Prince Harry and Prince William's ‘Profound' Rift Won't End Until One ‘Apologizes': Royal Author
Royal author Robert Lacey, who wrote Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, told People that the royal siblings have been unmoved thus far as they both 'deeply believe' they are 'fighting for profound points of principle.'
'The rift is very profound and very long-lasting,' he explained. 'It will not be changed, in my opinion, until Harry makes a move and apologizes.'
Historian Amanda Foreman appeared to agree with Lacey's first point, telling the outlet that a reconciliation between the brothers has been 'impossible' as 'everyone wants it to happen on their terms.'
Harry, 40, and William, 43, supposedly initially fell out in 2018 over the elder royal's alleged treatment of Meghan Markle.
'Harry felt William wasn't rolling out the red carpet for Meghan and told him so,' a source told royal journalist Katie Nicholl per Cosmopolitan. 'They had a bit of a fallout, which was only resolved when Charles stepped in and asked William to make an effort.'
However, tensions rose once again when Harry and Meghan, 44, made the decision to officially leave their royal duties in 2020 and moved their family to California.
In May 2021, William and Harry both attended a ceremony for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to their late mother, Princess Diana, but they chose to make separate statements.
'You might have thought they'd go for a joint statement and speech, but that's not the case. Each has insisted on preparing their own,' an insider spilled to The Sun at the time. 'It is a big concern that their body language will suggest all is not well and they won't present a united front.'
Harry also made several shocking allegations against William in his memoir Spare, which was released in January 2023.
In March 2024, a source told People that their father, King Charles III, would 'like' Harry to come back home and would be 'much happier' if his sons were 'friends again.'
'But he realizes that is just not about to happen,' added the source.
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