When it comes to the ongoing feud between Prince William and Prince Harry, there is one thing that Princess Kate and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are bound to have realised, a royal expert explains
All eyes were on Prince Harry during his recent visit to the UK, which saw him finally reunite with King Charles in person after 19 months.
Ahead of the father-and-son reunion, there was much speculation about whether Harry would see any of his royal relatives during his visit home, amid his busy schedule of engagements with the charities he supports.
In the end, Harry spent just under an hour with his father at the monarch’s London residence, Clarence House, but he did not see his older brother, Prince William, while he was on home soil. Despite the fact that the two brothers were only seven miles apart at one stage, conducting separate engagements.
With the icy relationship between the once-close siblings showing no sign of thawing anytime soon, a royal expert has exclusively told the Mirror about the difficult realisation Princess Kate and Meghan are likely to have had about the warring brothers.
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Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explained: “I think Catherine and Meghan recognise that this is something the brothers have to work out between them.”
The royal expert explained that while royal fans are bound to be pleased to see Harry take steps towards reconciliation with his father amid the King’s ongoing health challenges, mending things with William is likely going to be more complicated.
In part, Jennie explained, this is might be compounded by the fact that while Harry exited royal life and moved to California, William has remained behind, carrying out his duties as heir to the throne even during an incredibly difficult period in his personal life, with his wife Kate undergoing cancer treatment.
William “has stood by his father through the past few tough years,” said Jennie, “he has stood IN for his father when needed, and he has stood UP for his father, declaring they are ‘very much not a racist family’.”
The comment that the royals were not “a racist family” came after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell sit-down with Oprah in 2021, where the couple alleged that “concerns” were raised by royals about what Prince Archie’s skin colour would be.
The expert noted that all of this combined could have potentially raised some “resentment” for William that his brother was back in town, and meeting up with their father.
“I’m sure the King would have told William in advance about his decision to meet Harry,” Jennie said, “But William wouldn’t be human if he didn’t feel some resentment about Harry flying back for a headline-grabbing few days, very publicly handing out dosh to charities (which is something the rest of the Royal Family do regularly – but discreetly) and strutting his stuff…while his brother does the day to day grip and grin business of the royal workload?”
The expert added that she thought it was possible that a reconciliation between Harry and William might “never happen” after years of allegations lobbied publicly at the royals and their staff by the Sussexes.
“Time may yet prove the great healer, but where William is concerned, now is certainly not the right time for reconciliation with his sibling. Indeed, it may never happen.”