The last time royal brothers, Prince William and Prince Harry were seen together, was the during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. While there are some rumours about Prince Harry’s possible return to his royal duties, William will be on his way.
The royal experts also stated that Harry is expecting an apology, which William will not give to him.
Omid Scobie, royal expert and author, shared that when Meghan, Harry, Kate and William walked together after the funeral, William didn’t wanted to do this.
“Essentially, he told William to swallow his pride and invite his brother and sister-in-law to join them when they greeted mourners and well-wishers in Windsor that day. William wasn’t keen,” royal expert said. “This was his moment with the public, but the King put pressure on [him].”
The royal expert also stated that the royals, “said it was all led by their father, that he was the one that made the suggestion.”
“It showed that all four are capable of switching it on and doing what’s right in the moment,” Scobie continued. “I thought potentially that could open doors to other moments of seeing what matters and putting certain things to one side, just to coexist or to find some sort of common ground.
“But I think the thing that surprised me the most was that afterward everyone just went their own ways and nothing happened beyond that.”
After the funeral, Harry returned to the UK several times but not even once he met with his brother. He even refused an invite from his father, King Charles, because he didn’t want to sit on the same table with his brother, Prince William.
In August, after Lord Robert Fellowes passing, both of the princes were at the same place, but they avoided each other. “Most people were astounded that Harry came,” a guest shared.
“He was on remarkably good form — and you could tell he was very pleased to see everybody. And he was very pleased that he had come over.”
“It was wonderful that both princes were able to attend their uncle’s memorial service yesterday at St. Mary’s Church.” a source shared.
“The service was a lovely family occasion celebrating the life of such a special man. Many friends were also present and also many members of the St. Mary’s Church family.”
“William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance.”
Prince Harry expressed his desire to receive an apology from royal family after their so called terrible welcoming for his wife, Meghan Markle.
Royal expert Hilary Fordwich stated that there would be only one royal who would talk about peace with Harry, and that royal is head of the monarch, King Charles.
“If anyone would relent, it would be King Charles III, whom, of course, Prince William won’t challenge. [He] still misses his ‘darling boy’ and would like to see more of Prince Harry,” royal expert said.
“However, to this day, after the release of [his memoir] ‘Spare’ and the Netflix series, as well as with everything else Harry has said, done and not done – it’s Prince William who adamantly refuses to even speak to his brother.”
“With Prince Harry, it’s all an issue of trust. Prince William is the most unlikely royal to ever forgive Harry for all his despicable indiscretions. He is now very much seen and accepted as the family enforcer, taking on the hard-line ruler role of his grandfather, Prince Philip.”
Royal expert Jennie Bond also shared that royal fans would love a reunion of brothers. “I still think things are too sensitive for a meaningful reconciliation with William, but the fact that he and Catherine authorised the greeting to be posted is definitely an unexpected turn of events,” royal expert said.
“I don’t think we should hold our breath for the step to really signal the start of a reconciliation, but it was an unexpected turn of events.”
“William has so much on his plate at the moment that I don’t think he has room in his heart or head to deal with all that has gone on with Harry. While the brothers may never be close again, or even live on the same continent, it doesn’t mean that the future has to be full of bitterness and bad blood. Catherine is right. Family should always be paramount.”
Prince William, as reportedly, wants his own coronation to “look and feel different,” as a source shared. William might not invite his brother to his coronation.
“They are estranged, which is dreadfully sad,” the source claimed.
“Despite all the bad blood between the brothers, I’m convinced that, when the time does come, William will not be foolish enough to exclude his only sibling, now fifth in line to the throne, from his coronation,” royal expert and author Christopher Andersen shared.
“Things probably have never been worse between the brothers than they are now. William and Charles have pretty much made the joint decision to effectively cut Harry out of their lives, at least for the time being. There is no sign of a reconciliation on the horizon, and everyone involved seems to have pretty much come to terms with that.”
“That being said, we have to remember that William is carrying a very heavy psychological burden at the moment,” the royal expert said.
“He is deeply upset that his wife and his father are battling cancer at the same time. He must keep a brave face not only for his three young children but also for the sake of the monarchy.” Andersen concluded.
