The Prince and Princess of Wales have ‘closed their minds’ to the possibility that a rift with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can be fixed, a royal expert has said.
Jennie Bond, the former BBC royal correspondent, added it was clear that Kate Middleton ‘has been hurt and insulted by things that Harry and Meghan have said’.
Did Prince William and his wife had attempted to heal the rift in the Royal Family?
She described how Prince William and his wife had attempted to heal the rift in the Royal Family at Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, but after a ‘blazing row’ it became clear it wasn’t possible.
Ms Bond told OK Magazine: ‘There comes a point when you just have to accept that happy families are not a game that everyone can play.
‘Catherine has been hurt and insulted by things that Harry and Meghan have said, but she and William are a very strong team, and I suspect that, together, they’ve come to the conclusion that the rift with Harry cannot be fixed in the foreseeable future.
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‘They’ve closed their minds to that possibility and decided to get on with their lives.’
When did the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William first emerged?
The rift between Prince Harry and Prince William first emerged in 2019, when they confirmed they had taken ‘different paths’ in life.
This deepened in January 2020, when Harry and Meghan formally stepped down as working members of the Royal Family and moved to California, where they remain.
Though Prince Harry has since returned to the UK on a number of occasions – such as after the deaths of Prince Philip and the late Queen – the rift hasn’t been sealed.
The group – once dubbed the ‘Fab Four’ – were even photographed together at a funeral service for the late Queen in Windsor.
However, it is likely a number of claims made in a documentary series released by Meghan and Harry – and in the prince’s book, Spare – have heightened tensions.
