Harry and William rift has ‘started to dissipate but won’t be healed for months’
Princes Harry and William are ‘keeping it cordial’ and the ‘resentment’ which pulled them apart is disappearing, a royal author claims.
And another expert suggested their grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee next summer could be a perfect time to heal the rift.
The brothers, once best friends, began to grow apart in 2018 as Harry’s relationship with Meghan Markle intensified, and their close bond deteriorated significantly when the Sussexes quit as working royals.
True Royal TV editor-in-chief Nick Bullen said the events are still too raw for them to make up fully.
He told Fox News: ‘I think it’s very unlikely that we’ll see any resolution between the brothers very soon.
‘Everything I’m told is that it is still pretty difficult for them. Obviously, they’ve spoken and spent time with their mother’s family. That was all good and a step forward in the right direction.
‘But there’s no real reason for them to be back together publicly until Jubilee next year.’
Meanwhile, the author of an unofficial biography on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said the passage of time may have already begun to heal their relationship.
Finding Freedom co-author Omar Scobie told Good Morning America: ‘Unfortunately, because of the little amount of time the Sussexes have really been able to spend here in the UK – Meghan hasn’t returned since they stepped away – very little progress has been made when it comes to improving those relations with Prince Charles and of course, Prince William.
‘We know between the brothers are keeping it cordial at the moment, that door is still open, it’s not shut but there hasn’t been much progress there. I think time still needs to do its job on that front but there’s a respect on both sides.
‘When I spoke to Kensington Palace sources recently, close to the Cambridges, they said that they understand that the Sussexes are doing their own thing now and I think that sort of resentment we saw in the past or heard about from sources, has kind of started to dissipate and that leaves a platform to hopefully improve those relationships moving forward.’
The Queen is set to celebrate becoming the first British monarch to rule for 70 years with a four-day Bank Holiday weekend from June 2-5 2020.
Events include a Jubilee pageant with more than 5,000 members of the public, comprising street artists, theatre, music, circus and a carnival.
Buckingham Palace also hopes to sign up some of the world’s biggest music acts and host a ‘once in a generation’ concert.
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