Prince Harry wasnt treated as well as his brother, Prince William , by the Royal Family , which was a factor in the brothers ongoing rift, according to royal historian Robert Lacey .

In a new interview on the podcast Pod Save the Queen , Lacey, whose book Battle of Brothers was released this month, explained that since William is the heir to the British throne and Harry is the spare and now sixth-in-line to the throne, their lineage has an impact on the way their family treats them.

I would say William has been more kindly treated than Harry has been, but that has always been the fate of the spare, Lacey said. Harry follows, sadly, in the tradition of Princess Margaret or Prince Andrew as number twos in the system, who are treated harshly by the logic of the royal system which actually favours the main bloodline.