PRINCE Harry has got a long way to go repair his fractured relationship with Prince William, according to royal experts.
Since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020, the Duke of Sussex, 40, has launched a tirade of outbursts against Prince William and King Charles.
Tensions are said to still be running high between Prince Harry and Prince William[/caption]
Harry also released his bombshell memoir Spare with his views on royal family members[/caption]
Despite this, Prince Harry has reportedly invited both members of his estranged family to the next Invictus Games, held for injured servicemen, in 2027.
However, the family feud is said to still be ongoing, with the brothers not in direct communication since the release of Harry’s controversial memoir, Spare, in January 2023.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, former Buckingham Palace spokesman Dickie Arbiter said: “There’s got to be a lot to happen between now and then.
“You can’t just brush everything under the carpet. The Oprah interview.
“The six hours of Netflix slagging off the royal family. The book Spare.
“You can’t just sweep that under the carpet.”
Prince Harry and Prince William’s last reported interaction was during the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022, but conversations were said to be brief.
And the feuding brothers reportedly did not speak to each other despite standing “virtually back to back” among mourners at their uncle’s memorial service last year.
However, the former palace staff member said there is still hope for the relationship between Prince Harry and his brother and father.
Dickie continued: “There’s got to be an apology.
“The king is sort of commander in chief of the armed services, and it would be a good fit and a good show for him to appear, but it’s a very difficult one.
“He’s been placed in a dilemma as to how to cope with this.
“I think we have to wait and see how this moves on as to whether there is an apology.”
Prince Harry is currently estranged from King Charles and Prince William[/caption]
He added: “He’s got to clear a lot of bad air to get them there, because William really doesn’t want to have anything to do with him.
“As a parent is slightly different. He loves his son, but he’s very hurt by what his son has done, and there doesn’t seem to be any move of rapprochement.
“He made that silly comment a few weeks ago that he doesn’t know how long his father has got.
“I mean, you don’t say things like that in public, so he’s got a lot of ground to make up.
“The ground is with a capital ‘a’ apology, and you’ve got to mean it.
“But at the moment, his father won’t see him because anything he says will be all over the airwaves, all over the internet, in a nanosecond.
“And at the moment, he can’t trust him.”
The Sussexes also released a tell-all documentary on Netflix[/caption]
Prince Harry in happier times with his brother and father[/caption]
HARRY’S INVITE
Harry has drawn up the invitations in advance to give the King and Prince William time to fit it into their schedules, despite it clashing with a royal bash.
The ceremony will kick off at Birmingham’s NEC on July 12, 2027, and will wrap up on July 17.
The event falls on the same day as Queen Camilla’s 80th birthday, a special occasion that will surely be celebrated by the royal family.
But if the monarch and his eldest son were to attend it could mark the biggest step towards reconciliation so far.
Also on this week’s show News.com.au reporter Bronte Coy claimed it runs the risk of looking “petty” if they ignore the invite.
FAMILY FEUD
Prince Harry has said he would ‘love’ to reconcile with his family[/caption]
This comes after Harry revealed last month that “I would like to get my father and brother back” in his bombshell BBC interview.
The Duke told the BBC that there was no reason to keep fighting but that his father wouldn’t speak to him over the security row.
Harry said Charles “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”, after losing an appeal battle to keep his privately-funded security.
“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious”, Harry continued.
Harry also sensationally blamed the King for his woes and claimed “this whole thing could be resolved through him”.
Inside Prince William and Prince Harry’s ‘feud’
TENSIONS have been running high in the royal family since Prince Harry stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and relocated to California with Meghan Markle.
Their last reported interaction was during the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022, but conversations were said to be brief.
The feuding brothers reportedly did not speak to each other despite standing “virtually back to back” among mourners at their uncle’s memorial service last year.
Growing up, Wills and Harry shared many of the same friends who were part of their close, tight-knit circle.
But their relationship took a sour turn after Harry lobbed vile allegations against the Prince of Wales in his memoir Spare – and they are said to have not been in direct contact since the 2023 release.
In the book, he claimed William had physically attacked him and knocked him to the floor in 2019 and made insulting comments about Meghan.
The Sussexes had also targeted Princess Kate, when Meghan claimed the royal made her cry.
The bitter feud was ignited when the Sussexes told Oprah, in their 2021 sit down interview, that certain members of the Royal Family had speculated about Prince Archie’s skin colour.
It was later claimed the royals were Princess Kate and King Charles, after Harry and Meghan’s former pal Omid Scobie published his hatchet-job book Endgame.
During the infamous Oprah interview, the duchess also made stinging comments about the Firm and how they handled her mental health struggles.
Prince William and Harry’s bond then worsened after the Sussexes made a number of accusations against the Royal Family in their 2022 Netflix docuseries.
The duke has given subsequent interviews, such as his most BBC chat in May 2025, that have only propelled bad blood.
