09 October 2023 , 11:26
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will “never heal the rift” with Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, according to an expert.
The royal brothers had a huge fall out over Harry’s new wife, and the 39-year-old documented the physical altercation he had with William in his book, Spare. Harry claimed he ended up with injuries following the fight, after his big brother called Meghan “rude” and “abrasive”, and knocked Harry to the floor. In another well-publicised argument, Meghan allegedly left Kate in tears in the run up to her 2018 wedding, with the mum-of-three hurt over a disagreement over her daughter's flower girl dress.
The relationship between the two brothers was irrevocably damaged when Harry and Meghan sat down for a tell-all interview in 2021 with Oprah Winfrey. The couple, who stepped down from senior roles in the Royal Family in 2020, revealed Meghan had been on the receiving end of racism from within the monarchy and media outlets in the UK, and Harry had struggled with his mental health.
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Harry, William, Kate and Meghan were once affectionately nicknamed the Fab Four (Getty Images)Now, palace aides have claimed Harry and Meghan’s rift with William and Kate will “never be healed”, and the Fab Four, as they were once affectionately nicknamed, will always be awkward around each other, as was seen when they met well-wishers at Windsor Castle last year following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Tony Quinn, author of Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family, told Express US that he had spoken to people behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, and they gave an insight into the acrimonious split between the brothers.
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“They say the rift is never really going to be healed,” he said and claimed they would exchange “uncomfortable” glances at any future royal engagements. “Whenever they have to meet up, they will look like they're just uncomfortable with each other,” Tony revealed.
Their fractured relationship was on show during an awkward encounter last year (PA)Royal biographer Tom Bower echoed those sentiments, and he wrote in detail about the bitter fallout between the two brothers in his book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors. He believed William and Kate were “well advised” to stay away from the Sussexes, and said Harry and Meghan would only “abuse” the relationship again if they reconciled.
“They can only do them harm. Harry and Meghan have only said awful things about William and Kate. Why on earth should William and Kate forgive them? They would just use it to hit back again. They're so selfish, Harry and Meghan. They only think of themselves,” he fumed. “Why should anyone forget what he did or forgive him?”