PRINCE Harry’s explosive rivalry with Prince William is “firmly cemented” and here to stay, according to a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex visited the UK this month for a three-day trip, but refused to meet King Charles or his older brother.
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However, royal historian and author Gareth Russell claims that a statement released by Prince Harry reveals the true extent of his feud with Prince William.
A spokesperson for Prince Harry claimed he wanted to see King Charles but was unable to due to the monarch’s “full schedule” – but made no mention of seeing his brother.
Speaking to The Sun’s royal editor Matt Wilkinson on our Royal Exclusive show, Gareth said: “That’s really interesting.
“I think it is being realized that it was almost taken for granted that this time they would not meet, which in itself, the silence tells its own story, doesn’t it, that this time, no one expected the two of them to meet.
“We haven’t had any leaks coming from either side that there would be a potential meeting where one wanted it and the other didn’t, and that probably suggests that the divide is firmly cemented by the stage.”
William is said to have been hurt by his brother’s attacks in recent years and has not spoken to Harry since Queen Elizabeth’s wedding. funeral.
This follows Harry attacking the royal family in his bombshell Spare memoir, where he claims William ‘attacked’ him in a row over Meghan.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also revealed details about the royal family in their Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan.
To the shock of many, it told stories of Meghan’s “shocking” first meeting with Princess Kate and Harry criticizing his father.
Prince Harry traveled on May 7 from his Montecito mansion on a whirlwind three-day visit to a glitzy Invictus event at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.
His spokesperson confirmed: “Unfortunately this will not be possible due to Her Majesty’s full programme.
“The Duke, of course, understands his father’s schedule and various other priorities and looks forward to seeing him soon.”
Harry and Charles last met at Clarence House in February for their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months, after Charles announced he had cancer.
On his recent visit this month, the prince flew to the UK alone, without Meghan or their children Archie, five, and Lilibet, two.
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Charles, 75, recently resumed public duties for the first time since beginning cancer treatment.
Sources claimed the king agreed to let his estranged son stay at a royal residence during the trip – but the offer was declined.
The silence tells its own story, doesn’t it, that this time no one expected the two to meet
Gareth Russell
Harry is believed to have stayed in a hotel during his visit.
As reported by Sunday schedulesSources close to Her Majesty claimed that it would have been more practical to arrange a meeting between father and son if Harry had opted for a royal residence.
Statement from Prince Harry on meeting King Charles
A SPOKESMAN for the Duke of Sussex has released a statement regarding his May visit to the UK.
It said: “Unfortunately this will not be possible due to Her Majesty’s full programme.
“The Duke, of course, understands his father’s schedule and various other priorities and looks forward to seeing him soon.”
However, close friends of the Duke insist he did his best to arrange a meeting with Charles before the long-awaited trip.
Following his trip to the United Kingdom, Prince Harry flew to Nigeria with Meghan Markle for a three-day visit in an effort to have the country host the Invictus Games in 2029.
Harry and Meghan, who is of Nigerian descent, met with military personnel and their families and participated in traditional cultural activities.
A Timeline of Prince Harry’s Family Feud
In 2018, the Sun told how “simmering tension
The first signs of friction emerged after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a sibling chat.
He knew Harry was already crazy about her, but it was claimed he advised him to take it slow.
The younger prince reportedly didn’t take the advice very well, with a royal source saying he “went crazy.”
Then, in June 2019, Harry and Meghan officially split from the charity they shared with William and Kate.
The Royal Foundation will be split between the Sussexes and the Cambridges, while the couples focus on their own separate charitable efforts.
Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009, before Kate joined two years later, shortly after their engagement was announced.
The trio often appeared together at events and the Foundation has had huge success with projects such as the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the Heads Together mental health campaign.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made after completing a review of its structure – but added that the two couples would continue to work together in the future.
Harry and Meg lived near Kate and Wills on the Kensington Palace estate, but moved to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.
The move further fueled rumors of a fallout.
Harry, 39, also hinted in his ITV documentary “Harry and Meghan, An African Journey” that he and his brother had grown apart.
In 2021, Harry and Meghan gave their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, where Harry accused his father of holding him back financially.
Harry then flew back to the UK to join William in unveiling a statue of his mother, Princess Diana, in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources said William did not want to attend the memorial amid the fallout.
In 2022, shortly before the death of her grandmother, the Queen, sources claimed that Kate acts as a “peacemaker” between the siblings.
Harry claimed his brother “knocked him to the ground” during an argument about Meghan, in his memoir.
In Spare, Harry said William labeled Meghan “rude” and “difficult” during a fight.
Harry claimed that William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace and…knocking me to the ground.”
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back after the 2019 argument at Nottingham Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he lived at the time.
In January this year, Harry flew to be with Charles following the shock of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis.
Harry flew back to the US the next day – without seeing Wills.
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