The brothers are yet to mend their relationship
Prince William and Prince Harry in 2009(Image: Getty Images)
Prince Harry and Prince William continue to be at odds, with the brothers yet to heal their rift.
Eyebrows were reportedly raised within the Palace when the Duke of Sussex recently travelled to Canada for Remembrance Sunday events, with his faux royal tour clashing with the Prince of Wales’ trip to Brazil for the annual Earthshot Prize awards.
At the time, Harry’s spokesman said Palace communications had been made aware of the upcoming tour.
But according to The Times, questions were raised within the Firm as to whether the memo had been sent as no-one was thought to have received one.
William and Harry have had several diary clashes over the years.
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Earlier this year, rumours emerged that Harry had offered to share his diary with the Royal Family to avoid stealing the limelight at high-profile appearances.
Harry has also started to mend his relationship with King Charles, with the pair reuniting for a private tea at Clarence House in September, Mirror reports. Now, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond has said Harry needs to communicate with his family if there is to be any hope of a reconciliation.
While a reunion between the brothers seems to be a distant possibility, they need to be on the same page when it comes to royal events, she said.
Jennie said: “Well, they do need to get their ducks lined up if there is to be any possibility of a reconciliation. I still think the chances of the rift between William and Harry being mended any time soon are extremely remote.”
While Harry claims he informed the Palace of his trip to Canada, more care should have been taken, Jennie claimed.
She said: “It seems clear the King is willing to have some sort of relationship with Harry. I suppose there will inevitably be some diary clashes, but it did seem ridiculous that Harry’s trip to Canada should coincide with one of the most important and major events of William’s year.”
Sources close to Harry said the timing of the announcement – when Prince William arrived in Rio – was unavoidable due to the Duke of Sussex being stripped of his security when he left his role as a working member of the Royal Family.
The times in which Harry and Meghan can release details of their events is much shorter than it is for the King or William. The Sussexes’ team was purely guided on advice given to them by their private security advisors, sources added.
Before Harry’s trip, he spoke of his love of ‘things that make us British’.
The Duke of Sussex penned a passionate essay ahead of Remembrance Day, where he expressed his pride at fighting for his country and warned how easy it is for veterans to be forgotten ‘once the uniform comes off’.
Jennie said: “It seems Harry did try to be sensitive, issuing his essay the day before the Earthshot Awards, but it was still an unhelpful distraction.”
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