Prince William’s Alleged Punch Would Have Settled Royal Feud Better Than Harry’s Whine Tour

Former British monarch and professional complainer Harry Markle has been doing himself little favors by leaking tidbits of his memoir that include unflattering stories about him Frostbitten Meghan is his manhood Making comments about sister-in-law Kate’s pregnancy hormones (And then claiming to be the one who was “offended”).

In one of his many gripes, the defrocked prince complains about an argument with his older brother William in 2019 after William confronted Harry over Meghan’s “difficult,” “rude,” and “abrasive” behavior. Harry was finally able to put an end to the spat. Writes William:

…called me another name, then came at me. It happened so quickly. It all happened so quickly. He grabbed my collar and tore my necklace. I was then thrown to the ground. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there dazed for a while, then got up and told the dog to get off my back.

The Guardian obtained the passage from the soon to be published book and reported further:

Harry wrote that William encouraged him to respond, citing the fights they had together as children. Harry says that William refused to do so. Harry claims William then left. “looking regretful, and apologised”.

Harry must have thought that the fact that he included that allegation in his memoir was a positive reflection on him. But from the limited context of the excerpt, I can’t help wishing the brothers had come to blows there and then, potentially saving the rest of us from having to watch their family gripes play out publicly for years. William’s fisticuffs would have been a healthier, more effective means of settling the family drama than Harry’s strategy of cutting off his entire family and firing snide complaints at them from the pages of gossip magazines.

A frank conversation is the best way to resolve family disputes. Christ Himself is the best conflict resolution guide. Offer Matthew 18. I’m not arguing that a well-placed punch is the ideal, Jesus-endorsed way to end an argument: It’s certainly not, although there are clear circumstances of biblically sanctioned blows.

It is, however. Is true that resolving issues directly, between offended and offender, and removing cause for a festering grudge is a healthier (and, relatedly, a more biblical) means of conflict resolution than waging a covert war behind each other’s backs. Most conflicts don’t require throwing punches. None of these conflicts require you to go on daytime TV or book tours to trash your family while taking advantage of the Spotify and Netflix deals.

Harry writes, The Guardian says “that William urged him to hit back, citing fights they had as children.”

“Come on, hit me, you’ll feel better if you hit me,” William said it all. “Come on, we always used to fight.”

Sunday Interview Harry recalled his brothers’ stories with ITV. “fight all the time” As children, we are from “shoot[ing] each other with BB guns” To having “firework fights.” (I guess that’s