Il principe William ormai “prova più apatia che rabbia” nei confronti del fratello Harry. A confidarlo ai tabloid britannici è stata una fonte anonima vicina alla famiglia reale, pronta a rendere pubblico lo stato d’animo dell’erede al trono di fronte ai reiterati appelli del fratello minore.
Harry, qualche settimana fa, è volato a New York e, con l’occasione, si è seduto davanti alle telecamere di GQ Magazine per spiegare le sue ragioni, chiedendo ai suoi parenti di dimenticare il passato, giudicando i tempi per una “riconciliazione” ormai maturi. L’intervista è stata pubblicata solo mercoledì 21 ottobre, ma ha già dimostrato che a corte tira tutta un’altra aria e che l’atteggiamento di William è molto diverso, anche da quello mostrato finora dal padre.
Re Carlo III, la scorsa estate, ha ricevuto Harry e la sua famiglia ad Highgrove, durante un tè organizzato per permettere ai piccoli di casa Sussex di trascorrere del tempo con il nonno e con Camilla. Il patto di segretezza e discrezione su ciò che, almeno da oggi, avviene a porte chiuse tra il figlio ribelle ed il sovrano, è stato rispettato, ma è ancora presto per tirare le somme.
I duchi del Sussex hanno fatto rientro in Inghilterra in settembre e hanno subito ricevuto il monito di Buckingham Palace che, a mezzo stampa, ha ricordato a tutti che i due sono da considerarsi solo “privati cittadini” e che non hanno diritto ai privilegi concessi ai membri della famiglia reale, soprattutto quelli che lavorano per la corona. Sarà per questo motivo che Harry durante quest’ultima intervista, pubblicata mercoledì, ha ribadito due volte di essere “un principe”. Questo titolo, diversamente da quello di “Sua altezza reale”, gli è rimasto, ma a corte c’è molta preoccupazione per ciò che lui e Meghan vorranno farne nei mesi, o forse negli anni che intenderanno trascorrere in Inghilterra.
Ecco perchè, anche l’ultimo passo verso la riconciliazione che Harry ha appena mosso, ha lasciato la monarchia e soprattutto William, in assoluto silenzio.
MEPs have approved emergency EU funding to help four southern European countries recover from destructive storms and flooding earlier this year, with Portugal receiving the largest allocation.
The European Parliament approved €489.15 million in financial assistance for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Malta on Wednesday, 21 October, following severe storms and flooding that damaged infrastructure and disrupted communities across southern Europe during the opening months of 2026.
The allocation from the European Union Solidarity Fund was approved by 651 votes to 17, with three abstentions. Portugal will receive the largest share, approximately €261.5 million, followed by Spain with €149.1 million, Italy with €74.9 million and Malta with €3.7 million.
The funding is intended to support recovery operations and help national authorities meet the costs of restoring essential public infrastructure and services damaged by the disasters.
Portugal receives largest allocation
Portugal’s €261.5 million allocation follows flooding and storms that affected the country during January and February.
The Portuguese authorities applied for assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund after assessing the extent of the damage and the associated costs of emergency operations and infrastructure recovery.
The funds will contribute to eligible public expenditure arising from the disasters, potentially including the restoration of transport links, damaged public facilities and other essential infrastructure.
Portugal has already received approximately €65.37 million in advance funding, according to the figures accompanying the parliamentary decision.
Spain will receive €149.1 million following destructive weather during the same period, including severe flooding in February.
The Spanish government had also requested European assistance to cover part of the expenditure associated with recovery operations.
Approximately €37.26 million of Spain’s allocation has already been paid in advance.
The two countries together account for the substantial majority of the assistance approved on Wednesday, reflecting the scale of their eligible recovery costs.
Storm Harry damages Italy and Malta
Italy and Malta will receive assistance following Storm Harry, which struck parts of the central Mediterranean in January 2026.
Italy’s allocation amounts to €74.9 million, while Malta will receive €3.7 million.
The storm caused significant disruption in affected Mediterranean areas, with heavy rainfall, strong winds and damaging sea conditions placing pressure on local infrastructure.
