There are issues between quite a few members of the British royal family. No one seems to be on Andrew’s side after his close ties to Epstein have been revealed. Prince Harry and King Charles are only just trying to mend their relationship. And Harry and his older brother William seem to be very far from ever seeing eye to eye again.
But what does that mean for the future? Is there a scenario where the British monarchy is no longer so divided? With Prince Harry set to head to the UK in July alongside his wife, Meghan Markle, and his two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, some experts believe this won’t change a thing.
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Dan Wakeford, founder of the weekly pop-culture newsletter Celebrity Intelligence, told Fox News Digital no one should be holding their breath for “a complete reconciliation with the family.”
“It’s a slight thaw and a good beginning,” he said. “[Harry] is not going to be meeting William. I cannot see that happening at all. Harry reportedly wants [King] Charles to spend time with Archie and Lilibet, and he’s been pushing for that. And I think that will likely happen from talking to folks in and around this.”
Harry will be in the UK to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 event, according to the BBC.
“A William and Catherine meeting is incredibly unlikely,” Wakeford added. “The king is the door that might open, but the Wales household is completely bolted shut right now. [William’s] stance has not changed, and they would not arrange to see Harry and Meghan outside an official public engagement. And I don’t even think that is going to happen. That’s a much firmer line than Charles’ side of the street.”
King Charles will reportedly spend some time with his grandkids, but William is reportedly still holding on to the grudge of what Harry said in his book, Spare. “He could perhaps have absorbed the criticism of himself, which Harry wrote in ‘Spare,’ but he cannot get over how much hurt it caused his wife,” Wakeford said.
British royal expert Hilary Fordwich says that William is “livid” over Harry and Meghan’s return and is very much not on the same page as his father about their place in the family.
“Prince William and King Charles appear to be approaching the situation from different perspectives,” Kinsey Schofield, host of “Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered,” told Fox News Digital. “Charles thinks like a father and grandfather. William thinks like the future king. Charles may be willing to reopen family conversations, while William remains focused on protecting the institution and the people closest to him.”
“From his perspective, the damage wasn’t limited to Harry’s memoir or the Netflix series. His wife was dragged into the controversy … Prince William is famously protective of Catherine, and I think many people underestimate how much resentment remains over what she endured, particularly while facing her own health challenges.”
A source told Vanity Fair: “William is known to hold a grudge, and more than that, he cannot forgive his brother for what Harry has put his family through.”
The source made it clear there will be no full reconciliation. “William won’t be seeing his brother. I suspect he will make sure he’s miles away when Harry visits to avoid any awkward encounters,” they said. Harry has tried to make contact repeatedly, but William won’t take his calls.”
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