Prince Harry says explosive book is a bid to 'own my story'

A person at home in Edinburgh watches Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, being interviewed on Jan 8 by ITV's Tom Bradby, during "Harry: The Interview," two days before his controversial autobiography "Spare" is published. Photo: AP

Prince Harry defended his decision to publish a memoir that lays bare rifts inside Britain’s royal family, saying it's an attempt to "own my story” after 38 years of "spin and distortion” by others.

Harry spoke to Britain’s ITV and CBS's "60 Minutes” to promote his book, Spare, which has generated incendiary headlines with its details of private emotional turmoil and bitter family resentments.