Italian authorities sought European support for recovery operations in the affected territories, while Malta submitted its own request following the damage sustained during the storm.
The Maltese allocation includes approximately €931,000 already made available through an advance payment.
The final assistance amounts were proposed by the European Commission after examining the applications submitted by the four governments.
The European Union established the Solidarity Fund in 2002 to assist member states and certain countries participating in the EU accession process following major natural disasters.
The mechanism provides financial support for public emergency and recovery expenditure rather than operating as a general insurance scheme for individuals or businesses.
Eligible expenditure can include emergency accommodation, restoring essential infrastructure, securing protective infrastructure, cleaning disaster-affected areas and protecting cultural heritage.
National authorities submit applications to the Commission, which evaluates them against the relevant eligibility requirements and financial thresholds.
Assistance depends on the assessed disaster damage and applicable regulatory criteria, rather than simply reimbursing every euro of economic loss.
The fund is financed through EU budgetary arrangements and is mobilised following the required institutional approvals.
Payments are made to the countries concerned, which remain responsible for ensuring that assistance is used in accordance with EU financial rules.
The Solidarity Fund can therefore help governments manage exceptional recovery costs, but it does not replace national budgets, private insurance or other financial arrangements.
Rising pressure on European disaster funding
The latest allocation comes against a background of increasingly frequent demands on European disaster-response mechanisms.
Southern European countries have experienced damaging floods, storms, heatwaves and wildfires in recent years, leading to repeated requests for assistance.
Recovery expenditure extends beyond immediate emergency operations. Damaged roads, bridges, coastal defences, water systems and public buildings can require prolonged reconstruction.
These costs can place considerable pressure on local authorities, particularly where a disaster affects tourism, transport or economic activity.
The EU faces the additional challenge of maintaining sufficient funds to respond to major disasters affecting several countries within a relatively short period.
Extreme weather events can also expose weaknesses in existing infrastructure, prompting governments to consider whether reconstruction should incorporate additional protection against future disasters.
However, such investments must be assessed against the eligible spending categories of the Solidarity Fund and the availability of other EU financing programmes.
Parliamentary approval and implementation
Wednesday’s vote represents parliamentary approval of the mobilisation proposed by the European Commission.
The decision concerns disasters that occurred earlier in 2026 and does not constitute a new emergency response operation.
The funds will support eligible recovery measures carried out by the national authorities in the four countries.
The payments already made to Portugal, Spain and Malta will be taken into account when the remaining assistance is disbursed.
EU authorities will retain responsibility for monitoring compliance with the relevant financial and reporting requirements.
The substantial parliamentary majority indicates broad support for assistance to the affected countries, although future disaster-funding arrangements will continue to depend on the resources available in the European budget.
For the four governments, the immediate task is to use the approved assistance to meet eligible recovery costs and restore damaged public infrastructure following the storms earlier this year.
In un confronto tagliente fatto di contrasti e non detti, il principe Harry è tornato a fare capolino sulla scena pubblica concedendo una intervista a GQ Magazine nella quale ha manifestato nuovamente il suo grande desiderio di riconciliazione con il resto della famiglia reale. Peccato che il tempismo non sia mai dettato a caso quando ci sono staff pagati profumatamente per stabilire l’agenda di un personaggio pubblico e la giornata di lunedì non poteva essere più sbagliata per programmare la messa in onda di una intervista realizzata a New York, in settembre.
