Prince William “can’t completely forgive” Prince Harry for “what he’s done”, according to a royal author.
Katie Nicholl claims the brothers are still at odds and the Prince of Wales is not ready to heal their relationship.
“[When Harry stepped back from his royal duties], it was very difficult for William, and I think that’s partly why this rift hasn’t been resolved, because, you know, William can’t completely forgive Harry for what he’s done,” she told Us Weekly.
“It had a huge impact on him, on [Princess] Catherine, on their young family.
“It put them in that prime sort of centre. It moved them centre stage far sooner than they would otherwise have been.
“ … I think William had always expected that he would have the support of his brother. And I think it wasn’t just that Harry had chosen to leave and to stand down.
“I think a lot of it was how he chose to do that and what William saw as great disrespect to the institution and to his, to his family, to his grandmother.”
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Last month, Ms Nicholl claimed William “simply can’t forgive” his brother for stepping down from his royal duties.
She also claimed that Queen Elizabeth II gave up on bringing the siblings together.
“She was exhausted by it all, she realised there was nothing more she could do to forge a reconciliation between William and Harry,” she said.
“It is terribly sad that the twilight years of her reign, when she should have been enjoying her time, spending time with her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren was really marred by this awful family rift, which, let’s be honest, doesn’t look like it’s got any chance of being healed.”
The rift between the once-close siblings allegedly started even before Harry married Meghan Markle.
Back in 2017, Harry hinted that he was about to propose to the Suits actress, William reportedly asked, “Why rush things?,” causing Harry to angrily answer, “Who the hell do you think you are?”.
Relations hit a new low when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey in March last year.
In the bombshell tell-all, Harry said he felt sorry for his father, now King Charles, and brother William, who were “trapped” in their royal roles and couldn’t leave as he had.
– With Page Six