Prince William told his brother Prince Harry at their grandfather’s funeral that the service was “great” – to which his sibling replied that “it was the way he wanted it,” according to lip readers who analyzed the interaction.
The estranged brothers chatted for a few minutes during the televised funeral for 99-year-old Prince Philip on Saturday and then spent a few hours together behind closed doors with their father, Prince Charles.
“Yeah, it was great, wasn’t it,” the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge reportedly told his 36-year-old brother when they both took off their masks, lip readers told the British Daily Express newspaper.
“It was the way he wanted it,” replied the Duke of Sussex.
Interpreters said William later said to Harry, “” Absolutely wonderful service, ah, the music. “
William had personally asked not to walk next to his younger brother, so the two were separated by their cousin Peter Philips, Princess Anne’s son.
That was just one example of “a lot of freezing cold” that Harry faced during his first time home in the UK, following the devastating allegations Harry and wife Meghan Markle made against his family during their TV tell-all, sources said. to The Mail on Sunday.
Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter, Anne, and youngest son, Prince Edward, 57, did not even recognize Harry before or during Saturday’s service, as Edward’s wife, Sophie, also claimed.
“It is often said that funerals are a time for reconciliation, and that is a scene that many people wanted to see, not least the family itself,” said ITN’s Tom Bradby, the Express reported.
“They were talking. They were possibly overcome with emotion. They were talking – and that must be a very good sign. Let’s hope they solve their recent problems, because the Queen needs them both,” commented commentator Eve Pollard.
Harry is expected to fly home on Monday to his pregnant wife.