Prince Harry’s UK return places ‘strain’ on Prince William to finish royal feud
Prince Harry has returned to the UK and a royal expert has claimed that Prince William will be ‘pressured’ to reconcile with his brother
Prince William is expected to feel the ‘pressure’ to play the ‘bigger brother’ role and reconcile with Harry (Image: AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Prince William is expected to feel the ‘pressure’ to play the ‘bigger brother’ role and reconcile with Harry following his return to the UK, according to a royal expert. The Duke of Sussex relocated back to Britain with his wife Meghan and their two children earlier this week, sparking speculation about his relationship with William.
Royal commentator Katie Nicholl suggests that Harry’s move has put William “over a barrel”, making a reunion seem more probable.
The author of The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown believes the brothers’ relationship will become “very difficult” now that they are both living in the UK.
Harry’s move has put William ‘over a barrel’(Image: Getty)
The author of The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown believes the brothers’ relationship will become “very difficult” now that they are both living in the UK.
Speaking to Hello, Katie said: “In many ways, Harry’s really got William over a barrel because it will be very difficult with them being geographically so much closer and Harry being welcomed back into the royal fold by his father, at least, for William to be adamant that there will be no reconciliation.”
It’s thought that the siblings have not communicated with each other for the past two years, with William and Kate yet to publicly comment on Harry’s return.
The last occasion when Harry and William were together was in 2024 at the funeral of their uncle, Lord Fellowes, but they reportedly did not converse.
The brothers’ relationship soured after Harry and Meghan participated in a candid interview with Oprah, released a Netflix documentary, and published an autobiography titled Spare, in which William was criticised.
Katie suggested the future King will be experiencing “some pressure” following Harry’s homecoming from the US.
She explained: “There will be some pressure on William from perhaps the Archbishop or other church members.
“As a future king and a Christian member of the royal family who will one day be head of the Church of England, I think there will be an expectation and some pressure on him to step up to the plate and be the bigger of the brothers and to show forgiveness.
“I think this move to Britain will accelerate that inevitable reconciliation which will have to come at some point.”
Katie continued: “At the heart of this has been a massive breakdown in trust between the two brothers, and actually between the four of them (William, Harry, Kate and Meghan).
“The one thing we know about William is he is absolutely committed to the future of the monarchy, and therefore he is in quite an unenviable position, and his hand is really being forced on this.”
