Prince Harry has reportedly found it âdifficultâ being in Prince Williamâs company at times over the past week.
The two brothers, who have been estranged for a number of years, have been forced to spend time together since their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Sept. 8.
A source close to Harry told the Sunday Times of London that although being in each otherâs company has been âuncomfortableâ for the brothers, âeverybody is trying their best.â
The Prince of Wales, 40, and the Duke of Sussex, 38, delighted royal fans last week when they appeared alongside their respective wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, viewing floral tributes and cards laid outside Windsor Castle in honor of the late monarch.
The outing, however, was marked by awkward body language displayed by both Markle, 41, and Middleton, 40, who appeared uncomfortable during their reunion.
On Tuesday, the former âFab Fourâ seemingly put on a united front as they sat down for dinner together with other royal family members after receiving Queen Elizabeth IIâs coffin.
Saturday evening, they also stood vigil â alongside their cousins â by the late monarchâs casket.
Prince Harry wore his military uniform after getting special permission from King Charles III. He had previously been forced to wear civilian clothes at public events since the Queen died due to being stripped of his military titles when he stepped down from his royal duties in 2020.
However, the Duke was said to be âdevastatedâ to discover that his uniform had his grandmotherâs âERâ initials stripped from his shoulder.
âHe is heartbroken,â a friend told the Sunday Times of London. âTo remove his grandmotherâs initials feels very intentional.â
The two brothers also shared a brief encounter earlier this week when William â who was collecting kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis from school â drove past his brother and Markle while they were in a separate car. They reportedly drove past each other but then stopped, reversed and rolled down their windows for a brief chat.
Despite this chance meeting, the truce appears temporary.
A friend of the brothers revealed that the joint appearances “take effort” and they both understood it was needed to show “solidarity.”
âI donât think it goes much beyond that. There have been some awkward moments this week,â the source told the Sunday Times of London. âI definitely donât get the sense of any deeper meaningful rapprochement or a sense that this is it: things will be mended.â
The brother’s relationship has been frosty since at least 2019 when Harry shared in an interview that he and William were “certainly on different paths at the moment.”
Relationships receded further when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex â who quit royal life in 2020 and moved to California â sat down for a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year.
Markle recently gave another interview in which she claimed that she and Harry were âupsetting the hierarchy ⦠just by existing.â
She also fired a warning shot to the Palace by noting, “Iâve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking ⦠I have a lot to say until I donât.”
Harry also has a memoir coming out early next year which is reportedly full of truth bombs.
âThereâs a lot of new stories in there about the past that Harry has not spoken about before, about his childhood,â a source told Page Six, adding, âThere is some content in there that should make his family nervous.â
Friends of Harry previously shared that while his fraternal relationship is still raw, he could not be happier or more fulfilled by his family dynamic with Markle and their children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.
Sources close to him also alleged to the aforementioned outlet that his recent return to the UK and the royal family brings an ache of âregret over a missed opportunity of what could have beenâ and regret that âit didnât have to be this ugly.â
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