ROYAL FAMILY
Prince William ends relationship with Prince Harry?
The King’s Coronation is less than three months away, but there is still much unresolved strife between his two sons.
With the Coronation approaching on May 6, there is still much tension in Buckingham Palace due to the actions of Prince Harry, King Charles III’s youngest son, and his decision to abandon his royal duties.
The release of ‘Spare’
Prince Harry, who released his tell-all memoir, ‘Spare’, in January 2023, a book that reveals the inner workings of the royal family, and his wife Meghan Markle, have been on rocky ground with the royal family. The couple’s Netflix docuseries, Harry and Meghan, was yet another factor in the estrangement between Prince Harry and his family.
Though the Royal Family is fully expecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to attend, there is much apprehension — with Prince William being the most aggravated about Prince Harry’s attendance. Despite family tensions, King Charles is set on having Harry attend the Coronation, but it seems Prince William would prefer it otherwise.
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Prince William still seething
According to Daily Mail journalist Dan Wootton, who has sources within the royal family, since his younger brother published ‘Spare’, Prince William has never been more angry with his sibling.
“The Prince of Wales still cannot fathom the vicious intent behind his brother’s book, which he believes marks the end of their relationship forever,” Wootton said.
Reportedly the question of how Prince William will contain his emotions of betrayal, anger, and sadness during the Coronation is on the lips of those in Buckingham Palace.
Prince William extends an olive branch
William did extend a kind gesture to his younger brother at the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II in October 2022, inviting the Sussexes to join him and wife Kate Middleton in the walkabout outside Windsor Castle afterward.
The effort the next in line to the throne had made so far is what the family allegedly finds so frustrating.
“The entire family tried so hard to include Harry and Meghan during the mourning period for the late Queen, yet it made absolutely no difference to their vile behavior in the months that followed,” Wootton explained. “The Prince of Wales is also acutely conscious of the fact Harry has attempted to back both him and their father into a corner, in what feels like a form of emotional blackmail.”
Wootton recounted the words King Charles said to his sons after Prince Phillip’s funeral.
“Don’t make my final years a misery,” King Charles III said to Prince William and Prince Harry.