They were last together in April for the funeral of Prince Philip, the royal family patriarch and their grandfather.
Royal expert Robert Lacey wrote in the Daily Mail that some had hoped the funeral, “would bring the warring brothers together in an atmosphere of reflection.” That was not the case. Lacey wrote Battle of Brothers and is a consultant on Netflix’s series about the royals, The Crown.
Robert Lacey Is In The Headlines
Much was made of the fact that the two brothers engaged in a short public talk outside St. George’s Chapel after the funeral service. But according to Lacey, later that day an argument broke out between the estranged brothers, “within minutes of the siblings getting inside the castle and beyond camera vision.”
A friend of the family told Lacey, “There they were, at each other’s throats as fiercely as ever. The rage and anger between those two has grown so incredibly deep. Too many harsh and wounding things have been said.”
“Everyone was optimistic,” one source told People about the pair’s reunion at Philip’s funeral, “but nothing really happened.” Another insider said, “There was not really any time to build bridges.”
There Are Angry Words Separating Prince Harry And Prince William
Lacey also wrote that the brothers did not have a mutual talk with their father Prince Charles. “There was no reconciliation, and no brotherly sit-down or ‘mini summit’ following Prince Philip’s funeral on April 17. The conflict between Diana’s two bitterly divided sons does not seem likely to end any time soon.”
According to People, the chasm between the once close brothers began when Prince William offered brotherly advice to Prince Harry about his then-girlfriend Meghan Markle. He is said to have told Harry to take his time getting to know her, and this ticked off Harry. We all know how this story ends: with a May 2018 wedding, a nasty defection from the monarchy and Harry crying to Oprah Winfrey’s audience about how dreadful his privileged life is.
Prince Harry is Back in the UK
According to new content in Lacey’s book, things went from bad to worse in October 2018 when William learned palace staff were allegedly bullied by Markle. Markle called the allegations a “smear campaign” but the investigation into her reported behavior is ongoing.
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They Are Grown Men Let
Them Figure Out Thier
Own Drama, If Harry Did
Not Take Williams Advice
At The Time, I'm Sure At
Some Point He Will Wish
He Had & Right Now He's
To Stubborn To Realize
It. I Believe Both William
& Harry Were Deeply
Affected By Diana's
Death & Harry Maybe
More So, Since That
Heir & The Spare Thing
Probably Didn't Do To
Much For His Self Esteem.
Maybe Moving To A New
Country Will Do Some
Good For Harry, & Maybe
Cutting The Puppet
Strings His Grandmother
& Dad Seem To Have
Tried To Hold Onto
Both William & Harry
Will Sever & Each Will
Go Thier Separate Ways,
I Can See Harry Going
Back For The Dedication
Of Diana's Statue But
Other Than The Eventual
Death Of His Grandmother
He Should Pass On Going
To The UK, & The Monarch
Should Stop Expecting
Harry To, Cut The Strings
Folks., Move On & Let
It Go! Charles & Granny
Made To Many Mistakes
With These 2 Boys Who
Are Now Men So Let
Them Figure Where They
Go From Here, Without
Your 2 Cents Worth.
Well said.
Fireworks start in the UK on July 1 is predicted.
The sad thing is with untrustworthy parents, who will use private family matters for media publicity it will obviously make it difficult for the family to see the children. I think had things with Harry and Megan been different many of us in the UK and Commonwealth would have loved to have seen their little ones who would be representing royal diversity. Harry and Megan have set things back because just look how Harry has changed since marrying Megan, people are obviously going to be cautious around their children in future in case they adopt the same nasisstic attitude. I really hope the children will be different than their parents.
If my brother had crapped on my family the way Harry has repeatedly done recently on his it would take me a lot of time to get past it. I would cordially invite him to honour Diana and be polite. After this final necessary visit from Harry, to pay his respects to his mother he is not needed or required at any royal and public events. He is no longer in service to the UK and Commonwealth, who he has insulted with his sweeping generalized statements and lecturing. If his family want to see him it should now be done in private away from the public and they should even then be careful of what they say and do because Harry has shown his colours, he is all about even selling his own grandmother for a fast buck. He is a despicable low life. If the Queen continues to in invite him to royal events she is just giving him an opportunity for more fuel for his lies and a platform and increased profile for his media sensation stories for $$$. I would seriously question her judgment and ability to rule if Harry is not restricted to private family visits which are a private and non public matter. I feel sorry for William, Harry playing the baby to get his own way, whilst cunningly trying to undermine his father and brothers futures as future Kings.