Smiling King seen for first time since Harry’s tell-all book published

A smiling King seemed in good spirits as he was seen for the first time since revelations from the Duke of Sussex’s memoir emerged.

Charles smiled and stopped to chat to well-wishers as he arrived for a service at Castle Rising Church in Norfolk on Sunday morning.

It comes after a string of allegations about the royal family made by Harry in his book, called Spare, became public this week.

The memoir, which was accidentally released early in Spain, includes personal details of Harry’s love life, drug-taking and rifts within his family.

The fierce spotlight which the royal family now finds itself under is set to continue into next week as Harry appears in a series of prime-time television interviews, both in Britain and the US, to promote the book.

Spare contains a wealth of insights from Harry’s viewpoint, from accusing his brother the Prince of Wales of assault to asking Charles not to marry Camilla.

“I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”

The Guardian reported the alleged incident took place at Harry’s then home Nottingham Cottage as William called his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”.

Other reported disclosures include Harry saying he was not the real best man at William’s wedding, and that Charles was jealous of both the Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales.

Harry also reportedly said the reason his father supposedly said he did not “have money to spare” to financially support him and Meghan was because the King feared the “novel and resplendent” American actress would steal his limelight.

When the duke told Charles he did not believe so, Harry claims his father replied: “Well, my dear son, you already know that we don’t have money to spare.”