Is there a feud between Prince William and Harry?

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PRINCE Harry made a surprising statement during an interview apparently admitting he and Prince William had grown apart.

Here’s what we know about the royal brothers’ relationship and what exactly Harry said in the ITV documentary.

Prince Harry has said that he and Prince William are ‘on different paths’.

What did Prince Harry say?

Harry has publicly admitted he and brother Wills have grown apart saying: Were certainly on different paths.

He hinted at the strained relationship in his ITV documentary about him and Meghan Markle,on Sunday, October 20.

The prince added: As brothers, you have good days, you have bad days.

Harry said the pressure on the royals means inevitably stuff happens.

Prince Harry has spoken for the first time about the growing rift between him and brother William during an interview with ITV
Prince Harry has spoken for the first time about the growing rift between him and brother William during an interview with ITV

He added: But look, were brothers, well always be brothers and were certainly on different paths at the moment.

“But Ill certainly always be there for him as I know hell always be there for me.

We dont see each other as much as we used to because were so busy.

But I love him dearly and the majority of the stuff is created out of nothing. But as brothers, you have good days, you have bad days.

Royal insiders say it is problems between the princes, dating back to when Meghan, 37, appeared on the scene, that are fuelling the fallings-out

Royal insiders say problems between the princes, date back to when Meghan, 37, appeared on the scene.

What have palace insiders said?

Royal insiders have revealed “fragile” Prince Harry is “not in great shape” and his relationship with Prince William is “fractious”.

A senior Kensington Palace source said William is genuinely worried for Harry and Meghan after their emotional TV interview and hopes they are all right.

They added it was feared the couples admission they were struggling to cope with being in the spotlight showed they are in a fragile place.

A source close to the brothers said Harrys recent behaviour, including attacks on the media and weeping in public as he spoke of son Archies birth, showed all was not well.

The source added: Harry is not in great shape. Id say hes not well, declaring war on everyone, crying in public.

These are not the actions of a well-balanced man. He and William are badly split over his mothers legacy.

Harrys view is, The press killed my mum and now they are going to kill my wife.

William has a more nuanced view. He hated the topless pictures of Kate but accepts you have to live with the press. He knows Diana allowed the press too close and co-operated with them.”

The source added that they suspected Harry and Meghan may move abroad sometime soon, describing the Sussex’s as “really not happy at the moment”.

Have there been rift rumours in the past?

In 2018, the Sun told how simmering tension began when William questioned the speed of Harry and Meghans engagement.

The first hints of friction reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.

Once shed returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a brother to brother chat.

He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for her but it has been claimed he advised him to take it slowly.

The younger prince reportedly didn’t take too kindly to the advice, with one royal source saying he “went mental”.

Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced

Then in June 2019 Harry and Meghan officially split off from the charity they shared with William and Kate.

The Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.

Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced.

The trio would often appear together at events and the Foundation had huge successes with projects like the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the mental health Heads Together campaign.

The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure – but added both couples will continue to work together in the future.

Harry and Meg were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills within the Kensington Palace estate, but they switched to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.

The move further increased rumours of a fall out.