King Charles Couldn't Stomach Meghan Markle Overshadowing Him, Prince Harry Claims

Prince Harry claimed in his book that his father, King Charles, didn't like how his wife, Meghan Markle, allegedly overshadowed him.

The Duke of Sussex opened up about his relationship with his family in his upcoming memoir, "Spare." In the book, Prince Harry claimed that His Majesty told him they didn't have "enough money" to financially support Markle since he was "already having to pay" a lot to support him, along with his brother Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton.

"Pa didn't financially support Willy and me, and our families, out of any largesse," he wrote, according to Page Six. "That was his job. That was the whole deal."

Prince Harry noted that he and his big brother "agreed to serve the monarch" and keep their hands and feet "inside the gilded cage at all times" in exchange for being taken care of.

The 38-year-old royal added that he later realized his father was not really concerned about the money but was allegedly envious of how the Duchess of Sussex was overshadowing him.

"Pa might have dreaded the rising cost of maintaining us, but what he really couldn't stomach was someone new dominating the monarchy, grabbing the limelight, someone shiny and new coming in and overshadowing him," Prince Harry continued.

Prince William's brother added that the King had "lived through that before" when he was married to their late mother, Princess Diana.

Princess Diana claimed in a previous interview that King Charles envied the public's devotion to her. His jealousy was among the reasons of their marriage's breakdown.

"The pressure on us both as a couple with the media was phenomenal and misunderstood by a great many people. We'd be going round Australia, for instance, and all you could hear was, 'Oh, she's on the other side,'" she told BBC's Martin Bashir during her 1995 "Panorama" interview, noting that those people were closer to her husband, but were there to see her.

"Now, if you're a man like my husband, a proud man, you mind about that if you hear it every day for four weeks. And you feel low about it, instead of feeling happy and sharing it," Princess Diana continued.

When asked if she was "flattered" by the media attention, Prince William and Prince Harry's mom said "no" before explaining, "because with the media attention came a lot of jealousy; a great deal of complicated situations arose because of that."

"Spare" will hit shelves on Jan. 10.