Prince Harry is expected to lob more criticism at the U.K. royal family in broadcast interviews to promote his soul-baring , which has generated incendiary headlines even before its official release.

A prerecorded interview with Britain鈥檚 ITV is scheduled to air Sunday evening. CBS show 鈥�60 Minutes鈥� is set to run a conversation with the prince later, and he is appearing on 鈥淕ood Morning America鈥� and 鈥淭he Late Show with Stephen Colbert.鈥�

In extracts released in advance, Harry tells ITV journalist Tom Bradby that he cried only once after his mother, Prince Diana, died in 1997 鈥� at her burial. He said he feels guilt about not showing emotion when he and his brother Prince William greeted crowds of mourners outside Kensington Palace, Diana鈥檚 London home.

In the book, 鈥淪pare,鈥� Harry blames his family鈥檚 stiff-upper-lip ethos, saying he had 鈥渓earned too well 鈥� the family maxim that crying is not an option.鈥�

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鈥淭here were 50,000 bouquets of flowers to our mother and there we were shaking people鈥檚 hands, smiling,鈥� Harry told ITV. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen the videos, right, I looked back over it all. And the wet hands that we were shaking, we couldn鈥檛 understand why their hands were wet, but it was all the tears that they were wiping away.

鈥淓veryone thought and felt like they knew our mum, and the two closest people to her, the two most loved people by her, were unable to show any emotion in that moment.鈥�

鈥淪pare鈥� is the latest in a string of public pronouncements by the prince and his wife Meghan since they and moved to California in 2020, citing what they saw as the media鈥檚 racist treatment of Meghan, who is biracial, and a lack of support from the palace. It follows an interview with Oprah Winfrey and a six-part released last month.

The Associated Press purchased a Spanish-language copy of the book in advance of its publication around the world on Tuesday.

In the ghostwritten memoir, Harry, 38, describes the couple鈥檚 acrimonious split from the royal family in 2020, after their suggestion of a part-time royal role was rejected. Harry contrasts the withdrawal of the couple鈥檚 taxpayer-funded security with the case of his uncle, Prince Andrew, who was removed as a working royal over his friendship with the U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Last year, Andrew from a woman who accused him of sexually abusing her while she traveled with financier Epstein when she was 17. Andrew paid an undisclosed sum as part of the settlement, but didn鈥檛 admit wrongdoing.

Harry alleges that no one considered removing Andrew鈥檚 security despite the 鈥渟hameful scandal.鈥�

The book also explores Harry鈥檚 grief at the death of his mother and his long-simmering resentment at the role of royal 鈥渟pare,鈥� overshadowed by the 鈥渉eir鈥� 鈥� older brother William. He recounts arguments and a physical altercation with William, reveals how he lost his virginity (in a field) and describes using cocaine and cannabis.

He also says he while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan 鈥� a claim criticized by both the Taliban and British military veterans.

Royal officials haven鈥檛 commented on the allegations, though on the claims, largely anonymously.

Veteran British journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, a biographer and friend of King Charles III, said Saturday that Harry鈥檚 revelations were the type 鈥渢hat you鈥檇 expect 鈥� from a sort of B-list celebrity,鈥� and that the king would be pained and frustrated by them.

In the ITV interview, Harry says he wants reconciliation with the royal family, but 鈥渢he ball is in their court.鈥�

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press

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