Il duca del Sussex ha voluto mostrare la sua buona predisposizione verso il padre, re Carlo III e verso la corona, che aveva tanto criticato, ma lo ha fatto nel giorno in cui il sovrano ed i principi del Galles combattevano contro la pioggia che annaffiava i saluti ufficiali per accogliere il sultano dell’Oman, in visita di Stato, a Windsor. Quando si hanno ruoli istituzionali di quel livello, ogni azione dà il via alla vera sfida, ovvero: chi prenderà l’attenzione dei media? E questo è il passo falso compiuto dal figlio minore del re che dichiara di volere un riavvicinamento ma lo fa scavalcando ogni “buona pratica” della comunicazione. Il patto segreto stipulato tra gli staff della corona e dei Sussex, infatti, era basato sul reciproco rispetto delle agende: gli appuntamenti e le uscite pubbliche dovevano essere sempre modulati in modo da non coprirsi reciprocamente e nel rispetto del lavoro di ciascuno. L’intervista di lunedì di Harry, in questo senso, è stata decisamente intempestiva e a corte tutto ciò non sarà piaciuto. A questo si sommi che, tra le righe, non sono mancate le stoccate all’indirizzo del fratello, William che, nel frattempo, incassava le lodi del padre, in piedi a pronunciare il suo discorso di benvenuto davanti a Haitham bin Tarik al Said, sultano dell’Oman, durante il banchetto in corso nel castello di Windsor. “Alcune persone non voglio che funzioni. Io lo voglio” ha spiegato Harry nella sua intervista.
Prince Harry is ready to put the past behind him as he makes a renewed plea for reconciliation with the royal family.
During a video interview with GQ that was conducted by the magazine's host Zach Baron in September and released Tuesday, the 42-year-old Duke of Sussex was asked whether he grieved his complicated relationships with his father King Charles III, 77, and his brother Prince William, 44.
"Yes, of course," Harry said. "I think from a family perspective — again, another massively relatable issue for so many people — sibling disagreements, broken relationships between kids and their parents, kids and one parent. That continues to come up with me the whole time with people that I speak to, so I know how relatable it is."
"Some people maybe look at us and go, ‘How are you gonna work it out? Maybe that will help me work my stuff out,'" he continued.
"Some people don't want it to work out," Harry added. "I want it to work out. With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that's the key point."
Baron went on to ask Harry if he believes the family "wound" can be repaired to which Harry replied, "Scars stick around forever."
"But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, letting go of the past," he said. "That's something that I would encourage everybody to do: If there's certain things from the past that are still affecting you every day, that's harder to let go of."
"But, for me, there's enough drama in the world and enough drama in people's lives to continue with issues with family," Harry added.
Following the interview's release, Harry's comment that "some people don't want it to work out" sparked speculation that he was referring to William. A spokesperson later clarified Harry's remark, telling People magazine that his comment "was absolutely not intended as a swipe at his brother or any other member of his family."
"The comment was made in a general context and was not directed at his family in any way," Harry's representative added.
Harry's relationship with his family has been strained for years. Rumors of a rift between the brothers began to swirl in 2018 after Harry married former "Suits" star Meghan Markle. Harry publicly acknowledged problems in his relationship with William in October 2019, telling ITV that although they would "always be brothers," they were on "different paths" and don't see each other as often as they did in the past.
Tensions escalated further after Harry and Markle stepped back as senior working royals in January 2020 and relocated to Canada before settling in California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex later aired grievances against the royal family in their bombshell 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. During the television special, Harry and Markle alleged a lack of support from the institution and accused an unnamed royal family member of racism.
Harry also opened up about his strained relationships with Charles and William, though he shared his hopes that those could be repaired. He admitted that he felt "really let down" by Charles and revealed that his father had stopped taking his calls as the Sussexes prepared to step down from their royal roles.
However, Harry said he would "always love" his father and vowed to "make it one of my priorities to try and heal that relationship."
Harry addressed his rift with William, saying he loved his brother "to bits" but said again that they were on "different paths." At the time, he described their relationship as "space" while expressing hope that "time heals all things."
A year later, the couple's relationship with the royal family deteriorated further with the release of their Netflix series "Harry & Meghan." In the series, Harry accused the royal institution of leaking and planting stories and further detailed the breakdown in his relationship with his family.
The rift deepened following the January 2023 publication of Harry's memoir, "Spare," in which he detailed private disputes with his father and brother and alleged that William physically attacked him during a 2019 argument over Markle. Buckingham Palace declined to respond publicly to Harry's allegations.
However, Harry has continued to express his desire to reconcile with his family. In a January 2023 interview with ITV while promoting "Spare," Harry said, "Forgiveness is 100% a possibility because I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back."
"At the moment, I don't recognize them, as much as they probably don't recognize me," he added.
