“Marriages don’t always last forever,” Boris Becker gives advice to Prince Harry to save his relationship with Meghan Markle
The six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker shared his experience of spending his time in the British jails. However, he shocked everyone when he gave a small piece of advice to Prince Harry.
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Boris Becker gave shocking advice to the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry. He and Meghan Markle married in 2018 and soon the the royal couple decided to step down as senior members of the British royal family.
The former tennis player divorced his first wife Barbara Feltus in 2002 and paid £11million. He is currently embroiled in divorce negotiations with his second wife, Lilly Kerssenberg. He is also in a relationship with political risk analyst Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro. However, the two-time married man sent a word of caution to Prince Harry.
“Don’t forget where you come from, because you may have to go back there. And marriages don’t always last forever, last time I checked,” he is reported to have told Prince Harry.
The former tennis player was found guilty of concealing assets worth £2.5 million despite declaring himself bankrupt in 2017. After being convicted of four offenses under the Insolvency Act in April of last year, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. However, he was released from prison after seven months in jail.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was deported to Germany last year under a new policy of the UK Government where they allow prisoners of foreign origin to go back to their respective countries. This decision was taken to decongest British jails.
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Boris Becker tells his experience of spending his time in British jails
The three-time French Open champion was first sent to London’s infamous HMP Wandsworth jail. He described the experience of living in this jail as ‘a s***hole’.
“It’s a dangerous place. After the first week, I realised that this is survival, and if I spend any time looking back, I’m losing. I need all my energy to survive every single day. The moment they come with the keys – you hear it, it’s a noise you never forget,” he said.
Boris Becker used to teach Maths and English to his inmates at this jail. This used to give him a chance to spend five hours a day out of his cell, which he liked because, according to him, and in his own words, ‘inside the cell, you die’.
The two-time Australian Open champion was relocated to Huntercombe Prison in Nuffield, Oxfordshire, where he was ’surrounded by murderers, drug dealers, people smugglers’.
“At first, you’re scared, because this guy killed two people with his hands, he’s already doing 18 years. Imagine! He becomes your buddy. The British justice system is brutal,” he further added.
He also shared his views on the prison sentence that was given to him. He continues to deny all charges that were leveled against him and even criticized jury members, his lawyers and advisors.
It was naivety, it was bad advice. But it wasn’t bad intention. Should I have better advisers? Yes. I’m going to start listening to my common sense, instead of having these tens of advisers and lawyers. We all struggle with our taxes. And the more money you have, the more complicated it gets,” he continued.
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