Prince Harry and Prince William may reconcile their fractured bond in the near future, according to an intimate confidant of the Duke of Sussex.
The royal siblings have remained estranged since Harry and his wife Meghan Markle quit their senior royal duties and publicly voiced their complaints against the royal family during a shocking 2020 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.
Nevertheless, Harry’s long-standing friend Alex Rayner, who joined him on a charitable expedition to the North Pole in 2012, revealed to the Daily Mail’s Eden Confidential column, “As soon as the opportunity presents itself, we’ll see a wonderful embrace between the two brothers. Absolutely.”
He continued, “I would hope [it will take place in the next few months]. Certainly, if not by the end of the year, then next. They’ll hug in the not-too-distant future.”
During a recent solo journey to the UK, Harry held an hour-long discussion with his father, King Charles, without Meghan or their children, six-year-old Prince Archie and four-year-old Princess Lilibet.
While in Ukraine, he told The Guardian, “Yes, I have enjoyed the week. I have always loved the UK and I always will love the UK.
“It’s been good to reconnect with the causes I am passionate about. I have been able to spend some time with people that I have known for so long. It is hard to do it from far away.”
Harry also discussed his memoir, Spare, and his Netflix projects with Meghan, describing these as attempts to correct a “one point of view.”
The prince, who celebrated his 41st birthday this month, stated, “I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public. It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear.
“I know that [speaking out] annoys some people, and it goes against the narrative. The book? It was a series of corrections to stories already out there. One point of view had been put out, and it needed to be corrected.”
Harry traveled to Kyiv to support the work of his Invictus Games Foundation (IGF), celebrating the resilience and recovery of thousands of veterans who have suffered life-changing injuries since the conflict with Russia started three years ago.
However, the father of two recognized that his visit was risky and admitted his dislike for staged photo opportunities.
This trip – along with recent interactions with his father – led Harry to self-reflect, he disclosed.