At the time, Harry said that reconciliation would only be possible under one condition.
"Though I would like to have reconciliation, I would like accountability," he said. "I've managed to make peace over this time with a lot of things that have happened. But that doesn't mean that I'm just gonna let it go."
Harry's latest remarks echo comments he made last year when he publicly called for an end to his long-running feud with the royal family. During an interview with the BBC in May 2025, Harry's rhetoric shifted noticeably after losing his legal challenge over his security in the United Kingdom.
"I would love reconciliation with my family," he said. "There’s no point in continuing to fight any more. Life is precious."
"I don’t know how much longer my father has," Harry added.
In February 2024, Charles was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer, and he continues receiving ongoing medical treatment.
At the time, Harry told the outlet that he was not in touch with Charles, claiming, "He won't speak to me because of this security stuff."
The Duke of Sussex also indicated that he had forgiven his family for many of their past disagreements. Harry said there were "things that have happened that I can now forgive" and that he had "moved past that."
Harry specifically said he could forgive the involvement of his father, brother and stepmother, Queen Camilla, though he maintained that he was still struggling to forgive the decision over his security arrangements in the U.K. He also acknowledged that some members of the royal family might "never forgive" him for writing "Spare," or for "lots of things."
In August, Harry and Markle along with their children, son Prince Archie, 7, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 5, returned to the U.K. for an extended stay. The Sussexes’ desire to reconnect with Charles and other members of the royal family has been reported as one of the reasons behind their move.
There appears to have been a significant improvement in the relationship between Harry and his father. In September 2025, the two met privately, marking their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year. In July 2026, Harry, Markle, Archie and Lilibet traveled to the U.K where they reunited with Charles and Camilla at Highgrove House. It was the king's first meeting with his daughter-in-law and grandchildren in roughly four years. Harry and Charles have also reportedly remained in communication since the Sussexes' return to the U.K.
However, Harry and William reportedly remain estranged, with no direct contact between the brothers despite the Duke of Sussex's calls for reconciliation. William has largely remained silent about the brothers' estrangement and has not publicly expressed a desire to repair their relationship.
'With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that's the key point,' Prince Harry said of his relationships with his family.
'With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that's the key point,' Prince Harry said of his relationships with his family.
Princess Diana feared Prince Harry would struggle to find his place in the royal family while growing up in the shadow of his older brother and future king Prince William, according to a royal expert.
The late Princess of Wales’ concerns about her sons are back in the spotlight amid news of the upcoming three-part documentary "Diana Unheard," which will feature never-before-heard audio from roughly five hours of secret recordings that Diana made with her friend Dr. James Colthurst in 1991.
The documentary's producers told Deadline that the recordings, which were used in Andrew Morton’s explosive 1992 biography, "Diana: Her True Story," include the princess speaking candidly about her sons, William and the line of succession, as well as her troubled marriage to then-Prince Charles and other aspects of royal life.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, British royals expert Christopher Andersen shared his view that the recordings could reveal Diana's long-held concerns about the vastly different paths awaiting her sons.
"Diana worried from the beginning that Harry might wither in the shadow of his brother the future king," the "Kate!" author said.
"Even at a young age, William shared his mother's concerns and for the most part took great pains to spare his brother's feelings," Andersen continued. "It's very telling that, in his last conversation with Diana just hours before her death, William expressed his fear that a photo opportunity at Eton might leave Harry feeling ignored."
Diana died at age 36 in August 1997 after suffering injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver, Henri Paul, also died in the crash.
Hours before her death, Diana called William, then 15, from her hotel in Paris, according to Morton's biography. During what would become their final conversation, William reportedly told his mother that he had been asked to participate in a solo photocall to mark the beginning of his third year at Eton College and shared that he was deeply concerned the high-profile solo moment would make Harry, then 12, feel overshadowed and excluded.
According to Andersen, Diana had confidence that William, now 44, would succeed in his role as future king, but she was apprehensive over how the monarchy's heir-and-spare dynamic would affect Harry, now 42.
"Wise, sensitive, an old soul — these were some of the words that Diana used to describe William," Andersen said. "She saw him as being mature far beyond his years. While Diana knew much would be demanded of William in the future, she never doubted that he would be up to the task."
