Royal Family News: An Inside Peek At Prince Harry And Prince William’s Clash

British royal family news reveals that royal historian Robert Lacey has written a book, Battle of Brothers: William and Harry–The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, about the reported estrangement between Prince William and Prince Harry. When asked if there is hope for a reconciliation now Lacey told ELLE.com. yes, but notes it’s complicated. “There is texture and history between these brothers—but it’s never going to be the same.”

Lacey also serves as historian for Netflix’s The Crown and he talked candidly to the outlet about his impressions of the brothers.

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Lacey was asked about the backdrop of the rift between the brothers. He said, “This new generation of the Royal Family is very important to the Crown and very important to the nation. As we look ahead, we obviously hope Prince Philip and the Queen are blessed with long lives, but mortality takes its toll. We’re not quite sure what to think about King Charles III and Queen Camilla.”

“I think most people still are [coming around to the thought of Charles and Camilla]. Whichever side you take, you have to acknowledge Camilla was the source of the conflict and the heart of the marital breakdown [of Charles and Diana] from whose consequences these boys have suffered.”

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“The lesson that William took from the breakdown and the emotional chaos was at least he had this duty, this responsibility to be King, the future monarch, and he had to live up to that. This became a source of strength for him; for other kids, it could have been a source of conceit or arrogance, but on the whole, it gave him this driving sense of duty.”

He further explained, “on the other hand you have Harry emerging from the same emotional chaos. He takes a different lesson: His parents were locked into an arranged, loveless marriage, and he’s not going to make that mistake. He’s going to go for love, and that’s what he’s done with Meghan, unapologetically. The first thing he says is he fell in love the moment he saw her.”

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Lacey explains that the two boys each chose a different life path: Love versus duty. He sees duty, “in the form of William and Kate … and Harry and his love will enjoy the freedom of America and, I hope, obviously there will be some sort of reconciliation.”:I think there will be [a reconciliation]. There is texture and history between these brothers, but it’s never going to be the same. I would imagine the base for Harry and Meghan is going to remain in the United States for the foreseeable future.”

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