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Prince Harry reportedly rejected his attempt at reconciliation
There has been a bad relationship between Prince Harry and Prince William for some time.
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Prince William is said to have tried to mend his relationship with Prince Harry in 2019. But he is said to have rejected the attempt at reconciliation.
The relationship between Prince William (40) and Prince Harry (38) has been going downhill for several years. Like journalist Valentine Low according to the Daily Mail writes in his new investigative book “Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown”, Harry is said to have rejected his brother’s attempt at reconciliation as early as 2019.
Harry demanded secrecy about reconciliation with William
At that time, the documentary “Harry and Meghan – An African Journey” was created during a royal tour to South Africa. Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan (41) spoke to reporter Tom Bradby and caused a stir with their statements. With tears in her eyes, Meghan revealed in the interview how difficult she is with life in the limelight and that the stress has had an impact on her mental health. In the same documentary, Harry also stated that he and Prince William were on “different paths”. “As brothers you have good days and you have bad days,” Harry told the reporter. For the first time it became clear that the air was thick behind the palace walls.
According to Low, Prince William contacted his brother via WhatsApp the next day and asked to meet him. It was originally supposed to be for that. In another message, however, he asked William who he would tell about the meeting, to which William is said to have replied that he had to clear his appointment calendar, i.e. inform his private secretary. Fearing that Williams’ team would inform the press about the meeting between the brothers, Harry then reportedly uninvited his brother.
Dismissal was “heartbreaking”
The book goes on to say that Harry’s rebuff to William was “heartbreaking” for anyone who knew what was really going on. It highlighted “the dysfunction that underlies so many royal relationships.” Too often, members of the royal family communicated through their employees instead of calling each other directly. The result is distrust and inner conflict.
The break between the brothers deepened when Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan decided in spring 2020 that they no longer wanted to be working members of the royal family and to move to California. In March 2021, the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey (68) finally showed how deep the ditch between Harry and his family is.