"Harry was another matter entirely," Andersen said. "The world saw Harry as a charming scamp, and there definitely was that side to him, but Diana knew better than anyone that always being in his brother's formidable shadow could leave the Spare with deep-seated feelings of insecurity and gnawing self-doubt."
However, Andersen expressed his opinion that Diana had faith in the strength of the bond between William and Harry and would not have foreseen their future estrangement.
"Looking back, it's so odd to remember how close the brothers truly were," he said. "They had their moments, as all siblings do, but the boys were always so emotionally dependent on each other."
"Diana always felt that, whatever challenges they faced, William and Harry would weather the storm together," Andersen continued. "She viewed the brothers as a unit. As far as Diana was concerned, theirs was an unbreakable bond."
Royal expert Kinsey Schofield agreed that Diana did not fear that there would be a rift between the brothers but argued that the late princess worried more over William's burden as the future king than Harry's supporting role.
"Based on my research, Diana was more concerned about the pressures of royal life affecting her sons individually than the possibility of them becoming estranged," the host of YouTube’s "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered" told Fox News Digital.
"Diana understood that William and Harry were destined for very different lives," Schofield continued. "William was born to be king. Harry was born to support him. She wanted them to remain close because she understood the importance of William having someone he could trust."
"Prince William’s future weighed heavily on Diana because she understood the responsibility he would inherit," she added. "She knew that William would never have the freedom to simply walk away from his destiny. She spoke to him about the importance of finding a suitable and supportive partner. She believed in his leadership but worried about his reluctance as a child."
"Harry, on the other hand, had opportunities William would never enjoy. He could pursue his own interests, build a career around charitable causes, and enjoy a degree of independence that his brother couldn’t."
Schofield pointed out that Harry was once a favorite of the British public and celebrated for his achievements.
"He was enormously popular," Schofield said. "He had a successful military career, founded the Invictus Games, and was one of the most beloved members of the royal family."
"Harry wasn’t destined for failure because he was born second," she continued. "He had every opportunity to build a meaningful life within the institution."
"I think Diana would have been more concerned about William carrying the weight of the Crown than Harry having to share the spotlight," Schofield added.
The royal experts agreed that Diana would have been shocked and distraught over William and Harry's current estrangement.
"Diana would have been heartbroken, and it's hard for me to imagine that the split ever would have happened if she had been alive," Andersen said. "Things just wouldn't have gotten so out of hand."
"I think Diana would be devastated," Schofield told Fox News Digital. "Prince William and Harry shared an experience that very few people on earth could understand. They lost their mother in front of the entire world. That shared grief should have been something that united them for life."
Reports of tensions between the brothers first emerged in 2018, with Harry publicly acknowledging the strain in their relationship the following year when he said the brothers were on "different paths."
The divide widened further after Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced their decision to step down from their roles as working royals in January 2020. The two's relationship continued to deteriorate in subsequent years following Harry and Markle's bombshell 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the couple's 2022 Netflix series "Harry & Meghan" and Harry's explosive 2023 memoir "Spare."
However, British royals expert Hilary Fordwich cautioned against viewing Diana's decades-old concerns through the lens of events that unfolded long after her death.
"Hearing tapes today made back in 1991 though shouldn’t be taken as a current verdict regarding events and complicated results of events Princess Diana isn’t tragically alive to witness," Fordwich told Fox News Digital.
While Diana herself was known for challenging royal conventions and became increasingly more independent following her 1992 separation from Charles, she continued carrying out public duties and remained committed to many of the causes she had championed as a working royal.
Andersen and Schofield argued that Diana's rebellious streak does not necessarily mean she would have supported Harry's decision to leave royal duties and his subsequent actions.
"Diana definitely knew that Harry would have to forge his own path to some extent — certainly more so than William, whose role in royal life is preordained," Andersen said. "But I don't believe Diana would have approved of Harry abruptly bailing on the monarchy the way he did."
