The ‘long-term solution’ to the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William is that the Sussexes ‘enjoy the freedom of America’ while the Cambridges devote their lives to duty, a royal expert claims.
Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, currently live in their $ 14 million mansion in Santa Barbara with one-year-old son Archie, who retired in March last year.
Speaking to Elle.com, royal biographer Robert Lacey said he thought ‘there will be some kind of reconciliation this year’ between the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge.
But he said the brother’s relationship will “ never be the same again, ” explaining, “ I expect this to be the long-term solution here: the duty in the form of William and Kate will take over, and Harry and his love will enjoy the freedom of America and, I hope, there will clearly be some sort of reconciliation. ‘
The “long-term solution” to the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William is that the Sussexes “enjoy the freedom of America” while the Cambridges devote their lives to duty, claims royal expert Robert Lacey.
Robert said the brother’s long ‘history and texture’ would always be there, suggesting that they both took ‘something different’ from the breakup of their parents’ marriage.
The royal expert explained that the Duke of Cambridge had found “strength” in his duty, saying, “At least he had this duty, this responsibility to be king, the future monarch, and he had to do it.”
Meanwhile, he said Prince Harry had ‘learned a different lesson’ from the relationship, adding that the Duke would ‘go for love … unashamedly’.
He added, “His parents were trapped in an arranged, loveless marriage, and he won’t make that mistake.”
Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, are currently living in their $ 14 million California mansion after relinquishing their royal duties in March
It is believed that the trigger that caused the rift between William and Harry was when the Duke of Cambridge advised his younger sibling to ‘take it easy’ when he first started dating Meghan Markle in 2017.
The relationships turned so sour that they reportedly didn’t talk for weeks after Harry’s wedding, where William was the best man. When Megxit and the way it was handled left William and Charles devastated.
In a 2019 documentary – Harry & Meghan: An African Journey – the Duke of Sussex admitted that he and William are ‘certainly walking different paths at this point’.
He told ITV’s Tom Bradby: ‘Things inevitably happen. But we are brothers, we will always be brothers. ‘
During the lockdown, a source told Fabulous Digital that the brothers were chatting via Zoom.
William finds Zoom a good, casual way to keep in touch, and some would say ‘tabs’ on his younger brother, ” they said, adding that the conversations remain private between the two brothers, with a friend close by. the couple stands. William is “very concerned” about keeping the calls “quiet and informal.”
Meanwhile, there is hope that the unveiling of Princess Diana’s new statue 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 dedicated to commemorate their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, will be installed next year on what would have been her 60th birthday. ‘
The couples were last seen together in public at the Commonwealth Day service in March this year
The statue was commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death and recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world.
Robert’s comments about the brother’s relationship come days after royal biographer Angela Levin claimed Prince Harry “ rejected life as an action man in order to become a light-hearted, fairytale world-improver ” with a “ wakeful West Coast life.
Royal expert Angela, who wrote Harry: Conversations with the Prince in 2018, claims the duke has become a ‘shadow of his former self’ since moving to California.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, she said that while Prince Harry “failed to be Prince William’s” reserve, he seems to accept that he would be second behind Meghan.
The biographer said Prince Harry’s recent appearances were “ beyond character ” of the royal family she once knew, who would immediately identify with anyone he spoke to.
Robert’s comments come days after royal pundit Angela Levin said that while Prince Harry “refused to be Prince William’s” reserve, “he seems to accept that he is Meghan’s second.
Her comments come days after royal pundit Hugo Vickers said Prince Harry is “ isolated from his family, the military, his friends, the Commonwealth ” in the US, telling The Telegraph, “ It’s a meaningless existence in self- exile.’
The royal biographer compared Prince Harry’s actions to those of Prince William and Kate, adding, “While clapping the NHS, I thought it would have been great to have heard from him after the Cambridges claps.”
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess launched the website for their nonprofit Archewell and outlined their goal of “ building a better world ” in an open letter posted online.
But the site prominently ties in with the couple’s commercial ventures – Archewell Audio, the brand they’ve chosen for their £ 30 million podcasting deal with Spotify, and Archewell Productions, their chosen name for their Netflix production connection. are worth £ 100 million. .
The announcement follows their first Spotify podcast on Tuesday, in which their son Archie made his broadcast debut.