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Prince Harry’s Hefty Tell-All Tab: Duke 'Paying' the Price for 'Spare' as 40th Birthday Nears With Poor Approval Ratings and No Family Contact

Harry, Duke of Sussex, is said to be 'paying' the prince for writing his memoir as new low approval ratings are released near his 40th birthday.

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The Duke of Sussex 'keeps paying the price' for leaving Britain and the royal family. Source: MEGA

Prince Harry likely earned millions of dollars for his 2023 memoir Spare, but despite monetary riches, one biographer feels the rebel Duke is "paying" the ultimate price for penning the tell-all.

As the California royal prepares to turn 40 on Sunday, September 15, author Ingrid Seward told an outlet, "I think what people really dislike is he dissed his family."

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"I think the book Spare might have earned him millions, but gosh, he's paid for it," she added. "He's paying for it still."

Shortly before the "incendiary" autobiography hit shelves on January 10 of last year, the fiery-haired prince told Anderson Cooper, "None of anything I've written, anything that I've included is ever intended to hurt my family."

William, Prince of Wales, and his brother allegedly haven't spoken a word to one another since Queen Elizabeth II's funeral nearly two years ago. It is said that Harry's disparaging remarks against the future king, his wife, Kate, Princess of Wales, and sharing personal details about other senior royals are "of course," a few of the reasons why.

"He doesn't speak to his family, doesn't speak to his brother, has never met Meghan's father," Seward continued. "I mean, it is very strange. Is Meghan ashamed of her father? Why hasn't Harry met him?" The royal expert then observed how "It's this sort of distancing from family, people find that very alienating. It's quite the opposite of what William and Kate were showing in their most recent video."

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To add insult to injury, the fifth in line to the throne's most recent polling results by YouGov in Britain found him with an approval rating of -30 only slightly ahead of Meghan's -40, and the most unpopular, Prince Andrew, at -82.

Furthermore, the trust between Princes William and Harry is likely "eternally lost" thanks to the latter's "endless attacks" on the monarchy. The rift is so severe that even after nearly two years of estrangement, the royal siblings allegedly could not even look at one another at Lord Robert Fellowes' memorial on August 29.

"Since we learned that Harry had made this unannounced visit, I’ve been speaking to people about… the chances of a reconciliation between the brothers, but everyone really has made the same points that it won’t happen until Harry and Meghan really apologize for everything they have said," royal editor Richard Eden shared.

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The King's death will immediately make William the new monarch, and reports now reflect a potential Montecito meltdown when the news one day hits.

"Because what would the repercussions be if Prince William pushed you out of the fold?" royal expert Kinsey Schofield told an outlet. "I do think he would write about his family again."

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Newsweek reported on Seward's remarks.

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