Inside Prince Harry's lifelong battle with his 'Spare' identity: His position as second fiddle to Prince William 'dominated his life' and caused him to 'choose to be the victim' - as he now seeks 'vengeance' on perceived slights By CAMERON ROY Published: 07:09 GMT, 25 March 2025 | Updated: 07:11 GMT, 25 March 2025 e-mail View comments To most people, being born a Prince sounds like winning the lottery in life. Being educated at the finest schools, getting to explore grand palaces, and having your every whim met by an army of servants sounds to many like the perfect childhood. But according to Prince Harry , the fact he was only second in line to the throne and not first, or the 'Spare' as he likes to call it, seems to have left a bitter taste in his mouth.
When he was growing up, he learned that instead of inheriting a kingdom and becoming the sovereign, his role was to support his elder brother William as he took on the responsibility. In his tell-all memoir, he describes how his position left him seemingly bubbling away with resentment, writing: ' I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy.
'I was summoned to provide back-up, distraction, diversion and if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion.
Speck of bone marrow.' In fairness, the order of birth played a far greater role in Harry's ancient family than in most. The hierarchy was baked into his life from the beginning, as even at nursery,.
