Well-wishers urged Prince William and Kate to “keep going” as the couple resumed royal duties just two days after Prince Harry’s explosive memoir – with William appearing to respond for the first time to the devastating claims as he replied: “I will.” The Prince and Princess of Wales received a very warm welcome to the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Thursday, appearing in public after the Duke accused his brother of physically assaulting him, and Kate of a series of spats with his wife, Meghan.
Among the crowds was patient Sylvia Staniford, 81, who gripped William’s hand tightly and said: “Keep going, keep going. Scousers love you.”
William smiled at her warmly and replied: “Yes, I will.”
Mrs Staniford said afterwards: “Of course, that was a reference to Harry. He knew what I was talking about.”
According to HELLO!, as the couple got out of their car as they arrived, someone was heard asking: “Were you hurt by the comments in Harry’s book, Sir?”
After the hospital, the pair headed to the Open Door Charity, which supports young people across Merseyside with their mental health.
On the same day, King Charles similarly carried out his first official engagement since the publication of his son’s book. The King visited the community of Aboyne, close to the late Queen’s Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, to tour the Aboyne and Mid Deeside Community Shed and meet local hardship support groups.
King Charles was not the target of as many attacks from Prince Harry in his memoir, Spare. However, one passage claimed that when Harry was born, Charles remarked to Diana: “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare — my work is done”.
Prince Harry added of the remark: “A joke. Presumably. On the other hand, minutes after delivering this bit of high comedy, Pa was said to have gone off to meet his girlfriend. So. Many a true word spoken in jest.”
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The Prince also said Charles had trouble communicating and being “intimate face-to-face,” so would write letters instead.
The Duke wrote: “On occasion, after a long multi-course dinner, I’d walk upstairs and find a letter on my pillow. The letter would say how proud he was of me for something I’d done or accomplished.
“I’d smile, place it under my pillow, but also wonder why he hadn’t said this moments ago, while seated directly across from me.”
