained he had a postpartum wife, a 14 day old newborn and two little kids who had to be prepared to be attendants in the wedding the next day. Harry was livid and had a tantrum, and says William was "just like Thomas Markle" (Meghan's dad, who was either uninvited, too mean to come, too sick to come to the wedding, pick one).
- When Meghan called up Catherine to talk about the wedding a few days after Catherine had given birth, Meghan branded Catherine "too hormonal" and had "baby brain," making her cry. William called Meghan's comment rude. Harry told Meghan, "You can't say stuff like that when you don't know her [Catherine] that well." (or you know, ever??)
- I already rehashed the incident where William told Harry privately that employees of their joint office were complaining about Meghan's bullying behavior, but Harry didn't want to hear it.
- The Queen invited her kids, grandkids, their spouses, kids etc. to Balmoral Castle every summer as a family reunion (fishing, barbecues, etc.). Meghan and Harry declined the invite three years in a row, including the last summer, when the Queen knew she was dying. The day the Queen died, Charles and Anne were nearby and able to be with her quickly. The other kids/grandkids had to scramble to get to Scotland.
- By prior agreement, it was to be only immediate adult relatives present at the queen's bedside when the time came, meaning no spouses allowed, no underage heirs (so no Prince George). Harry got on the phone and harangued his dad, who was at his mother's deathbed, that it was "disrespectful for Meghan not to be allowed."
- The complaining delayed the others who eventually left without Harry. Harry finally took his own plane and arrived without Meghan. But it was too late and the queen was already dead when he arrived. When Harry was allowed his private moment with his grandmother's body, he told her, "I hope you're happy now."
- The common theme to everything is how it must revolve around Harry, and conflict arises when it doesn't. Harry has unresolved resentment towards Diana because her life didn't revolve around Harry, and she paid more attention to William. When William got married to Catherine, Harry started to have a meltdown, but it was placated somewhat because Catherine nurtured Harry, too. He really only went scorched earth when William became a father and wasn't available to be Harry's best friend/daddy anymore.
- When the longest reigning monarch in British history died, no one was paying attention to Harry. Harry was mad that his wedding, as sixth in line to the throne, was not held at Westminster Abbey. After Harry wore the Nazi uniform, he met a rabbi, so that's proof he's not prejudiced. The only racism Harry has literally ever considered is the racism directed at his wife. World affairs? The war in Afghanistan is justifiable because 1) mowing down Afghans from a helicopter was like a video game, and 2) 9/11. That - and which countries are nice to him and offer the best/funnest luxuries - are all Harry considers about world politics. The press exists only to either be nice to him or make him mad. Women exist to either fuck him, or take care of him like a mother. His mother's death was about him. His grandmother's death was about him. His parents' divorce was about him. To the extent he considers others, like William or Meghan, it's in the context of how they make him feel. William lost his mother? Harry is way sadder! Meghan is depressed? That makes Harry uncomfortable!"
"It seems like Harry resents William from being closer to their parents than he was, while simultaneously rejecting having a co-dependent relationship with Harry into adulthood. So instead, Harry decided to recreate it in his marriage.
Harry is obsessed with "Mummy." He even keeps a lock of her hair in his bedside nightstand. When Meghan thought she might be pregnant, they put the pregnancy tests next to the Diana hair "so Mummy could work her magic." When they came up positive, Harry said, "Thank you, Mummy." (ewww) Harry does blame Diana for two things: getting him drunk for the first time when he was a kid, and having him circumcised as a baby (thus decades later causing him to get frostburn on the tip of his dick).
He's not scorched earth about Charles, but he does sneer at the attempts Charles made to share his interests with Harry growing up. For example, Charles would read Shakespeare to Harry and take him to plays. Harry finds Shakespeare stupid and can't understand it. Charles also loves gardening, the environment, and related things like plant science and landscape architecture, interests he shares with William because Harry finds such things boring. What does interest Harry? Who knows. Booze, video games, drugs, having sex, going on pub crawls with his boys and Princess Diana, I guess. (Again, no wonder Harry is close with Andrew.)
Speaking of curtsy! Harry describes how William is not a hugger with strangers (implying it may be because as kids they were constantly meeting strangers who wanted to hug or shake their hands). While Harry briefed Meghan she would have to curtsy when meeting his gran, he "forgot" to tell her that she should to William as well.
