Lorraine Kelly thinks Prince Harry looks like a ‘damaged soul’ following the release of his memoir

Lorraine Kelly has called Prince Harry a ‘damaged soul’ amid the release of his bombshell memoir Spare which contains explosive allegations about the Royal Family.

The ITV presenter said she hopes the rift can be resolved and Harry and Meghan can ‘get on with [their] lives’ after sharing their side of the story, but says the couple’s Netflix series, Harry’s memoir and the promotional interviews he has done are ‘enough’.

Speaking to You Magazine, the Glaswegian journalist said that, despite the explosive fall out between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and other members of the royal family, they should still be invited to King Charles’s coronation next May.

She said: ‘I don’t think the King should disinvite them. That would be silly, because it’s his son no matter what. All families have fall-outs.’

Speaking about the furore surrounding Harry’s claims in Spare and in his Netflix documentary, she said: ‘I hope they can sort it, because I think it’s very damaging for Harry. He looks like a wee damaged soul.

Lorraine added that she ‘worries’ about Harry and she hopes the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s quest to tell their side of the story had been ‘worth it’.

Lorraine told the weekend magazine that she hoped the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could move on following the release of Spare and their Netflix documentary

This week, Prince Harry’s long-awaited memoir Spare was published, in which the Duke shared details about losing his virginity

The outspoken TV presenter’s comments come after she held no punches in giving her opinions on the memoir following leaks when the book was accidentally released in Spain last week, before its official publication date in the UK on Tuesday.

After the Guardian reported Harry’s explosive claim that his brother William ripped off his necklace and pushed him to the ground, leading him to cut his back as he fell onto a dog bowl during a row in Frogmore Cottage about Meghan, Lorraine described the rift as ‘like a soap opera’.

Speaking to Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Ben Shepherd ahead of her own show, she said: ‘The whole thing about the necklace and the dog bowl, it’s not exactly a die-hard fisticuffs is it?’

She then harked back to the infamous fight scene in Bridget Jones’s Diary between the characters of Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver, played by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, suggesting Harry’s account reminded her of the comedy scene.

Lorraine added: ‘It’s just awfully sad… it sounds a wee bit more like that.’

As details from the book surfaced, including steamy admissions about his love life and how he lost his virginity in a field behind a pub when he was 17 years old, Lorraine could not contain her shock.

The memoir recalls the ‘humiliating’ encounter in which the older woman, whom he does not name, treated him like a ‘young stallion’.

He writes how he ‘mounted’ her while she ‘spanked’ him.  

Reacting to the description, which would make Jilly Cooper blush, Lorraine exclaimed on her talk show: ‘My toes my will never uncurl again.’ 

As Daily Mirror royal correspondent Russell Myers read out quotes from the book, including how Harry describes his ‘frost-bitten penis’, the Glaswegian presenter recoiled in horror.

She said: ‘I don’t need to know that, thank you. I don’t need to know about Prince Harry’s willy.’

Myers then added: You think about the headlines the Royal family is waking up to. I mean this is absolutely breathtaking.’

Despite poking fun at the Duke’s revelations in his memoir, Lorraine told You Magazine she thinks it’s important that he and Meghan are invited to the King’s coronation in May.

She argued that, if Prince Andrew and ‘dodgy’ heads of state will make the invite list, then the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should also attend.