The key moment, which initiated tensions between Prince William and Prince Harry, has been pinpointed by experts. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex were once very close when they were younger.
But shortly after the Duke’s marriage to Meghan Markle in 2018, their brotherly relationship became very frosty, with the Sussex couple quitting their royal duties and moving to the US in early 2002. Now a royal expert has weighed in on a conversation between the two of them, which is allegedly when their relationship began to unravel.
Royal commentator Katie Nicholl claimed the feud between William and Harry could have started as early as 2017.
She told the Sun: “I think the moment that we realised that there were tensions between the brothers was after I printed a story in Vanity Fair about William just urging Harry to take his time because they were engaged.
“Of course, William had taken many years before he proposed to [Princess Catherine] because he wanted her to be his wife. He wanted her to be able to know that this was what she wanted for her life too.
“And I think, you know, what was meant to be well-intended brotherly advice landed really badly with Harry.”
The royal correspondent added: “And I think it was the start of the real unravelling of their relationship.
“I mean, Harry really, it really hurt him that he felt he didn’t have his brother’s backing over Meghan.”
Royal author Robert Jobson agreed, saying: “I think that William was, you know, like any brother, was probably just keeping an eye out for him by saying, do you think this is happening rather quickly?
“What do you really know about this girl? Should you not spend some more time getting to know her? Which had a bad reaction.
“He was really, really unhappy about that. He couldn’t reconcile himself about that.
“Post then, it’s just been a gradual unravelling of the relationship. I’d been told that at Christmas, when Harry and Meghan went to stay with William and Kate.”
