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Before his memoirs are officially published, Prince Harry makes an offer to talk to his family. “The door is always open,” says Harry in a teaser for an ITV interview that the British broadcaster wants to broadcast in full on Sunday (10pm CET). He hopes his family is willing to sit down and talk about everything.

When asked if he would like to attend his father’s coronation in May, the 38-year-old replied evasively: “A lot could happen then.” In the same interview, Harry reveals that he wishes William and his father “back”. The ball is now in the court of the palace.

In the ITV interview, Harry describes how he and William felt when they met mourners outside Kensington Palace after the death of their mother Diana in 1997. “There were 50,000 bouquets for our mother, and there we were, shaking people’s hands and smiling,” says the prince. “Everyone thought and felt that they knew our mother, and the two people closest to her, who loved her the most, couldn’t show any feelings at the moment.” He cried only once – at Diana’s funeral.

A few hours later, another interview with Harry will air on US television on Monday evening (01:00 CET). In fragments from this conversation that have already been published, the prince is less forgiving: journalists were secretly presented with negative information about him and his wife Meghan (41), requests from the couple for counter-statements in press articles were invariably rejected by the royal family. That’s why he decided to go public himself, Harry said. “There comes a point when silence becomes betrayal.”

In the interview, the prince also talks about racism to which his wife was exposed. He was naive about how Meghan’s ethnicity would affect coverage of their relationship, CBS’ Harry says.

In Germany, Harry’s conversation with British broadcaster ITV can be seen on RTL on Monday (9 January) at 5 p.m. as part of the program “Exclusive Special: Harry – The Interview”.

Harry is also scheduled to appear on ABC’s Good Morning America show on Mondays. All interviews accompany the publication of his autobiographical novel “Spare” (German: “Reserve”), which will be available in bookstores from Tuesday (January 10). In Spain, it was accidentally in some bookstores on Thursday. Since then, British media have reported spicy details of the memoir.

In terms of content, a speedy reconciliation seems doubtful. Royal pundit Michael Cole spoke on Sky News on Saturday about the “most sensational and destructive royal revelations” in nearly 30 years.

In the book, Harry would have made the most serious accusations against his brother Prince William (40), who would have thrown him to the ground during an argument and injured him. So the triggers were allegations against Meghan. The rivalry with the big brother is already indicated in the title of the book with the term “reserve”. According to the statements made public, the brothers, who were once considered inseparable, have long had a bitter competition. Harry describes William in the book as a “beloved brother” and “greatest adversary”. (sda/dpa)