Prince Harry and Prince William each attended their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes’ funeral amid their rift. Nonetheless, they reportedly prevented each other whereas there.
Harry, 39, and William, 42, went to the service at St. Mary’s Church in Snettisham, Norfolk, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, based on The Sun. Lord Fellowes, the brother-in-law of the princes’ late mom Princess Diana, died on July 29 of undisclosed causes. He was 82.
PEOPLE beforehand understood that the Duke of Sussex was not attending his uncle’s funeral amid his safety points within the U.Ok.
A household good friend mentioned they have been “very glad to substantiate each princes have been there,” per The Solar. They reportedly each sat within the again however didn’t sit close to each other.
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A separate supply instructed The Solar they did not know Harry and the Prince of Wales have been there till they noticed the princes after the service, including, “They arrived very discreetly.”
“William and Harry have been each there however we by no means noticed them converse to one another and so they have been protecting their distance,” one other attendee added, based on The Solar.
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Sources beforehand instructed PEOPLE that Harry’s makes an attempt to attach along with his brother — via texts, calls, and messages — are ignored.
The rift with Prince William is “very dangerous,” mentioned a royal insider, nevertheless it’s not “irreparable.”
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It has been broadly reported that the discord between Harry and William started in 2016 after William expressed issues about how shortly Harry was transferring in his relationship with Meghan Markle. The strain was first publicized in 2020 when Harry and Meghan, who wed in 2018, introduced their exit from royal duties.
The final time Harry and William publicly reunited was in Might 2023 at King Charles’ coronation. Nonetheless, the brothers reportedly didn’t work together with each other there both.
Most just lately, Harry and King Charles have been mentioned to have had a constructive assembly in February after King Charles’ most cancers analysis. Nonetheless, communication since then has reportedly deteriorated. Harry’s shut mates beforehand mentioned that King Charles is now not taking his calls.
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On the similar time, Harry is alleged to have issues over the protection of Meghan and their kids, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, and based on sources, has repeatedly requested his father for assist.
