Prince William and Prince Harry have been embroiled in a bitter feud for many years but came together to attend the funeral of their late uncle – however, there’s one sign the rift still might not be over
Princes William and Harry’s heartbreaking rift has raged on for years with many wondering whether they will ever bury the hatchet.
But yesterday, they reunited for the first time in months to attend the funeral of their late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes. Harry secretly flew from the US to join William at the service at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham where they paid their respects to Lord Fellowes, the husband of their aunt Jane Fellowes, who sadly died last month at the age of 82.
It is the first time they have attended the same event since their father King Charles’ Coronation last May – although on that day, they did not sit together and weren’t spotted speaking.
The pair pictured together in 2018 (
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And one witness who saw the brothers at the funeral service spoke out about seeing them – and hinted their rift might not yet be healed due to one sign – they kept their distance. One source told The Sun how they only saw the brothers at the end of the service adding: “I didn’t know they were there. They arrived very discreetly.”
Another noted they did not speak to each other, saying: “William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance.”
However, royal biographer Ingrid Seward told the Mirror that a funeral may not have been the time for the brothers to start ironing out their differences. She said: “Harry is close to Robert Fellowes’ widow Jane. She and sister Sarah come to all of Harry’s UK events and were at Archie’s christening. The thought of having to see his estranged brother would not have worried Harry as much as the other way around. I am certain they were civil to each other. A funeral is not the time to settle scores. Or indeed a time to make up as Harry is well aware.”
Princess Diana with William and Harry in 1995 (
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The funeral comes just days before the anniversary of the death of William and Harry’s mother Princess Diana. It was 27 years ago tomorrow that she died at the age of 36 following a car crash in Paris. And ingrid believes Diana would have been heartbroken at the fact her sons have a fractured relationship – and her wish for them before she died may have to wait a little longer.
She added: “Twenty-seven years after that fatal crash in Paris in August 1997 we still think of Diana. So of course, do William and Harry. They both talk about her and Harry says he knows Diana would have been proud of him moving to California and leaving royal life behind. It is after all, what she wanted to do herself. But she didn’t, as she was afraid of losing access to her boys if she moved so far away.
“What she wouldn’t have liked is the deepening estrangement between the two brothers. William has reportedly let it be known he would not even contemplate Harry’s presence at his Coronation when the time comes.
“That is fighting talk. It illustrates how much Harry has hurt his brother by revealing their personal disagreements in his autobiography Spare. The book is due out in paperback at the end of October as a sad reminder of the accusations of who did what to whom.
“Diana always said she wanted her boys to be there for each other. She told them to promise her, ‘they would always be each other’s best friends. And never let anyone come between you’. At the time of her death, she had no reason to believe otherwise. But Diana’s most ardent wish will not be fulfilled – not yet anyway.”
