Oprah Winfrey’s dreams of a reconciliation between Prince William and Prince Harry don’t appear to have come true, as the ongoing feud between the two brothers is still going strong following the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
According to the latest reports, Prince William, 40, doesn’t “trust” his younger brother, who turned 38 last month, not to air the family’s dirty laundry in public – as he has done in the past – and is therefore reluctant to have any serious conversations about the family with him or his sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, 41.
"After the Queen died, both brothers understood that they had to put personal feelings aside for the sake of their grandmother," a royal insider told The Sun. "Both men have tried but, on William’s side, he just does not trust his brother or sister-in-law. How can he have frank conversations with Harry when he is worried one or the other will misinterpret what’s said, take offense and/or talk about it publicly?"
The Duke of Sussex has already been iced out by his brother and the rest of the family following his grandmother's death, the source continued to suggest, as he was reportedly left out of important discussions due to his older brother's mistrust, and the fact that he and Meghan "chose" to distance themselves from the family when they stepped down as senior royals in January 2020, and when they did the infamous bombshell Oprah interview. Ouch!
"This inevitably means that Harry was shut out from much of the business of state with William and Charles in the days after the Queen’s death. Their view is that Harry chose this path and so cannot be involved," the insider continued. "From Harry’s point of view, he still wants an admission from both the family and the 'men in grey suits,' as he calls them, that he and his wife were wronged. He doesn’t trust the institution and has repeatedly said he felt stifled and, towards the end, persecuted."
The source went on to say that Harry feels he has done right by the family, in particular his father, King Charles, following the Queen's death, and now feels like he is being "punished" for his previous actions. "He has really struggled these past few weeks, and has felt he’s done his duty to support his father," the source added, before going on to reference the fact that he wasn’t allowed to wear his military uniform to the funeral. "Yet the debacle over uniforms and reception invitations has really not helped and has just reinforced his sense of loss and inferiority. He felt as if he was being punished by the Firm."
