The “long-term solution” to the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William is for the Sussexes to “enjoy America’s freedom,” while the Cambridges dedicate their lives to debt, a royal expert said.
Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, currently live in their $ 14 million mansion in Santa Barbara with their one-year-old son Archie. retired from work in March last year.
Speaking to Elle.com, royal biographer Robert Lacey said he believed there would be “some kind of reconciliation” between the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge this year.
But he said his brother’s relationship “will never be the same,” explaining: “I expect this to be the long-term solution: William and Kate’s debt will take over, and Harry and his love will enjoy freedom. America and, I hope, obviously there will be some kind of reconciliation.
The “long-term solution” to the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William is for the Sussex to “enjoy America’s freedom,” while the Cambridges dedicate their lives to debt, said royal expert Robert Lacey.
Robert said his brother’s long “history and texture” will always be there, suggesting that they both “took something different” from their father’s fall.
The royal expert explained that the Duke of Cambridge had found his “power” in his duty, saying: “At least he had this duty, this responsibility to be king, the future monarch and he had to live up to it.”
Meanwhile, he said that Prince Harry “took a different lesson” from the relationship, adding that the duke would “go for love … without apology”.
He added: “His parents were locked in an arranged marriage, without love and he will not make this mistake.”
Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, are currently living in their $ 14 million California mansion after retiring from royal service in March.
It is believed that the trigger that caused the rupture between William and Harry was when the Duke of Cambridge advised his younger brother to “take things slow” when he started meeting Meghan Markle in 2017.
Relationships became so sour that they didn’t seem to talk for weeks after Harry’s wedding, where William was the best man. Then Megxit and the way he was treated left William and Charles devastated.
In a 2019 documentary – Harry & Meghan: An African Journey – The Duke of Sussex, he acknowledged that he and William are “definitely on different paths right now”.
He told ITV’s Tom Bradby: “Things inevitably happen. But we are brothers, we will always be brothers. ‘
During the blockade, a source told Fabulous Digital that the brothers were chatting through Zoom.
“William finds Zoom a good and informal way to keep in touch, and some would say ‘tabs’ to his younger brother,” they said, adding that calls remain private between the two brothers, with a close friend of William’s partner. very eager ”to keep calls“ weak and casual ”.
Meanwhile, there are hopes that the unveiling of the new statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace this summer will “help heal old wounds” for the brothers.
A statement on behalf of the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge, issued by Kensington Palace in August, read: “The statue that Prince William and Prince Harry commissioned to commemorate their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, will be installed next year on the 60th anniversary.
The couple were last seen together in public at the Commonwealth Day service in March this year.
The statue was commissioned to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death and to recognize its positive impact in the UK and around the world.
Robert’s comments about his brother’s relationship come days after royal biographer Angela Levin claimed that Prince Harry “gave up life as a man of action to become an airy fairy sniper,” with a “life awakened on the West Coast. “.
Royal expert Angela, who wrote Harry: Conversations with the Prince in 2018, claimed that the duke has become “the shadow of his former self” since he moved to California.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, she said, while Prince Harry was opposed to being a “backup” for Prince William, he seems to agree to be second to Meghan.
The biographer said that Prince Harry’s recent appearances were “out of character” from the royal he once knew, who would instantly identify with everyone he spoke to.
Robert’s comments come days after royal expert Angela Levin said that while Prince Harry was opposed to being a “backup” for Prince William, he seems to agree to be second to Meghan.
Her comments come days after royal expert Hugo Vickers said Prince Harry was “isolated from his family, his army, his friends, the Commonwealth of the United States,” The Telegraph said. “It’s a useless existence in self-exile.” .
The royal biographer compared the actions of Prince Harry to those of Prince William and Kate, adding: “During the probing of the NHS, I thought how, after applauding Cambridges, it would have been great to have heard from him.”
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess launched the website for their non-profit organization Archewell and set themselves the goal of “building a better world” in an open letter posted online.
But the site prominently connects the couple’s commercial ventures – Archewell Audio, the brand they chose for their £ 30m podcasting deal with Spotify and Archewell Productions, the name chosen for their Netflix production link about which is said to be worth up to £ 100 million. .
The announcement follows their great Spotify podcast, which saw their son Archie debut.