Prince Harry, Prince William spoke for hours after Prince Philip’s funeral, source claims: ‘It’s early days’

Prince Harry and his older brother Prince William reportedly spent two hours behind closed doorways after their grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday.

On Monday, palace sources instructed The Sun that the siblings have been joined by their father Prince Charles at Windsor Castle after the royal household laid the Duke of Edinburgh to relaxation.

Rumors of a royal reconciliation have sparked after witnesses noticed William, 38, and Harry, 36, strolling collectively and chatting. It was the primary time the 2 have been collectively in public since Harry stood down from royal duties and moved to the U.S. along with his spouse Meghan Markle and their son Archie in early 2020.

“It’s early days but you’d hope this is exactly the first step Philip would have wished for,” the source claimed to the outlet.

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“It is not known what was said behind closed doors and when the cameras were turned off, but it’s unfathomable to think Megxit and Oprah did not come up,” the insider alleged. “Harry and William appeared cordial as the cameras rolled and that seemed to pave the way for Charles to join them when everyone had left.”

According to the outlet, their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II retired to her non-public residences with Lady-in-Waiting Susan Hussey instantly after the service. 

Tensions between the brothers got here to the fore after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey final month. The couple portrayed the royal household as detached to Markle’s psychological well being struggles. Harry additionally described his relationship with William as “space at the moment.”

“There is a lot to be unraveled here,” royal biographer Penny Juror defined. “This is a falling out that has gone on for a long time. They need the time, space and the trust.”

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“Harry should stay for the queen’s birthday [this week] as it is the least he can do for his grandmother and it gives him even more opportunity to talk to his father and his brother,” Juror added.

Rumors of a rift between the brothers — William, the inheritor, and Harry, the “spare” — have rumbled at the least since 2019. That’s when Harry and Markle, 39, separated from the Royal Foundation, initially arrange because the brothers’ joint charitable enterprise, to arrange their very own platform. That 12 months, Harry stated he liked his brother dearly however they have been “on different paths” and have “good days” and “bad days.”

Many imagine that William was angered and damage by Harry’s determination to talk so publicly in regards to the royal household’s points in the course of the Winfrey interview. In one explosive allegation, the couple stated a member of the family — not the queen or Philip — had expressed “concerns” about Archie’s doable pores and skin shade earlier than he was born. Markle, a former American actress, is biracial.

Days after the interview aired, William insisted “we are very much not a racist family,” and stated he had not spoken to Harry for the reason that broadcast.

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On Saturday, William and Harry walked in silence on both aspect of their cousin, Peter Phillips, as they joined different senior royals in Philip’s funeral procession. At one level Phillips fell behind barely to permit the brothers to stroll aspect by aspect — a visible echo of the second the pair, as boys in 1997, walked behind the coffin of their mom Princess Diana in one other royal funeral televised all over the world.

The brothers sat reverse one another in St. George’s Chapel for the funeral, which was attended by solely 30 individuals due to coronavirus restrictions. While William sat subsequent to his spouse Kate Middleton, Harry was on his personal as a result of the Duchess of Sussex is pregnant with their second baby and was suggested by her physician to not make the lengthy journey.

Afterward, Harry, William and Middleton, 39, strolled collectively exterior the chapel. Moments later, the brothers walked collectively alone whereas Kate spoke to Zara Tindall, one other of the reigning monarch’s eight grandchildren who’s William and Harry’s cousin.

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It’s unclear whether or not the passing of their grandfather will assist the brothers heal their rift. It wasn’t instantly clear how lengthy Harry, who has been self-isolating in step with the U.Ok.’s coronavirus restrictions since arriving from California early this week, will keep longer in his residence nation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.