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Rishi Sunak in London (icon image): "I think that the public, like me, has enormous respect for the royal family"
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The revelations in Prince Harry's memoirs once again bring the quarrel within the British royal family to the global public - but now a prominent representative has sided with the Royals.
"I think the public, like me, has enormous respect for the royal family, that they are deeply proud of them," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC.
"It's one of the things I'm most proud of when I think about Britain." He hopes King Charles' coronation will be "another fantastic opportunity" for the country to come together and "celebrate something that especially for Great Britain".
Sunak did not comment on whether the royal family had been harmed by Prince Harry's allegations.
He doesn't want to talk about the royal family in general, but it's something he's proud of.
The BBC shared an excerpt of the interview on Twitter.
Prince Harry's sensational memoir 'Spare' is due out on Tuesday 10th January.
But because they were briefly available in several bookstores in Spain on Thursday, British media were able to secure copies in advance and publish spicy revelations.
In the autobiography, Prince Harry bitterly reproaches his family, especially his brother William.
Is Harry harming the royal family with his campaign against the royal family - or above all himself?
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