It has been rumored in the past months that the relationship between the world’s most famous royal siblings has soured. Prince William and Prince Harry, who were once the closest brothers in the world are now barely talking, sources have claimed. The rift between the two is said to be caused by Harry’s relationship with Meghan Markle, of whom he married last 2018.

As the tension between the brother increases the longer they haven’t seen each other, the more it becomes obvious that Harry has been unable to spend time with his young nephew Prince Louis.

According to authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the rift between the brothers started around 2017, the year when Harry and Meghan were engaged to be married.

In 2018 the two barely wanted to spend time together, citing that Prince William and Prince Harry had exchanged some hurtful words with each other. This was also the year that Prince Louis was born, and although the two princes lived in the same residence in Kensington Palace, Prince Harry barely visited his newest nephew.

“The brothers went from always making time for each other to barely spending any time together”, author of ‘Finding Freedom’, Mr. Scobie commented on the relationship of the brothers.

William and Harry resided in Kensington Palace together and only lived doors away from each other. Meghan Markle was also in the narrative at this point. After Harry and Meghan’s wedding ceremony, the couple immediately broke free from Kensington Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage.

Now, Harry and Meghan are currently based in California, far from William and Kate, and the majority of the royal family.

Currently, the royal family is spending summer holidays in Balmoral in Scotland. Joined by the Queen and Prince Phillip, but according to sources Harry and Meghan, unfortunately, could not visit. 

Harry was said to have been looking forward to joining his family in Scotland and to mend things with his older brother and his family, but Meghan, who was not fazed about it did not allow Harry.

The pandemic only amplified the brothers strained relationship. Both are extremely busy working, with numerous virtual engagements the two are attending.

Prince William is now especially busy that he and Kate have resumed face to face engagements as well. Both Harry and Meghan recently did a project together in US soil.

In the past week, the two brothers did come together to release a rare joint statement regarding a statue that they have commissioned of their late mother, Princess Diana. This statue will be erected at the Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden, a favorite of the late Princess of Wales.