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Prince William and Prince Harry react as the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Hall.<\/p>\n
April 21 2025, Published 12:22 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Prince Harry is said to have a fractured relationship with his family since his royal exit. It’s widely reported that Harry and Prince William are no longer on speaking terms after the former publicly aired private family matters. However, when their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, passed in 2022, the two brothers made a rare joint appearance with their wives. Opening up about the same, an insider claims that the Prince of Wales sent Harry a last-minute text inviting him and Meghan Markle to join the late Queen\u2019s tribute walkabout.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n On September 10, at Windsor, the Sussexes and Waleses awkwardly viewed floral tributes left for the late Queen. The source told the Daily Mail<\/a> about the text, \u201cIt happened very quickly \u2013 remarkable really considering they didn\u2019t see each other in Scotland.\u201d The walkabout, which was originally planned at 4:30 pm, was pushed back by 45 minutes as the brothers hashed out a plan. The outlet reported that William believed that at this time of national mourning, a show of unity was needed for the late Queen. The insider adds, \u201cThese coming days are going to be extremely intense and getting through them without distraction can only be a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n William\u2019s olive branch to his brother, however, allegedly wasn’t his idea. As reported by The Mirror, <\/a>royal author Omid Scobie wrote in his book, Endgame, that William was told to \u201cswallow his pride and invite his brother and sister-in-law to join them when they greeted mourners and well-wishers in Windsor that day.\u201d A source who spoke to Scobie said that King Charles had pressured him to invite his brother. Scobie penned, \u201cWith around forty minutes left before he planned to step out on Windsor Castle\u2019s Long Walk with Kate, William sent his first text message in months to Harry, suggesting it would be ‘good’ if they came along, too.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n In a surprise moment, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined Prince William and Kate Middleton for a walkaround at Windsor Castle following the death of William and Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. | \ud83d\udcf7: James Whatling \/ MEGA pic.twitter.com\/3g0zTy1Eia<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 People (@people) September 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Commenting on why Charles pressured William to invite Harry, Sky News\u2019 Maddie Hale claimed it was because Markle was allegedly planning to break \u2018royal protocol\u2019 by having her PR team arrange a separate walkabout. This reportedly forced the King to intervene and urge his sons to reunite publicly with their wives. Charles also believed that most of the news coverage focused more on the Sussexes’ movements in the UK rather than the death of the Queen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It has been widely reported that the walkabout was \u2018the hardest thing Kate\u2019s ever had to do.\u2019 Royal commentator Rob Jobson penned in his book, Our King Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, \u201cCatherine later admitted to a senior royal that, such was the ill feeling between the two couples, the joint walkabout was one of the hardest things she’d ever had to do.\u201d Since the walkabout, the \u2018Fab Four\u2019 have not united publicly for any other royal event.<\/p>\n\n