Anyway when they met William and Catherine for the first time, they arrived when William and Catherine were playing on the lawn with their kids (implying it was maybe a surprise visit?) Meghan ran up to William and hugged him and William "recoiled." Harry implies it was because she didn't curtsy but Harry already established William is NOT a hugger. But "Meg hugs everyone, even strangers!" so in Harry's mind, it's justified and they should all just be like her, I guess?
Here are the big reasons why William and Kate were "mean" to Meghan:
- When meeting her for the first time, they were polite and friendly but did not hug her and make her their best friend. Harry is confused by this because, while he'd never seen Suits, William and Catherine did watch it. When he told them he was dating an actress from a show called Suits, they were like, oh yeah, we like that show! Harry seemed to expect Elvis level hysteria when they met that actress from that show they watched.
- At one point, William sat Harry down privately and warned that rushing any partner, especially an American, into the royal family would bring difficulties and laid out those difficulties. William advised Harry to take it slow before proposing marriage. Harry was offended.
- At the two couples' first joint appearance, Meghan realized she'd forgotten her lip gloss ("an American thing," says Harry. Huh?). Meghan asked to borrow Catherine's and Harry was mad that Catherine seemed "hesitant." Keep in mind, she gave Meghan the lip gloss! She just took too long looking in her purse, according to Harry. She gave Meghan the lip gloss and Meghan put some on her finger and then applied some to her lips. (Good manners at least!) No one seemed to have had a problem, but Harry is convinced this "incident" put a whole pall on the event. Maybe he is insane.
- The night before William's wedding, Harry and William, both single guys, had dinner together, went on a walkabout and then had a sleepover. Harry thought that was a "new tradition," but the night before his wedding, William said he could come for dinner and the walkabout but couldn't stay the night. When Harry asked why, William explained he had a postpartum wife, a 14 day old newborn and two little kids who had to be prepared to be attendants in the wedding the next day. Harry was livid and had a tantrum, and says William was "just like Thomas Markle" (Meghan's dad, who was either uninvited, too mean to come, too sick to come to the wedding, pick one).
- When Meghan called up Catherine to talk about the wedding a few days after Catherine had given birth, Meghan branded Catherine "too hormonal" and had "baby brain," making her cry. William called Meghan's comment rude. Harry told Meghan, "You can't say stuff like that when you don't know her [Catherine] that well." (or you know, ever??)
- I already rehashed the incident where William told Harry privately that employees of their joint office were complaining about Meghan's bullying behavior, but Harry didn't want to hear it.
- The Queen invited her kids, grandkids, their spouses, kids etc. to Balmoral Castle every summer as a family reunion (fishing, barbecues, etc.). Meghan and Harry declined the invite three years in a row, including the last summer, when the Queen knew she was dying. The day the Queen died, Charles and Anne were nearby and able to be with her quickly. The other kids/grandkids had to scramble to get to Scotland.
- By prior agreement, it was to be only immediate adult relatives present at the queen's bedside when the time came, meaning no spouses allowed, no underage heirs (so no Prince George). Harry got on the phone and harangued his dad, who was at his mother's deathbed, that it was "disrespectful for Meghan not to be allowed."
- The complaining delayed the others who eventually left without Harry. Harry finally took his own plane and arrived without Meghan. But it was too late and the queen was already dead when he arrived. When Harry was allowed his private moment with his grandmother's body, he told her, "I hope you're happy now."
- The common theme to everything is how it must revolve around Harry, and conflict arises when it doesn't. Harry has unresolved resentment towards Diana because her life didn't revolve around Harry, and she paid more attention to William. When William got married to Catherine, Harry started to have a meltdown, but it was placated somewhat because Catherine nurtured Harry, too. He really only went scorched earth when William became a father and wasn't available to be Harry's best friend/daddy anymore.
- When the longest reigning monarch in British history died, no one was paying attention to Harry. Harry was mad that his wedding, as sixth in line to the throne, was not held at Westminster Abbey. After Harry wore the Nazi uniform, he met a rabbi, so that's proof he's not prejudiced. The only racism Harry has literally ever considered is the racism directed at his wife. World affairs? The war in Afghanistan is justifiable because 1) mowing down Afghans from a helicopter was like a video game, and 2) 9/11. That - and which countries are nice to him and offer the best/funnest luxuries - are all Harry considers about world politics. The press exists only to either be nice to him or make him mad. Women exist to either fuck him, or take care of him like a mother. His mother's death was about him. His grandmother's death was about him. His parents' divorce was about him. To the extent he considers others, like William or Meghan, it's in the context of how they make him feel. William lost his mother? Harry is way sadder! Meghan is depressed? That makes Harry uncomfortable!"
