Why Prince William And Kate Middleton See No Point In Talking To Prince Harry

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

While there were hopes tensions in the royal family would ease when Prince Harry returned to the U.K. in April to attend his grandfather, Prince Philip's funeral, it sounds like things didn't go too well. Though Harry was spotted chatting to Prince William and Kate Middleton, it's since been claimed things weren't as cordial as they seemed.

Robert Lacey, a historical consultant for "The Crown," claimed in an updated version of his book, "Battle of Brothers," that William and Kate supposedly "told friends that they could see no point in talking to Harry" (via The Times). As for why? They reportedly feel "any discussion of substance would go straight back to Meghan to be leaked out via Oprah [Winfrey] or some other tentacle of the Sussex network." Those fears reportedly stemmed from Gayle King making it public that the family had spoken in the wake of their Oprah Winfrey sit-down. 

Royal commentator Phil Dampier told The Sun in April that both William and Prince Charles supposedly had "big fears" their chats with Harry would be "immediately leaked" to the press. "They will be worried that if they get into any great detail, the next thing they know it will be out in the public domain, which makes it extremely difficult to heal the wounds long-term," he claimed.

It sounds like there's still a way to go for Harry to mend things with his family.

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