Not long after the death of Prince Philip, royal historian Robert Lacey said there was hope thatPrinces William and Harrywould use their grandfather’s funeral to mend fences.
Lacey had even toldPeoplethat the procession, which saw William and Harry separated by their cousin Peter Phillips, was “a mistake” and “As we saw, they could have walked side-by-side quite happily after all.
What pleased me afterward was that it all seemed so totally natural, and they drifted to each other like the old days.”
Now it seems Lacey might have been a bit hasty in concluding that William and Harry appeared ready to move forward, as they were seen chatting after their grandfather’s burial.
In an updated version of his book “Battle of Brothers,” Lacey reveals that ameeting with Prince Harry and Prince Charles after the funeralas reported by several media outlets includingThe Telegraph didn’t actually happen.
In an updated version of his book, which is being serialized byThe Times, royal expert Robert Lacey wrote that after William and Kate said their farewells to Prince Charles, they went back to Kensington Palace to tuck the children in, because they saw “no point” in speaking to Harry since “any discussion of substance would go straight back to Meghan to be leaked out via Oprah or some other tentacle of the Sussex web link that had not stopped spreading stories in the weeks since the interview that the couple’s friends had promised would be their final word.”
Expert says William and Kate saw no point in speaking to Harry
The purported discussion between Princes Charles, William, and Harry had also been reported by CBS' Gayle King, who said at the time, “I did actually call them (Harry and Meghan) to see how they were feeling, and it’s true Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father too.
The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation” (viaThe Independent).
Harry will be back in the U.K. this week to attend the unveiling of a statue honoring his mother Diana, Princess of Wales (viaThe Independent).
