New reports have revealed that Prince Harry allegedly turned down older brother Prince William’s attempts at a reconciliation back in 2019, one day after he and wife Meghan Markle confirmed that they were struggling with working royal life during their South Africa tour, because he didn’t want the press to find out about it! Wow!
Royal expert Valentine Low, author of the upcoming “Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown,” writes that William, 40, tried to speak to his brother, whom he feared was in “crisis,” but the younger royal backed out of the meeting. … https://t.co/hqwGL05PTn
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Despite putting on a semi-united front for the Queen’s funeral last month, tensions are still high between Prince William, 40, and Prince Harry, 38, as there has reportedly been trouble in their relationship since Prince William told his younger brother to not rush into things with Meghan, 41.
During a now infamous interview with Tom Bradby for ITV’s Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, Prince Harry said he and Meghan were “struggling” with some of the pressures of being working royals, while Prince Harry also revealed that there were “good days” and “bad days” in terms of his relationship with his older brother. Prince Harry didn’t deny that there were tensions between him and Prince William, but told Bradby: “We are certainly on different paths at the moment, but I will always be there for him, as I know he will always be there for me.”
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However, according to an excerpt from Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor by royal correspondent Valentine Low, which first appeared in The Times, the new Prince and Princess of Wales – who at the time were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – "saw it as a deliberate attempt to knock the Cambridges out of the headlines," who were on their tour of Pakistan at the time.
Despite the comment Prince Harry made to the press, Low said that Prince William allegedly set up a meeting with his brother via WhatsApp the very next day to discuss and hopefully mend their rift, as he could sense that he was "in crisis," but Prince Harry refused because of his "fears of it being leaked to the press."
"William explained that he'd have to clear his schedule, which would mean telling his private secretary," Low wrote. "At that point, Harry told him: 'Don't come.' He was so concerned that William's team would leak the visit to the Press that he would rather not see his brother than risk it getting into the papers. To everyone who knew what was going on, this was heartbreaking."
Since the allegations in Low's book have come out, royal insiders have confirmed that "any chance of building reconciliation has fallen by the wayside," while also revealing that Prince Harry was "furious" that the text encounter was leaked to the press, as per his fear.
