January 5, 2023 | 2:37pm

Prince Harry claims that Prince William was “completely freaked” that Meghan Markle hugged the Prince of Wales erstwhile they archetypal met.

In his caller memoir, “Spare,” the Duke of Sussex writes that upon their archetypal gathering successful 2016, William “recoiled” erstwhile Markle went successful for the embrace.

“[It] wholly freaked him out,” Harry writes of their archetypal hug, adding, “He recoiled.”

Harry adds, “Willy didn’t hug galore strangers. Whereas Meg hugged astir strangers.”

The red-headed royal, 38, besides writes that helium didn’t deliberation Markle needed to curtsy to his member contempt the motion being “protocol” for gathering a royal household subordinate for the archetypal time.

“Will had hoped that she would greet him with modular reverence per the protocol due to the fact that she didn’t cognize it and I hadn’t told her,” Harry says.

He explains that successful different situations helium made wide that Markle, 41, should curtsy but didn’t deem it indispensable for the casual gathering betwixt her and William, 40.

“When gathering my grandma [the precocious Queen Elizabeth II], I’d made it wide — this is the queen, but erstwhile gathering my brother, it was conscionable Willy, who loved ‘Suits.'”

Harry notes that Middleton, 40, was extracurricular with her kids erstwhile Markle and William initially greeted each other.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hugging.Harry said that his member seldom hugs strangers whereas Markle often hugs radical she doesn’t know. Netflix

Elsewhere successful the tome, which hits US shelves connected Jan. 10, Harry claims that some William and Middleton were large fans of the ineligible drama, successful which Markle starred arsenic the no-nonsense paralegal, Rachel Zane.

Harry recalls archetypal telling his member and sister-in-law that helium was dating the “Suits” actress.

“Their mouths fell open. They turned to each other. Then Willy turned to maine and said: ‘F–k off?'”

Prince William and Kate Middleton. Harry explained that helium didn’t deliberation Markle had to curtsy portion gathering his member and Kate Middleton for the archetypal clip contempt “protocol.” WireImage

“I was baffled until Willy and Kate explained that they were regular- nay, religious- viewers of ‘Suits,'” Harry writes. “‘Great,’ I thought, laughing. I’ve been worrying astir the incorrect thing. All this clip I’d thought Willy and Kate mightiness not invited Meg into the family, but present I had to interest astir them hounding her for an autograph.

Harry expresses however overmuch helium longed for himself and Markle to person a adjacent narration with William and Middleton. But things soured for the fab 4 pursuing the Sussexes’ status from their elder roles arsenic royals.

He and Markle quit their royal duties successful 2020 and person since moved to California wherever they reside with their 2 kids: Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.

On apical of going aft members of the royal household successful their bombshell interrogation with Oprah Winfrey successful 2020 as good arsenic successful their caller Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” Harry besides digs into the Prince and Princess of Wales successful his long-awaited book.

He claims that William and Middleton influenced him successful his decision to deterioration a Nazi uniform to a costume enactment in 2005.

Harry besides calls William his “beloved member and archnemesis” and accuses his member of physically attacking him after getting into a combat implicit Markle.

Inside Harry’s caller memoir

And William isn’t the lone subordinate of the household Harry rips into successful his tome. Harry besides dished connected his fraught narration with his father, King Charles III.

In the book, Harry claims that his dada told his mom, Princess Diana, connected the time of his birth,  “Now you’ve fixed maine an heir and a spare — my enactment is done.”

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Prince William. Harry besides claimed that William physically attacked him aft getting successful a combat implicit the “Suits” alum. Getty Images

It was wide reported that Markle wanted to marque amends with Charles after Queen Elizabeth II’s death successful September 2022 and requested a backstage assemblage with him but to nary avail.

However, sources adjacent to Charles, 74, precocious claimed that the Head of The Commonwealth has every volition of reconciling with Harry and Markle.

“Those adjacent to the king importune that helium has ever made wide however overmuch helium loves some of his sons, keeping connection channels unfastened passim the past fewer years, contempt the galore barbs from California,” sources recently told the Telegraph.

Harry and Markle are reportedly invited to King Charles’ coronation, however, the duke has declined to corroborate their attendance.