Diana wanted Prince Harry to be William’s ‘wingman, not hitman’

Prince Harry and Prince William continue to be at royal odds with each other, but its something that their late mother Princess Diana would’ve never wanted according to her official biographer.

Talking to The Daily Beast, royal author Andrew Morton, who penned the infamous book Diana: Her True Story, revealed that the late Princess of Wales always wanted her younger son Harry to be his older brother William’s ‘wingman’, not a ‘hitman’.

Commenting on the title of Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir Spare, Morton said: “The clue is in the title. He’s called it Spare, so he will obviously be delving into his life in the shadow of his brother. For me, it’s a Cain and Abel story.”

He then went on to state: “I think Diana would be very conflicted now. On the one hand, she would admire the fact that Harry’s made a break and got out and now lives in California…”

“She would have understood that—she herself looked at Julie Andrews’ house in California, she was thinking about living there, she found America a place of openness and opportunity—so, on that side of things, she would have given Harry a round of applause.”

Morton further added: “Where she wouldn’t have a round of applause for him is this dislocation between the two brothers. She always said she wanted Harry to be William’s wingman, not a hitman.”

The comments come as Morton is pushed back into limelight through his portrayal in Netflix’s hit royal drama The Crown, season five of which chronicles the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage in the 90s.