There was a lot of commotion in New York this week — Prince William, without his wife, Kate Middleton, flew to the Big Apple.
The heir to the throne was on a mission to accomplish many goals: show the world he was a great statesman, orator, and defender of the monarchy; reclaim his title of sex symbol, and take part in the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit to reveal the 15 finalists for this year’s contest.
Prince William mingled with the crème de la crème, including multi-billionaires and philanthropists like Bill Gates and Mike Bloomberg.
He sported waders, teamed up with the Billion Oysters Project, and walked in the East River’s water to restore oyster reefs. He also mingled with New Yorkers, took selfies, and went for a casual jog in Central Park.
According to one royal expert, it should be noted that Prince William took the opportunity to deliver some truths to Prince Harry — he is untrustworthy.
Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to the Daily Express to say that Prince William decided he would not visit his brother during his trip to the United States because their relationship was “absolutely terrible”.
He also explained that the Prince of Wales fears that he cannot trust his brother because of the “multi-book deal the Sussexes are thought to have with publisher Random House.”
He told the publication: “I’m afraid it shows the rift is as deep as ever and the brothers’ relationship is terrible. After Spare, [the claims] that William attacked Harry and so forth as well as the parade of interviews around it – it goes back to Oprah and the way they behaved.”
Fitzwilliams added: “The point is simply you couldn’t trust [Prince Harry]. At its most basic, if you were Harry and I was William and we were talking to each other. How could I be sure what we talk about doesn’t appear [elsewhere]? Assuming Harry has a four-book contract with Random House and he decides to enlarge Spare or maybe he writes [more] about his childhood, or maybe Meghan writes her memoirs. There are far too many ifs and far too many question marks. The Sussexes have been completely unpredictable in their behavior but one thing you can predict is they like to publish and use it to their benefit and we saw that ruthlessly.”
The Duke of Sussex wants to reconnect with the Royal Family, but the door seems to be closed for now.
