Prince Harry has revealed the origin of his rather harsh nickname ‘spare’, which left Royal enthusiasts worldwide taken aback.

The Duke of Sussex disclosed in a recently revisited excerpt from a book that it was his father, King Charles, who first coined the term.

This came about when Princess Diana gave birth to a second son, to which Charles responded: “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare – my work is done” reports the Mirror.

The Guardian newspaper highlighted Prince Harry’s longstanding resentment towards his nickname, a sentiment he expressed in his memoir.

The paper stated: “Harry’s resentment of being the ‘spare’ is the underlying theme of his book, through chapters on his childhood, his schooling, his career as a royal and in the British Army, his relationship with his parents and brother, and his life with Meghan through courtship, wedding and marriage, to their own experience of parenthood. “.
In other news, it is reported that Prince Harry’s first stop upon returning to England in May will be to visit his father, Prince Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

The Duke of Sussex has been open about his desire to mend the strained relationship with his father, and according to a Royal insider, he plans to visit his ailing father as soon as he lands in the UK.

Harry, who will be flying in from California for his charity work with the Invictus Games, is keen to make the most of his time back home with his family.

A source told the Mirror.: “Harry’s first priority when he comes to England is to see his sick dad. He is pretty focused on this. It will be his first port of call when he comes off the plane to try and spend as much time with King Charles so that they can build bridges, and enjoy each other’s company like before.”

“Harry knows it will be awkward, but it’s a time to put pride and differences to one side. He is coming over for his charity work, which is so important to him so he will juggle his schedule accordingly, but seeing his dad will come first.”

“He’ wants the family to get back to the way they were and is going to be making extra effort with his brother Wills too, as difficult as it may be. Now, more than ever, with Kate’s cancer diagnosis too, Harry wants them to know he is there for them.”

During his last visit, Harry was granted a brief 30-minute meeting with his father, who was about to start his cancer treatment.

Harry was reportedly grateful for the opportunity to see him despite the short duration.

According to an insider, Prince William and Kate Middleton are earnestly attempting to mend their feud with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship with the Royal Family is notably strained and they are presently alienated from their counterparts in Wales.

Tom Quinn, an expert on all things royal, speculated that while William and Kate have tried to smooth things out, he believes Meghan may not be ready to forgive just yet.

In an exclusive conversation with the Daily Record, Tom opined: “There has been a shift here since Kate’s illness Harry and Meghan do feel they need to extend an olive branch, but Meghan’s sense of grievance is still preventing anything really meaningful happening. Illness often brings warring family members together, and there have been hopes at Kensington Palace that Kate’s illness might do it. Harry would like a reconciliation, but supports his wife completely and until she feels that the Royal family have been sufficiently nice to her and grovelingly apologised for the past – it’s not going to happen.”