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A royal historian has claimed to know the real reason for the reported rift between Prince Harry and William. The estrangement between the two brothers who were previously close is said to have started months after Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018.
In an updated edition of his book Battle of Brothers, Robert Lacey says the showdown started after complaints that the Duchess of Sussex had “bullied royal household staff”. But Meghan has always denied these claims.
Reportedly being “horrified” about what he heard, William is said to have “thrown Harry out” of the joint royal household the Fab Four shared in Kensington Palace. Friends of Diana told the author that if she were alive she wouldn’t have let the situation happen. Speaking to Hello Magazine, Robert says the brothers need a mother figure to “knock their heads together”.
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Harry and Meghan moved to the US and stepped back from royal duties in 2020. In an inflammatory interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan claimed the reason was because the royal family were racist and negligent.
Prince William denied this and said, “we are very much not a racist family”. Robert claims Harry wants to reconcile but in order to do so, William will need an assurance he will not do another revelatory interview.
Robert added: “Trust has got to be restored because you can’t negotiate serious reconciliation unless you can discuss things in private.”
Meghan, Harry, William and Kate were spotted walking together and greeting the crowd outside Kensington Palace yesterday. Prince Charles is said to have been the main instigator in trying to soothe the rift between the brothers and bring Meghan into the fold. In a speech as king, he even said how he loved both Harry and Meghan and wished them luck in their new life across the Atlantic.
Meghan Markle has proven to be a controversial figure since returning to the UK. After firing verbal shots against the royal family in several interviews in the US, some members of both the American and British public and press have been openly hostile to the former actress.
Yesterday a video appeared showing a woman from the crowd refusing to shake her hand and avoiding eye contact. Nonetheless, lots of the crowd were seemingly delighted to see the “Fab Four”, Harry, Meghan, William and Kate, back together. The crowd broke into applause as they approached. A royal source told the Express: “The Prince of Wales thought it was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family.”
Finding Freedom co-author Omid Scobie said: “The Waleses had always been scheduled to greet well-wishers at Windsor Castle, but royal sources say the decision to invite the Sussexes was made in the eleventh hour. It is, without a doubt, a significant moment in the history of the relationship between the two brothers.”
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