For about ten days, Prince William and his brother, Prince Harry, suspended all rifts and drama to focus on what truly mattered — paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen died at the age of 96 while in Scotland. Neither Prince William nor Prince Harry made it to Balmoral Castle to tell her a final goodbye.
United in grief, Prince William and Prince Harry paused all family squabble and mourned the Queen during a walkabout at Windsor with their wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
The “Fab Four” walked in unity as they met with hundreds of well-wishers. At the state funeral at Westminster Abbey, Prince William showed kindness towards his brother and sister-in-law.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dinned with the future King and Queen of England, where reports claimed they had private conversations.
The many interactions between the brothers were hopeful signs that they were on the path restore the fractured family bond.
However, a source close to the two princes spoke to The Sun and revealed that the situation is still heartbreaking for Prince William.
The royal insider shared Prince William’s brutal side of the story by saying that he still has trust issues when it comes to his brother and added: “After the Queen died, both brothers understood that they had to put personal feelings aside for the sake of their grandmother. 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?”
Moving on to Prince Harry’s angle on what occurred in London. According to the source, Prince Harry’s experience during the funeral and mourning period was upsetting.
The person familiar with the situation says Prince Harry felt like an outcast in the midst of his own family and is still waiting for an apology from the senior royals who hurt him and Markle.
The royal insider stated: “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. 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.”
The person concluded by saying that Prince Harry viewed his stay in London as a punishment and continued: “He doesn’t trust the institution and has repeatedly said he felt stifled and, towards the end, persecuted. He has really struggled these past few weeks and has felt he’s done his duty to support his father. 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.”
It is clear that reconciliation might not happen anytime soon.
