Prince Harry’s feud with Prince Williammight have played a role in the breakdown of his friendship with Peter Phillips.
According to royal expert Emily Nash, the Duke of Sussex was likely left off the guest list for Princess Anne’s son’s wedding because of how close the Prince of Wales is to their cousin.
Harry and Peter ‘haven’t spoken’ in a long time
“What we were told was that Peter hadn’t spoken to Harry for the last few years,” the commentator told Page Six.
Prince William and Prince Harry attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022. By: MEGA
“I think it comes down to interpersonal relationships, doesn’t it?” Nash noted, while adding that Peter is “very close” to William.
“[Peter is] very loyal; he’s very protective. He’s been a very good sounding board to his cousin over the years,” she pointed out. “So it absolutely makes sense that I think had both Wales brothers been there, it would have put a completely different slant on the whole event.”
Peter put in the middle of Harry and William
The three relatives used to all be close. However, the businessman was originally put in the middle of the brothers’ feud.
Prince William, Prince Harry and Peter Phillips at Sandringham in 2000. By: Kent Gavin/MEGA
“Peter was positioned between the two warring brothers. He was sort of put right in the middle of them as the older cousin and that must have been a really difficult moment for him,” Nash said.
“Of course, a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then,” the journalist noted.
Missing out on the ‘royal wedding of the year’
U.K. television host Mark Dolan emphasized what a big statement Peter was making by not welcoming the Spare author and Meghan Markle to he and Harriet Sperling’s special day.
Peter Phillips, Harriet Sperling and the royal family attend the New Year’s Day Racing at Cheltenham Racecourse in 2026. By: James Whatling/MEGA
“It’s a royal snub. It’s the royal wedding of the year and it is Princess Anne’s son, Peter,” the expert emphasized to Sky News.
“The bottom line is that Harry has not been invited,” Dolan said, while claiming that Harry was “banned” from the gathering.
“Peter doesn’t want Harry to take the headlines,” he added.
The royals in attendance
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, William,Kate Middleton, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall, were all in attendance for the nuptials.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. By: Steve Finn/MEGA
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s daughters snagging an invite and attending after their parents’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein was shocking, royal expert Jennie Bond claimed.
“I thought it was quite brave of Beatrice and Eugenie to show up knowing that the cameras would be on them,” the expert told The Mirror.
“They’ve had a lot of highly critical press lately and it can’t have been easy for them to face the media,” she continued. “But they did seem to keep quite a low profile, particularly as the bridal party left the church.”