"True, Diana was a rule-breaker and a rebel, but she also had a strong sense of duty and of history," he continued. "Diana believed that Harry had an important role to play. Harry probably would never be king, but he was the son of one and, as such, had his own unique destiny to fulfill within the monarchy."
"Of course, Diana would have wanted, above all else, for her sons to be happy, but it never would have occurred to her that Harry would simply turn his back on the rest of the royal family," Andersen added.
"Diana might have sympathized with Harry’s frustrations, but I don’t believe that means she would have supported everything he’s done since leaving," Schofield said.
"Diana understood what it meant to feel trapped," she continued. "But Harry had choices his mother never enjoyed. And he exercised them."
Whatever new insights the recordings may offer into Diana's private concerns, Schofield said they could serve as a reminder of the priorities that shaped her life as a mother.
"Diana wanted both her sons to be happy," Schofield said. "She wanted them to be close. And she wanted them to grow into compassionate men who understood their responsibilities to others."
Harry, 42, first confirmed a rift in his relationship with William, 44, in 2019, and their bond only grew more strained in the years that followed as Harry stepped back as a senior royal and began speaking publicly about his and Meghan Markle's issues with the royal family.
Still, the brothers didn't always have such a complex relationship, sticking close to each other during their childhoods.
Take a look at some photos that show the evolution of William and Harry's relationship.
Prince William was publicly photographed with his younger brother for the first time in October 1984.
Princess Diana holds a newborn Prince Harry in her arms while Prince William looks on in October 1984.
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Harry was born on September 15, 1984, and though he was photographed for the first time just a day later, he wasn't pictured with his brother, then 2 years old, until the following month.
William sat on the floor in front of Princess Diana, who held an infant Harry in her arms.
The brothers were photographed with their extended family at Harry's christening in December 1984.
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William posed for a few photos at Harry's christening, including a shot with his parents, Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mother.
In the photo, baby Harry reaches out to touch his big brother.
A 1985 photo of the brothers hinted at their bond.
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The brothers seemed to have a close relationship from a young age, as the pair were often side by side in pictures.
In this shot, they play the piano together with Diana at Kensington Palace.
As the boys got older, they were photographed playing together, as in this 1986 shot.
Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William at Highgrove House in July 1986.
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Cameras captured the brothers playing at Highgrove House, where they lived with Diana and Charles when they were young.
William waited at the bottom of a slide as Harry made his way down.
The family appeared close-knit in shots shared before Charles and Diana split, such as this 1989 photo.
The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children during a family holiday in Tresco on the Isles of Scilly in 1989
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Harry and William were typically photographed with one or both of their parents when they were children. For instance, the palace shared a photo of the pair on bicycles with their parents in 1989 on the Isles of Scilly.
The duo continued to smile during public appearances after their parents split, including a 1993 trip to Thorpe Park.
Diana, Princess Of Wales, Prince William, and Prince Harry at the 'Thorpe Park' Amusement Park in April 1993.
Harry and William continued to appear separately with their parents, and they seemed cheerful despite the change in their home life. In April 1993, they grinned widely during a visit to Thorpe Park with Diana, not caring that a ride got them wet.
The brothers supported each other at various milestones, such as William's first day at Eton College in 1995.
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The brothers attended the same boarding school, Eton College. Prince George attends the prestigious school as of 2026.
When William enrolled in 1995, Harry accompanied their parents to drop him off, giving him a familial send-off.
Harry later joined William at Eton in 1998, though he said in his memoir "Spare" that William asked him "to pretend [he] didn't know him" at the school.
The brothers were photographed on the grounds of Balmoral Castle together weeks before their mother died in 1997.
Prince Charles, Prince Harry, and Prince William at Balmoral Castle in August 1997.
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The brothers were vacationing at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with their father when their mother died on August 31, 1997.
Harry said in his memoir "Spare" that Charles personally told him his mother had died, though he didn't hug him when delivering the news.
On August 16, two weeks before Diana's death, photographers captured William and Harry exploring the grounds of the royal retreat with their father.
They famously walked behind Diana's casket at her funeral a few weeks later, with their father, uncle, and grandfather.
Prince William and Prince Harry processed behind Princess Diana's coffin at her funeral in September 1997.
