The rift between Prince William and Prince Harry is, reportedly, more about feelings of "hurt" than "anger." Finding Freedom authors Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie assessed that it will take some time before the brothers can fix their relationship.
In an interview with Today, Durand said that she could sense the hurt between Prince William and Harry while gathering and speaking to sources for the biographical book. She deduced that the Duke of Cambridge was looking out for his younger brother when he cautioned him about his blossoming relationship with Meghan Markle. His advice, apparently, stroked and hit a nerve with Harry.
Durand said that Prince William was coming from a place of concern when he told Prince Harry to take his time in getting to know his new girlfriend. However, this concern was seen as mistrust that apparently broke the camel's back. Prince Harry refused to acknowledged Prince William's concern because he was allegedly consumed and obsessed with his romance with the TV actress.
The royal brothers, apparently, did not speak to each other months after that tense conversation, leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding in May 2018. Their rift grew wider in January 2020, when the Sussex pair announced their decision to step back from their roles as working royals.
However, Durand said a great thing happened between Prince William and Harry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The brothers made the effort to mend their rift and are "making their way back to each other" after their father, Prince Charles, mildly suffered from the disease.
Scobie, on the other hand, spoke with Good Morning America and said that Prince William and Harry's fight had less to do with the women in their lives but more because of their dynamics as the heir and the spare. Prince Harry no longer wanted to be the "subservient brother" in his 30s. He, apparently, wanted to chart a path different from his destiny.
The royal author, also, clarified the perception that Meghan and Kate Middleton never warmed up to each other despite being sisters-in-law. Scobie said that the duchesses had little in common so they couldn't develop a closer relationship. Meghan, also, presumed that Kate was going to back her up, amid the negative press, because she used to be in the same boat as an outsider becoming a newcomer in the royal family.
Scobie, also, belied reports of Meghan making Kate cry during her wedding preparations. The author said that this story was blown out of proportion in the media to compound on the rift between Prince William and Prince Harry.
