Blood isn\u2019t always thicker than water.<\/p>\n
Prince William appeared to take a subtle dig at Prince Harry during a royal outing to the regiment once associated with his younger brother.<\/p>\n
The incident unfolded on Wednesday, June 4, when the 42-year-old heir apparent visited the Army Air Corps (ACC) in Wattisham, Suffolk.<\/p>\n
Prince William appeared to throw a subtle jab at Prince Harry during a visit to the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, Suffolk, on Wednesday. Getty Images<\/p>\n
William and Harry have been feuding since the Duke of Sussex quit his royal duties back in 2020. DPPA\/Sipa USA<\/p>\n
It marked William\u2019s first time touring the regiment since becoming the colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps<\/a>, and he made a rare comment about family while taking a water break with a group of British soldiers.<\/p>\n \u201cIs the pace of life good at the moment?\u201d the Prince of Wales asked, according to Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFamilies okay? See you enough?\u201d William continued after one soldier said it was \u201ca mixed bag.\u201d <\/p>\n The Prince of Wales compared family to a \u201cmixed bag.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cSome of them might not want to see you that much,\u201d the prince added. \u201cIt\u2019s a mixed bag sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n While it is unclear if William\u2019s comment was a veiled dig at his estranged brother, the remark came at an interesting time amid his ongoing feud<\/a> with Harry and Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n William took charge of Harry\u2019s former regiment when King Charles named his oldest son colonel-in-chief of the ACC <\/a>in May 2024.<\/p>\n The Duke and Duchess of Sussex \u201cstepped back\u201d from their royal duties in January 2020. Instagram\/@meghan<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex, 40, trained as an ACC pilot in 2009 and later served with the British Army\u2019s combat aviation arm in 2012 and 2013 during his second tour of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n Plus, it is believed that Charles, 76, would have named Harry the Colonel-in-Chief of the ACC if he and his wife had not \u201cstepped back\u201d from their royal duties<\/a> in January 2020.<\/p>\n Harry and William\u2019s feud goes beyond the older brother\u2019s new title.<\/p>\n William and Harry were last seen interacting during Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral in September 2022. TheImageDirect.com<\/p>\n The royal rift peaked after Harry and Markle, 43, spoke out against Buckingham Palace during their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey<\/a> in March 2021.<\/p>\n It then continued with the couple\u2019s \u201cHarry & Meghan\u201d Netflix docuseries<\/a> in December 2022, as well as with Harry\u2019s memoir \u201cSpare\u201d<\/a> in January 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cThe underlying issue is trust,\u201d an insider told People<\/a> on Tuesday regarding the royal family\u2019s feud. \u201cThe King and William don\u2019t trust Harry and Meghan with any kind of confidential conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe King and William don\u2019t trust Harry and Meghan with any kind of confidential conversation,\u201d a royal insider said this week. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, 43, have not been seen together with Harry and Markle since Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral<\/a> in September 2022.<\/p>\n Although the brothers were both at their father\u2019s coronation<\/a> when he officially ascended to the throne in May 2023, they reportedly avoided one another.<\/p>\n Then, in August 2024, William and Harry were said to have \u201ckept their distance\u201d once again while attending a memorial service in Norfolk for their late uncle,\u00a0Robert Fellowes.<\/p>\n William and Harry allegedly avoided one another at King Charles\u2019 coronation in May 2023. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cPrince Harry has blown all trust and any reconciliation with his father and the royal family for the moment,\u201d a royal source recently said. Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam and Harry were both there,\u201d a witness told The Sun<\/a> after the service, \u201cbut we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance.\u201d<\/p>\n As for King Charles and Prince Harry, it is said to be \u201cextremely unlikely\u201d that the pair will reconcile<\/a> anytime soon, even as the monarch suffers from an undisclosed form of cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPrince Harry is\u00a0the king\u2019s flesh and blood, so of course he would like some sort of reconciliation with his youngest son,\u201d Helena Chard, a British broadcaster, told Fox News Digital before Charles\u2019 trip to Canada last week.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, it\u2019s been over five years since Megxit, and still, Prince Harry is full of animosity,\u201d she added. \u201cPrince Harry has blown all trust and any reconciliation with his father and the royal family for the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blood isn\u2019t always thicker than water. 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