PRINCE Harry has got a long way to go repair his fractured relationship with Prince William, according to royal experts.
Since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020, the Duke of Sussex, 40, has launched a tirade of outbursts against Prince William and King Charles.
Despite this, Prince Harry has reportedly invited both members of his estranged family to the next Invictus Games, held for injured servicemen, in 2027.
However, the family feud is said to still be ongoing, with the brothers not in direct communication since the release of Harry’s controversial memoir, Spare, in January 2023.
Speaking on The Sun鈥檚 Royal Exclusive show, former Buckingham Palace spokesman Dickie Arbiter said: 鈥淭here’s got to be a lot to happen between now and then.
鈥淵ou can’t just brush everything under the carpet. The Oprah interview.
鈥淭he six hours of Netflix slagging off the royal family. The book Spare.
鈥淵ou can’t just sweep that under the carpet.鈥
Prince Harry and Prince William鈥檚 last reported interaction was during the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022, but conversations were said to be brief. 鈥
And the feuding brothers reportedly did not speak to each other despite standing 鈥渧irtually back to back鈥 among mourners at their uncle鈥檚 memorial service last year.
However, the former palace staff member said there is still hope for the relationship between Prince Harry and his brother and father.
Dickie continued: 鈥淭here’s got to be an apology.
鈥淭he king is sort of commander in chief of the armed services, and it would be a good fit and a good show for him to appear, but it’s a very difficult one.
鈥淗e’s been placed in a dilemma as to how to cope with this.
鈥淚 think we have to wait and see how this moves on as to whether there is an apology.鈥
He added: 鈥淗e’s got to clear a lot of bad air to get them there, because William really doesn’t want to have anything to do with him.
鈥淎s a parent is slightly different. He loves his son, but he’s very hurt by what his son has done, and there doesn’t seem to be any move of rapprochement.
鈥淗e made that silly comment a few weeks ago that he doesn’t know how long his father has got.
鈥淚 mean, you don’t say things like that in public, so he’s got a lot of ground to make up.
鈥淭he ground is with a capital 鈥榓鈥 apology, and you’ve got to mean it.
鈥淏ut at the moment, his father won’t see him because anything he says will be all over the airwaves, all over the internet, in a nanosecond.
鈥淎nd at the moment, he can’t trust him.鈥
HARRY’S INVITE
Harry has drawn up the invitations in advance to give the King and Prince William time to fit it into their schedules, despite it clashing with a royal bash.
The ceremony will kick off at Birmingham’s NEC on July 12, 2027, and will wrap up on July 17.
The event falls on the same day as Queen Camilla’s 80th birthday, a special occasion that will surely be celebrated by the royal family.
But if the monarch and his eldest son were to attend it could mark the biggest step towards reconciliation so far.
Also on this week鈥檚 show News.com.au reporter Bronte Coy claimed it runs the risk of looking “petty” if they ignore the invite.
FAMILY FEUD
This comes after Harry revealed last month that “I would like to get my father and brother back” in his bombshell BBC interview.
The Duke told the BBC that there was no reason to keep fighting but that his father wouldn’t speak to him over the security row.
Harry said Charles “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”, after losing an appeal battle to keep his privately-funded security.
“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious”, Harry continued.
Harry also sensationally blamed the King for his woes and claimed “this whole thing could be resolved through him”.