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Prince Harry hopes to reunite with his estranged brother Prince William amid the Royal Family rift, so they can honor their mother Princess Diana together on the 30th anniversary of her death, but he must do one thing to end the feud before that can happen.

Princess Diana sadly died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. In two years, it will be the 30th anniversary of her death and the Duke of Sussex will be in the UK for the emotional moment.

Since the royal feud began in 2020, following Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s exit from royal life, the brothers have celebrated their mother separately over the years. It comes after Meghan Markle ‘threw cup of tea into the air’ during ‘miserable’ tour with Harry.

On July 16, before the 28th anniversary of Diana’s death, Harry took a walk through a minefield in Angola, retracing the brave steps Diana took almost three decades ago.

Weeks earlier, on what would have been their mother’s 64th birthday, July 1, William honored her legacy in Sheffield, England, celebrating the second anniversary of Homewards — his mission to end homelessness, an issue Diana introduced to her sons.

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“We all remember the days when Harry and William were joshing with one another, and it all seemed set for their relationship and the future — that Harry, as Diana always used to say, would be William’s wingman,” Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton told People. “It’s a great loss for the monarchy.”

Their feud became known to the public in 2020, when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their royal duties. “Things were said that sparked the initial rift, and it’s never healed,” Morton says.

In his memoir Spare, Harry describes a tense 2019 confrontation where William criticized Meghan and, according to Harry, physically grabbed him by the collar, knocking him to the floor.

The rift worsened after the couple’s explosive 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, followed by their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s bestselling book — each diving deeper into Harry’s claims against William, King Charles, 76, Kate Middleton, 43, Queen Camilla, 78, and the larger Royal Family.

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“Some members of my family will never forgive me,” Harry admitted in May. However, while Harry has spoken openly about his hope for reconciliation with his family, insiders claim his calls and messages to William have gone unanswered.

Therefore, one thing must happen. Robert Lacey, author of Battle of Brothers, said, “The rift is very profound and very long-lasting. It will not be changed, in my opinion, until Harry makes a move and apologizes.”

Adds historian Amanda Foreman, “Everyone wants it to happen on their terms, but that’s what makes it impossible.”

Despite all of the drama, the brothers remain united in one shared vow: to honor their mother’s memory. They have continued to honor her legacy by championing charities close to her heart.

William and Harry have also created home lives built upon a shared commitment to giving their children with a genuinely authentic upbringing — “and that is pure Diana,” says Foreman.

They have also honored their mother by giving their daughters her name as a middle name, and often speak of Diana to their children.

“The values they are instilling and discussing as families may be their best success,” Foreman added. “They are both very good role models as parents.”

There have been glimpses of hope for the royal family feud, though. On July 9, Harry’s representatives met with King Charles’s head of communications in what could’ve been a first step toward a reunion, at least with his father.

A face-to-face meeting could happen in September, when Harry is expected back in the U.K. to support WellChild, a charity helping children with life-limiting conditions.

Whether that reunion will materialize, however, remains uncertain. If it does, it would be the first meeting between father and son since February 2024, shortly after Charles announced he was diagnosed with cancer.

Sources claim William’s anger at the situation has turned into indifference, a friend told The Sunday Times in June. Meanwhile, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith sees this as William accepting limits, saying to People, “He can control what he does in his life, but he has no control over what Harry does.”

Lacey added, “They both deeply believe that they’re fighting for profound points of principle.”