Prince Harry has denied claims that he gave Prince Andrew a bloody nose during a physical altercation at a family gathering in 2013. The allegation appears in a new biography of the Duke of York by author Andrew Lownie, excerpted in the Daily Mail on Saturday.
According to the book, the fight began after a heated argument over comments Andrew allegedly made behind Harry's back. Lownie writes that “Harry told [his uncle] he was a coward not to say it to his face. Harry got the better of Andrew by all accounts, leaving him with a bloody nose before the fight was broken up.”
The biography also claims Andrew told Harry that his marriage to Meghan Markle would “not last more than a month” and accused her of being an opportunist. A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan denied the incident, stating: “I can confirm Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have never had a physical fight, nor did Prince Andrew ever make the comments he is alleged to have made about the Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sent a legal letter to the Daily Mail over what they describe as “gross inaccuracies, damaging and defamatory remarks.” The Guardian has approached Buckingham Palace and representatives for the Duke of York for comment.
Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal and military titles in 2021 following his disastrous Newsnight interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. The book also claims Harry and Prince William had “problematic” relationships with Andrew for years, and that Andrew was rude about Catherine, Princess of Wales.