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During Diana's funeral, William and Harry, who were 15 and 12 at the time, walked behind her coffin as it processed from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
The brothers were often photographed side by side in the years after their mother died, like in this shot from March 2001.
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Harry and William spent much of their teens in school, but when they appeared with the royal family, they were typically together, such as at the Queen Mother's birthday celebration in August 2001.
Prince William later said that they were "uniquely bonded because of what we've been through" when speaking of Diana's death in a 2015 video shared by Time.
While William and Harry pursued different paths after graduating from high school, they reunited in 2009 to undertake military helicopter training.
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William attended the University of St Andrews, where he met Kate Middleton, while Harry took a gap year after graduating from Eton.
However, in 2009, they were both in training to fly helicopters as part of their service in the Royal Air Force, and they shared a cottage during the experience.
They jokingly told the BBC it would be their "first and last time living together," with William saying Harry snored and that he often tidied up after him.
Harry wrote in "Spare" that he didn't snore and cleaned up after himself, so he found his brother's comments puzzling.
Harry served as best man at William and Kate's wedding on April 29, 2011.
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William and Kate tied the knot at Westminster Abbey.
Harry was by William's side for the occasion, serving as his best man. They were photographed chatting before Kate walked down the aisle.
Harry later wrote in "Spare" that although he was excited that Kate was joining their family, he felt, to some extent, like he was losing his brother as he got married.
Kate Middleton started attending events with William and Harry after the wedding.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, and Prince Harry at the London Olympic Games at Velodrome in August 2012.
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The trio often looked gleeful when attending events together, including formal events like Trooping the Colour and more casual engagements.
In August 2012, they were photographed celebrating at the London 2012 Olympic Games after watching an event together.
The trio often worked together on projects, like their Heads Together initiative.
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Harry was far from a third wheel in this trio, with the three often taking on charitable endeavors.
For instance, William and Kate partnered with the younger royal to launch Heads Together, a mental health initiative, in 2016.
Meghan Markle made her first appearance with Harry, William, and Kate on Christmas Day 2017, earning the group the nickname of "Fab Four."
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Harry and Meghan got engaged in November 2017, and Meghan joined the royal family the next month for their annual Christmas walk at Sandringham.
The newly engaged couple walked with Kate and William, and British media outlets were quick to label the two couples "the Fab Four" after the joint appearance.
Harry and William still made appearances as a pair in the initial months after Harry got engaged, as they did in December 2017.
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In December 2017, the two attended a "Star Wars" premiere without their significant others, grinning in black tuxedos.
William served as Harry's best man at his wedding on May 19, 2018.
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Just as Harry did for him, William served as his brother's best man for his May 2018 wedding.
However, behind the scenes, there was tension between Meghan and Kate ahead of the wedding. Meghan shared in her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey that Kate made her cry during a disagreement about a flower girl dress, which she later apologized for.
British media outlets had reported in 2018 that Meghan had made Kate cry, and the Duchess of Sussex told Winfrey she found it "shocking" that the opposite story would be made public.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have never publicly commented on Meghan's account of the incident.
The brothers appeared with their wives at royal engagements throughout 2018.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force in July 2018.
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As Harry and Meghan established themselves as a royal couple, they often appeared alongside William and Kate, promoting charitable causes as a unit.
However, after Harry and Meghan announced they were resigning from their joint charity with William and Kate, The Royal Foundation, in June 2019 to start their own charity, the couples weren't pictured together for months.
The brothers stood somberly together side by side in November 2019 after Harry said in a documentary that they were "on different paths."
Prince Harry and Prince William attend an annual Remembrance Sunday memorial in November 2019.
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Harry publicly confirmed a rift between him and William during an interview for an ITV documentary in October 2019.
"We're certainly on different paths at the moment, but I'll always be there for him, and as I know he'll always be there for me," Harry said.
"We don't see each other as much as we used to because we're so busy, but I love him dearly," Harry added. "The majority of this stuff is created out of nothing, but as brothers, you know, you have good days, you have bad days."
