Richard Madeley of Good Morning Britain said Prince Harry was not ‘boasting’ about killing 25 Taliban troops.
Spare, the Duke of Sussex’s highly awaited autobiography, was released on Tuesday [January 10] globally and features shocking details regarding his relationship with brother Prince William, the death of his mother Princess Diana, and the anxiety generated by his marriage to Meghan Markle.
For the first time, the 38-year-old also acknowledged the number of Taliban fighters he personally killed while serving in the military.
He claims that in the midst of battle, he did not think of the 25 as “humans,” but rather as “chess pieces” that had been removed from the board.
The Duke attacked detractors for’spinning his words’ during an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show.
‘I think one of… the most dangerous lies that they have told is that I somehow boasted about the number of people I have killed in Afghanistan,’ he told host Stephen.
During Wednesday’s installment of the ITV morning show, host Richard came to the Prince’s defence, but also argued that he should’ve been more ‘careful.’
‘If you read the full extract in the book when he talks about what happened in Afghanistan, it’s clear he’s not boasting,’ he began.
‘He’s trying to make sense of it and give us an idea about why he’s processed the fact that he thinks he’s killed 25 human beings.’
Addressing Prince Harry’s ‘chess’ analogy, Richard continued: ‘The thing is if you talk like that, and even in the fullest content it makes logical sense, if you talk like that and go into those areas people are going to pluck out headlines, you’ve got to be so careful with what you go into and what you approach.’
It was also announced that Prince Harry’s autobiography has sold 400,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever.
During an explosive interview with ITV anchor Tom Bradby, Prince Harry criticised his father, King Charles, and revealed his decision to leave the UK with his wife.
He also claimed that his family members had ‘gone to bed with the devil’ to better their image in front of the press, before attacking Jeremy Clarkson for his scathing essay about his wife Meghan Markle.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.