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"No one's going to forget anytime soon the stories of them coming to physical blows, and William allegedly shoving Prince Harry, forcing him onto the ground where he landed onto a dog bowl," the biographer added. William isn't the only person in the House of Wales to take offense to Harry's words - in his memoir, the former military captain explained the public tension between Meghan Markle and the Princess of Wales. "I'm told by several sources close to the Prince of Wales that William really just cannot find it in his heart at the moment to forgive his brother for what he's done," she shared. "I think Kate, Princess of Wales, she's always always had a very close relationship with Prince Harry, but she's been left quite devastated by some of the anecdotes that Harry told in Spare that didn't cast her in a particularly good light."
"It's a fairly dramatic shift and while nobody really believes they're on the verge of divorce there's a lot of talk about how these two could be in danger of gradually growing apart - even if it's been brought about just by circumstance and, as far as Meghan sees it, the need to land big deals to keep their profile up and the money coming in." "I certainly think that Meghan has counsel in her ear telling her that she is better off without Prince Harry and the royal drama - professionally - but Meghan was a working actor before Harry," she explained. "If Meghan strays too far from Harry, people's hearts might soften towards Harry - especially with all the recent charity work we've seen him do … solo … plus Heart of Invictus," the former reality star added.
Meghan Markle and Canadian stylist Jessica Mulroney were once best friends, but after being accused of being racially insensitive, Mulroney slowly began to disappear from the Duchess of Sussex's close circle.
"The Princess of Wales has made it clear that her children will remain her priority for the foreseeable future and when you hear William and Harry talking about his childhood and how their father was always at his desk or away somewhere, you can perhaps understand why that is a priority," he noted.
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Although comparing the roles of the two brothers within the royal hierarchy confirms that William was always more important, there are many who feel that Harry and Meghan's "whining" is a first-world problem.
William was curious about the well-being of the men and women he met, but his sibling, Prince Harry, has discussed his own mental health struggles and lack of help. Although Harry claimed in Spare that William urged him to seek counseling after serving in Afghanistan, his recent docuseries, Heart of Invictus, paints a different picture.
During Meghan and Prince Harry's 2021 tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey and their docuseries, Harry & Meghan, the Suits star painted her brother and sister-in-law as rigid, but royal expert Jennie Bond thinks the actress misjudged them.
It has been revealed that Kate will stay in Britain to look after the pair's three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, which one royal insider labeled "a massive balancing act." This is particularly true of Prince George, in which the prince and princess are "doing the right thing, protecting him, so he can have as normal a childhood as possible, but he's also dipping into duties as a future monarch," a friend of Kate's told an outlet.
"Being submerged in a Twitter slash X feed of non-stop joyous Harry photos this week is a reminder that a life entirely devoted to charity, something he clearly excels at, would seem to be off the table," royal commentator Daniela Elser wrote.
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Go behind the high walls, gilded gates, and palace façades and into the very heart of the most famous families alive. Here’s Your Daily Consort from The Royal Observer.