Prince William is not finished.
According to royal expert Omid Scobie, the Duke of Cambridge “has not been able to agree” either with the departure of his brother Prince Harry from the royal family or with the interview of Harry Potter and Meghan Markle , Oprah Winfrey.
“The relationship between Harry and William is still a long way off,” Scobie, who co-authored Sussexes ’biography“ Finding Freedom, ”told“ Entertainment Tonight ”on Thursday. “I don’t just mean physics [distance], on the other side of the Atlantic, but they don’t talk as much ”.
Although the brothers have been seen acting cordially at several public meetings, including the funeral of Prince Philip in April and the statue of his late mother, Prince Diana, in July, it has been reported for months that tensions continue to grow behind closed doors.
“Both sides are able to leave it all at once when it comes to focusing on the biggest and most important moments,” Scobie said. “Unfortunately, this has not led to any greater movement. They are still two brothers who are not in regular communication, nor do they have much communication, and I think they are still on these very different paths ”.
Scobie doesn’t think many changes will happen soon because the brothers are “very different men.”
“I think William has certainly become someone who really lives his life for the crown, for the institution. Harry has really gone completely in the opposite direction, ”he said.
A source revealed in May that William, 39, was anxious that Harry, 36, “would go too far with his real bombs.”
After the inauguration of the statue of Diana, another source said William asked her not to walk next to Harry during the event because it is “almost impossible for Harry to be trusted”.
The relationship worsened after Markle, 40, alleged in a March interview with 67-year-old Winfrey that she had been harassed by palace staff and that a senior member of the royal family had “concerns. “for the skin color of his son Archie. the Duchess of Sussex is biracial.
At the time, William immediately defended his family and told reporters, “We’re almost not a racist family.”
William’s wife, Kate Middleton, reportedly tried to help repair the strain on the siblings’ relationship.
The Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, said in June, “Kate is a brilliant referee and peacemaker. All the bones in your body have to do with making friends and doing the best you can. … Try to mediate “.