A month later, the brothers and their wives attended a Remembrance event, but they weren't photographed speaking to each other, fueling further speculation about the rift. A day later, William and Harry processed together in a memorial ceremony, both looking serious.
Harry and William stepped out for their final royal engagement together in March 2020.
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Two months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping back as working royals, Harry and Meghan attended their final royal engagement, a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
The brothers didn't appear to speak, and Harry has since said it "felt cold" with his family at the event.
Harry and Meghan left for North America shortly after the event, first moving to Canada before ending up in California. The brothers wouldn't see each other for over a year.
The brothers reunited for Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021, though they didn't walk side by side.
William, Harry, Charles, and other members of the royal family during the Prince Philip's funeral on April 17, 2021.
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Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in March 2021. The couple opened up about some of their conflicts with the royal family, including the flower-girl dress debacle involving Kate and Meghan. They also said that unnamed members of the family had speculated about Archie's skin tone ahead of his birth.
The same month, William said he hadn't spoken to Harry since his tell-all interview with Winfrey, and, in response to some of Harry's claims, said the royals are "very much not a racist family."
A month later, Prince Philip died at 99, and Harry returned to the UK for his funeral. Both brothers walked behind their grandfather's coffin at the ceremony, but their cousin, Peter Phillips, walked between them.
They appeared together again to unveil a statue of Princess Diana in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1, 2021.
Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021.
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The brothers made a joint statement to mark the statue's unveiling, which took place on what would have been Diana's 60th birthday.
They were spotted speaking to each other after the unveiling.
William and Harry walked side by side during Queen Elizabeth's funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022.
Prince Harry and Prince William follow the hearse with the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II moving towards St. George's Chapel on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England.
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Unlike at Prince Philip's funeral, Harry and William walked side by side at Queen Elizabeth's service, an experience that William said reminded him of his mother's funeral.
The procession would mark the last time the brothers performed a royal duty together to date.
A few months later, in December 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, "Harry & Meghan," premiered, in which Harry spoke candidly about his relationship with William. He went into further detail about their conflicts in his January 2023 memoir, "Spare," calling him his "beloved brother" and "arch nemesis" in the text and saying William physically attacked him in 2019. William has not publicly commented on Harry's memoir as of October 2026.
Harry also wrote in his book that he and William barely spoke at their grandmother's funeral.
The brothers were distant at King Charles' coronation in May 2023.
The royal family at King Charles' coronation in May 2023.
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Harry traveled to London for his father's coronation, though he didn't appear to interact with his brother at all during the ceremony.
They entered separately, and Harry was seated a few rows behind William and his family. Harry was spotted looking at his elder brother during the event, though William didn't return the favor.
They have not been seen together since Harry moved back to the UK.
William and Harry's relationship has remained distant since 2023, though Harry visited his father a handful of times following the king's cancer diagnosis. Harry has also said he wishes to reconcile with his family on multiple occasions.
In a January 2023 interview with ITV, he said, "I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back." In May 2025, he said in an interview with BBC News that he "would love a reconciliation" with his family, but added that his legal struggles to secure protection for his wife and children in the UK were a barrier to their relationship.
Likewise, he told The Guardian in September 2025 that he saw his memoir as a step toward a better relationship with his family: "You cannot have reconciliation before you have truth."
Harry and Meghan moved back to the United Kingdom in September with their children, creating greater potential for a reunion between the brothers. The couple set up a home near London and enrolled Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in school.
William and Harry have not been photographed in public together since Harry's move, and no reports of private visits with each other have surfaced as of October.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan appeared together in a trio of charity visits Thursday, their first joint public appearance since moving back to England, as they seek to rebuild their brand in Britain after walking away from royal duties six years ago.
The royal couple arrived at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, in central England, which offers music, performance and athletic programs to youth people.
The royal couple arrived at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, in central England, which offers music, performance and athletic programs to youth people.
Multidões nas ruas, flores e elogios numa sequência de visitas a instituições de caridade em Nottingham — cidade que recebeu o primeiro compromisso oficial do casal como membros da realeza, em 2017.
'This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there,' a spokesman for the couple said.
'This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there,' a spokesman for the couple said.
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