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Prince Harry accepts his brother William’s apology and brings his wife and children back to the royal family: “I have forgiven William after being granted the new title of…”

Inside Prince Harry and Prince William’s Royal Rift Which Has Hit an ‘All-Time Low’

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Prince Harry and Prince William’s relationship is not on the mend, according to royal expert Katie Nicholl.
The royal rift between Prince William and Prince Harry is alive and well.

In June 2024, royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET that relations between William and his wife, Kate Middleton, and Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, remain “at an all-time low.”

It’s not a totally unexpected update, as the duo has long shown signs of a serious rift, even before Harry and Meghan made the decision to step away from royal life and relocate to America in 2020.

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Things have not improved in the following years, even as both King Charles III and the Princess of Wales battle cancer.
In November 2023, a source close to the matter told ET that Harry and William’s relationship “has not improved since the publication of [Harry’s memoir] Spare and there is no reconciliation expected anytime soon.”

“There is no real trust at the moment and that needs to be rebuilt,” the source said. “There’s a great deal of hurt on both sides.”

Now, ET delves into what went wrong in the brothers’ relationship, what was said in Harry’s memoir and where they stand today.

Harry Was Always the ‘Spare’
Princess Diana with Prince Harry, Prince William and their dad, King Charles III – David Levenson/Getty Images
In his memoir, Spare, Harry says the term was used throughout his life by “Pa and Mummy and Grandpa. And Even Granny.”
I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B,” he writes. “I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy. I was summoned to provide back-up, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”

William Told Harry to Act Like He Didn’t Know Him at School

When Harry moved to Eton school, his older brother wanted distance between them.

“Willy always hated it when anyone made the mistake of thinking us a package deal,” Harry writes in Spare. “He loathed it when Mummy dressed us in the same outfits… And now to attend the same school was pure murder.”

William Roasts Harry in a Joint Interview
Prince William and Prince Harry
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Harry recalls living with William and training to go into combat as a young man. During a rare joint interview with the brothers, Harry says that William called him out for being a “slob” and snoring.

“I turned and gave him a look. Was he joking?” Harry ponders in his memoir.

Harry says he laughed it off at the time considering it to be “banter,” but adds, “When I look back on it now, I can’t help but wonder if there wasn’t something else at play. I was training to get to the front line, the same place Willy had been training to get, but the Palace had scuttled his plans. The Spare, sure, let him run around a battlefield like a chicken with its head cut off, if that’s what he likes. But the Heir? No.”
Harry Says William Never Told Him About His Engagement to Kate Middleton

After a trip together to Africa, Harry writes about learning that William and Kate were engaged in the tabloids.

He says his brother “never mentioned it” during their time together.

Harry Notes That He Wasn’t Really William’s Best Man

Prince Harry and Kate Middleton
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Though he was “officially” noted as William’s best man, Harry claims William actually considered two other friends as his best men. The second-born says his older brother didn’t want to give him the opportunity to give a speech at his wedding to Kate.

He didn’t think it safe to hand me a live mic and put me in a position to go off script. I might say something wildly inappropriate,” Harry writes. “He wasn’t wrong.”

William Is Upset By Harry’s Pitch

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In 2013, Harry pitched his own version of the Warrior Games which would include wounded veterans participating in Paralympic games. He says that William, who was about to welcome his son George at the time, was “sorely irritated” by Harry’s pitch.

“What was going on here? I wondered. Then I realized: My God, sibling rivalry,” Harry writes. “Had we not got past this yet? The whole Heir versus Spare thing?”
Growing Distance Between Harry, William and Kate

Though he writes that he was “delighted” for the couple after they welcomed their son, Prince George, Harry also talks about further distance between them. Though Harry moved into Nottingham Cottage very close to his brother and sister-in-law, they did not have the casual hang outs he’d envisioned.

“I assumed they’d have me over any minute now. Any day,” he writes. “But day after day it didn’t happen.”

William Stood in His Way

While talking about wanting to go to Africa for conservation work, Harry writes that William stood in his way.
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In 2013, Harry pitched his own version of the Warrior Games which would include wounded veterans participating in Paralympic games. He says that William, who was about to welcome his son George at the time, was “sorely irritated” by Harry’s pitch.

“What was going on here? I wondered. Then I realized: My God, sibling rivalry,” Harry writes. “Had we not got past this yet? The whole Heir versus Spare thing?”

Growing Distance Between Harry, William and Kate
Though he writes that he was “delighted” for the couple after they welcomed their son, Prince George, Harry also talks about further distance between them. Though Harry moved into Nottingham Cottage very close to his brother and sister-in-law, they did not have the casual hang outs he’d envisioned.

“I assumed they’d have me over any minute now. Any day,” he writes. “But day after day it didn’t happen.”

William Stood in His Way

While talking about wanting to go to Africa for conservation work, Harry writes that William stood in his way.

“Africa was his thing, he said,” Harry claims. “And he had the right to say this, or felt he did, because he was the Heir. It was ever in his power to veto my thing, and he had every intention of exercising, even flexing, that veto power. We had some real rows about it… It was so obvious. He cared less about finding his purpose or passion than about winning his lifelong competition with me.”