Prince Harry has had a life-long "feeling of inadequacy" compared to his older brother Prince William - and it is a worry that his late mother Princess Diana picked up on according to a royal expert. Prince Harry has seemingly always felt "inadequate" compared to his older brother William, a concern that was noticed by their late mother, Princess Diana while he was just a child, an expert claims. The Duke of Sussex's relationship with the Royal Family has been strained since he relocated to the United States, where he has openly criticised his former lifestyle in interviews with US media outlets.
In his memoir Spare, Harry discusses his upbringing and the nickname given to him by his father, King Charles. He recounts how Charles told Diana: "Wonderful! Now you've given me an heir and a spare - my work is done." Harry expresses resentment towards this nickname in his book, reflecting on his childhood and the secondary role he played to William within the Royal Family.
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward has suggested that even as a young child, Diana was concerned about Harry feeling inferior to William. She recalls a time when Harry reacted angrily at school after William was mentioned. Ms Seward told The Sun: "[Diana] was very concerned about [Harry's] feeling of inadequacy with William.
Even when they were very little, when Harry went to Miss Minors, which was the baby school, after William had been there, the teacher there said to him 'here Harry, play with this clay, William u.