{"id":1182754,"date":"2026-09-02T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1182754\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:25:27","slug":"william-and-harrys-reconciliation-will-be-a-slow-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1182754\/","title":{"rendered":"William and Harry’s Reconciliation Will be a “Slow Build”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle have returned to Britain<\/a>, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be stopping by Forest Lodge<\/a> for tea with Prince William and Princess Kate anytime soon. The Prince of Wales and his younger brother haven’t spoken<\/a> in several years, and a source close to William and Kate has told People<\/a> magazine that a reconciliation will take some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are watching this space. It\u2019s private\u2014they don\u2019t feel the need to say anything or demonstrate anything outwardly,\u201d the insider said. Adding that the Waleses are avoiding a “knee-jerk reaction” to Harry and Meghan’s move<\/a>, the source added that any thawing between the brothers \u201cwill be a slow build. There is a deep sense of betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prince William and Prince Harry attend the unveiling of their mother’s memorial statue at Kensington Palace in 2021. <\/p>\n

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The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex are pictured at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.<\/p>\n

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Since the Sussexes stepped down<\/a> as senior working royals in 2020, numerous sources have noted that Prince William<\/a> was hurt by Prince Harry’s actions, including his 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview<\/a> and revelations made in the duke’s memoir, Spare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Things are hanging by a thread as it is after the past few months, and from the sounds of it Harry’s memoir is unlikely to help,” a source told the Daily Mail <\/a>ahead of Spare’s publication in 2023.<\/p>\n

The brothers are understood not to have spoken since Queen Elizabeth’s funeral<\/a> in September 2022, with the brothers avoiding contacting during King Charles’s coronation<\/a> the following spring.<\/p>\n

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In 2025, the Duke of Sussex told the BBC<\/a> that he was willing to put the past behind. \u201cI would love reconciliation with my family,” he said. “There\u2019s no point in continuing to fight anymore.\u201d Whether Prince William feels the same remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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