After the publication of his memoirs, Prince Harry accused the British media of misrepresenting his accounts of people he had killed in Afghanistan.

"Without a doubt, the most dangerous lie they've told is that I kind of bragged about the number of people I've killed in Afghanistan," the 38-year-old said on CBS late Tuesday night (local time). Stephen Colbert's late-night show.

"I'd be pissed if someone bragged about something like that.

But it's a lie.

My words are not dangerous.” The “spin” of the British media, i.e. their presentation of his descriptions, is however.

In a passage of his autobiography "Spare" Harry writes about the number of people he has killed in his operations in Afghanistan.

"Well, my number: twenty-five.

It wasn't a number that gave me any satisfaction.

But neither was it a number I was ashamed of.” While he would rather not have that number on his military CV, he would also prefer to live “in a world without Taliban and without war”.

However, some facts could not be changed.

"Painful and Challenging"

Many media quoted this passage in the days leading up to the book's publication, after it was accidentally temporarily available in Spanish bookstores.

The passage in which Harry describes the "taught detachment" of soldiers as problematic received less attention.

In the CBS interview, Harry said it's been "painful and challenging" to see the reactions to the leaked details of his book over the past few days without being able to do anything about it.

After two decades of working with veterans from all over the world, he believes that openness and honesty are important so that others can feel comfortable sharing their experiences.

As the founder of the Invictus Games, Prince Harry regularly works with war-disabled veterans - even after he has given up his royal duties in the British royal family.

Several veterans and military experts had expressed concern about the security of the next Invictus Games in Düsseldorf in September after the publications.

Charles plans a trip to Germany

Regardless of Harry's revelations, it was announced on Wednesday that King Charles III.

and his wife Queen Camilla probably want to travel to Germany in the spring.

The "Stern" reported on Wednesday, citing their own information, that Charles and Camilla wanted to visit Berlin and Hamburg from March 29th to 31st.

A third stop in eastern Germany is also said to be under discussion.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the report when asked.

Travel plans would be announced in due course, a spokeswoman said.

However, according to reports, the Federal Republic will not be the first stop on the new British monarch's first trip abroad: in the days before, the king wants to visit France and meet French President Emmanuel Macron there, as the French newspaper "Le Parisien" reported.

Charles has been the British monarch since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8 of last year.

His coronation is scheduled to take place in early May.

As heir to the throne, Charles has often been a guest in Germany, most recently on the day of national mourning in November 2020.